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  Jerry Krause@Everything2.com
Jerry Krause, an ugly little toad of a man, was the general manager of the Chicago Bulls from 1985 to 2003.
Krause needed the world to know he was the best and the brightest.
Born in 1938, Jerry Krause started out as a scout for the Chicago White Sox in the early 1980s where he was given the nickname "The Sleuth" for his ability to find good players in out of the way places.
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 ESPN.com - The man Bulls fans loved to hate
Jerry Krause isn't the kind to walk away from the dream job of his lifetime, and even as he did, he told Bulls players he'd be back with another NBA team.
Krause was one of the first to see the value in European players and spent a second-round pick in 1990 on Toni Kukoc, who would go on to be a valuable member of the 1996-1998 championship teams.
Krause almost openly yearned for a chance to build a team without Jordan as their relationship worsened, and when he got the chance, it didn't work out as he planned.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1535449&type=columnist   (1571 words)

  
  Jerry Krause - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jerry Krause was a longtime professional basketball scout and General Manager for, among other franchises, the Baltimore Bullets and, most notably, the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association.
Krause was nicknamed "Crumbs" by Michael Jordan for his lack of personal hygiene and often having leftovers of his previous meal on his clothes.
Krause succeeded Rod Thorn as Chicago Bulls GM in 1985, and began to build a champion around Michael Jordan, who was already considered one of the greatest players in the NBA.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jerry_Krause   (1882 words)

  
 Insight out of doors At Perkins center, blind students embrace nature - The Boston Globe | Encyclopedia.com
Krause was on WSCR 670-AM Thursday night as an expert analyst during the NBA draft.
Jerry Krause doesn't have a secret laboratory under the Berto Center in which to build his perfect draft pick, but he does protect the secrecy of an evaluation system that seems
From 1985-99, Jerry Krause made dozens of trips to Madison Square Garden as the general manager of the Chicago Bulls.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1P2-7989368.html   (989 words)

  
 SI.com - SI Writers - Jack McCallum - Inside the NBA - Jack McCallum: Krause goes out misunderstood while Sloan ...
One Jerry never seemed able to gain the respect of his players, even when he was in the midst of putting together a team that won six championships; the other Jerry never lost that respect.
One Jerry needed always to explain his part in the grand picture, alerting everyone to the fact that he was in the middle of it.
Jerry Krause, for all his ability to ferret out talent, could never bring himself to acknowledge that talent is what it's all about.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /inside_game/jack_mccallum/news/2003/04/09/insider   (853 words)

  
 People: All in the basketball family
Jerry Krause’s mother died when he was seven days old, and his father died four years later.
The school had plans for a new arena when Krause came on board, but its existing gym was in rough shape: It was an old Quonset hut salvaged from Farragut Naval Base, in North Idaho, that had a sunken floor and a patch where the previous coach had kicked a hole in the scorer’s table.
Krause was fired as a basketball coach in 1984 but stayed at EWU as a teacher while serving as an assistant coach at Gonzaga.
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 Jerry Krause Biography, Jerry Krause Basketball Coach, Jerry Krause Gonzaga University
Jerry Krause was head coach of the Eastern Washington University Eagles for 17 years.
Krause was responsible for EWU moving from the NAIA to the NCAA D1 level.
Krause has a long standing history of being involved in many national associations dedicated to the continued growth of basketball.
www.hitrunscore.com /jerry-krause-biography.html   (1035 words)

  
 Sports: Bulls GM Krause resigns
DEERFIELD, Ill. - Jerry Krause had a rare eye for talent, assembling two very different supporting casts for Michael Jordan and laying the foundation for the Bulls' decade of dominance.
The Bulls had Jordan when Krause became GM in 1985, but it was Krause who found the pieces that formed a dynasty.
Krause was named executive of the year twice.
www.sptimes.com /2003/04/08/news_pf/Sports/Bulls_GM_Krause_resig.shtml   (638 words)

  
 THE KRAUSE MYTH REMAINS
Krause was given credit for these rings and some actually refer to him as the "Architect" of these teams.
Jerry Krause has often stated his preference for drafting guys with size, as he has been quoted as saying "They don't teach height".
Krause not only missed these guys with the 6th overall pick, but he had the 18th and 20th picks, where he took BJ Armstrong and Jeff "sleepy" Sanders and passed on Cliff Robinson.
www.chicagosportsfan.com /chicagosportsfan/krause.htm   (2190 words)

  
 Famed Hoops GM Visits Hall of Fame and Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Jerry Krause helped build a dynasty with the Chicago Bulls, serving as executive vice president during the glory years of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.
Since his 2003 resignation from the Bulls, Krause is back working in the National Pastime, as a scout for the New York Yankees in 2004 and with the New York Mets the past two years.
Krause's relationship with Veeck, a famously innovative owner elected to the Hall in 1991, went back many years.
www.baseballhalloffame.org /news/2006/060630.htm   (1039 words)

