Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 2094. (Read 902726 times)

MJ is known and that probably would be one of the issues in the press that's still a question.

They would dig up on MJ so that if he knows something, then he'll tell the real details but it seems they just have to give up and leave him at peace.

Considering also that Dream Team was coached by Chuck Daly but the team don't have any representative, Isiah Thomas should be there as he's fit with every qualifications that being asked. From what we had heard this issue was been pointed to MJ though until now there's no clear explanation why he wasn't been invited, aside from linking everything to MJ's influenced and how the stories being told.

Yes.

That's for sure, we'll never know the truth with that. And this issue that was brought up will remain too as is.

Every bit of episodes in Last Dance was superb. I enjoyed all the documentary.

Now, I wonder what would be the last two episodes left.  

I know right. I was just savoring the moments. 

Still, it was a team so he should go with it.
Give the rookie a chance. Problem with lots of veterans and with their egos.

He ain't American and that may be the reason into why he had the patience. 
Not that I am a racist. 
Kukoc could have left them anytime to just go back in Europe but I guess he saw something unique in that Bulls team.

You are slacking, pick up the pace


He found that disrespecting, as he was the best player on that team, and then some rookie got last shot. I can understand him being pissed off, that is probably natural in this situation, but rejecting to play was an overkill. That way you are disrespecting your coach and whole team. There was a reddit AMA few days ago with Kukoc, and he said that Pippen helped him a lot in those first 2 years, so at least there was no bad blood between those two, probably because Toni is a really easy going and relaxed guy. Little known fact: he was making more money in Europe than Pippen made in NBA , at that time, as Benetton was paying him $3 million per year, crazy amount of money for Europe and for that time.



Exactly, many had feud with Isiah, but it was easiest to just pin it all on MJ. Sure, he was the most popular and best player on that team, but i really doubt that he could boss around Magic and Bird, who were huge and influental players. It was most likely  a joint decision. You reap what you saw, as simple as that. They didn't need him to win that Olympics anyway..

That's the result of the crisis we are at now, with this times no NBA, they are losing a lot of money already, so they will have to earn that once the season will start again. NBA players are already making a lot of money, the cap may reduce but it's for sure what they earn is still enough for them to survive, they should bear with the NBA now.

This pandemic virus affects the economy and with this decision from the organization it's understandable and like with what you have said
teams that preparing for a much better core can afford and offer stars to build the franchise. Though chances still possible that there might
be some underground offers between the player and management to close the deals.

Rika. Next time put this. (spoiler alert) 
Just kidding.
I will watch this later on.

Pippen said that? Being a star went to his head.
Now he is working as an analyst because of his poor decisions in life.
Broken jet, bad investment, etc. He needs a little advise from someone else. He can't manage his money and how he talks in the media. 

I stopped watching NBA back then when Michael Jordan decided to retire in the 1993 season, was a very young kid back then and have a feeling of to be like Mike lol. Thanks to The Last Dance documentary, i did know that Pippen quit on that game. IMO, that's not a characteristic of a good leader in the basketball court and seems he is not repentant lol, guy was so proud. Yeah, that maybe the turning point of his career. If he have not done that, maybe  they are the champion that season and Michael never return to the Bulls as they have the new leader in Pips.

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All the controversies/conspiracy theory behind MJ's first retirement was answered in episode 7, thanks to them again. Damn media, they were the ones behind those controversies to knock off MJ on the top.

This is understandable so it shouldn't be an issue for every team.

And besides, I think there will be few audiences that will watch live once NBA will resume since even with the vaccine available and given the numbers of confirmed cases in the US, the fear of the people will not just fade easily so the usual average revenues might not meet in the next 1-2 years.

And as noted, it's now a good advantage for those lower teams to market a good role player to build their future core with the young players.

We all know that there was some fight between Magic Johnson and I.Thomas , they even had a one on one thing together and it ended up with them resolving their issues and they both cried and so forth. Which means it can't be just Jordan, sure he was coming off victory over Thomas and so forth and they hated each other and those were understandable stuff, Jordan probably played a ROLE in that, however that doesn't change the fact that both Larry Bird and Magic Johnson hated Thomas as well.

