Chicago Tribune - The frustration behind Ben Wallace's insubordination Saturday night has been brewing since the first week of training camp, according to the Chicago Tribune. According to league and Bulls sources, Wallace has felt unfairly singled out by team rules that have taken away his pregame music, his headband and his tape-free ankles. Sources said Wallace became upset early in training camp when Skiles enforced a team rule to tape ankles. Wallace never taped his ankles when he played for Detroit. General manager John Paxson is to talk Monday after practice about Wallace's breaking a team rule by wearing a headband in Saturday's victory over the Knicks. However, Wallace is expected to miss practice because he needs an MRI on his right wrist and fingers after injuring them in the second quarter in New York. What annoyed Wallace, a source close to the player said, is that he wasn't informed of the no-headband rule until after he signed his four-year, $60 million free-agent deal. Bulls management considers itself to have minimal rules. Most just seem to have rubbed Wallace the wrong way, which could be manifesting itself in his uneven play. According to the Tribune, Wallace might get more touches in an attempt to jump-start his defensive play.No wonder wallace hasnt been wallace. Skiles is just messing him up... Gosh let the dude hear his music and not tape his ankels... And I thought the headband was the only problem.
The headband was one thing, but when a player has to alter the way he prepares for a game, that totally screws you up, especially if you've been doing that for the past few years. Any of you that have ever played basketball or any sport know what I'm talking about.
Well bad chemistry and a bad relationship between a coach and his coveted free agent signing spells for disaster. They need to mend this before it gets out of hand, and ruins the team.
This is the kinda stuff that happened with Ben and the Pistons before he got signed with the Bulls - Skiles better find some kind of middle ground.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BuLLzDoMaIn @ Nov 27 2006, 04:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No wonder wallace hasnt been wallace. Skiles is just messing him up... Gosh let the dude hear his music and not tape his ankels... And I thought the headband was the only problem.</div> Ben Wallace is acting like a child...he doesn't get to hear his music...move on...doesn't get to tape his ankles...big deal...when all you have to worry about as a player is meaningless stuff like this you don't have much to complain about. What a god damn baby.
I think the key words in that article were "he signed his four-year, $60 million free-agent deal."Nuff said. if you get paid 60 frgiien million you should wear a pink jock strap if they people paying your salary asks you to
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clangus @ Nov 27 2006, 09:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think the key words in that article were "he signed his four-year, $60 million free-agent deal."Nuff said. if you get paid 60 frgiien million you should wear a pink jock strap if they people paying your salary asks you to</div>lol Yeah thats true. You pay me that much money I would change my # or anything else.