  
 Stories/News - Dr. Jerry Krause, director of men’s basketball operations at Gonzaga University, to receive Alumni ...
Jerry Krause of Spokane, Wash., a 1959 graduate of Wayne State College, is the recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award to be presented at the 2007 Winter Commencement.
Krause was a long-standing member of the NCAA Rules Committee, was on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and served on the Selection Committee of the National Basketball Hall of Fame.
Krause earned his master's degree in mathematics in 1965 and his Ed.D. in physical education in 1967, both from the University of Northern Colorado.
www.wsc.edu /newscenter/story_archives/2007/071203_krause.php   (376 words)

  
 DVD Talk Forum - Jerry Krause calls it quits
When he said that all the Krause critics were waiting for him to fail at rebuilding this team and after 5 years of not coming close to not making the playoffs he deserves to be bashed somewhat.
Krause brought in pretty decent players, and it was Jackson and Jordan who shaped those players into great players.
Basketball is a team game and all to often Krause made it appear this he was the reason the Bulls won it all when it was indeed a combined effort of players, coaches, and management.
www.dvdtalk.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-284333.html   (2531 words)

  
 SI.com - Pro Basketball - Bulls GM Jerry Krause resigns - Monday April 07, 2003 10:05 PM
Krause, 64, who has held the post since 1985, has struggled to rebuild the team since Jordan left after leading the team to a third straight title in 1998.
Krause added: "It is only fair to the players and staff that [chairman] Jerry Reinsdorf be able to select my successor as soon as possible prior to the draft, just as he did with me on March 26, 1985."
While it was no secret Krause had some minor health issues, nobody seemed to think they were serious enough to cause him to step down.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/news/2003/04/07/krause_bulls_ap   (573 words)

  
 Lansing State Journal: Jerry's opens its doors in downtown
Jerry Krause purchased the former Amy's Place restaurant and The Pub from Amy Williams in August and it has reopened as Jerry's Restaurant & Pub.
Krause is also working out the details of other changes to the establishment.
Krause said the support of the staff at the restaurant/pub has been important to the transition.
www.lansingstatejournal.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006610150453   (615 words)

  
 SportingNews.com - NBA : Bulls GM Krause resigns
Players said Krause was emotional when he met with them before practice Monday, and he left the Bulls' practice facility without speaking to reporters.
Krause was named the league's executive of the year twice.
Krause then switched course, deciding that the Bulls' future lay with high schoolers Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler.
archive.sportingnews.com /nba/articles/20030407/467472.html   (1107 words)

  
 Krause tribute spooked by old ghosts Chicago Sun-Times - Find Articles
Jerry Krause has his people, Michael Jordan has his people.
Sounding like a man eternally grateful that Krause named him an NBA head coach, though no one is certain he should have the job, Cartwright fired shots at Jordan, Phil Jackson and even his resident 38-year-old forward, Scottie Pippen, before a 100-94 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
If Krause expected speeches from chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, the man who hired him and suggested the ceremony, or John Paxson, who replaced Krause in the general manager's seat, he was disappointed.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20031101/ai_n12527892   (935 words)

  
 Krause's rough-and-tumble run with Bulls comes to end - NBA - CBSSports.com
Krause, 64, was hired in 1985 to replace Rod Thorn, who became executive vice president of the NBA after drafting Michael Jordan.
Krause's reaction often was to tell the world that the heart of the Bulls was in the team vision, not Jordan, which nobody but Krause seemed to believe.
So the Jerry and Jerry essentially blew up the whole team and brought in Floyd, and the Bulls were a stunning 49-190 until he was fired in December, giving way to Bill Cartwright.
cbs.sportsline.com /nba/story/6301957   (1078 words)

  
 HoopsHype - Articles - Where the bodies are buried
Krause, though, portrayed Jackson as a two-faced character who really had very little regard for his assistant coaches, a perception that certain Krause associates in the Bulls organization had sought to spread about Jackson.
Krause alleged later that Jackson deceived him into believing that Bach was the anonymous source for most of the inside detail.
Krause was supposedly distraught more than three years later to learn that he had been deceived into firing an innocent Bach.
hoopshype.com /articles/phil_lazenby.htm   (2619 words)

  
 Player Bio: Jerry Krause :: Men's Basketball
Jerry Krause returned for his second stint with Gonzaga University's men's basketball program in the summer of 2001, this time as Director of Men's Basketball Operations.
Krause is no stranger to basketball in the Inland Pacific Northwest.
Krause was a long-standing member of the NCAA Rules Committee, was on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and served on the Selection Committee of the National Basketball Hall of Fame.
gozags.cstv.com /sports/m-baskbl/mtt/krause_jerry00.html   (438 words)

