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

[jwinfield]

Did Chuck Daly ever speak on this??

The story behind Isiah Thomas being left off the Dream Team

"I’m disappointed because Isiah is a great player and deserves to be on the team,” Daly said after the team was announced in September of 1991. “If I had my druthers, I would have had three of my players – Isiah, Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman – on the team, but I didn’t have a vote and all those chosen are great players in their own right.”

The GM of the Pistons was on the Olympic Selection Team, he resigned in protest, Chuck stayed though

SNUBBING OF ISIAH A DISGRACE

Chuck Daly, the Olympic and Pistons coach, said Saturday he would have picked Thomas but didn`t have a vote.

Back in Detroit, insiders say Thomas isn`t impressed with that statement and has frozen out Daly. That could provide for a curious season in Detroit and a boon to Bulls` hopes of winning another Central Division title.

There are several reasons. Scottie Pippen alluded to one when he said Saturday: ''He brought it on himself with his actions last season.''

There`s Thomas` role as players union chief, which has annoyed several NBA general managers who were on the selection committee. There`s his long feud with his college coach, Bobby Knight, who had disciples such as Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski on the selection committee.

Embrace being the bullies then get mad no one wants to fukk with you brehs.

 

[YoungMoneyCashMoneyBoy]

Zeke's like a chick who was proud to hoe throughout her 20's but 30 years later wonders why no one wifed her.

 

[Consumed]

and it's not like Isiah had a great season in '91 or '92. Kevin Johnson was better at the time let alone Stockton. Terry Porter was better and Mark Price was in that conversation. Would be including him on the team for chemistry reasons rather than performance and obviously they didn't want him there.

 

[Bigblackted4]

Multiple guys didnt like Karl Malone. Multiple guys were scared to play with Magic because he had the bug.

Different between multiple and everybody

 

[Trav]

Lol niccas not gon like this. It's one thing for Jordan the 'a$$hole' to say it but this coming from The Admiral

 

[Remote]

The underrated D Rob

 

[nyknick]

Wasn't Zeke asking people to pull up and say his name last week?

Let's see if he keeps the same energy with The Admiral.

 

[TheNig]

Multiple guys didnt like Karl Malone. Multiple guys were scared to play with Magic because he had the bug.

Hell Karl Malone was one of the dudes that didn't want to play with Magic in the ASG.

 

[Mars]

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?

 

[Regular_P]

We know magic was leading the charge for isiah not being on the team, but i think he might've had a say in riley not coaching either. 4 rings in the 80s, but chuck is the coach

Because he wasn't trying to have five hour practices for the Olympics.

Players loved Daly and Riley eventually wore out his welcome.

 

[jwinfield]

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?

How do the players that didn't fukk with Zeke know that the vibe of the team would be off if Zeke was on it

Thomas coached Mike in the all-star game years after the Dream Team snub without any drama

So because a situation completely unlike the situation 20+ years before went off with no problems, the previous situation would have had the same outcome?

...........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 fell in line.

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

You keep putting this on Mike and Scottie, Magic admitted to leading the shyt. Other players have come out and said they didn't want him on the team.

 

[Rell84shots]

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

Be the ring leader of a group of men who clothesline players in mid air and then be surprised when said players don't really want to play basketball with you if they don't have to brehs

Bruh this part made me

 

[NatiboyB]

It’s over and done with we all know Isiah should of been on that team and that laetner shouldn’t of been...just politics,

 

[The_Third_Man]

as long as they all admit his snub had nothing to do with his actual talent, it's fine. it's corny though. I thought players back then were tougher than that

 

[jwinfield]

It’s over and done with we all know Isiah should of been on that team and that laetner shouldn’t of been...just politics,

A college player was always going to be on the team, that had nothing to do with Zeke.