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Steven M. Sipple: Former Husker sharpshooter Piatkowski says he could've handled MJ's heat

Eric Piatkowski, the former Nebraska men's basketball sharpshooter, says his personality is such that he didn't let ultra-demanding coaches rattle him -- not even the especially loud ones.

So, he wouldn't have had a problem with Michael Jordan's unforgiving leadership style during the 1990s as MJ led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships.

In fact, Piatkowski says, he would've embraced Jordan's approach.

"I think it would've been fantastic," says the second-leading scorer in Husker basketball history who went on to play 14 seasons in the NBA. "I'm not one to ever get my feelings hurt.