Worst call ever. IMO Scottie should have won the MVP that season.
Are we really talking about whether or not Scottie Pippen is a Hall of Famer?
Scottie Pippen........HOF?
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Worst call ever. IMO Scottie should have won the MVP that season.
Are we really talking about whether or not Scottie Pippen is a Hall of Famer?
Damn someone finally said it. I don't believe Jordan would've become the player he did without Pippin. Jordan was the leader to a very talented team. But remember when Jordan was having 60 point games the Bulls would lose. Eventually the Bulls got some talent to compliment Jordan. No question Pippin should be in the HOF.
However I'm not so sure about Rodman. Too many negatives surrounding his play and his antics.
Nigga r u serious???
Like someone said earlier, why is this even a question!!! Pip one of the best to ever play the game. Nigga was a beast on defense and his offensive game was nice too. Don't sleep on that dudes offensive capabilities man!!! Jordan was the ONLY reason Pippen didn't have more offensive output.
And whoever said Pippen don't belong in the 50 greatest is buggin'!!!
Like someone said earlier, why is this even a question!!! Pip one of the best to ever play the game. Nigga was a beast on defense and his offensive game was nice too. Don't sleep on that dudes offensive capabilities man!!! Jordan was the ONLY reason Pippen didn't have more offensive output.
And whoever said Pippen don't belong in the 50 greatest is buggin'!!!
Hall of Famer50 greatest
So Pippen didn't have a better career than Robert Parish, Bill Sharman & Dolph Schayes?
I do concur
Never said that it was a good call but that him coming out that aggressively gave the guy a b.s. reason to make the bogus call. That series is why I don't bet on my teams to this day.
If you take PIP off all six championship years, & don't replace him with a player of the exact same caliber,... No Rings! Yeah Mike the G.O.A.T., but ain't no one man winning a fucking ring by himself. Pippen was a fucking beast & niggas knew it. Shit, he should have got inducted on the same night as Mike! GTFOH!
There is no doubt that Scottie belongs in the HOF! Does anyone honestly believe that Jordan would have won anything without Pip? Wearing red flights Pip and the Bulls should have made the Finals without MJ. Truth be told, Pip should have made it with Portland & Houston as well - chalk it up to bad coaching!!!!!
That was a great assessment, but you made two errors. First, I'll start with what you got right. Rodman was the most unique defender in history. This was the only player that could play phone booth defense on a young, explosive Jordan, and control Shaq in the paint, while Shaq was in his prime, and everyone else in between. Olajuwon could out play Shaq, but I can't say that he controlled him defensively. Plus Rodman was the greatest rebounder the league has ever seen. Sure Bill R and Wilt C put up bigger rebounding numbers, but the game had a lot more shot attempts back then. A study factored in rebounds per shot taken, and showed that Rodman, at only 6'8", grabbed more boards per shot taken. If he played back then, his numbers would project to some crazy numbers. Plus he played against bigger, stronger and more athletic competition.
Pippen was always a great defender to me as I've seen him shut down quite a few great scorers. A small hand full of others can make that claim too, so that's not what separates him from the other defensive greats. Pippen is the only player I've seen in NBA history, that shut down an entire scheme. What he did to Utah in that one Finals, where he disrupted Stockton bringing the ball upcourt, then rotated back to the Center. Defensive brillance.
What you got wrong was not even considering Jordan as an all time defender. He isn't even mentioned in the honorable mentions. Led the league in steals multiple times and in the top 3 steals all time, the 2nd greatest rebounding guard in history, DPOY award, more defensive 1st team nominations than anyone in history. WTF? Not even a mention? Other than that, its on point (except for Chamberlain over Rusell defensively).
How fucking dare u ask!!
I hear people always say, he had jordan, but no one ever says Jordan had Pippen. He in my opinion is why Jordan is JORDAN. He was a great all around player who could steal, rebound, block shots, and oh yeah score. When the bulls beat the Suns for a 3rd Championship, both he and Jordan we lighting it up for 40 pts a piece a few times. Without Jordan, he was one foul shot away from returning to the finals and leading the bulls in each Category. He is also consider one of the NBA 50 best when they did that in 1996. The guy will never get out of Jordan's shadow but he is one of the best ever.
Holds NBA records for:
Career assists by a forward (6,135)[12]
Career steals by a forward (2,307)[13]
Career steals in the playoffs (395)[14]
3-point field goals made in an NBA Finals game (7, shared with Kenny Smith and Ray Allen)
Achievements:
Pippen is one of three NBA players to record 200 steals and 100 blocks in a season (1989-90 season).
