The Last Dance, released yesterday, was actually pretty dismal to read and hit.
However, because some readers want to read it, after thinking about it, I still feel that this series has been written well. After all, I also said that if someone reads it, I will continue to write it.
During the 1997-98 season, the Bulls faced a dilemma from the inside out .
Huge obstacles, even restricting Jordan's play.
The team's start was not optimistic, and the start of four wins and four losses was the lowest in history.
Even the team didn't score more than 100 points in any game , and they lost an incredible loss to the league's bottom-most Suns.
The core reason for the team's huge ups and downs is the absence of Scott Pippen, the team's second-in-command.
At the same time that countless people promoted Jordan to the altar, Pippen's value was obviously ignored by everyone .
As the team's second-in-command, Pippen ranks second in points per game, second in rebounds, second in minutes played, first in assists, and first in steals.
Pippen's contribution was an integral part of the Bulls' dynasty.
However, a player of such great value only has the team's sixth-ranked salary, and even if you look at the league, it ranks only 122nd .
That's clearly not the kind of treatment one of the league's best players deserves.
But Pippen can't blame anyone for this.
Since being drafted fifth overall by the Sonics in 1987 and traded to the Bulls, Pippen has successfully completed his transition to a professional athlete.
He completed his rookie contract with the team and proved his worth when he could sign his first high-paying contract (1991).
Pippen chose to sign a seven-year, $18 million super-long contract just to be on the safe side .
Such a rare long-term contract in history made Pippen miss a key point in the contract premium caused by the league's salary increase.
Even more intriguing is that the success of the league stems from the success of the Bulls.
The reason why the Bulls can achieve long-term success is precisely inseparable from the super-long minimum salary contract signed by Pippen .
Maybe all the players in the league at the time owed Pippen a thank you.
Maybe you think Pippen is a short-sighted loser , but after hearing his childhood story, maybe you will change.
Born in a small town, Pippen's family's economic conditions are very poor, it is a desperate poverty .
His parents had a total of 12 children , and when Pippen was 12 years old, his father lost his ability to care for himself due to a stroke .
In the past six years, the second-ranked child in his family was also in a wheelchair because of an accident while playing.
That is to say, in this family of 14 , there are 12 children and two disabled people in wheelchairs .
Pippen's mother alone supported the family .
Growing up in such an environment, Pippen lacked self-confidence.
Therefore, he is also different from other talented basketball players. When Pippen first entered the university, even joining the school team started with the chores of managing equipment .
Pippen wouldn't even have had a chance to show off in college basketball if it wasn't for a few players who left the team because of poor academics.
So under the potential influence of hidden injuries and possible state fluctuations.
Pippen still chose a more stable income to help the family live a better life.
It's just that in 1998, when Phil Jackson was paid $6 million as a coach, Pippen's mentality completely collapsed.
At the award ceremony at the beginning of the season, he declared that he may not have the opportunity to enjoy the cheers of the audience in this venue again.
He chose to use a passive attitude to fight for rights and interests . In the offseason of the 1997 season, he chose to rest for the entire summer, but at the beginning of the season, he chose to have knee surgery, leaving his teammates to fight alone.
The Bulls in the 1998 season fell into a huge crisis because of Pippen's temporary departure .
Without Pippen, the Bulls started the season with a three-game losing streak on the road.
In the fourth away game, they were forced to play two overtimes against the bottom-best Clippers in the league .
Jordan had no choice but to score 49 points to help the team take away the victory.
In pursuit of victory, Jordan began to use his own way to motivate his teammates.
He became irritable, yelling at any lack of focus on the pitch .
This was cultivated by Jordan since he was a child, and the sense of competition stemming from bone and blood is burning.
When he was one-on-one with his brother when he was a child, the two often fought each other because of the outcome.
Jordan, a sophomore in high school, once went to participate in the selection of the school team, but his disappointment made him want to give up his sports career .
After running home and crying, Jordan's mother told him that if you want to be selected, don't waste this summer, you're going to get this chance.
Inspired by his mother, Jordan has made surprising progress.
Not only entered the school team, but also became the top figure in the national high school basketball world.
Jordan's father also knew very well that the best way to unleash the full potential of this child was to be aggressive.
When you tell Jordan he can't do it, or can't be as good as everyone else, he 's going to use his own efforts to break that prejudice .
With this kind of hard work, Jordan's first season after entering the league, he became the player who led the team in points, assists, rebounds and steals.
But in just his second season, fate played a huge joke on him.
A mistake that landed after attacking the frame caused Jordan to break the sole of his foot .
This is an unprecedented predicament for Jordan, who has never been injured or missed a game.
Although the doctor told him to rest a lot, after recovering his athletic ability, Jordan started training for the first time, of course, behind the team.
He went back to the college arena and began to try all kinds of confrontation training.
After the team's projected rest period ended, Jordan returned to the team even stronger than before the injury .
The management of the team broke out in a cold sweat, after all, this approach is crazy.
According to the team doctor's assessment, if Jordan returns at this time, there is still a 10% chance that the injury will recur .
If he suffered a secondary injury, Jordan's left foot would completely disable him as a professional player .
After Jordan's persistent insistence, the team agreed to his return to the game.
But each game can only play 14 minutes , on average to complete the first and second half.
Such restraint accumulated Jordan's anger.
It wasn't until they got away with making the playoffs that the team lifted all restrictions on Jordan.
In the face of the Celtics, who were the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference at the time, people witnessed Jordan's performance.
Jordan scored 49 points in Game 1 of the series and 63 in Game 2, setting an NBA playoff scoring record.
Although the Celtics eventually took the game away, Jordan conquered his opponents.
Larry Bird commented after the game: It's not Jordan playing, it's God playing in Jordan's clothes.
Seeing Jordan's potential, management decided to attack quickly and build a championship-worthy team around the talent .
It was in this environment that Pippen was brought to the team.
His addition helped the team succeed, but the problem was that in the 1997-98 season, he was a player considered for a trade.
After falling into this situation, the two sides no longer consider each other's feelings.
The trade for Pippen was put on the table, and Pippen also cursed the management for taking the initiative to leave the team .
He even threatened the team that if he was not traded, he would not continue to play for the team.
Pippen's personal interests are completely opposed to the team , and the Bulls need to defuse this crisis .
If Pippen is lost, there is no hope of winning the championship.
But it doesn't seem easy to make him change his mind. The Bulls Dynasty is facing an unprecedented crisis.
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