Bill Wennington

And when you can say from Chicago, and that's what Derek was, how he was introduced, that means a lot to the people of Chicago.

They're born and raised here, lived up through the hardships on the South side.

And Derek brought reference to that, uh, in his talk, in his speech.

And, uh,

He overcame all the odds, and he did some really great things for this team, and that's going to be remembered now forever up in the rafters at the United Center for the Bulls now.

It really does mean that much to see, and it's always going to.

You know, it really was that tight, and those guys, you could see the love that they had for each other, that they got choked up, and the way they revered

I was going to say poo.

I guess I could say poo.

Yeah.

Not Derek, but the way they revered him and what he meant to them and how they all interacted together.

And that's why that team was successful.

And the most successful teams that I've been on in my life have been close-knit teams like that where guys really cared about each other and treated each other as family and worked together because you didn't want to let each other down.

And you could see that in them.

and how they loved each other and talked about each other.

And even Tom Thibodeau speaking about Derek and that team, every time they talked about it, it's always with love as family.

And it is so neat to see that.

And that's why that team was successful.

Do you say that hopingly?

The man's been playing basketball forever.