As the man who snatched away Roger's first assist, Steve Kerr felt that Roger wasn't as selfish as everyone said.
Today, Roger passed the ball to Kerr twice, but Kerr missed one of his shots, which is why Roger only had one assist.
So in Kerr's eyes, the kid was clearly a talent! The Zen Master starting him was the right call!
In the locker room, Roger helping the Bulls score an opening victory for the new season and securing a starting position didn't cause much controversy.
Even Pete Myers, who was squeezed out by Roger, didn't have much to say about it.
After all, competitive sports aren't about seniority; if your skills are inferior, you step aside. Even the greatest shooters have off days. Experience only represents the past, not the present.
However, Pippen seemed more upset than Myers, who lost his starting spot.
Pippen thought he was finally going to shine, but then a rookie overshadowed him in the season's first game—nobody could be happy with that.