Pippen had 17 career triple-doubles in regular-season games.
Led NBA in steals (232) and steals per game (2.94) in 1994-95 season.
Third-most 3-point field goals made by a Chicago Bull (664).
His 10 NBA All-Defensive honors and 8 NBA All-Defensive First Team honors are each one shy of the NBA record.
Was half of the 10th tandem to score 40 points in the same game: Pippen scored 40 points and Michael Jordan scored 44 points against the Indiana Pacers on February 18, 1996
Was half of the 9th tandem (with Jordan) to record triple-doubles in the same game.
Pippen is one of four NBA players to lead his team in all five major statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals) in a season (1994-95 season).
Pippen was a member of the Olympic gold medal winning USA Men's National Basketball Teams from 1992 ("Dream Team 1", Barcelona, Spain) and 1996 ("Dream Team 2", Atlanta, USA).
Selected in 1996 as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
Career assists by a forward (6,135)[12]
Career steals by a forward (2,307)[13]
Career steals in the playoffs (395)[14]
3-point field goals made in an NBA Finals game (7, shared with Kenny Smith and Ray Allen)
Achievements:
Pippen is one of three NBA players to record 200 steals and 100 blocks in a season (1989-90 season).
Pippen had 17 career triple-doubles in regular-season games.
Led NBA in steals (232) and steals per game (2.94) in 1994-95 season.
Third-most 3-point field goals made by a Chicago Bull (664).
His 10 NBA All-Defensive honors and 8 NBA All-Defensive First Team honors are each one shy of the NBA record.
Was half of the 10th tandem to score 40 points in the same game: Pippen scored 40 points and Michael Jordan scored 44 points against the Indiana Pacers on February 18, 1996
Was half of the 9th tandem (with Jordan) to record triple-doubles in the same game.
Pippen is one of four NBA players to lead his team in all five major statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals) in a season (1994-95 season).
Pippen was a member of the Olympic gold medal winning USA Men's National Basketball Teams from 1992 ("Dream Team 1", Barcelona, Spain) and 1996 ("Dream Team 2", Atlanta, USA).
Selected in 1996 as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
A lot of people acknowledge that Jordan had Pippen. It's common for people to bring up the fact when during a "Kobe is/aint the greatest" argument.
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HoF all day.
Not to mention, he lead bulls in all stats that year, how you lead in points and asst and steals, C'mon SON!!!!!
Greatest all around player during real age of basketball, hand checking and hard fouls and HE DUNKED IT ON EVERYBODY................TWO TIMES!!!!!!!!
Dude fucking invented the point-forward position. which team u know won 6 championships without a stellar point-guard. Or center for that matter. Scottie was the perfect compliment to Jordan in that triangle. They won six championships with a fat white center from Australia and a bunch of servicable point guards! Nigga please
This isnt even up for discussion, HOF'er all day
of course scottie should make it...in my opinion, he is the true definition of small forward...
Finished a solid THIRD behind Hakeem and Robinson.
With a video like that, there is no question that Scottie Pippen, with his Six Rings, is a Hall of Famer. Squash the "He played with the greatest player ever" rhetoric. People look at Scottie as a "sidekick" when Scottie ran the Triangle Offense, he led the fastbreaks, and he was defensive minded before Jordan was.
My last point is this, when you look at one of the best players in the NBA today, Lebron James, tell me that his game isn't Pippen's! He doesn't play like Michael, Lebron plays like Scottie Pippen; they have the same skill sets, practically the same physique. Go ahead, look at this video one more time and tell me you can find a Lebron James highlight film, minus the dunks, that doesn't play like Scottie.
HALL OF FAME APPROVED!
Ask Patrick Chewing. 
Pip goes balls deep on this one
. This was an ingame dunk in the playoffs between hated rivals with the best player on each team being involved. Both HOF. Props Pat(great center despite numerous facials)
. No doubt Pip is HOF.
[FLASH]http://www.youtube.com/v/MsGkIxgewrM[/FLASH]
Pip goes balls deep on this one
. This was an ingame dunk in the playoffs between hated rivals with the best player on each team being involved. Both HOF. Props Pat(great center despite numerous facials). No doubt Pip is HOF.[FLASH]http://www.youtube.com/v/MsGkIxgewrM[/FLASH]
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