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N eith er side fig u re s to blin k until the p lay o ffs are o v er and i t ’s cle a r w hether the B ulls have added to their dynasty w ith a sixth title in eig h t years. If they win, the pressure to capitu late will be on owner Jerry Reinsdorf and general manager Jerry Krause. If som eone knocks the B u lls o ff, m anag em en t w ill have an excuse to reb u ild the team . “ H e’s such a g reat p e rso n , a g reat p lay er, that it w ill really hurt if we lose h im ,” E astern C on feren ce A ll-S tar co ach L arry Bird said. Bird, like nearly everyone at All- Star weekend, heard the Jordan ques- tion over and over. And like every one, he didn’t know whether to be lieve it. “Michael will be here again next year and will win the MVP again," Jayson Williams said. “I don’t know why Mike needs so much drama in his life.” “I think this was his last (All-Star) game,” Penny Hardaway said. “W e hope he won’t retire,” Gary Payton said. “We hope he comes back because he makes it more com petitive.” A d d e d W e st c o a c h G e o rg e K arl: “T he league w ill learn how to fu n c tio n w ithout M ichael, but I ’ll go on reco rd rig h t now th at I p e rso n a lly think M ichael should co n tin u e to play. “I think we all want to try to beat him. He has set the standard at such a height that anybody who has the opportunity wants to go after the best. And he has proven to be the best many, many times.” . Jordan won the MVP award after leading all scorers with 23 points as the East beat the West 135-114. Jor dan shot 10-for-18 with eight assists, six rebounds and three steals. “If that was his last, it was a great way to go out,” Jason Kidd said. “If he does decide to retire, he’s going out at the right time - out on top.” There is skepticism regarding Jordan’s pronouncements because he has gone back on his word before. When he retired in 1993 to be come a baseball player, he said he was finished playing basketball. W hen he re tu rn e d in 1995, he w ore uniform No. 45 and said he w ould never w ear N o. 23 again. In both cases, Jordan flip-flopped Now, people are looking for any sliver of hedging on his part. Ifhe won’t play or any coach other than Jackson, would he consider be ing a player-coach? “N o. T hat w as ju s t an a p p e tizer throw n out by P h il,” Jordan said. Would he play elsewhere next sea son if Jackson gets a job coaching another team? “Nowhere else,” Jordan said. Would he play for the Knicks? “No. I said I’d only do that if I was single. 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