Dennis Rodman never had a conversation with Jordan or Pippen in Chicago

[Lebron23]

[quote]Sport lends itself to the romantic. That much is true, and it was true long before legendary talents turned sportswriters into scribes of myths, before Robert Redford ever swung a bat, and before the imagination of a daydreaming kid allowed him to fill the gaps in the life of his favorite athlete. We sports fans find allegory or create it. We delve into meaning or fabricate it. We believe that there is something within this field of play, within these lines and these stadiums, that makes the game a deserving vessel of greater purpose.

Sometimes, those romantic inclinations are right on the money. There really are grand tales of triumph and redemption in this sport and all others. There are heroes, in a sense, and there is real emotion that floods from the movement of a bouncing ball. But other times, we

[andgar923]

I thought this was widely known?

[Bosnian Sajo]

But...why?

[bmulls]

So in 3 whole years they never just shot the breeze on the plane or the bus or anything?

Thats kind of weird.

[mattvNJ]

one of the weirdest most unbelievable things I've heard.

[DMV2]

Wow. They really didn't have that much fun then, even with all those wins and championships.

[Primary]

Not that weird when you consider their personalities. From watching the games you could tell Rodman was very close to then in-game and very respected by them.

[Brick Rick]

That makes it even more mythical.

[TheMan]

Rodman was one of the nastier Pistons Bad Boys and I know MJ and Pip hated them.

[DKLaker]

one of the weirdest most unbelievable things I've heard.

This stuff happens far more often than you would think.
In Magic Johnson's 1st book he said Kareem didn't talk to him the first 5 years they played together.......it's not like Magic didn't try on a daily basis, Kareem is in the top 3 of biggest A-holes in sports history.

Makes you wonder if team chemistry is overrated

So many teams that hated each other have won championships in every sport.

[Nevaeh]

This stuff happens far more often than you would think.
In Magic Johnson's 1st book he said Kareem didn't talk to him the first 5 years they played together.......it's not like Magic didn't try on a daily basis, Kareem is in the top 3 of biggest A-holes in sports history.

Makes you wonder if team chemistry is overrated

So many teams that hated each other have won championships in every sport.

I always look at it from the stand point of any work place environment. There's some people you can work really well with on the job, but won't really want to associate with after you "clock out", so to speak.

It's kind of like this Board. There's peeps that you can have great B-Ball Conversations with, but might not necessarily agree with based on Religion, Relationships or taste in music.

Plus, it wasn't like MJ and Pip forgot about Rodman's "Bad Boy" days with the Pistons, talking shit, pushing Pip in the back, causing him to need stitches on his chin, or giving MJ elbows to the back and side on any of his drives to the hoop.

[Mr. Incredible]

Very strange.

But then again Jordan could care less about anything but winning.

[tmacattack33]

That's crazy. What's their definition of conversation though? I'm sure they at least said whatsup to each other a few times and had some small talk. It's pretty impossible not to do that if you are on the same team...especially since it's basketball and teams are only 12 players deep.

[LABean]

So during the time he carried them to 3 championships, they never had a conversation with him?
What a pair of ******s.

[flipogb]

same crap with the Shaq/Kobe Lakers, all business