  
 The Bulls & Jerry Krause: For Better or Worse - Basketball Forum - NBA & College Basketball Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: )
When Krause picked up the options on Crawford, Fizer and Bagaric it meant that the major reconstruction portion of this five year rebuilding project is over.
Well, when all is said and done, and if good health prevails, Cartwright will fullfill Krause's vision of the new dynasty when he starts a lineup that has Williams and Rose in the backcourt, Robinson and Chandler on the wings, and Curry planted firmly in the middle.
Krause will do what he does best, indeed what he built his reputation on: tinker.
www.basketballboards.net /forum/showthread.php?t=9915   (2203 words)

  
 Basketball Skills & Drills-3rd Edition - Human Kinetics
Krause is the director of men’s basketball operations for Gonzaga University.
Krause was recognized for lifetime contributions to basketball as the 2007 Battle in Seattle honoree by Northwest Sports and Gonzaga University.
Jerry Meyer is the chief analyst and scout for the Rivals.com basketball recruiting coverage.
www.humankinetics.com /products/showproduct.cfm?associate=888&isbn=9780736067072   (926 words)

  
 An Act in 2 Parts: Are the Bulls Trying to Lure Kukoc Out of Italy?
He is coming to a halt alongside Jerry Krause, the general manager of the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball League.
Yes, the reporter was sitting at a table in the hotel café across from you and Jerry Krause.
Krause maintains that the best potential salary-cap slot would be Bill Cartwright's, worth more than $1 million per year, but that the Bulls might decide to keep Cartwright.
www.iht.com /articles/1993/04/14/kuko.php   (1117 words)

  
 The Sports Rag
Chicago, IL – Bulls General Manager Jerry Krause (below, left), 64, carrying approximately 567 trembling, bubbling, clammy pounds of walking, talking, perpetually life-threatening man-beef, stunned the sports world Monday by revealing that he actually has health problems.
As stunned reporters looked on, Krause matter-of-factly revealed his health woes, which he had apparently kept secret from friends, relatives and the public.
Krause then leaned over to a nearby buffet table and swallowed an entire turkey.
www.thesportsrag.com /009_Krause.html   (195 words)

  
 Jerome Krause Fashion Hair
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At Jerome Krause Fashionhair, therapeutic and medical hair replacement is an area of expertise and specialization—not a sideline.
Jerome Krause Fashionhair is referred by leading cancer clinics, hospitals, burn units, and oncology departments around the world.
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 SportingNews.com - NBA : Jordan: No plans to replace Krause
Krause's personality clashed with many players, and he and Jordan ended on bad terms when the superstar retired before the lockout-shortened season of 1999.
Bulls GM Jerry Krause's resignation is under less than ideal circumstances, but promising candidate B.J. Armstrong waits in the wings.
Chicago Bulls general manager Jerry Krause resigns, citing health problems, after a tenure that included six NBA championships.
archive.sportingnews.com /nba/articles/20030408/467628.html   (720 words)

  
 The architect - Chicago Bulls general manager Jerry Krause - Column Sporting News, The - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hired by owner Jerry Reinsdorf in 1985, within three seasons Krause dumped 11 players and kept only Jordan; he hired Jackson; he made a draft-day trade to get Scottie Pippen; he traded for Bill Cartwright, signed John Paxson and drafted Horace Grant and B.J. Armstrong.
As to why, then, the gym rat Jerry Krause would be so perverse as to destroy the brilliant product of a life's work, the media critics never say.
They only imply that Krause wants to tear apart the team to prove he can build a champion without Jordan--who, they remind us was a Bull before Krause came on the job.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n31_v222/ai_20996404   (851 words)

  
 Sleuth's exit a mystery -- ChicagoSports.com
Often, Krause received treatment on the trainer's table, and the arrival of two grandchildren had softened him.
One team source said Krause told him he expected to be back in the league within a year.
"Jerry Krause is one of a kind," Reinsdorf said in his own statement.
chicagosports.chicagotribune.com /sports/basketball/bulls/cs-030407bullskrause,1,4533817.story?coll=cs-home-headlines   (743 words)

  
 CJOnline.com | The Topeka Capital-Journal | Bulls architect Krause resigns 04/08/03
Krause brought in his own hand-picked successor to Jackson, Tim Floyd, who resigned in December 2001, so frustrated with the rebuilding he didn't publicly thank Krause on his way out.
Team chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said he hoped to have a successor in place within the next month.
Krause emphasized in the team statement that he is not retiring.
cjonline.com /stories/040803/spo_krause.shtml   (635 words)

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