Article: Jordan Is Making Every Minute Count

Go back just a couple of months to the beginning of the NBA season, when Michael Jordan and Doug Collins agreed that Jordan wouldn't be a starter. That Jordan would come off the bench in an attempt to curtail his minutes -- to preserve him, keep him rested and healthy for the whole season (and the playoffs, be still my heart).

That was the plan. It was devised as an antidote for what happened last season when Jordan got hurt around the time of the All-Star Game. In retrospect, the thinking was Jordan logged so many minutes in the first half of the season, he'd worn his body down to the fail- safe point. Jordan and Collins didn't want that to happen again. So they came up with a number to ...

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