"Jerry Krause, the general manager for six Bulls championship teams, and Johnny Bach, assistant coach for three, are first-time nominees for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2012, league sources said. Krause, currently a baseball scout for the Diamondbacks, spent 18 seasons with the Bulls and earned NBA Executive of the Year honors following the 1987-88 and 1995-96 seasons. Though some have discredited his accomplishments because he inherited Michael Jordan, he hired Hall of Fame coaches in Phil Jackson and assistant Tex Winter; acquired Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen's draft rights in a trade; traded for Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman and scouted and helped draft Hall of Famers Jerry Sloan, Wes Unseld and Earl Monroe as a scout for the old Baltimore Bullets. Krause also hit on draft picks like Toni Kukoc and Horace Grant and signed free-agent role players such as John Paxson, Steve Kerr and Ron Harper to play instrumental parts on title teams. "You work all those years and you never think about the Hall of Fame," Krause said by phone while acknowledging he hasn't received official notification. "You just go do your job and good things happen. But it's an honor even to be nominated. I'm happy for my family."" Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...-bach-krause-chicago-20111112,0,5468303.story
Jabba the Krause is not someone I'd like to meet or shake hands with but I can see the merits of an HOF entry. Bach too - but as good as he was he wasn't Tex Winter. IMO, Tex was the coach entitled to the greatest credit for the title runs -- including Big Chief Triangle.
