Loved it too. A few things.
Gambling/Murder- His dad's murder had nothing at all to do with gambling/mafia etc. It was just random bad luck. The killers are in prison. They would have cut a deal if there was more to the story. Just a shame.
Flu/Hangover- Silly rumor mongering. He had food poisoning. He was at the hotel with the crew all evening. No Vegas runs.
Krause/Reinsdorf- Hard for me to blame Krause too much. Krause did not do anything that Reinsdorf didn't want or approve. The players were a bit passive aggressive going after Krause instead of Reinsdorf. Agreed that Krause was hard to like and had poor personal skills but he was who he was and Reinsdorf knew exactly what he was getting and it was exactly what he wanted.
Pippen- Again, tough to blame the Bulls for not re-negotiating. They don't get to renegotiate contracts of players who go bust. Players' like to say it is just a business when they get all they can for themselves and then get their feelings hurt when the owners act like it is a business. Plus, the reality was that Pippen was a very, very good NBA player that was great as a number two. He was not a number one player. In '97 there were plenty of guys you would take over Pippen including: Ewing, Olajuwan, Malone, Shaq, Barkley etc. You could build a team around those guys but not Pippen. Krause actually realized this and was never going to give him a huge deal. It is certainly arguable that Pippen was under paid late in his contract with the Bulls but then you would have to concede that he was massively over paid after the Bulls.
Phil Jackson- The genius of Phil was not his ability to handle Jordan but his ability to handle everyone else plus the triangle. The same exists for Poppovitch, Kerr, Riley etc. They had systems in place that gave the role players a routine. There was little thinking or ad-libbing. Very little standing around watching the super star. Jordan forced out the previous coaches because they were not holding the rest of the team to a high enough standard. Jordan did not really want to have to demand it from his teammates (although he certainly did) he wanted the coach to do it for him. Phil was actually really good about demanding excellence from the bit players. Of course Jordan was still incredibly hard on his teammates in practice. The only other guy that had that same practice mentality was Magic.
Impossible to know if the championship run would have been able to continue or if they would have won when Jordan went to baseball. IMO, I think they win in '99 for sure and probably win one of the middle two years.
One thing about Jordan, he was always very, very guarded in his public statements and image while playing. Never political. He cultivated an image to maximize his endorsements. His father's death took a huge toll on him, even though he sort of downplayed it in the media. Jordan's emotions after the '96 championship are amazing. His first retirement had nothing to do with gambling at all. He was tired, having marital issues, his dad was murdered, he was fantastically rich and just wasn't sure he could put in the effort he knew it would require to win it all. He wasn't willing to play just to cash a check and not be 100%.
Greatest of all time when you combine ability, drive, work ethic, mental toughness and focus. You sacrifice a lot to succeed at that level.