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Was it Jordan? Was it Front Office and Coach/Player issues? All of the above?
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Because Jerry Krause is a dumbass.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Krause
Rebuilding
Deciding that the Bulls were aging and facing an uncertain future, Krause chose to unload the veterans and rebuild. His original intentions were to compile an a very young team that would grow slowly, while obtaining draft picks and making runs at possible free agents.[citation needed] Few major players were added though (other than from drafts), as notable free agents such as Tim Duncan, Grant Hill, and Tracy McGrady, and lesser free agents Eddie Jones and Tim Thomas chose not to sign with the Bulls.[citation needed] At least one star, Kevin Garnett, stated publicly that the manner of the break-up and the treatment of Jordan and Pippen by the team meant that he would not consider playing for the Bulls.[citation needed]
[edit] Younger talent
Krause decided to focus on building through the draft and the notion that the Bulls would "grow its own stars".[citation needed] The draft brought prolific collegiate players such as Elton Brand, Ron Artest, Marcus Fizer, Jamal Crawford, and Jay Williams to the Bulls but it would be the 2001 draft that stood out. After finishing 15-67 during the 2000-2001 season, Krause decided to gamble and trade away his best player in Brand for high schooler Tyson Chandler who was hyped as "the next Kevin Garnett", and draft another high schooler in Eddy Curry who, similarly, was hyped as a slightly smaller version of Shaquille O'Neal, with the fourth overall pick in the draft.
Krause believed that the tandem of Chandler and Curry would develop into elite players and provide the foundation for another dynasty. A mid-season trade the following year brought scorer Jalen Rose to the Bulls in exchange for Brad Miller and Artest which cleared playing time for the two rookies. After drafting Jay Williams during the offseason, the Bulls had a roster with Rose, Crawford, Curry, Chandler, Williams, and Fizer that fulfilled Krause's dream of a talented young athletic team. The Bulls showed some improvement the following year.
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Yoko One
Because players don't win championships; organizations do.
They just grew apart as people.
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