whistler wrote:
interesting show last night.
Of course when they got to the Bulls years, that was what I was most interested in.
After MJ unretired, he said in order to remake the team, they needed more physicality. They had a list of 5 guys to go after, and Dennis was the 5th guy on the list.
Phil consulted with MJ and Scottie about getting him.
Scottie was against it due to his battles with him against the Pistons.
Michael was for it, as long as somebody was able to control him. Phil volunteered to handle his behavior. Then Scottie relented and they aqcuired him. Nice to get the full story about this. At that time, we knew nothing and then suddenly got the news that we acquired Rodman.
Looking back at his bullshit, it's amazing we won 3 titles, instead of tearing the team apart. That speaks to MJ's singular focus and determination to win and be able to kick and scream everyone along.
So MJ wanted Rodman. Scottie didn't. Hey Scottie, did you really think you were gonna win that one?
Scottie: Beardown: Yeah. That's what I thought.