In fact, as soon as the off-season started, he had immediately done just that!
At the game, the two NBC commentators were discussing Scottie Pippen who wasn't even on the court.
"I don't know if this was Phil's strategy or what happened, but on the Bulls' last attack, Scottie wasn't involved. Moreover, he was sitting alone at the end of the bench, looking like... he had been isolated."
"Scottie was performing well today, Phil had no reason to exclude him at such a critical moment. I'm more inclined to think that Scottie didn't want to play for some reason. Judging from his recent reaction, it seems he had a conflict with Phil and Roger. Regardless, Chicago fans had to accept the fact that Scottie Pippen was not there at the winning moment."
Following this, the camera gave a close-up of Roger.
The entire Madison Square Garden crowd was screaming in the stands: "You didn't make the last shot!"