Originally posted by F l i c k e r
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Jordan made his NBA debut in 1984. The next year, he missed like 65 games or something due to an injury. In 1987, Pippen joined the team but the Bulls didn't win their first title till 1991.
So basically, MJ played 2 full seasons only without winning a title prior to Pip but had to play 4 seasons with Pip until they won one. So it's a bit of an exaggeration when you say that "all hell broke loose" when Pip got there.
Hey, I consider myself as one of the biggest Pippen fans out there but let's not get ahead of ourselves here.
Pippen is a great player mainly because of his athleticism and good instincts. So it's quite revealing when he had to say this when asked about it...
"A lot of my instincts came from guarding Michael all the time in practice."
I wonder if he would have developed those instincts if he was playing elsewhere. Just a thought.
Btw, you also mentioned Rodman as another player whom Jordan couldn't win without. Rodman joined the Bulls after MJ had won 3 titles already.
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