Sam Smith's seminal, New York Times bestselling "eye-opener" (The
San Diego Union-Tribune) on Michael Jordan and the 1990-1991 Chicago
Bulls team--perfect for fans of ESPN's 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
management--including verbal attacks on general manager Jerry Krause and
tantrums against coach Phil Jackson--to Jordan's obsessions with
becoming the leading scorer, and his refusal to pass the ball in the
crucial minutes of big games. Jordan's teammates also tell their side of
the story, from Scottie Pippen, to Horace Grant, to Bill Cartwright. And
Phil Jackson--the former flower child who blossomed into one of the
NBA's top motivators and finally found a way to coax Jordan and the
Bulls to their first title--is 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 team's success don't 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.
