American professional basketball player Scottie Pippen is called an underrated player. The six-time NBA champion was a striker at the Chicago Bulls, a member of the US national team. The name of the two-time Olympic champion is included in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Scotty Maurice Pippen made a huge contribution to transforming the regular Bulls team into the championship. Thanks to the light forward, the NBA gained worldwide popularity in the nineties.
Road to fame
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1965. He was born in Humberg on September 25. In the family of Preston and Ethel Pippen, a child of 12 children was the youngest. Father worked in a paper mill. The boy began to engage in sports while studying at school.
The tall mobile guy became a point guard in the team of the Hamburg school. As a result, the players entered the playoffs of the state. When Pippen became an undergraduate, he was able to earn all the awards of the conference.
The young man who received the grant "Basic Education Opportunity" began studying at the University of Central Arkansas. He chose the study of industrial production. A talented athlete did not stop playing basketball. Marty Blake, who served in the NBA as director of recruiting new students, drew attention to a promising student.
In 1987, Scotty became a member of the Supersonics Seattle professional team. Very soon, he moved to the Chicago Bulls as an attacking player. In the composition of his native team, Pippen made his debut in the NBA. For the entire first year, the beginning athlete watched the progress of the games from the standpoint. Starting next year, he was entrusted with entering the field. Since 1989, along with Jordan, Pippen became the main one.
Confession
The guy performed perfectly all the actions of a light forward. He was astounding by his excellent speed, defense and maneuverability, the player was distinguished by the delivered throw. In the early nineties, the basketball player in the team was number two. With his appearance, “Bulls” have claims to the championship title in the NBA. Results improved with every game. For the match, Scotty made an average of 7 rebounds, at least a couple of interceptions.
He did not score less than 20 points. The athlete was entrusted with the custody of the most dangerous rivals. In the 1991 finals, he managed to defuse Johnson, who played for the Lakers. This was a decisive fact in the outcome of the scrum. For the first time, “Chicago Bulls” took the top position in the NBA. The result was repeated three more times.
Scotty got the supporting role. Due to the lack of problems with the attack, the basketball player’s performance soon exceeded the twenty-point mark. The player who did the rough work turned into the most powerful attacking force. Jordan left the big sport. After him, Scotty became the leader.
His full talent was manifested in the games 1993-1994. Even after Michael returned, Pippen was not in his shadow. The basketball player preferred supporting roles, helping a partner increase authority. They took the first place three times in the NBA, in 1998 each had 6 top titles. After the final departure from the team of Jordan, Scotty moved to the “Houston”.
The heyday and completion of a career
For eight years, Pippen won the league title. He failed to enter the best star NBA defense team for the seventh time in that capacity. However, the basketball player is rightfully the title of a sports star. The genius of protection was made by the speed of hands, the developed game thinking, and the amazing talent in the role of the defender.
Pippen showed excellent performance in completing the attacks. Especially noticeable are his achievements during the playoff games. The basketball player was included in all attacks instantly, at the most important moments of fights.
In practice, the athlete managed to secure the championship for Portland, for which he played against the Lakers, in the final of the 2000 Association. The opponents managed to maintain a minimal advantage in their favor only with the enormous efforts of Brynt and Onill. Over time, the Scotty team began to lose ground in the sport. The final season of his career, the player played for the “Chicago Bulls”. He then announced his resignation from the NBA.
In Sweden and Finland, the basketball player played several matches after four and a half years. These games he did not consider important. Pippen finally said goodbye to the big sport in the spring of 2004.
