😢 They Made An Old Lady Cry 👵🏻

A few years ago, there was a documentary called “The Last Dance” on ESPN / Netflix.

It was billed as the story of the 1998 Chicago Bulls. It was their last year of a decade-long run as a dynasty that dominated the 1990s NBA.

What The Last Dance really was, was a Michael Jordan documentary that used the Bulls as a backdrop. Which, for sports fans, was even better.

You don’t need to know sports to know who Michael Jordan is (see episode #1217 of Work On Your Game MasterClass if you need context); the “accomplishments” listing on his Wikipedia page is exhausting to read. If you don’t know much about MJ, know this: the man was (is?) homicidally competitive. It was the main thing — even more than his skill and talent — that drove his achievements.

There was a character in The Last Dance who garnered many conflicting opinions because of how he was portrayed (MJ had final say on what went in the doc).

Thai was the Chicago Bulls’ General Manager at the time, Jerry Krause.

In simple terms, professional sports General Managers (GMs) are in charge of personnel decisions.

They make decisions about which players to have on the team. Who the coach will be. When to make trades. Who to draft out of the amateur ranks.

GMs “shop for the groceries,” so to speak, that the coaches and players make the meals with.