The Jordan Rules: The Inside Story of One Turbulent Season with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls

Sam Smiths seminal, New York Times bestselling eye-opener (The San Diego Union-Tribune) on Michael Jordan and the 1990-1991 Chicago Bulls teamperfect for fans of ESPNs hit documentary series The Last Dance. This is the book that changed the way the world viewed Michael Jordan, while delivering nonstop excitement, tension, and thrills. The Jordan Rules chronicles the season that changed everything for Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. After losing in the playoffs to the Bad Boys Detroit Pistons for three consecutive years, the Bulls finally broke through and swept the Pistons in the 1991 Eastern Conference Finals, on the way to their first NBA championship. Celebrated sportswriter Sam Smith was there for the entire ride. He reveals a candid and provocative picture of Michael Jordan during the season in which his legacy began to be defined, and seeks to figure out what drove him. The Jordan Rules covers everything from his stormy relationships with his coaches and teammates and power struggles with managementincluding verbal attacks on general manager Jerry Krause and tantrums against coach Phil Jacksonto Jordans obsessions with becoming the leading scorer, and his refusal to pass the ball in the crucial minutes of big games. Jordans teammates also tell their side of the story, from Scottie Pippen, to Horace Grant, to Bill Cartwright. And Phil Jacksonthe former flower child who blossomed into one of the NBAs top motivators and finally found a way to coax Jordan and the Bulls to their first titleis studied up close. Smith takes us into the locker room, aboard the team plane and team bus, and seats us on the bench during games. Sometimes, books reflecting on a teams success dont reach the personal level with the people who made it happen: The Jordan Rules does (Associated Press). Discover the team behind the man, and the man behind the living legend, in this intense, fascinating inside story of the incomparable Michael Jordan.