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            <h2>【最快Last Dance導賞(2)】公牛王朝有個大魔頭 「今晚是上帝扮成MJ」出自誰之口 帶你回到水桶西裝的年代</h2>
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            <h2>【最快Last Dance導賞(1)】受欺凌Michael Jordan高中大爆發 選秀再失落無損鬥心 冷知識補完紀錄片遺漏</h2>
            <div><h3>千呼萬喚始出來,在全球受疫情影響期間,提前播映的公牛最後一季紀錄片《Last Dance》,不止是球迷期待,就連NBA球星都急不及待;例如之前自稱有信心和Michael Jordan 1 on 1都入到一球的Isaiah…</h3></div>
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            <div><h3>滾滾長紅東逝水,浪花淘盡英雄。</h3></div>
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            <h2>五大訴求 缺一不可 香港人抗爭文章目錄</h2>
            <div><h3>由13萬到100萬,由100萬到200萬,由遊行到在立會的攻防戰,義士們始終沒有放棄,他們不惜犧牲個人的前途,而為了香港人奮戰。</h3></div>
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            <h2>【永別Kobe】Black Mamba致敬系列</h2>
            <div><h3>誰也想不到,一代湖人偉大球星,會死於空難,終年僅得41歲。Kobe Bryant與愛女Gigi在天堂籃球場繼續爭冠軍,我們只能用文字去緬懷。</h3></div>
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    </div><figure id="12cb"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*x_7EooLq3o42GS0d9x-SIA.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h1 id="3a39">古龍的《多情劍客無情劍》中,李尋歡和郭嵩陽兩個交戰前,古龍有此一句。</h1><h1 id="d9b4">「一個最可靠的朋友,固然往往曾是你最可怕的仇敵,但一個可怕的對手,往往也會是你最知心的朋友。」</h1><p id="0d8d"><b>正如他傳誦一時的金句,「最危險的地方,就係最安全的地方」,取其出奇不意,藉此擾敵。「小李飛刀,例不虛發」,古龍小說的對白亦如是,歷練越多,越明白真義,Dennis Rodman敵人變朋友,Isiah Thomas始終是敵人,至於公牛總經理Jerry Krause,當日在公牛以4:0掃走活塞後,見到他與柏賓相互祝賀,大跳勁舞,Phil Jackson也開心不已,有誰會想到不久就反目成仇,朋友變成敵人?</b></p><p id="4b59"><b>敵人成為朋友之所以可靠,就是因為他長年累月為了打倒你而暗自苦練,表面狂放不羈、卻愛在暗角以冷眼觀察,一身強弱,了然於胸。當有天他執戈前來,保衛後方,才會發覺,他是最可靠的援手。MJ和柏賓討厭活塞,但洛文不是Isiah Thomas,雖然狠辣猶有過之,但只少不是那種機心計算,難怪加盟公牛後,與佐敦和柏賓在場上出奇投契。</b></p><p id="1123">回想近30年的籃球歷史,沒有一對宿敵比起芝加哥公牛和底特律活塞更憎恨對方,活塞大腦Isiah Thomas和公牛一哥Michael Jordan的恩怨,也真是一匹布咁長;由明星賽開始,到季後賽埋牙,最後連美國隊打國際賽也拉上關係,當年Isiah Thomas被拒在夢幻隊門外,一直有傳是MJ的意思,事後也得不少證實;MJ臥薪三季,等了七年,終於贏得首座總冠軍,從此將湯馬士踏於腳下。</p><p id="95ff">活塞當年贏得Bad Boys的稱號,是因為他們打法粗野,每一次犯規都像要人收山。在他們的年代,不止公牛過不了關,強如湖人在總決賽也慘吞四蛋。在令人窒息的防守面前,多華麗的進攻都起不了作用。</p><p id="391e" type="7">“Oh, I hated them,” Jordan described his arch-nemesis. “The hate carries even to this day. They made it personal. They physically beat the s**t out of us.”</p><p id="8138">在這兩集中,你會見到MJ依然恨之入骨,那是球迷最喜愛的對抗,也是視如寇仇,不共戴天所帶來的張力。也會看到Phil Jackson如何以心服人,他和Tex Winter的互補,把三角戰術帶到公牛,才開創了前後三連霸的偉業。</p><figure id="1560"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*DuHscLWImpM3eYQ34Ry6KA.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h1 id="6400">1. Phil Jackson坐正 神級教練顯功力</h1><p id="e7c4"><b>Jerry Krause獨具慧眼,一早就很欣賞Tex Winter,對三角戰術情有獨鐘,所以在87年招募Phil Jackson加入教練團隊,就是想他和Tex Winter和平共處,並將三角戰術發揚光大。Phil早年曾在CBA執教,也曾遠赴波多黎各教波,可是因為他的嬉皮士經歷和反社會行為,嚇怕了NBA球隊,所以就算是紐約人的冠軍功臣之一,在聯盟薄有名氣,卻始終找不到教職,想不到這段經歷之後反而讓他和洛文能推心置腹,那又是後話。</b></p><p id="3462"><b>Doug Collins的戰術很簡單,可以說是騎士時的Mike Brown,基本上就是用盡球員為MJ創造機會,把MJ用盡,這讓後者在88年盡攬榮譽,但也太容易被識破;就算贏得了騎士,也打不破活塞的高牆。Doug Collins熱情如火,和MJ的關係也好,就算因為練習時間中把MJ放到二隊,而令其不快,但在鏡頭之前,會見到佐敦「錫番佢一啖」,可見關係極佳。在他的帶領下,MJ在88年已經去到球員個人成就的頂峰,可是距離總冠軍,還有無限遙遠。</b></p><figure id="12e4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*mRUHfrihU7uA7FVYMrkP-w.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="960a">三角戰術不止讓MJ反感,Doug Collins也不喜歡這複雜的體系,但要擊敗強敵,這卻是必須的修行。MJ起初也不喜歡積遜,因為Doug Collins讓他盡情進攻,擁有110%的球權,可是Phil和Tex Winter的三角戰術,就是要他多傳波,雖然沒有人可以比MJ有更多的出手機會,但起初一定有不習慣,我相信要到91年先後擊敗活塞,再在總決賽贏湖人,MJ才真正接納這戰術。</p><p id="7dbd" type="7">“That transition was hard, but once it was sold upon us, Phil’s job became a little easier because we were able to police each other and hold each other accountable for certain things, whether it was in practice, or being on time for a flight,” remarked Pippen.</p><p id="ef0d" type="7">“That made the game easier for us because we started to think about the triangle that we were living in, where our place was within it, and what we needed to do to

