Pippen and Drexler Discuss Why Isiah Thomas Was Left Off the Dream Team SIRIUS XM

Hear Dream Teamers Scottie Pippen and Clyde Drexler speak candidly about why Isiah Thomas was blackballed from the squad, even though Chuck Daly was the coach. The NBA legends were on The B Team with Bruce Murray and Bill Pidto and responded to questions about Magic Johnson's statements regarding Thomas in his new book with Larry Bird, When the Game Was Ours. Catch The B Team weekdays at 10 am ET on Mad Dog Radio, SiriusXM 99. For channel info and a free trial go to http://www.siriusxm.com/maddogradio

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[joekiddlouischama]

@thewolfmanchu At the time of the Dream Team selections, K.J. had already played in two Western Conference Finals (1989, 1990) compared to none for Stockton. Now, there was nothing wrong with selecting Stockton, but a third point guard would have made sense. Indeed, K.J. was a much better "point guard" than Pippen and Jordan's best role was as a scorer.

But so be it.

[joekiddlouischama]

@thewolfmanchu In fact, in K.J.'s first seven full seasons in Phoenix (1989-1995), the Suns won the most regular season games in the NBA (394, an average of 56.3, at least 53 every year, and the only franchise to win at least 50 in each of those years) and the second-most playoff games (46, trailing only Chicago) during that time. So he definitely constituted a winner.

[joekiddlouischama]

@thewolfmanchu Of course it didn't matter, but if the goal was to showcase the best of American basketball talent, K.J. would have given the Dream Team an element of pure speed that Magic and Stockton couldn't quite provide.

By the way, the last time that I checked, Stockton failed to win any rings, either, and K.J. led the Suns past both Stockton's 55-win Jazz and Magic's 63-win Lakers in the 1990 playoffs.

[thewolfmanchu]

@joekiddlouischama Kevin Johnson is like Steve Nash. Flashy numbers but no rings. I like Kevin as a player, but he had no chance of being on that team with Magic and Stockton in place. Like I said earlier, Pippen could have played point if you needed him to play it. Jordan could have played point. It didn't matter as they beat their opponents by 45 points a game.

[Kabaratchi]

all the players & coaches were so glad & happy that Assiah ThomAss was not on the Dream Team.

Go see the Pippen & Drexler interview. They said it LOUD & clear.

[joekiddlouischama]

@thewolfmanchu K.J. is one of only five players to average at least 12.0 assists in a season and one of only seven to average at least 11.0 assists in multiple seasons.

[SuperRaficokings87]

@mrsonofosiris1 I completely agree

[Domini478]

@williwo MJ is the greatest!

[mrsonofosiris1]

lets keep it real ! Isiah should have been on that team

[alec9tap]

@williwo Of course he wouldn't have won 11... They're were more teams so the talent in the league was more spread out, leaving room for more contenders, not just two or three stacked teams