Reinsdorf's words were very effective; he knew how Jordan felt about Thomas and also knew that Jordan clearly saw how Thomas was being attacked.
Jordan backed down.
"Imagine, if you were another player on the Bulls, and the boss was always dissatisfied with you, wanting to trade you away, how would you feel? Would you work hard, play well, and make progress?"
"As far as I know, the Portland Trail Blazers really wanted to trade Cheche Vandeweghe away because his defense was terrible. But Ah Gan stopped the trade, he believed if Vandeweghe wasn't good enough, he could find a way to help him improve rather than replace him. That year seemed to be… 1985, and they won the championship in 1986."
When it came to Ah Gan, Jordan had nothing to say, he understood that Reinsdorf was right, but he didn't know what to say.
He still thought that Krause was an idiot, the Bulls could have done better, but Reinsdorf's words made sense.
