Unguarded
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- Author：Scottie Pippen
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Reviews
Chalupa Batman
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Being from Chicago and being fortunate enough to live to watch the 90’s Bulls play， I was a little hesitant with this book once I heard some publicity about it。 Pippin has always been such a great Basketball player but he’s always been a bitter person。 To be honest， he sounded like a little whiney bitch in this book。 He sounds very petty and pretty much wrote this book to a） make money and b） trying to settle a score that he built inside his head。 Wasn’t sure what to expect but it really was a b Being from Chicago and being fortunate enough to live to watch the 90’s Bulls play， I was a little hesitant with this book once I heard some publicity about it。 Pippin has always been such a great Basketball player but he’s always been a bitter person。 To be honest， he sounded like a little whiney bitch in this book。 He sounds very petty and pretty much wrote this book to a） make money and b） trying to settle a score that he built inside his head。 Wasn’t sure what to expect but it really was a bit of a disappointment。 。。。more
Darcy
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I remember when the Bulls were on fire in the 90's， it was all Michael Jordon/Scottie Pippen all the time。 When the Last Dance came out I heard about how Scottie wasn't happy with things， so when this popped up on my library's website I thought I'd give it a try。I think part of what he says is probably true， part is probably sour grapes。 The one thing we know is that he was a great basketball player on a team when things were really good for them， something so many would kill for。 I hope at some I remember when the Bulls were on fire in the 90's， it was all Michael Jordon/Scottie Pippen all the time。 When the Last Dance came out I heard about how Scottie wasn't happy with things， so when this popped up on my library's website I thought I'd give it a try。I think part of what he says is probably true， part is probably sour grapes。 The one thing we know is that he was a great basketball player on a team when things were really good for them， something so many would kill for。 I hope at some point he can find the peace he is looking for。 。。。more
Mark Lykins
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Scottie was always my favorite Bulls player growing up。 But this account is just sad。 This is probably the most bitter book I’ve ever read。 I wish he’d taken a little while to cool down after The Last Dance cause man…Pip deserves better than whatever this was。 It contradicts itself in parts， never really looks at why his and Jordans relationship is so complicated， and comes off as a man who， despite everything he’s accomplished， listing off grievances to the point of alienating everyone that he’ Scottie was always my favorite Bulls player growing up。 But this account is just sad。 This is probably the most bitter book I’ve ever read。 I wish he’d taken a little while to cool down after The Last Dance cause man…Pip deserves better than whatever this was。 It contradicts itself in parts， never really looks at why his and Jordans relationship is so complicated， and comes off as a man who， despite everything he’s accomplished， listing off grievances to the point of alienating everyone that he’s worked with。 I hope he was just angry while writing this book cause I’d hate to think anyone lived their life with that much anger at things that happened in sports 30 years ago。 。。。more
Elizabeth Montague
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Enjoyable readA readable， engaging account of Scottie Pippens life growing up and as part of a long career in the NBA。 It is written as if he were right next to the reader。 Informative and emotionally kept my interest。 Thanks to him。
Abiman
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A fun and quick read。 Enjoyed learning about his family experience and also his take on so many events that have been otherwise chronicled from a Bulls， Phil Jackson， or MJ standpoint。 Another great trip down memory lane as a Bulls fan。
Ken Heard
