Michael Jordan's relationship with his teammates (ESPN)

	Duration: 02:34 minutes Upload Time: 2007-05-01 08:26:22 User: kOrOne79 :::: Favorites :::: Top Videos of Day
Description: A brief clip that focuses on the relationship Jordan had with his teammates, what they had to deal with especially before the 1st retirement. Jordan was known for getting on players when they didn't live up to his expectations. "He gets on guys. He's always saying, 'You gotta do this that way.' He is kind of hard on some of the guys. If you're Michael Jordan and you come to practise and start giving guys compliments, it goes a long way. I saw that with Dickey (Simpkins) and Toni (Kukoc)." - Jud Buechler Pippen, Grant amongst others share their thoughts on the subject and Jordan remembers his incident with Steve Kerr right before the 95/96 season.
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slantone ::: Favorites I guess its strange. The best in any field- whether it be Basketball and Jordan or even Cooking and Gordan Ramsay- require so much dedication and focus- and intensity that it knocks other people around and dosent even make sense. But that edge - although hard to understand sometimes- is what makes them so great. 07-11-02 05:07:08 __________________________________________________
thisisgame ::: Favorites Imagine getting hit in the fuckin face by Tim Duncans fist. That is all. 07-10-30 22:44:42 __________________________________________________
larrelove ::: Favorites yeah right ducan is a suburban bitch. who never got in a fight in his life. jordan would kick his ass 07-10-30 20:36:30 __________________________________________________
liflyguy ::: Favorites if i was kobe i woulda cold cocked kwame brown years ago, and i wouldn't have asked for his cell # either 07-10-30 01:33:53 __________________________________________________
Force283 ::: Favorites You're right it isn't a bad thing and try and name me one athlete who pushed their teammates as hard as he did, who wasn't accused of being a jerk at one point of time. I don't really give a damn if he was a complete asshole to his teammates, if they couldn't handle it, they should have just got their asses out of town. 07-10-29 00:23:19 __________________________________________________
kOrOne79 ::: Favorites But as I said, I don't think it's a bad thing. He had the respect of his teammates, that's what's important. 07-10-29 00:18:06 __________________________________________________
kOrOne79 ::: Favorites I don't really care about Sam Smith or one of the ESPN vassals, they have their own agenda. But the evidence is there. From the talk of his former teammates, his coaches to those who were close with the Bulls at that time, they will tell you the same things. Combine that with Jordan's extreme obsession with winning and him being a control freak, and you have to come to the same conclusion. 07-10-29 00:17:46 __________________________________________________
Force283 ::: Favorites When there is a conflict involving the greatest and most famous athlete in the world, everyone will always point at him as the instigator. No one is going to accuse Steve Kerr of a damn thing because his reputation doesn't matter. 07-10-29 00:01:37 __________________________________________________
Force283 ::: Favorites Well you better start admiring the rest of his personality because all the talk of him being a jerk to teammates his way overblown. You can't just believe everything that Sam Smith says. The guy is a total moron and his idea of a column is seeing who you can trade on the Bulls. 07-10-28 23:53:17 __________________________________________________
kOrOne79 ::: Favorites LOL Jordan was a jerk sometimes, so what. He wasn't a nice teammate, but a great leader, if that makes sense. And that's what I admire about him, his skills and leadership qualities. The rest, not so much. 07-10-28 23:47:23 __________________________________________________