Watching the last dance... was BJ's role basically interchangeable with John Paxson and Steve Kerr during his time with the Bulls or did did he a fill a different piece of the Jordan support puzzle?
BJ Armstrong's role with the Bulls
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BJ played with Paxson and was his back-up for the first two championships. The roles reversed for the third. Very similar roles. While both were technically "point guards" Mike or Scottie often brought the ball up the court. Both were probably underrated defenders, and could help with scoring when needed. They would often be spotted up in a corner for a ball reversal shot. But, with Michael and and Scottie as options 1 and 2, the ball didn't get reversed all that often.
Kerr had the same role for the second three-peat, if I remember correctly.
Kerr had the same role for the second three-peat, if I remember correctly.
Watch Patrick Beverley on offense tonight and you'll see a similar role to what Armstrong had to do.
Armstrong had a big higher highs in his career than either Kerr or Paxson. Armstrong averaged over 14 points a game in 2 different seasons. Kerr never averaged double figures, he was the epitome of spot-up shooter. Paxson similar. Armstrong had more of a varied skill set, but certainly made his bones hitting open jumpers. Armstrong started one All-Star game and led the league in 3-point percentage another year. Certainly a very good career.
Also, the league was entirely different in the 90s from today. Roles were far more clearly defined back then.
Well it's abundantly clear BJ taught MJ how to win titles since MJ had zero until BJ arrived....
I think the bigger question is does BJ still get carded when buying alcohol?
BirdistheWord
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Yes, in the Bulls system BJ was the point guard and spot up shooter. More like Paxson. I would almost describe it as a combo guard given how much Jordan touched the ball. Kerr was a pure 3 point shooter a la Craig Hodges.