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Scottie Pippen's negativity toward Michael Jordan and The Last Dance documentary has been taken out of context when blasted across the media。 The attention is one reason why I decided to read the book。 I wasn't a big Chicago Bulls fan and never worshipped at the altar of MJ during his reign。 I live in Arkansas and remember when Pippen played at the University of Central Arkansas， but because he ended up with the Bulls， I still wasn't a fan。That said， I wanted to see if Pippen was as much a cryba Scottie Pippen's negativity toward Michael Jordan and The Last Dance documentary has been taken out of context when blasted across the media。 The attention is one reason why I decided to read the book。 I wasn't a big Chicago Bulls fan and never worshipped at the altar of MJ during his reign。 I live in Arkansas and remember when Pippen played at the University of Central Arkansas， but because he ended up with the Bulls， I still wasn't a fan。That said， I wanted to see if Pippen was as much a crybaby as others thought。He wasn't。Instead， he complained about things rightfully wronged to him。 Jerry Krause's inability to compensate him during his tenure there， Jordan's me-me attitude during the seasons and the apparent love of Toni Kukoc were all discussed。。。 fairly。 Pippen also talks about his infamous 1。8 seconds of not going into a game to pass the ball to Kukoc。 That hangs over him like a dark cloud。If Pippen went to a team besides the Bulls during his prime， he would have been the team leader and a star on his own， rather than a Jordan shadow。Pippen was also able to blame himself for mistakes and he realized， looking back， at things he did that he thought were wrong。 So， the hype about the book， about Pippen being whiney about it all， is not accurate。I thought the game recaps of the Bulls dynasty were great。 Again， he notes when he has a bad game and blames himself， rather than whine about Jordan getting the ball all the time。 After reading this， I felt more in favor of Pippen than I felt during that 1990s Bulls teams。 I wish I knew more of him back then so I'd see how amazing a player he really was。 。。。more
Tim Adank
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As much as I loved him as a player， this is basically a Scottie-do-boo-hoo about having to play with Michael Jordan and for the Chicago Bulls， both of which he lashes out to repeatedly， but he then thanks at the end of the book。 Michael inducted him into the Hall， the Bulls gave him a statue and the guy is set for life。 So I don’t get the point of the book。
James Kramer
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This is a great read if you are a fan of the NBA and/or the 1990's Bulls dynasty。 Reading about Pippen's perspective is very interesting， especially when considered in light of other contemporary commentaries on that era， such as The Last Dance documentary and The Jordan Rules （Sam Smith's book on the early 1990's Bulls）。 It was hard for a sports geek like me to put this down。Having said that， the more appropriate title for this book would be "Butthurt" rather than "Unguarded"。 Pippen comes off This is a great read if you are a fan of the NBA and/or the 1990's Bulls dynasty。 Reading about Pippen's perspective is very interesting， especially when considered in light of other contemporary commentaries on that era， such as The Last Dance documentary and The Jordan Rules （Sam Smith's book on the early 1990's Bulls）。 It was hard for a sports geek like me to put this down。Having said that， the more appropriate title for this book would be "Butthurt" rather than "Unguarded"。 Pippen comes off very pretentious and unusually bitter。 He communicates that he feels snubbed when people retrospectively consider that Bull's dynasty。 He thinks MJ got too much credit and that Jordan was inappropriately self-glorifying in The Last Dance。 He is at pains to make the point that Jordan would have been nothing without the rest of team， him in particular， and scoffs at the idea that the Bulls were Jordan and the "supporting cast"。 MJ was certainly unapologetically selfish and harsh。 But the irony is that through this book Pippen demonstrates the same brass arrogance that he accuses MJ of having。 Any gratitude that he has for being apart of that dynasty and getting to play with arguably the best NBA player in history is convoluted by a resentful attitude that is as self-righteous as it is pitiful。 He tries to explain away his worst times （waiting on foot surgery before the 97-98 season and refusing to go in during a 1994 playoff game with 1。8 seconds left） with misguided entitlement， and downplays the respect he received from MJ in The Last Dance （Jordan stated "There would be no Michael Jordan without Scottie Pippen）。 In short， the intellectually honest NBA fan will find this book enjoyable to read despite fuming over Pippen's bizarre attitude。 。。。more
Don Gorman
