What he did have was some talent as a high school point guard , and more importantly, a "will and desire to do better," he says. One of Pippen's dreams was to play college basketball. Overlooked by most programs , he ended up at the University of Central Arkansas, close to his hometown, with no guarantee that he would play and on a work-study grant.
As a freshman, Pippen worked as team equipment manager , sweeping the gym, picking up basketballs and doing laundry for the players. By the end of his sophomore year, he was the "best player" on the team, another former UCA coach, Arch Jones, told the Chicago Tribune.
In his senior year of college, Pippen — who had a major growth spurt and had gone from 6'1 to 6'8 — was named a Consensus NAIA All-American , averaging Out of college, in , Pippen was drafted in the first round by the Chicago Bulls. But even in the NBA — and after winning six championships with the Bulls — Pippen had to fight to do better.
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They entered the playoffs that year as the best team in the East and with the second-best record in the NBA. While LA was a formidable force, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that the Bulls would roll. Pippen performed admirably, putting up 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists.
He even outscored Jordan in the deciding game. The Bulls rolled through the regular-season, winning a league-high 67 games. He picked up his first First-Team All-Defense honors.
While the regular season was a walk in the park, the playoffs proved a bit more difficult for the Bulls. They swept the Heat in round 1, survived a 7-game war with the Knicks, and took six games to beat the Cavs.
Jordan got a lot of the hype and had some tremendous performances. Pippen, however, played some of his best basketball to date.
Pippen was a considerable factor, averaging Chicago found a young and hungry Suns team, led by Charles Barkley, waiting for them. Phoenix went down after 2 games and was never really a threat, even though they won Games 3 and 5 in Chicago.
Jordan and Pippen were out of this world, carrying the Bulls averaging 41 points and 22 points, respectively. Pippen nabbed a triple-double in Game 2 and flirted with three more across the series. The season was one for the ages for the Chicago Bulls.
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