Krause still seethes about the omitted word.

_GB · Mar 8, 2016

At 1997 training camp, Krause got quoted as saying "players and coaches don't win championships; organizations win championships."
Krause still seethes about the omitted word.

"I said players and coaches alone don't win championships," Krause said. "In Michael's and Phil's mind, I'm sure that still raises a stink.

"But when I said organizations win championships, I meant that yesterday, today and every day. We built an organization. Jerry is the best owner you could have, let me do what I needed to do. We hired the right people. Al Vermeil was hugely important. How many games did our guys miss during the title years? People like (administrator) Karen (Stack) were instrumental. I was only trying to get some of those behind-the-scenes people credit when I said that.
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Also of note:

On MJ

"Right or wrong, when I took that job I thought the worst thing I could do is kiss that guy's (rear). We'd argue. But I remember about two years after I traded Charles (Oakley) for Bill (Cartwright). He and Charles were as tight as can be. He called over to me at practice and said, 'That trade you made was a pretty damn good trade.' I just looked at him and said, 'Thank you.'"
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On Phil Jackson

When Jackson became Knicks president in March 2014, he acknowledged Krause at his introductory news conference.

"Jerry Krause, his attitude toward doing this job I'm charged with doing is the map for me," Jackson said. "He was very thorough, very comfortable and very committed to finding out information about players that would help create teams that could win."

It's a challenging, demanding job being a team executive. Krause is a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor this April 4, just days before his birthday.
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transplant · Mar 8, 2016

This is not meant as criticism, but is there anything new or relevant here?

kukoc4ever · Mar 8, 2016

Only GM or VP with a banner in the rafters for a reason.

This will likely be the case for the considerable future.

rosenthall · Mar 8, 2016

It'd be interesting to see how Krause would do in today's NBA. He really seems cut from a different cloth than most GM's today, who all seem to practice some derivative of Moneyball.

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