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make it work,” remembered Pippen. “It became a routine for us and that repetition served us well. We got to a point where we spent less time practicing and banging each other’s bodies and hurting each other because of the different approach we took to the game. It wasn’t totally physical, it was mental as well.”</p><figure id="7073"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*io_aHT17rj8h7HIbA6PHHw.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="dc93">連續兩季東岸決賽不敵活塞,令MJ以至公牛各人都明白,各自為戰將不可能擊敗這終極魔頭,在90年出局後,他們反覆練習,努力健身,才打下之後六冠的基礎。What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,公牛就是最好的例子,之後無論是對紐約人或溜馬的生死第七戰,都未有動搖到他們的決心,以及那種不惜一切求勝的鬥志。</p><p id="0291"><b>重點:當年公牛用Phil Jackson取代Doug Collins,絕對是走出comfort zone,相信也啟發了之後的勇士,才會有Steve Kerr代替Mark Jackson的經過。當年Doug和佐敦感情甚佳,一下子換教練之餘,更用上新的戰術來分薄其球權,可想而知他會幾反感。最後積遜教練能夠成功,真不愧「禪師」(Zen Master)之名。</b></p><p id="9476" type="7">“Everybody has an opportunity to touch the ball, but I didn’t want Bill Cartwright to have the ball with five seconds left. That’s’s not equal opportunity offense, that’s fucking bullshit.”</p><p id="38a6"><b>MJ也是常人,他感情用事,常常判斷錯誤,但出身北卡大,他始終明白置身團隊之內,要遵守規則,所以他沒有干預高層的交易決定,或者這也是他能如此成功的原因。</b></p><div id="52ce"><pre>冷知識1:</pre></div><div id="4ebd"><pre>在NBA歷史上,Phil <span class="hljs-keyword">Jackson在教練生涯以11隻指環(公牛6隻,湖人5隻)領先各人,就連塞爾特人的傳奇教頭「紅頭」Red </span>Auerbach比較下來,也以兩冠落後,再數下去,就是<span class="hljs-number">5</span>冠的Gregg Popovich及Pat Riley,還有較遠古的明尼蘇達湖人教練<span class="hljs-keyword">John </span>Kundla。</pre></div><div id="21f7"><pre>冷知識2:</pre></div><div id="b67c"><pre><span class="hljs-attribute">89</span>年離開公牛後,Doug Collins教過活塞、巫師和<span class="hljs-number">76</span>人,今日已是公牛隊的管理層。在巫師的日子,他與MJ有機會再聚,結果自然是球權再一次任由MJ控制。難怪當時同隊的Jerry Stackhouse,抱怨佐敦太多單打,破壞了球隊的成績。</pre></div><p id="dd35">“ Honestly, I wish I never played in Washington and for a number of reasons , I love Doug, but I think that was an opportunity for him to make up for some ill moments that they may have had back in Chicago. So, pretty much everything that Michael wanted to do [we did]. We got off to a pretty good start and he didn’t like the way the offense was running because it was running a little bit more through me. He wanted to get a little more isolations for him on the post, of course, so we had more isolations for him on the post. And it just kind of spiraled in a way that I didn’t enjoy that season at all. The kind of picture I had in my mind of Michael Jordan and the reverence I had for him, I lost a little bit of it during the course of that year.”</p><div id="e0f9"><pre>冷知識3:</pre></div><div id="787d"><pre>公牛的核心幾乎全由<span class="hljs-keyword">Jerrry </span>Krause一手一腳找來,他有識人之明,既知道洛文的打法適合球隊,也知道積遜教練可以搞掂這個麻煩友;一句Phil can handle,就讓公牛鐵三角誕生,成就了史上最強的三人組,得分、籃板、助攻,最重要是三人都可以守三個位置以上,二十二年後重看,更覺神奇。也是由<span class="hljs-keyword">Jerry </span>Krause找來的古高,在節目出街後曾為已過身的<span class="hljs-keyword">Jerry發聲,認為事件可能有更多內情,可惜已找不到Jerry求證。</span></pre></div><figure id="236c"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*5_se6vt6yzVjUdUdTIKAQw.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><div id="4685"><pre><span class="hljs-attribute">1997</span>-<span class="hljs-number">98</span> Chicago Bulls Roster</pre></div><div id="e31b"><pre><span class="hljs-symbol">0 </span> Randy Brown PG <span class="hljs-number">6</span>-<span class="hljs-number">2</span> <span class="hljs-number">190</span> <span class="hljs-symbol">5 </span> Rusty LaRue PG <span class="hljs-number">6</span>-<span class="hljs-number">2</span> <span class="hljs-number">210</span> <span class="hljs-symbol">7 </span> Toni Kukoč SF <span class="hljs-number">6</span>-<span class="hljs-number">10</span> <span class="hljs-number">192</span> <span class="hljs-symbol">8 </span> Dickey Simpkins PF <span class="hljs-number">6</span>-<span class="hljs-number">9</span> <span class="hljs-number">248</span> <span class="hljs-symbol">9 </span> Ron Harper PG <span class="hljs-number">6</span>-<span class="hljs-number">6</span> <span class="hljs-number">185</span> <span class="hljs-symbol">13 </span>Luc Longley C <span class="hljs-number">7</span>-<span class="hljs-number">2</span> <span class="hljs-number">265</span> <span class="hljs-symbol">22 </span>Keith Booth SF <span class="hljs-number">6</span>-<span class="hljs-number">6</span> <span class="hljs-number">226</span> <span class="hljs-symbol">23 </span>Michael Jordan SG <span class="hljs-number">6</span>-<span class="hljs-number">6</span> <span class="hljs-number">195</span> <span class="hljs-symbol">25 </span>Steve Kerr PG <span class="hljs-number">6</span>-<span class="hljs-number">3</span> <span class="hljs-number">175</span> <span class="hljs-symbol">24 </span>Scott Burrell SF <span class="hljs-number">6</span>-<span class="hljs-number">7</span> <span class="hljs-number">218</span> <span class="hljs-symbol">30 </span>Jud Buechler SF <span class="hljs-number">6</span>-<span class="hljs-number">6</span> <span class="hljs-number">220</span> <span class="hljs-symbol">33 </span>Scottie Pippen SF <span class="hljs-number">6</span>-<span class="hljs-number">8</span> <span class="hljs-number">210</span> <span class="hljs-symbol">34 </span>Bill Wennington C <span class="hljs-number">7</span>-<span class="hljs-number">0</span> <span class="hljs-number">245</span> <span class="hljs-symbol">35 </span>Jason Caffey PF <span class="hljs-number">6</span>-<span class="hljs-number">8</span> <span class="hljs-number">255</span> <span class="hljs-symbol">42 </span>David Vaughn PF <span class="hljs-number">6</span>-<span class="hljs-number">9</span> <span class="hljs-number">240</span> <span class="hljs-symbol">53 </span>Joe Kleine C <span class="hljs-number">6</span>-<span class="hljs-number">11</span> <span class="hljs-number">255</span> <span class="hljs-symbol">91 </span>Dennis Rodman PF <span class="hljs-number">6</span>-<span class="hljs-number">7</span> <span class="hljs-number">210</span></pre></div><div id="7e99"><pre><span class="hljs-attribute">Record</span>: <span class="hljs-number">62</span>-<span class="hljs-number">20</span>, Finished <span class="hljs-number">1</span>st in NBA Central Division
<span class="hljs-attribute">Coach</span>: Phil Jackson (<span class="hljs-number">62</span>-<span class="hljs-number">20</span>)
<span class="hljs-attribute">Executive</span>: Jerry Krause <span class="hljs-attribute">PTS</span>/G: <span class="hljs-number">96</span>.<span class="hljs-number">7</span> (<span class="hljs-number">9</span>th of <span class="hljs-number">29</span>) <span class="hljs-attribute">Opp</span> PTS/G: <span class="hljs-number">89</span>.<span class="hljs-number">6</span> (<span class="hljs-number">3</span>rd of <span class="hljs-number">29</span>)</pre></div><div id="79c4"><pre><span class="hljs-attribute">NBA</span> <span class="hljs-number">1998</span> Playoffs: <span class="hljs-attribute">Won</span> Eastern Conference First Round (<span class="hljs-number">3</span>-<span class="hljs-number">0</span>) vs New Jersey Nets
<span class="hljs-attribute">Won</span> Eastern Conference Semifinals (<span class="hljs-number">4</span>-<span class="hljs-number">1</span>) vs Charlotte Hornets <span class="hljs-attribute">Won</span> NBA Eastern Conference Finals (<span class="hljs-number">4</span>-<span class="hljs-number">3</span>) vs Indiana Pacers <span class="hljs-attribute">Won</span> NBA Finals (<span class="hljs-number">4</span>-<span class="hljs-number">2</span>) vs Utah Jazz</pre></div></article></body>

