| Actually, Pippen signed a long term contract in the early 90s, when salaries were still only a couple million per year. Krause told him not to do it, but Pippen insisted on a long term deal. Then, in 99 when Krause broke up the Bulls, he was nice enough to sign and trade Pippen for a MAX contract. No way Pippen would have gotten that signing anywhere outright. Krause gets a worse rap then he deserves, mainly because MJ hated him so much and trashes him every chance he gets, and MJ is a basketball god, so fans listen to him. |