Sunday, October 25, 2009

SCOTTIE MAURICE PIPPEN

Scottie Maurice Pippen (born September 25, 1965) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National professional basketball player (NBA). He is most remembered for his time with the Chicago Bulls and he ‘s first team was Trail Blazers Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets their record in 1996 season is 72 wins and 10 loss Pippen along with Jordan he played an important role in popularizing nba in the world in 1980’s and 1990’s and the was named to the NBA Defensive team eight times and all nba first team three times nba all star and was the nba all star Game MVP in 1994. He was named to the 50 Greatest players in the nba. History during the 1996-1997 season,

PIPPEN WITH OUT JORDAN

Michael Jordan retired before the 1994 season, and his absence pippen emerged jordan’s. Shadow. That year he got the ALL-Star game MVP honours and lead the bulls scoring assist, in the entire league in steals, averaging 22.0 points , 8.7rebounds, 1.9 three pointers, and 0.8 blocks per game while shooting (19.1 32% from the three point line.

RETIREMENT

He was the special assistant the los angleles lakers. In December , 25, 2005 pippen deputed a studio analyst for NBA on ABC. Before this he was a part-time analyst for ESPN

AWARDS

- 6x NBA champion (1991-1993,1996-1998

- 7x NBA alls star (1990, 1992-1997

- 1x NBA alls star game MVP (1994)

- 3x all-nba second team selection (1993,1998)

- 8x NBA –all defensive frist team selection(1992-1999)

- 2x NBA- ALL defensive Second team selection

- NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-time team

Sources

  • Chicago Tribune, December 28, 1989.
  • Jet, June 12, 1995, p. 27.
  • People, May 6, 1996, pp. 238~240.
  • Sport, February 1992, pp. 66~70.
  • Sports Illustrated, November 30, 1987, pp. 67~71; February 24, 1992, pp. 74~84.
  • VIBE, March 1995, pp. 58~61.
  • Washington Post, June 16, 1993, p. D-1.
  • Further information for this profile was obtained from websites for the Chicago Bulls and the National Basketball Association on the Internet.

NEXT BEST PLAYER

On June 13, 1997, Pippen helped to lead the Bulls to their fifth world championship. He is in the prime of his career and remains a key member of the Chicago Bulls. His vast repertoire of offensive and defensive skills has made him one of the most electric and prolific players ever to put on an NBA uniform, guaranteeing him a future spot in the NBA Hall of Fame.

JERSEYS

The Chicago Bulls retired Pippen's jersey number in a ceremony on December 9, 2005. The team played against the Los Angeles Lakers that night, and Pippen was with Phil Jackson, Michael Jordan , Dennis Rodman, and Horace Grant during the ceremony. Pippen's jersey number, 33, joined Michael Jordan's 23, Jerry Sloan's 4, and Bob Love's 10 as the only numbers retired by the Bulls.

Career Statistics

Regular seasons

Year

Team

GP

GS

MPG

FG%

3P%

FT%

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

PPG

1987–88

Chicago

79

0

20.9

.463

.174

.576

3.8

2.1

1.2

0.7

7.9

1988–89

Chicago

73

56

33.1

.476

.273

.668

6.1

3.5

1.9

0.8

14.4

1989–90

Chicago

82

82

38.4

.489

.250

.675

6.7

5.4

2.6

1.2

16.5

1990–91

Chicago

82

82

36.8

.520

.309

.706

7.3

6.2

2.4

1.1

17.8

1991–92

Chicago

82

82

38.6

.506

.200

.760

7.7

7.0

1.9

1.1

21.0

1992–93

Chicago

81

81

38.6

.473

.237

.663

7.7

6.3

2.1

0.9

18.6

1993–94

Chicago

72

72

38.3

.491

.320

.660

8.7

5.6

2.9

0.8

22.0

1994–95

Chicago

79

79

38.2

.480

.345

.716

8.1

5.2

2.9

1.1

21.4

1995–96

Chicago

77

77

36.7

.463

.374

.679

6.4

5.9

1.7

0.7

19.4

1996–97

Chicago

82

82

37.7

.474

.368

.701

6.5

5.7

1.9

0.6

20.2

1997–98

Chicago

44

44

37.5

.447

.318

.777

5.2

5.8

1.8

1.0

19.1

1998–99

Houston

50

50

40.2

.432

.340

.721

6.5

5.9

2.0

0.7

14.5

1999–00

Portland

82

82

33.5

.451

.327

.717

6.3

5.0

1.4

0.5

12.5

2000–01

Portland

64

60

33.3

.451

.344

.739

5.2

4.6

1.5

0.6

11.3

2001–02

Portland

62

60

32.2

.411

.305

.774

5.2

5.9

1.6

0.6

10.6

2002–03

Portland

64

58

29.9

.444

.286

.818

4.3

4.5

1.6

0.4

10.8

2003–04

Chicago

23

6

17.9

.379

.271

.630

3.0

2.2

0.9

0.4

5.9

Career

1178

1053

34.9

.473

.326

.704

6.4

5.2

2.0

0.8

16.1

All-Star

7

6

24.7

.442

.318

.625

5.6

2.4

2.4

0.9

12.1

Achievement and records

Holds NBA records for:

§ Career assists by a forward (6,135) 12

§ Career steals by a forward (2,307) 13

§ Career steals in the playoffs (395) 14

§ 3-point field goals made in an NBA Finals game (7, shared with Kenny Smith and Ray Allen

Achievements:

WEB SITES

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottie_Pippen

http://www.answers.com/topic/scottie-pippen