【The Last Dance導賞(4之1)】肥佬Jerry Krause慧眼引入「禪師」 Phil Jackson三角戰術改寫Michael Jordan命運

小時候很喜歡看武俠小說,對當中的任俠世界嚮往不已,長大之後,雖知現實世界難以如願,仍盡量在待人接物上偷偷保留一點俠氣,至今不減。講到武俠小說,古龍名氣不及金梁,但其設想之奇,對白之精,卻是不少人的至愛。《The Last Dance》來到第三、四集,提到不少恩恩怨怨。公牛作為九十年代乃至史上最成功的籃球隊,腳下「亡魂」無數,在不喜/不會/不屑投敵的年代,球場以外,仍會是鬥足一生的宿敵,就算今日提起,恨意不減。

《The Last Dance》今次的焦點,是兩個Michael Jordan的宿敵成為主角,一個是Dennis Rodman,一個是Isiah Thomas。這兩個活塞的中堅人物,在當時截然不同,一個低調沉默,是個鄉下仔;一個野心勃勃,以六尺之軀取得連霸,目空一切。他們帶領的Bad Boys在89及90年奇峰突出,打破塞爾特人及湖人的統治勢力,以另類打法稱雄,更將一心挑戰最高舞台的MJ和Scottie Pippen,打得不似人型。沒有人想到,洛文和湯馬士其後走的路會截然不同。

見到Dennis Rodman由活塞Bad Boys的代表人物,變成公牛的中流砥柱,完全顛覆了籃球世界的觀念;放在足球世界,那等於是曼聯堅尼去了利物浦般的驚天動地。首先要公牛管理層敢於下注,然後要教練Phil Jackson肯接受,並要成功說服佐敦和柏賓接受洛文,那才是最困難的事。

以MJ的自尊心和求勝心,為何會肯和死敵聯手,想必也是古龍的fans(笑)。

古龍的《多情劍客無情劍》中,李尋歡和郭嵩陽兩個交戰前,古龍有此一句。

「一個最可靠的朋友,固然往往曾是你最可怕的仇敵,但一個可怕的對手,往往也會是你最知心的朋友。」

正如他傳誦一時的金句,「最危險的地方,就係最安全的地方」,取其出奇不意,藉此擾敵。「小李飛刀,例不虛發」,古龍小說的對白亦如是,歷練越多,越明白真義,Dennis Rodman敵人變朋友,Isiah Thomas始終是敵人,至於公牛總經理Jerry Krause,當日在公牛以4:0掃走活塞後,見到他與柏賓相互祝賀,大跳勁舞,Phil Jackson也開心不已,有誰會想到不久就反目成仇,朋友變成敵人?