I am not entirely sure who played a bigger role, but honestly as a coaching decision, you want your team to like each other and play well together, even Magic and MJ had a rivalry but they still respected each other, being rivals and being in enemy level is totally different thing.

It is a fact that Isiah Thomas was definitely good enough to be invited to Dream Team, as he was one of the best PG of that time (with Stockton and Magic Johnson) but I don't think it was Jordan's fault that he wasn't part of the team in the end, as several other players had feud with Isiah, like Larry Bird for example. He was a bad boy of NBA, that's the rep he got due his style, so it is possible that decision was made purely due team chemistry issues. Those were different times, players had real rivalries back then, as they didn't just move to different teams in order to get titles, like they are doing now. I guess we will never know for sure..

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Episodes 7 and 8 of the Last Dance are out, and I must say that I am a bit disappointed with Pippen, as he said that he would probably do the same thing again, if he can go back to that 3rd game of Eastern Conference semifinal game against NY Knicks, when he refused to go in and finish the game because Phil decided that Kukoc should take last shot for win (that he made). Sure, he was the best player on the team, and played far better than Kukoc that game, but team should be above everything. That screwed team chemistry, and they lost against Knicks in 7 games. Imho, they could have played in finals again, if he reacted differently. For those that don't remember, here that last shot for win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NSpgbPcxoU

We have the number 1 fan here.  

Thank you mich for the link.

Shit do happen.
I do think they will all understand this.
An economic breakdown happened because of the pandemic.
In fact, we should still not be going to work afterwards to avoid the 2nd wave.

But they are still offering a salary cap that will just be reduced. It will work, but they will be taking it back from pay per view.
The government will not let too many people in just one place.
So the money will come from streaming and commercials.

The downside, the owners of the arena. Than means lesser sale of tickets, hotdogs and beer.
How will the business run?

The king comesback!
Lakers will probably return in this season. The underdog team before became resilient becaus of LeBron james.
In addition, Horward, Mcgee and Davis are really helpful players in defensive and blocks. If without them, I think Lakers will not take the spot.


What a disastrous event for fans and nba player. Because of the COVID-19, a lot of changes happening in the world. A lot of adjustments for fans and player. Hope that this pandemic will end soon.

The fans and supporters make every game alive.

They will be losing more money if they won't do this.
There will be a new normal in society and that is 6 feet away from every person.

We cannot just go to concerts and of course our beloved NBA.
If ever they will open again, they will be accommodating just half of what they had before the corona virus came.
That just means it may become half the salary cap too.
Tickets and advertisements is where they get their money.
Perhaps they will also sell the live game for an expensive price to be watched on local channels.

It just so happen that I landed on that article when I'm looking for some updates regarding sports events like NBA. That's why I also ask what others can say regarding this found issue of mine.

It's nice to hear that info from you.

Maybe we will never know the truth on why Isiah Thomas was not selected. There were a lot of speculations that time that still haunts up to this day that Jordan has something to do with it. But it was squash my many NBA insider. Maybe there are also a lot of superstars that time that really don't like Isiah, for instance Magic Johnson or even Larry Bird. Also, it is interesting to note that they have Magic and Stockton as PG so there's no room for Isiah that time.

I agree with that, they are not already in their prime.

Karl Malone was born on 24 July 1963, (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Malone), so 2004 less 1963, he is already 41 years old at that time.
Seems like that age is already a retirement age for NBA, they would be great if Malone is still at 30+ age.

Report: NBA salary cap to be lowered for 2020-21 season due to coronavirus pandemic

"There is so much uncertainty with the coronavirus pandemic, but one thing is for sure: the salary cap will be lowered, according to league sources. On the surface, that makes it advantageous to build around younger players on cheaper contracts."

https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-salary-cap-lowered-2020-21-season-due-coronavirus-pandemic/