Before reaching the top and leading some of the best teams in history, Michael Jordan had to deal with some pretty unserious teammates. This is what Gilbert Arenas has just explained with a glaring example.
When specialists talk about Michael Jordan and of his career, they generally only talk about the 90s, a decade during which the full-back established himself as one of the best players of all time. He won all his rings between 1991 and 1998, 4 of his 5 MVP titles, but also the most beautiful gold medal in the history of international basketball.
But before his rise to the top, the legendary No. 23 was a young talent who was quite maligned in the NBA microcosm because of his supposed individualism. For example, in 1987, when he averaged 37 points during the regular season, he was unable to prevent his team’s sweep in the first round of the playoffs. To some, he was just a soloist who thought more about his stats than winning.
Gilbert Arenas comes to the aid of Michael Jordan
This is also a position relayed by Scottie Pippen recently, he who clearly states that before his arrival in Illinois, Michael Jordan was a bad leader and a bad teammate. But for Gilbert Arenas this trial would have no reason to take place, since the hero of an entire generation had no other choice but to play for him. He spoke in his podcast.
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Scottie Pippen said Michael Jordan was a bad teammate before he joined the Bulls. But how can he know if he wasn’t on the team yet?! He doesn’t know what Michael Jordan did on a daily basis, his work ethic, and above all he doesn’t know what the others on the team did! How can he call him a bad teammate?
At the time 6 Bulls players had to smoke crack in a room before games, are they the bad teammates? Or is he the one who worked every day and made sure not to pass the ball to those druggies? Who is the villain in the story? If I take 1,000 shots a day in training when you go partying, you have to explain to everyone why I’m not giving you the pass.
For Gilbert Arenas, it is impossible to blame Michael Jordan because he was not an individualist for pleasure. Many anecdotes explain that the Bulls of the 80s were not the most serious off the field, and No. 23 simply did not want to pass to teammates who preferred to do drugs and party than progress.
Can we blame Michael Jordan for playing alone when we know that his former teammates were not serious? For Gilbert Arenas, he was almost right to play for himself and ignore the players who thought about the party more than the field.
2023-10-16 20:30:00
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