敵人成為朋友之所以可靠,就是因為他長年累月為了打倒你而暗自苦練,表面狂放不羈、卻愛在暗角以冷眼觀察,一身強弱,了然於胸。當有天他執戈前來,保衛後方,才會發覺,他是最可靠的援手。MJ和柏賓討厭活塞,但洛文不是Isiah Thomas,雖然狠辣猶有過之,但只少不是那種機心計算,難怪加盟公牛後,與佐敦和柏賓在場上出奇投契。

回想近30年的籃球歷史,沒有一對宿敵比起芝加哥公牛和底特律活塞更憎恨對方,活塞大腦Isiah Thomas和公牛一哥Michael Jordan的恩怨,也真是一匹布咁長;由明星賽開始,到季後賽埋牙,最後連美國隊打國際賽也拉上關係,當年Isiah Thomas被拒在夢幻隊門外,一直有傳是MJ的意思,事後也得不少證實;MJ臥薪三季,等了七年,終於贏得首座總冠軍,從此將湯馬士踏於腳下。

活塞當年贏得Bad Boys的稱號,是因為他們打法粗野,每一次犯規都像要人收山。在他們的年代,不止公牛過不了關,強如湖人在總決賽也慘吞四蛋。在令人窒息的防守面前,多華麗的進攻都起不了作用。

“Oh, I hated them,” Jordan described his arch-nemesis. “The hate carries even to this day. They made it personal. They physically beat the s**t out of us.”

在這兩集中,你會見到MJ依然恨之入骨,那是球迷最喜愛的對抗,也是視如寇仇,不共戴天所帶來的張力。也會看到Phil Jackson如何以心服人,他和Tex Winter的互補,把三角戰術帶到公牛,才開創了前後三連霸的偉業。

1. Phil Jackson坐正 神級教練顯功力

Jerry Krause獨具慧眼,一早就很欣賞Tex Winter,對三角戰術情有獨鐘,所以在87年招募Phil Jackson加入教練團隊,就是想他和Tex Winter和平共處,並將三角戰術發揚光大。Phil早年曾在CBA執教,也曾遠赴波多黎各教波,可是因為他的嬉皮士經歷和反社會行為,嚇怕了NBA球隊,所以就算是紐約人的冠軍功臣之一,在聯盟薄有名氣,卻始終找不到教職,想不到這段經歷之後反而讓他和洛文能推心置腹,那又是後話。

Doug Collins的戰術很簡單,可以說是騎士時的Mike Brown,基本上就是用盡球員為MJ創造機會,把MJ用盡,這讓後者在88年盡攬榮譽,但也太容易被識破;就算贏得了騎士,也打不破活塞的高牆。Doug Collins熱情如火,和MJ的關係也好,就算因為練習時間中把MJ放到二隊,而令其不快,但在鏡頭之前,會見到佐敦「錫番佢一啖」,可見關係極佳。在他的帶領下,MJ在88年已經去到球員個人成就的頂峰,可是距離總冠軍,還有無限遙遠。

三角戰術不止讓MJ反感,Doug Collins也不喜歡這複雜的體系,但要擊敗強敵,這卻是必須的修行。MJ起初也不喜歡積遜,因為Doug Collins讓他盡情進攻,擁有110%的球權,可是Phil和Tex Winter的三角戰術,就是要他多傳波,雖然沒有人可以比MJ有更多的出手機會,但起初一定有不習慣,我相信要到91年先後擊敗活塞,再在總決賽贏湖人,MJ才真正接納這戰術。

“That transition was hard, but once it was sold upon us, Phil’s job became a little easier because we were able to police each other and hold each other accountable for certain things, whether it was in practice, or being on time for a flight,” remarked Pippen.

“That made the game easier for us because we started to think about the triangle that we were living in, where our place was within it, and what we needed to do to make it work,” remembered Pippen. “It became a routine for us and that repetition served us well. We got to a point where we spent less time practicing and banging each other’s bodies and hurting each other because of the different approach we took to the game. It wasn’t totally physical, it was mental as well.”

