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Scottie Pippen is the most interesting flawed character in “The Last Dance”
April 20, 2020

The Last Dance takes a fascinating look at the final season of one of the most compelling teams in the history of the professional – the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls. Michael Jordan is reaffirmed as a relentless and demanding leader.  General manager Jerry Krause is portrayed as a socially inept oaf whose arrogance almost derailed that final […]

The 2010-11 Lakers: A Fall From Grace
May 10, 2011

by Bert Beiswanger The heart of a champion? Save that phrase for another team. The defending champions? Who knew? Down 3-0 to the Dallas Mavericks in their second round series of the NBA Playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers showed the heart of the Tin Man Sunday (pre-Emerald City, of course) as the two-time defending NBA […]