Sixth Man
Sixth Man ( engl. sixth man) is an unofficial name given to players in basketball.
As Sixth Man a player is called, which does not start, so sitting by the beginning of the game on the bench, but still has a great impact on the game. He is often the first player off the bench in the game, making it the sixth man ( in addition to the five starters) enters the field of play for the team. This player usually plays as long as the starter in the team and achieved similar statistics. Most of these players can play multiple positions, allowing it to be often enters ( in several positions ). Detlef Schrempf, for example, the first European Sixth Man in the NBA, could play forward and the power forward position on the Small. The presence of a good man Sixth often testifies to a very good team, as the Sixth Man would actually talented enough to start.
As the inventor of the Sixth -Man concept applies Red Auerbach, who won with the Boston Celtics in the 1960s as a coach nine NBA championships. Because he had the choice between the athletic Jim Loscutoff and technically strong Frank Vernon Ramsey at small forward, he solved the problem by letting Loscutoff start and the game usually ended with Ramsey. Other Sixth Men of the Celtics were Sam Jones, John Havlicek, Don Nelson and Kevin McHale. Known Sixth Men of the 1970s were Billy Cunningham (Philadelphia 76ers ) and Jerry Lucas (New York Knicks ), and made in the 1980s, Bobby Jones (Philadelphia 76ers ) and Vinnie Johnson ( Detroit Pistons ) of the Bank for danger. Known Sixth Men of the 1990s were Detlef Schrempf and Toni Kukoč, currently there are, for example, Manu Ginóbili in the San Antonio Spurs or Jason Terry with the Boston Celtics.
Usually very offensively strong Sixth Man be used to provide additional points off the bench. Exceptions to the rule are older players who can not play the whole game with full force, but compensate for this by playing in limited time with high intensity ( Alonzo Mourning at the Miami Heat, Bill Walton with the Boston Celtics, Dikembe Mutombo at the Houston Rockets ).
The NBA Sixth Man of the Year award honors the NBA for the " most valuable Sixth Man ".