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（2 1/2）。 This book is getting a lot of ink。 It does not totally warrant it。 Yes， Scottie gives good voice to his problems with Michael Jordan， Jerry Krause and even Phil Jackson， but the main content of this memoir is recounts of mostly important playoff games during the Bulls road to and championship seasons。 There are a few chapters to growing up and his ascent to the NBA， but we mostly hear about actual games with a few injury discussions thrown in。 For a sports nut like myself， it was entert （2 1/2）。 This book is getting a lot of ink。 It does not totally warrant it。 Yes， Scottie gives good voice to his problems with Michael Jordan， Jerry Krause and even Phil Jackson， but the main content of this memoir is recounts of mostly important playoff games during the Bulls road to and championship seasons。 There are a few chapters to growing up and his ascent to the NBA， but we mostly hear about actual games with a few injury discussions thrown in。 For a sports nut like myself， it was entertaining with a few insights。 Pippin comes off as a pretty solid citizen， and most of his bitching is presented in a way where I felt he was mostly justified in his position。 Not an earth shattering memoir by any means， but certainly a worthwhile read。 Pretty good stuff。 。。。more
Andre
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A bit whiny at times， mostly in regards to Michael Jordan and it comes off as petty even though some of his points about Michael Jordan are indeed legitimate。 Scottie is one of twelve children and so family has always been a part of his development and outlook on life。 The basketball parts of the book are the strength of this memoir。 For a fan it's like a trip down memory lane with some insider details added for extra delight。 Reliving key moments from the Chicago Bulls six championships with Pi A bit whiny at times， mostly in regards to Michael Jordan and it comes off as petty even though some of his points about Michael Jordan are indeed legitimate。 Scottie is one of twelve children and so family has always been a part of his development and outlook on life。 The basketball parts of the book are the strength of this memoir。 For a fan it's like a trip down memory lane with some insider details added for extra delight。 Reliving key moments from the Chicago Bulls six championships with Pippen as guide is an enjoyable experience。 He， through his hindsight makes it easy to understand why coaching is such an important aspect of sport。 As well as creating a team environment where it truly feels like a unified pack。 Scottie is grateful for what basketball has meant to his life and showed resilience by staying the course， from his high school experience right up to his retirement。All in all a good recap of Scottie's basketball life with a few personal tidbits added。 And quite a few jabs at Michael Jordan， with some accolades as well， but the jabbing felt gratuitous and contributes to my average rating。 。。。more
B。 Cheng
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This is Scottie's butt hurt response to the Last Dance and， most likely， few will see it。 The anger in him still runs deep so many years later and he fails to answer some of the deeper questions like over the 1。8 seconds or why he didn't/couldn't step up as a team leader anywhere he went。。。His biography is interesting enough but people will only read this for his bruised ego and defense。 This is Scottie's butt hurt response to the Last Dance and， most likely， few will see it。 The anger in him still runs deep so many years later and he fails to answer some of the deeper questions like over the 1。8 seconds or why he didn't/couldn't step up as a team leader anywhere he went。。。His biography is interesting enough but people will only read this for his bruised ego and defense。 。。。more
Georgette
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I really enjoyed Scottie's book。 A lot of people are dogging him for being upfront and not mincing words。 He does manage to be complimentary and yet also tells it like it is。 A good memoir。 I really enjoyed Scottie's book。 A lot of people are dogging him for being upfront and not mincing words。 He does manage to be complimentary and yet also tells it like it is。 A good memoir。 。。。more
Corban Ford
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Man， this was tough。 I respect Scottie Pippen's career and I feel that he definitely deserves more credit than he has received in "The Last Dance" and other Chicago Bulls-centric retrospectives but man。。。。 resentment and bitterness permeate this entire book。 Pippen spends most of it talking about how important HE was to the team and success， except for when it comes to acknowledging his shortfalls or giving more than just the passing credit to MJ。 Pippen argues that for all the time Jordan was b Man， this was tough。 I respect Scottie Pippen's career and I feel that he definitely deserves more credit than he has received in "The Last Dance" and other Chicago Bulls-centric retrospectives but man。。。。 