So because Cartwright threatened Mike at some point that proves that he wasn't a good leader? Cartwright and Shaq are 2 different players/people. What makes you think that Mike would've handled Shaq like he handled Cartwright? Besides, how many titles did Cartwright win with Mike? How about Kerr? Regardless of what may have happened between those guys and Mike over the years, it's obvious that Mike lead those perspective teams to the top of the mountain. Your post makes no sense, you haven't refuted anything that I said.
Because how MJ handled Cartwright was how he handled EVERYONE. He did the same shyt to Horace and BJ Armstrong and Paxson and even Pip. His leadership style was to be a bully. That is it. There is no other way he handles things. If you don't do things his way you got cut. That's what happened.
We're not talking about titles won. You're talking about leadership. Don't change it up to include titles because titles don't mean a good leader it means a good team. It's been said by more people that played on the those teams that PIPPEN was the one holding all of that shyt together not MJ.
Your post said Mike commands more respect, but it wasn't respect he got from his teammates. It was disdain and fear. Kobe gets more respect around the league from other players than Mike ever did. They couldn't stand his ass.

Shaq fell back to no one, he has to always be in the dominant position irregardless of who has more experience or who is better.


You're up here speaking for cats like you were there witnessing shyt. We have Phil Jackson here lauding over Mike's leadership skills and here you are trying to shyt on his leadership. Check yourself man, you don't know better than Phil Jackson.