Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr recently talked about his time playing for the Chicago Bulls alongside the great Michael Jordan. While there is some belief that the Bulls could have won eight titles in a row had Jordan not decided to take a two-year hiatus, Kerr has come out to say that he simply does not think this was feasible.
“Sometimes people say to me, ‘If Michael had stayed, you guys would’ve won eight in a row.’ That’s the most preposterous thing I have ever heard. People have no idea how emotionally draining it is for a team to keep winning,” Kerr said, via David Aldridge and Michael Lee of The Athletic.
Kerr went on to belabor his argument, pointing out that after the Bulls won their first three-peat, Jordan was completely burned out.
“To me, the reason we won the second three was because he got away and recharged his batteries,” Kerr said. “He needed it, desperately. And that’s why he left. He was just burned out. There were all of these theories: Did David Stern tell him you can’t play? Like, yeah, that would be very smart – the greatest player ever and we’re going to punish him for gambling or whatever? What are we even talking about? That’s dumb. All of those conspiracy theories were dumb. Bottom line was, he was fried. Going through a lot with his father’s death. Just getting away for two years, recharged his batteries and got him ready for the next three.”
All in all, the Bulls won six titles with Jordan at the helm, and Kerr was only part of the second three-peat before winning another pair of titles with the San Antonio Spurs.
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