resentment and bitterness permeate this entire book。 Pippen spends most of it talking about how important HE was to the team and success， except for when it comes to acknowledging his shortfalls or giving more than just the passing credit to MJ。 Pippen argues that for all the time Jordan was brought up for how good the Bulls were， that the team as a whole should have gotten that respect as well， and I certainly get that。 The issue I have is that Pippen does THE EXACT SAME THING HERE， electing to place himself more solely as the reason that things came together than to promote the team as a unit。 This was a disappointing read considering the hype， but I will say that Scottie dug deep and brought you back to those teams， players， and games that made you fall in love with the 90's Bulls in the first place。 。。。more
Chris
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Maybe later I can write a full review， but it is worth pointing out that it is nowhere near as negative and controversial as the marketing makes it out to be
Wesley Policky
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Its his version of the story。 Some comes off as whiny and jealous - other parts seem genuine and grateful。 I could not put it down， so the story is good。 I just sit in the camp of Jordan is the greatest I've watched and Scottie was awesome as well， just not Jordan and that should be good enough。 Sometimes it feels as though for Pippen， it was not。 Again， not my story - so I am grateful to hear his side。 Its his version of the story。 Some comes off as whiny and jealous - other parts seem genuine and grateful。 I could not put it down， so the story is good。 I just sit in the camp of Jordan is the greatest I've watched and Scottie was awesome as well， just not Jordan and that should be good enough。 Sometimes it feels as though for Pippen， it was not。 Again， not my story - so I am grateful to hear his side。 。。。more
Fabio Speranza
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let's be clear！ i really don't like the way Scottie market this book。 Too much bitterness and resentment。 I think we can not allow every time someone is going to write a （auto）biography to use some BS about someone else。 Especially in the sports world this happen too many times。 "but it's the only way to have success and to sell the book！" NO it's NOT。 Andre Agassi didn't talk sh*t about anybody （except himself） and he gave us one of the best autobiography in the history of the sports world。 （AN let's be clear！ i really don't like the way Scottie market this book。 Too much bitterness and resentment。 I think we can not allow every time someone is going to write a （auto）biography to use some BS about someone else。 Especially in the sports world this happen too many times。 "but it's the only way to have success and to sell the book！" NO it's NOT。 Andre Agassi didn't talk sh*t about anybody （except himself） and he gave us one of the best autobiography in the history of the sports world。 （AND it sold so well！）。 So the Scottie Pippen marketing choice takes ONE star。 Let's talk about the book。。。 is it any good？quite。。。i mean， you can feel the resentment in the book towards:1。 Michael Jordan who did NOTHING against Pippen （i am not the one who says that。。。it's Scottie in his book， there is absolutely nothing MJ did to him）2。 Jerry Krauss， who discovered Pippen and helped to take 20 （！） million dollar more from Houston Rockets when he left the Bulls in 1999 and who was NOT the one who have the final decision about payment and contract （it's Scottie to say so in one of the finals chapters）3。 Phil Jackson， who Scottie says "disrespect him giving the last shot to Tony Kukoc instead of him in the 1994 playoff against the Knicks"。。。 maybe Scotti here is right？！ NOT AT ALL。。。 he himself tells us in HIS book that he NEVER scored a Buzzer Beater even in high school games， even worse he tells us TWICE he missed an OPEN dunk （and ONE lay up） to close an important game with college or high school （i don't remember which）。 AND EVEN EVEN WORSE he tells us he missed a lot of important free throws in final moments of important games with Bulls。。。 SOOOO He， Michael， Phil AND everyone who read his book now， know exactly WHY Phil Jackson gave Tony Kukoc （an A-buzzer beater player） that last shot。 So， i love the Scottie Pippen player （almost as much as Jordan） but his sensitiveness and grudge tried to ruin the wonderful memory we have of the best dynasty in the Basket history （and maybe more）。Finally his family story is great， i love everything about it， i wish he talked a bit more of that and about what he felt in those years and NOT about how he feels NOW about those years。 Let's GO BULLS！ 。。。more
Kelly （Simply Kelina） C。
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