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About Jordan's helper: Pippen
Chapter one. The most versatile player in history.
In the 50-year history of NBA, countless outstanding stars have emerged. It can be called "the most versatile player in NBA history." I believe it is a famous active player-Scott Pippen.
Such outstanding achievements are all due to his investment and development in basketball from the beginning. Born in a rough background, he reached an agreement with the small NAIA school in central Arkansas in the early years to become the team manager as a newcomer in exchange for financial support. Now he has made unparalleled comprehensive contributions to helping the Bulls become the greatest team in history, all for success.
Take 1994-95 season as an example, that is, the season after Michael Jordan unexpectedly announced his retirement (later comeback). He is the first player in the Bulls in scoring, rebounding, assisting, stealing and time-out, and also became the first player to lead the team to obtain all the major statistical records in 17 years. Then 1995-96, Jordan made a comeback, and Pippen shouldered his original role and helped the Bulls win NBA honors for three consecutive years. With the Bulls winning the best regular season record in NBA history and winning the championship four times in six years, Pippen entered the NBA All-Star Game for the sixth time, was elected as the best defensive first team player for five times, and won the second Olympic gold medal in Atlanta.
Pippen, who is six feet seven inches tall, is one of the most versatile and intelligent players in basketball. He can not only pass the ball as brilliantly as a point guard, but also catch rebounds as a power forward, and has the ability of shooting guards to score frequently. Moreover, he has lightning speed and amazing jumping ability, and was selected as the best defensive player in NBA.
Jordan praised, "this is Pippen's game-comprehensive." He must be the most comprehensive player in our team. He is more confident, mature and steady than I know him. In my opinion, he is the best player in the NBA, if not the best. Not only Jordan said this, but many people and players who love and understand basketball share the same view, so Pippen was well-deserved to be selected as one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history.
For an unknown boy who finished high school and didn't even get a college grant, it is commendable to get the above results. Of course, Pippen is only 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 145 pounds. He grew up in Hanbury, a suburban town with a population of only 3,400 in Arkansas. He is the youngest of 12 children. There are indications that he will become a basketball superstar tomorrow. In fact, Pippen plans to leave the high school team in the tenth class. At that time, his father Preston was facing a heavy blow; One day, when Preston came home from the paper mill where he worked, he suddenly had a stroke and fell to the ground. Later, he was forced to sit in a wheelchair all day. He never had a chance to watch his son play basketball with his own eyes, until they first received a video of Pippen playing for the Bulls.
Chapter two. Beginners in NBA
How did his father react?
Pippen said with emotion, "The stroke took away his voice, but my mother told me that he was in tears. 」
Although Pippen rejoined his high school basketball team after serving as the manager of the American football team for one year, no university will give him money to play basketball when he graduates. Donald Wayne, coach of Pippen High School, said: "He is only 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 145 pounds. Nothing special or extraordinary. People even often ask me,' Why did you use him? 』」
It seems that Pippen's chances of entering the university are slim, until Wayne negotiates with Don Dyer, the coach of the Central University of Arkansas basketball team, and becomes the manager of the basketball team (the task is to handle all the daily affairs of the team, including playing football, cleaning the court and preparing the players' meals, etc.). ) and he is entitled to a grant to help make up for his expenses. Pippen said that he was often "abandoned" in private trials between some players. Later, because two players left, he became the first choice.
After finishing his first year of college, Pippen has become the best player in the team. In the second year, his height soared to 6 feet 5 inches, and his weight also increased, averaging 20 points per game. However, even though he made rapid progress, he still didn't get much praise. Finally, faithful wife, with Pippen's outstanding performance in his last year of college: averaging 23.6 points and 65,438+00 rebounds, he began to attract the attention of many NBA scouts.
At that time, Marty Blake, the director of NBA scouting, began to pay attention to Pippen's potential, while Jerry Krause, the managing director of Bulls (who specially found Charles Oakley and other neglected new stars in previous years) had a better eye for Pippen. The Bulls predicted that he would be one of the first players selected in the second round of rookie trials, so Jerry Krause was confident that the Bulls could beat him and get Pippen in the first round of trials. But Klaus couldn't guess that his idea brought him a terrible nightmare. In the spring of 1987, Pippen shines brilliantly in various pre-selection camps, which makes people look impressive.
In an instant, everyone in the NBA focused on Pippen, and everyone was interested in getting to know this young man with big arms and palms. Suddenly became a hot rookie in the 1987 NBA rookie selection. However, Klaus will never let others take the treasure from his pocket. In order to ensure the chance of winning, he reached an insider deal with Seattle the night before the draft pick: if reggie williams and Amon Guillam are selected, Seattle will choose Pippen with their fifth draft pick, and then exchange him for center olden polynice, who was selected by Chicago with the eighth draft pick, in exchange for the second draft pick and Chicago's 1988 or 65438.
Since Pippen joined Chicago, he has been eager to become a pivotal figure in the Bulls, pushing the Bulls to a higher level than in the Jordan era. In the first few days of practice with the Bulls, he left a deep impression: he insisted on defending Jordan again and again (Pippen joked: "Neither of the two techniques he used against others can be used on me. 」)。 When he was a rookie, he had back surgery and recovered his motivation from setbacks. In the second season, he has become the first choice, but also gradually showed his versatility, often making three pairs of figures, thus consolidating the status of a superstar. 1988- 1989 averaged 14.4 points, grabbed 6. 1 rebounds and 3.5 assists.
