The Jordan Rules by Sam Smith - Discussion

Leadership David Robinson, "Michael is more of a non- -fan type of player. He always looks great

out there hanging, jumping, around. But if  What leadership qualities did you notice in you know a lot about the game, you appreciate what ? ? Other I do more. It's more basic." teammates?

 Do you agree? “The Jordan Rules” has two meanings: one for how  As a coach which would you prefer? teams had to adapt their play in order to compete  As a team owner? against Jordan and the other about how Jordan got  As a fan? special treatment.

 Was it wrong to give him that special treatment Armstrong saw Jordan as a genius of the game. "He and let him get away with transgressions others can do anything anyone does and do it better than wouldn’t or did he earn and deserve special them. In a way, I think he's too good." In an effort to privileges? try to understand how to play with Jordan, Armstrong borrowed and read a variety of books about geniuses and how they relate to the world. Phil Jackson "...referred once to the Graham Greene quote from The Third Man, about the Borgias' rule in Italy in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and how  If you were a good player, not a star, would you it had resulted in war, murder, and terrorism, yet want to play with Michael Jordan? from that era came Michelangelo, da Vinci, and the  How would Michael Jordan fare in today’s Renaissance. In Switzerland, where they lived connected world? brotherly love, peace, and democracy for eight centuries, all they could claim was the cuckoo clock." Teamwork

 Adversity often leads to growth. As leaders, Jordan said of his team's performance, "It's been what is a comfortable amount of adversity to proven the best teams don't always have to get place on our teams? When have you along together, and if everyone likes one another, it experienced or seen this phenomenon? How do doesn't mean you're going to win. The difference is you know if the team can handle the adversity? in the play."

Passion Recently, Phil Jackson shared this on Twitter, "It's not about bonding and being friends, it's about John Paxson said midway through the season (when joining in the effort of playing HARD on every effort." the Bulls were 29-12), "But nobody wants to be here, except maybe me, and they don't want me.  Do we place too much emphasis on team Everyone wants to play somewhere else; nobody's chemistry? happy or having any fun. Guys want more minutes or  Should we talk about commitment to goals and more shots or more money. They want guys traded willingness to reach them despite and management guys fired. And what if we weren't personalities/personal interests? winning? It's just not supposed to be like this. Is it?" The Bulls, "went into the playoffs in the first year  Are you surprised such a seemingly after Jordan with more than fifty wins." Similar dysfunctional team won an NBA Championship? teams that couldn't do that after losing their stars:  Should winning be fun? Lakers minus Magic, Celtics and Bird, Chamberlain,  Should winning be a priority above everything , and Jerry West. else?  Did Jordan make his teammates better or did they make him change?