Why did Ron Harper only played 19.9 mpg in his first season with the Bulls??

[Lebron23]

He averaged 20.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 4.6 assists and 1.9 steals with the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1993-94 NBA Season.

Was he hurt, or injured??

[ImKobe]

IIRC, he tore his ACL when he went to the Clips (Clippers curse) and his role on the Bulls was more about playing elite perimeter defense and shooting the J and what not, basically like a Derek Fisher. He was injured during the 95-96 season and returned for the Finals.

[Lebron23]

IIRC, he tore his ACL when he went to the Clips (Clippers curse) and his role on the Bulls was more about playing elite perimeter defense and shooting the J and what not, basically like a Derek Fisher. He was injured during the 95-96 season and returned for the Finals.


Ok Thanks. He was a 20/6/5 player when he played for the Cavaliers and Clippers.

[coin24]

Injured and that's the role he was happy to play in order to win:cheers:

Why did LeBald score 15 points in a crucial game today? Because stacked team is stacked:lol

[Stringer Bell]

Harper made a nice transition in his career after suffering the ACL injury.

He became a solid role player, another good defender on a team with Pippen, Jordan, and Rodman.

[ILLsmak]

Ron Harper and Rodman were the dudes I liked on the Bulls. Oh and Jason Caffey. haha.

But yea Ronnie had knee issues by that time. He still started, though.

-Smak

[D-FENS]

He tore his ACL in 1990 and was still a 20/5/5 player for 4 years before going to the Bulls.

NO one has offered any insight or analysis yet. Youngins...

[MiseryCityTexas]

Clippers in the early 90 was lowkey a solid team with Ron Harper, Mark Jackson, Loy Vaught, Ken Norman and prime Danny Manning.

[Collie]

They needed him to change his role. Kinda like David Lee right now, who could still be an 18-10 player if they asked him to.

You see, Harper's stats were good on paper, but he was inefficient as a scorer (he needed 18 attempts to score 20 points in 93-94), and needed the ball in his hands to be effective. That wasn't happening with Pippen and company, so Harper decided to reinvent himself as a perimeter defender. Also, MJ came back during the last part of the season, so in a way, Harper was already pigeon-holed into his role, which he did very well during the 2nd 3peat.

[Poetry]

Was he hurt, or injured??

He was never the same after his injury and he was never the greatest shooter, so he wasn't a perfect fit for us at first. Even his defense wasn't all there. Believe it or not, he would actually get benched back then late in games.