After the first contract ended, Pippen saved enough money to buy a new house for his parents and live a comfortable life. "The tree wants to be quiet, but the wind does not stop. The son wants to raise and the relatives are not there." Pippen's father died a few months after he moved into his new house, when the Bulls played the Philadelphia 76ers in the playoffs 1990.
Chapter three. Pippen's ability
Now it's Pippen's turn to cry
Pippen has strong jumping ability, which enables him to jump and shoot in front of burly players. He can also grab rebounds, control the ball to go off alone and create wonderful assists, or take shots or jumpers at the basket. However, Pippen's talent in many aspects has not been discovered until Bulls coach Phil Jackson came to power in the 1989 season, which made the 6-foot-7 striker make more contributions in all aspects. Pippen's talent had a chance to show.
Chuck daly, former coach of Pistons and Dream Team 1, pointed out that Pippen is the offensive planner or "ball forward" of the Bulls. Dr. J gave Pippen the nicknames of "unpredictable player" and "one of the rare all-around players in nba". Pippen and Jordan are pioneers of fierce defense because the Bulls use full-court oppressive defense. Phil Jackson praised them as "our brave, roaring and roaring Bai Wen bulldogs". The second game of 1990 nba finals has greatly changed Pippen's life. All this is because Jackson sent his caretaker, Magic Johnson, who was called "Magic". Since then, the Bulls have never lost a game in that series of events, and Pippen finally won his first nba championship and became one of the nba superstars.
There is no doubt that Pippen is the best all-around player in nba. The question is how many people know this fact? Compared with other types of professional athletes, his career is the hardest. He has to endure harsh evaluation and critical criticism more than other nba players. At the beginning of his growth and study, he suffered a lot of ridicule, as well as countless passions and doubts. Especially in 1989, a few minutes after the start of the seventh game of the East Coast Finals, Pippen was hit on the head by Pistons center bill Ranbir, which caused a migraine and seriously affected his performance that night. This is the lowest point of his career. Since then, criticism has been heard, and public opinion even questioned whether he really suffered from migraine, which led to his poor shooting score of one tenth.
Then, before the start of the 1993-94 season, that is, after the Bulls won the nba championship for three consecutive years, it was like a bolt from the blue. In unexpected circumstances, Michael Jordan suddenly announced the cancellation of his "trapeze" performance, ending the most wonderful superhero demonstration in nba history. Pippen, 29, immediately became a pillar of Chicago. Never asking about honor, standing silently in the corner and accepting the prospect of Jordan's retirement is even worse. Without any psychological preparation, he was asked to take the place of the "God of Basketball" on the court and continue the brilliant record of the Bulls. In the plight of loneliness and helplessness, he finally completed the task and lived up to expectations.
Pippen led the Bulls to win only one game less than Jordan in the regular season that year, so they could lead the team into the semi-finals of the East Coast playoffs until they were eliminated by the powerful new york team. At that time, some people there thought they could win as many as 50 games. Pippen also won the nba All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award (mvp) and almost became the MVP of the year. At that time, he became a new superhero.
Chapter four. Pippen without Jordan
Pippen lives under psychological pressure! ! !
12 teammates, including coach Jackson, became thousands of angry fans. Pippen was put in limbo as if he would never be born again. In fact, we can understand his situation and mood at that time: Pippen was recognized as the soul of the team and led the bulls to today's state alone, but he was abandoned by the team at the final blow of the decisive playoffs and found another candidate. He died in name only, and his self-esteem was hurt, so he couldn't bear to play any more. There is no denying that kukoc is an excellent player, but Pippen's outstanding performance throughout the season proves that he is more confident and capable of leading the team to achieve the predetermined goals. But the coach made him a puppet, a puppet! Coach, try to get Jordan to play football next time! Look at his reaction! )
Looking back on the situation at that time, Pippen said, "To some extent, I regret it, because this impulse has brought a negative impact like snowflakes, and it is also an opportunity to learn. I learned how to face the ups and downs of life, and I don't allow anything to make me emotionally unstable. I know I completely lost control in this 1.8 second. 」
When Jordan returned to the team at the end of the 1994-95 regular season, Pippen's self-control ability finally recovered. But I didn't expect that Jordan at that time was not the Jordan that Pippen and other bulls were familiar with and used to working with. His movements are as stiff as iron and he no longer dominates the whole game. The Bulls need more strength to challenge the Orlando Magic, with O 'Neal, Chatvey and Glen behind them. The Bulls finally fell short in Game 6 of the East Coast semi-final, losing by eight points in the last 45 seconds of the decisive game. As in the past, when the bull won, the flashing lights focused on Jordan; But when the bull lost, the responsibility inevitably shifted from Jordan to Pippen. "I think our failure and Jordan's inaccuracy have made me a victim, and I must bear the responsibility of disappointing thousands of viewers. When a game falls behind, people expect me to replace Jordan and cheer up to turn the tide. Pippen said with emotion.
After the playoff of 1994, there was a negotiation to exchange Pippen for seattle supersonics. In the end, the deal of exchanging Pippen for shawn kemp fell through, and Pippen is still a bull. Then the good news came. Jordan, who regained his prestige on the basketball court, said that if the Bulls still had Pippen and Jackson, he would wear uniforms for the Bulls for another three years.
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