David Robinson - "Isiah Thomas shouldn't have been surprised by snub"

[Field Marshall Bradley]

It's less to do with the Pistons' style of play and down mainly to Isiah as a person. They just didn't like him. They had no problem playing for Daly, other players had no issues teaming up with Dennis Rodman later on, it was Isiah the individual that was the problem.

Nobody had an issue with Zeke except MJ and Magic.....

 

[Hersh]

ge shoulda been a part of it. they winnin this shyt regardless

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

I remember Karl Malone was the main voice against Magic playing in the All Star Game

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

When you have the level of talent this team had you can afford to be picky. Who wants to be touring the world with someone you don’t like or respect. Even if some players on the squad may have been indifferent with no direct run ins with the man it’s clear that he did not garner the respect of his peers to speak out in the moment

C’mon man

 

[Mr Hate Coffee]

Yes

Spoke volumes. Chuck aint give a fukk.

wasn’t Chuck the one telling these nikkas to clobber MJ in the first place?

 

[Lefty Gunz]

Zeke that dude but it has always been to me that he spent his post playing career like "we was the bad boys we did what we wanted we didn't care what anybody thought about us can't believe i wasn't on the dream team that is bullshyt those guys didn't want to play with me and i don't know why

 

[YoungMoneyCashMoneyBoy]

wasn’t Chuck the one telling these nikkas to clobber MJ in the first place?

Na. If you watch the bad boys 30 for 30, after Jordan torched the pistons one playoff game, he had isiah shook. After the game, Isiah drove to a lake, stayed up all night - still in his uniform - looking into the night skies, thinking about how to stop Jordan. Then I think finally around 4 am, he came up with the jordan rules, which were basically to fukk up mike every time he drove the ball.

 

[Lord Beasley]

Stockton was an a$$hole, and a dirty player

never in my life heard this. and i watched him play

no i dont consider retaliation as dirty

 

[Mr Hate Coffee]

People keep saying there would've been a negative vibe if Thomas was a member of the Dream Team...but how do we know this?......Thomas coached Mike in the all-star game years after the Dream Team snub without any drama........... What if Mike, Isiah, and Scottie sat down and had a real heart to heart?... What if Thomas came out said he was wrong and ask for forgiveness?.....Jordan/Pippen are taking the non-handshake to personal IMO........Had Thomas been selected to the Dream Team I believe he and Mike would've buried the hatchet. Scottie being the follower that he is would've fell in line.

Are you telling me Jordan/Pippen can play with/forgive Dennis, but not forgive Thomas?

yeah I had thought that they been squashed the beef. I know it was topical because of the show but I was lost at the stans on both sides acting like it was on sight with both of them

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

never in my life heard this. and i watched him play

no i dont consider retaliation as dirty

ok

 

[LezJepzin]

That's why I stanned him growing up

The Admiral always kept it real

 

[Brief Keef]

Nobody had an issue with Zeke except MJ and Magic.....

scottie/bird

 

[GOAT]

@surf Clearly

 

[get these nets]

never in my life heard this. and i watched him play

no i dont consider retaliation as dirty

Stockton was dirty. Steve Kerr has said this on camera, after facing him in 2 finals series.

 

[Raw Lyrics]

Kobe may not have been friendly, but who didn't fukk with him in the way people didn't/don't fukk with Zeke?

Very true, Zeke was well known as a locker-room politician who was a cut throat two-face.
Kobe was the same Kobe you saw on the court and in the locker-room. Big difference.

And besides, Kobe was too busy maniacally practicing to be involved with day to day office politics.