連續兩季東岸決賽不敵活塞,令MJ以至公牛各人都明白,各自為戰將不可能擊敗這終極魔頭,在90年出局後,他們反覆練習,努力健身,才打下之後六冠的基礎。What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,公牛就是最好的例子,之後無論是對紐約人或溜馬的生死第七戰,都未有動搖到他們的決心,以及那種不惜一切求勝的鬥志。

重點:當年公牛用Phil Jackson取代Doug Collins,絕對是走出comfort zone,相信也啟發了之後的勇士,才會有Steve Kerr代替Mark Jackson的經過。當年Doug和佐敦感情甚佳,一下子換教練之餘,更用上新的戰術來分薄其球權,可想而知他會幾反感。最後積遜教練能夠成功,真不愧「禪師」(Zen Master)之名。

“Everybody has an opportunity to touch the ball, but I didn’t want Bill Cartwright to have the ball with five seconds left. That’s’s not equal opportunity offense, that’s fucking bullshit.”

MJ也是常人,他感情用事,常常判斷錯誤,但出身北卡大,他始終明白置身團隊之內,要遵守規則,所以他沒有干預高層的交易決定,或者這也是他能如此成功的原因。

冷知識1:
在NBA歷史上,Phil Jackson在教練生涯以11隻指環(公牛6隻,湖人5隻)領先各人,就連塞爾特人的傳奇教頭「紅頭」Red Auerbach比較下來,也以兩冠落後,再數下去,就是5冠的Gregg Popovich及Pat Riley,還有較遠古的明尼蘇達湖人教練John Kundla。
冷知識2:
89年離開公牛後,Doug Collins教過活塞、巫師和76人,今日已是公牛隊的管理層。在巫師的日子,他與MJ有機會再聚,結果自然是球權再一次任由MJ控制。難怪當時同隊的Jerry Stackhouse,抱怨佐敦太多單打,破壞了球隊的成績。

“ Honestly, I wish I never played in Washington and for a number of reasons , I love Doug, but I think that was an opportunity for him to make up for some ill moments that they may have had back in Chicago. So, pretty much everything that Michael wanted to do [we did]. We got off to a pretty good start and he didn’t like the way the offense was running because it was running a little bit more through me. He wanted to get a little more isolations for him on the post, of course, so we had more isolations for him on the post. And it just kind of spiraled in a way that I didn’t enjoy that season at all. The kind of picture I had in my mind of Michael Jordan and the reverence I had for him, I lost a little bit of it during the course of that year.”

冷知識3:
公牛的核心幾乎全由Jerrry Krause一手一腳找來,他有識人之明,既知道洛文的打法適合球隊,也知道積遜教練可以搞掂這個麻煩友;一句Phil can handle,就讓公牛鐵三角誕生,成就了史上最強的三人組,得分、籃板、助攻,最重要是三人都可以守三個位置以上,二十二年後重看,更覺神奇。也是由Jerry Krause找來的古高,在節目出街後曾為已過身的Jerry發聲,認為事件可能有更多內情,可惜已找不到Jerry求證。
1997-98 Chicago Bulls Roster
0  Randy Brown     PG 6-2  190
5  Rusty LaRue     PG 6-2  210
7  Toni Kukoč      SF 6-10 192
8  Dickey Simpkins PF 6-9  248
9  Ron Harper      PG 6-6  185
13 Luc Longley     C  7-2  265
22 Keith Booth     SF 6-6  226
23 Michael Jordan  SG 6-6  195
25 Steve Kerr      PG 6-3  175
24 Scott Burrell   SF 6-7  218
30 Jud Buechler    SF 6-6  220
33 Scottie Pippen  SF 6-8  210
34 Bill Wennington C  7-0  245
35 Jason Caffey    PF 6-8  255
42 David Vaughn    PF 6-9  240
53 Joe Kleine      C  6-11 255
91 Dennis Rodman   PF 6-7  210
Record: 62-20, Finished 1st in NBA Central Division  
Coach: Phil Jackson (62-20)  
Executive: Jerry Krause
PTS/G: 96.7 (9th of 29) 
Opp PTS/G: 89.6 (3rd of 29)
NBA 1998 Playoffs: 
Won Eastern Conference First Round (3-0) vs New Jersey Nets  
Won Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1) vs Charlotte Hornets 
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-3) vs Indiana Pacers 
Won NBA Finals (4-2) vs Utah Jazz
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