Recently, while joking, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman agreed that the 1999 Chicago Bulls could have gone 50-0 had the franchise returned 1998’s championship core. This reunion included not only free agents Pippen and Rodman but also Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson, with Jackson’s clinching far less certain than the rest. Splayed out over an NBA season shortened to 50 games due to the NBA’s owner lockout, Pippen and Rodman appear to believe the club’s spirit and cohesion would have blended well over the course of a cut-rate regular season.
The 1999 Bulls weren't gonna go 50-0
The 1999 Bulls weren't gonna go 50-0
Recently, while joking, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman agreed that the 1999 Chicago Bulls could have gone 50-0 had the franchise returned 1998’s championship core. This reunion included not only free agents Pippen and Rodman but also Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson, with Jackson’s clinching far less certain than the rest. Splayed out over an NBA season shortened to 50 games due to the NBA’s owner lockout, Pippen and Rodman appear to believe the club’s spirit and cohesion would have blended well over the course of a cut-rate regular season.