MJ Carried His Rookie Coach to Victory

He was a breath of fresh air. He was the easy guy. Great guy to play for. He believed in everything that I believed in. He wanted to win. He looked like he played to make sure above all get some rest. Detroit won the four yards. Doug and I went like this. You know, he designed the offense to support the way I played the game, the way he wanted to coach. Roster was a little thin at that time. Second best player at the time was Charles Oakley, who was a vicious rebounder. John Pax was on that team. Dave Corsine. Game is tied. I’m soaking wet with sweat and I saw this hand come out with a cup of water and it was Michael Jordan and he looked at me and he said, “Coach, I’m not going to let you lose your first game.” Turns off Cory Sparrow working on it. George to the He went out and scored like the last 10 points of the game. Ended up with 50. I remember being on the plane going back to Chicago. I said, “This guy is something like I’ve never seen

MJ Carried His Rookie Coach to Victory

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