Sunday, March 24, 2024

Bad Boys

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That's Michael Jordan being mugged by Isiah Thomas (top) and Dennis Rodman (knee to groin).  Celtic fans were not the only ones who hated the Bad Boy Detroit Pistons.  When they initially beat the Bulls those first few years after Jordan came into the league, their strategy was never to let Michael get to the basket untouched.  It worked for a while.  It's why Isiah wasn't on the Dream Team in 1992.  

Eventually the Bulls learned to give as much as they got.  This is Jordan teammate Scottie Pippen strangling the worst of the Bad Boys, Bill Laimbeer.  I hope he didn't get called for a foul.

Scottie Pippen applies defensive pressure to Bill Laimbeer

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