Dead at 77.

Jordan will still take another shot at him.

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GO BEARS!!!

He'll send a wreath made of Oreos.

Corpses win funerals , not undertakers .

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

I'm surprised he didn't blow it all up after he turned 66.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Arguably the best GM Chicago has had.

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I'll argue with you about it.

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Fred is a very good basketball coach. He's extremely smart. He has great knowledge of the game. He has a good way with people.

I've said it before, though it's an unpopular opinion, Jerry Krause was more important to the 6 titles than Phil Jackson.

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GO BEARS!!!

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

MILWAUKEE-Asked restaurant host: "God, did you hear about Jerry Krause?"
Host: "No."
Me: "Died. He killed himself."
Thought he would cry.

At present, no question.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

I would say Stan Bowman is gaining quickly. Quite more of a degree of difficulty in the salary cap era. The Pippen Draft Day deal might be the greatest trade in NBA history though.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

The NBA had a salary cap too.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

That's your first thought but the NBA had all sorts of loopholes to keep your own etc.

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Elections have consequences.

Marian Hossa being signed until 2035 would agree with you.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Players alone don't win championships, organizations do

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

He discovered Earl Monroe.

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And Jerry Sloan.

Stan came in under sane management and doesn't have to take any guff from his star players even while winning.

Jerry was put, and to some extent put himself, through the mill and then some.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Krause is #2 on the list behind Stan Bowman....I'm pretty sure Theo / Jed have the potential to knock him down to #3.

None of the 6 titles happen without Jordan falling in their lap. That's not to say Krause didn't add the correct supporting cast...he did for sure. I do agree, however, that Krause had more to do with it than PHEEEEL.\

Years ago, he was at a table across the room from us at Max and Benny's.

RIP, Crumbs.

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You mean Scottie Bowman, not Stan right?

None of the Hawks titles happen without Kane and Toews falling in their lap either.

Bowman has a lot of work to do to catch Krause.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

CH would have to confirm but Hossa was the last of the contracts before the true draconian rules. Either way the NBA has so many rules and exceptions to keep teams together differs from the NHL where you really can't.

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Elections have consequences.

reviewing some facts, I'll concede Krause is currently at the top of the list.

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Bowman took over a Championship team.

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Well, one of the most important players on those teams, and I would assume the most important free agent, used one of the largest loopholes that has probably ever existed.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Richards and Carter got long-term frontloaded contracts after Hossa did, and the Ilya Kovalchuk contract was the last hurrah for cap circumvention and prompted the recapture rule in the 2012-13 lockout.

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Of course Krause is the best GM ever in town.

SO FAR.

The Bulls don't become what they became without the Pippin and Rodman trades.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul