Table of Contents COURTSIDE STORIES INTRODUCING Table of Contents BULLISH DETERMINATION 8 CHANGING WINDS 16 STAMPEDING BULLS 24 THE NEW HERD 34 INDEX 48 COURTSIDE STORIES BEFORE THE BULLS 11 A CHICAGO KIND OF PLAYER 21 MICHAEL AND MARS 26 HOME-COURT ADVANTAGE 30 UNSUNG DEFENSE 37 THE MATADORS 44 INTRODUCING JERRY SLOAN 12 ARTIS GILMORE 15 MICHAEL JORDAN 19 PHIL JACKSON 33 SCOTTIE PIPPEN 39 DERRICK ROSE 41
BULLISH DETERMINATION THE CITY OF CHICAGO NOT INCLUDING THE METRO AREA IS HOME TO 2 7 MILLION PEOPLE BULLISH DETERMINATION 8
Beginning in the mid-1800s and continuing for more than a century the bellowing of cattle and squealing of hogs rang out in the city of Chicago Illinois Home to the Union Stock Yards Chicago was a focal point of the United States meat-packing industry The city’s location along the shore of Lake Michigan made it a logical site for processing livestock of the Midwest and transporting it by boat or railway to the rest of the country Today Chicago has evolved into America’s third-largest city and major international companies such as McDonald’s call the area home The Windy City nicknamed for the gusts that come off Lake Michigan has a long proud history of professional sports Football’s Bears baseball’s Cubs and hockey’s Blackhawks are all among the oldest franchises pre-1930 in their respective leagues However the more intricate JERRY SLOAN 9
