• @rhacer
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    75 months ago

    Such fucking vile behavior.

    • @Son_of_dad
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      115 months ago

      Was it? Or just out of touch executives who think they’re celebrities like the players? Most sports team executives are hated, I can’t imagine who thought this was a good idea.

      • @rhacer
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        75 months ago

        Yes. I have no problem with people who don’t like Jerry Krause, but I have a huge problem with those who would disparage him in front of his widow. That’s decidedly vile and far far below the belt.

        • R0cket_M00se
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          35 months ago

          You don’t understand, she’s rich so human empathy can be rationalized away.

        • @Son_of_dad
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          45 months ago

          I love the commentator saying he’s disappointed, since Chicago fans are usually respectful and chill, with a straight face. Chicago fans are nuts

  • @Iamdanno
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    75 months ago

    As someone whose only knowledge of the Chicago Bulls is MJ, why is this man so hated?

    • @inthepaintcrew
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      135 months ago

      In short: Jerry Krause was responsible for breaking up the championship Bulls dynasty.

      There was tension between him and the players, especially Jordan, because Krause felt he hadn’t received enough recognition as the GM for putting the team together. The sentiment was that Krause was a very insecure person, and so having been the GM for the best team ever assembled, he really wanted to be acknowledged as the sole purpose for its success.

      Jordan and the players acknowledged his moves in putting the team together, but they felt the team’s success ultimately came down to the players on the floor actually executing, not just putting the team together.

      Krause felt he didn’t get the credit he deserved, so in 1998, he told the team that this would be their last year together and that he was gonna blow up the team, despite the team continuing to want to play together and compete for another 1-2 championships.

      So that bitterness/spitefulness has never really been relieved because of “what could’ve been” in Chicago with Jordan and that squad potentially ending up with another few championships. Keep in mind they three-peated twice ('91-'93 and '96-'98).

      • @Iamdanno
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        25 months ago

        He sounds like a bad GM all things considered.

        • @inthepaintcrew
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          25 months ago

          Depends how/when you look at it, I guess. He made some excellent roster moves to put that team together. Without him making those moves, they might not have had the pieces to win as much as they did. So he deserves the credit there.

          At the same time, yes, it was shitty of him to tell Phil Jackson that he’d be fired even if they had a perfect record and won the chip. Among other things.

          It’s all pretty nuanced. Multiple things can be true at the same time.

  • Sagrotan
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    15 months ago

    I have no idea who that is, but they’re definitely not from this planet.