That doesn't matter if his boss says one more year. Reinsdorf offering Phil one more year supersedes Krause's feelings. But Phil didn't fight for it, he just laid down like a sucka.
MJ wanted it. That means you really only have to sign Pippen. And I'm confident MJ and Phil could have gotten that done. MJ, Pip and three bums are making the finals in '99.
Nah it was that bad. Pippen was gonna be offered a minimum or something like that, for 1 year. Phil was also insulted at the beginning of the season. Reinsdorf could've patched it up at the beginning of the playoffs, just by telling everyone, no matter what happens in the playoffs let's give it one more go next year. Why wait until the season is over? And Rodman was actually becoming a nuisance to the FO, so he was out of there. So 2 of them are gone without question (Pip & Rodman), and you shyt on the coach. Krauss was talking that rebuild ish for 3+ years at that point. It also didn't help that everyone believed that they were not gonna come to an agreement before the next season, resulting in a lockout. There were too many factors playing against them.