97 bulls
12-03-2021, 09:55 PM
This is a great video explaining why players today don't want to be considered a "Robin"
https://youtu.be/kc1mXZJ3Xb4
I think the current mindset also goes to show why Scottie Pippen said that MJ destroyed basketball. Simply because the team concept is no longer as important as one player. Teams just don't get respect anymore. Basketball has been relegated to the best player on one team vs the best player on the opposing team. As if they're playing 1-1. I remember the Showtime Lakers and Celtics of the 80s. They had a great player, but you never got the idea that the teammates were loved any less. It was generally understood that players like Worthy and McHale were good enough to lead a team but were playing a role on a dynasty for the sake of winning. The 90s Bulls changed that. How? Because the NBA felt that it was more important to market Jordan.
There's no doubt that had Pippen known how he'd be perceived by many (as a Robin) he'd probably have went to blaze his own trail come what may. Which is what players like Bryant, Durant, and Irving did. How many championships did they miss out on by trying to do their own thing? Dynasties of the past would last for 8-10 years. The Spurs? The Bulls? The Celtics? The Lakers? All had runs that lasted almost a decade. That may not be the case anymore. Because in order to have a team be that good for that long, you're more than likely gonna have to have two top 5 caliber players on the same team with one taking a lesser role. Players know the ramifications of playing a whole career under that scenario.
There's certain posters in here that I hope take the time to listen to this video. It really puts things into perspective.
https://youtu.be/kc1mXZJ3Xb4
I think the current mindset also goes to show why Scottie Pippen said that MJ destroyed basketball. Simply because the team concept is no longer as important as one player. Teams just don't get respect anymore. Basketball has been relegated to the best player on one team vs the best player on the opposing team. As if they're playing 1-1. I remember the Showtime Lakers and Celtics of the 80s. They had a great player, but you never got the idea that the teammates were loved any less. It was generally understood that players like Worthy and McHale were good enough to lead a team but were playing a role on a dynasty for the sake of winning. The 90s Bulls changed that. How? Because the NBA felt that it was more important to market Jordan.
There's no doubt that had Pippen known how he'd be perceived by many (as a Robin) he'd probably have went to blaze his own trail come what may. Which is what players like Bryant, Durant, and Irving did. How many championships did they miss out on by trying to do their own thing? Dynasties of the past would last for 8-10 years. The Spurs? The Bulls? The Celtics? The Lakers? All had runs that lasted almost a decade. That may not be the case anymore. Because in order to have a team be that good for that long, you're more than likely gonna have to have two top 5 caliber players on the same team with one taking a lesser role. Players know the ramifications of playing a whole career under that scenario.
There's certain posters in here that I hope take the time to listen to this video. It really puts things into perspective.