Scottie Pippen: “Offensive and Defensive plays?, He Mastered Them!”

Scottie Maurice Pippen, an amazing athlete who has mastered the abilities of jumping, shooting and various of other skills. His monstrous jumping ability has postarize many players in the NBA. If Pippen goes up in the air, then there are only three words “Look Out Below” because he is coming down with a thunderous slam on top of you! However if you choose to double team him in the paint then he will just have to step back behind the arc and simply shoot one in your face! There is merely nothing that you can do to defend this astonishing player. Not only is he an unstoppable player, but also keen player who lead Chicago Bulls along with Michael Jordan to six championships. He has left a mark as being nominated as one of the best all-around players in NBA history.

Scottie Pippen attended college at University Of Central Arkansas, and played for the basketball team for four consecutive years. Pippen’s great performance at his college as a basketball player, lead him to be immediately considered a viable NBA prospect. In 1987, Pippen was selected fifth overall in the NBA Draft by the Seattle Supersonics. Where he played some introductory games with and soon he was traded to the Chicago Bulls for the eighth pick, 7-ft center Olden Polynice. Only later did the Supersonics realise that Pippen had great potential because with the Chicago bulls, Pippen blossomed as an all-star player.

Scottie Pippen immediately became Chicago’s young starting forward with 6”10” power forward Horace Grant. Both of these players played well together and portrayed great chemistry with the team which lead Chicago to many wins. Then later on, in the 1988 playoffs, Pippen would come together with one of the greatest legend of all time Michael Jordan and they both lead the Bulls to reach the Eastern Conference semi finals for the first time in over a decade. Pippen was just booming as a player he was well recognized for his stellar defence and consistent scoring ability.

In 1990, Pippen helped the Bulls to reach the Conference Finals and earned himself his first NBA All-Star Game berth. However, in game seven of the conference finals against the Detroit Pistons, Pippen suffered from a migraine headache which really affected his performance. Then in the following year, 1991, Pippen would continue to improve and establish himself as a force to be reckoned with. Pippen became as the Bull’s primary defensive stopper and an indispensable offensive threat. He helped lead the Bulls to six NBA Championships(1990-91, 1991-92,1992-93,1995-96, and 1997-98). As a legend he was nominated as one of the NBA’s Fifty Greatest Players when the league was celebrating its fiftieth season in 1996.

Pippen still to this day has 3 achievements and records: 1) Pippen holds the NBA record for most career assists for a forward, 2) Pippen holds the NBA record for most career steals for a forward and 3) Pippen recorded 20 career triple-doubles.

Scottie Maurice Pippen is now retired and is spending some time working as a basketball analyst for the Chicago Bulls, he is also a special assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. . Pippen has two children and is married to Assyrian-American Larsa Younan. Pippen is a frequent poker player and he just loves kicking it back and playing high stake poker games with his team-mates Jordan and Ron Harper.

Enjoy some of his greatest moments in the NBA