Phil Jackson was 'the real villain' behind Bulls breakup, not Jerry Krause, claims analyst

For most viewers of Michael Jordan's documentary, n-GM Jerry Krause is archetypal villain behind infamous break up of Chicago Bulls dynasty. 10-part docu-series revolves around 1997-98 Bulls season, also termed as " Last Dance" by he coach Phil Jackson. opening episodes shed light on deteriorating relationship between Jerry Krause and players and he coach. While many still think Krause is reason behind Bulls break up after ir sixth championship in seven years, per FOX sports analyst Skip Bayless, Phil Jackson was "real villain" of Bulls break up and t Jerry Krause.

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Skip Bayless claims Phil Jackson caused end of Bulls dynasty

former columnist for Chicago Tribune is kwn to have closely followed Bulls during 1990s and came to conclusion that Phil Jackson h alrey me his mind up about leaving Bulls after 1997-98 season and re was thing Jerry Krause could do about it. “This was a bombshell. This incriminated Phil Jackson as real villain, t Jerry Krause. I’m convinced Phil Jackson alrey h some kind of handshake deal with Lakers,” Skip Bayless said.

analyst branded Phil Jackson as a 'spin master' and claimed he conned Michael Jordan into believing he was done with NBA. Bayless expressed his thoughts on Last Dance's final episodes and furr explained his ory on Twitter stating 'Michael Jordan should have come back without Phil Jackson.'

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Jerry Krause's unfinished memoir furr supports ory that Phil Jackson wanted to leave Bulls even before 1997-98 season began. As quoted by an international publication, Krause wrote in his memoir, "We h finest coach in game in Phil Jackson, whom public did t kw didn’t want to coach a rebuilding team and who’d informed us before season that he wanted to ride off to Montana and take at least a year off."

After his farewell with Bulls as he coach in 1998, Phil Jackson took a year off from coaching. A year later he joined Los Angeles Lakers and guided m to three NBA championships between 2000 and 2002. In 2004, Jackson anunced his retirement, only to return a year later with Lakers. With Jackson at helm and Kobe Bryant leing line, Lakers won two more NBA titles in 2009 and 2010. Jackson retired in 2011. 

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