Why Doesn’t Michael Jordan Like Isiah Thomas? | Mailbag

In this edition of Mailbag, I investigate why Michael Jordan dislikes Isiah Thomas, what the best strategy is for building a team, and more.

Ya know that GQ series called “X Goes Undercover” on YouTube where celebrities and pro athletes answer questions they find on sites like Quora or Reddit? 

This article is like that.

It’s one of my favourite series to watch and I wanted to try something like it because it’s fun to answer random basketball questions.

So, here are some interesting ones I found on Quora that I’m going to investigate:

Why Does Michael Jordan Not Like Isiah Thomas?

Back in the late 80s, the Chicago Bulls had trouble beating the Detroit Pistons in the playoffs.

The Pistons were a physical team that kept battering the Bulls in the paint, especially Michael Jordan (aka the Jordan Rules). 

Every time Jordan attacked the basket or stepped into the paint, one of the Pistons’ bigs would shove him to the ground.

Once Jordan got stronger and figured out how to play against the Pistons, the Bulls started to win more and more of the matchups.

Then in 1991, the Bulls finally got their revenge -they swept the Pistons during the Eastern Conference Finals.