Will Kelley
Staff Writer
Over the past five weeks, sports fans have been blessed with a 10-part documentary about the legendary Michael Jordan and the 1990’s Chicago Bulls dynasty. The documentary was filled with behind the scenes footage from the 1998 season, which head coach Phil Jackson referred to as “The Last Dance.” The documentary goes in depth of what times were really like being around the Chicago Bulls, who many consider to be the best basketball team ever. Jordan was the focal point of the documentary, but along with him his teammates Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman were both heavily covered throughout the series. Pippen and Rodman played a complementary role to Jordan, as they were both extremely talented within their own skill sets. The documentary showcases the highlights of being on Bulls during that time, but also the many troubles they had to go through to get where they wanted to be.
General manager Jerry Krause is considered to be one of the greatest to ever manage a team, but he is heavily criticized for the way he treated his players. Krause received a lot of the blame when it came to the troubles the Bulls had, as some of the players including Jordan and Pippen were not very fond of the way he ran the organization. Head coach Phil Jackson was as smart as they come, as he was there when the Bulls won all six of the championships. The Bulls captured the 1998 NBA title, which completed their second three peat. After that season, the Bulls went into a full rebuild mode as Jordan entered retirement, Pippen was traded, and Rodman was released. Since then, Chicago has shown glimpses of being great like they once were, but nothing close to what Jordan and the rest of that Bulls team was able to accomplish.
