No Bull Tour...(Former Bulls Players)
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Pippin is an ass….
Heim
EOG Master
Yep, jealousy.
I loved Pippen the Player.
But his rep off the court is embarrassing.
Good thing I can separate the two.
Was there anything better than Scottie Pippen skying for a defensive rebound and then in four or five dribbles with monstrous strides taking it coast-to-coast and finishing with a slam dunk?
I thought for a short period there Pippen may have been the second-best player in the NBA and in fact challenging MJ for the throne in the mid-to-late1990s.
Pippen lays claim to being the first true "point forward" in the NBA.
But his rep off the court is embarrassing.
Good thing I can separate the two.
Was there anything better than Scottie Pippen skying for a defensive rebound and then in four or five dribbles with monstrous strides taking it coast-to-coast and finishing with a slam dunk?
I thought for a short period there Pippen may have been the second-best player in the NBA and in fact challenging MJ for the throne in the mid-to-late1990s.
Pippen lays claim to being the first true "point forward" in the NBA.
LeBron spends $1 million a year on his self-care.
Shrewd move.
He aged better than both MJ and Kobe and those two aged pretty well.
Heim
EOG Master
Pippen has gotten a lot of heat for the comments he made about Jordan and the Bulls before he got there.
However he has a point, it's nothing about rings, Jordan had become a ball hog because he didn't trust his teammates. When Pippen came on board Jordan's entire mind set changed and the team followed.
However he has a point, it's nothing about rings, Jordan had become a ball hog because he didn't trust his teammates. When Pippen came on board Jordan's entire mind set changed and the team followed.
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And also a reminder that as good as Pippen was he wasn’t ever an alpha. He proved that by sitting out the playoff game winning play with the Kucoc buzzer beater.
I might have sat out that final play, too.
Pippen signed an organization-friendly contract with the Bulls.
At the time (if memory serves), Pippen was the best player on the team but only the sixth-highest paid player on the Bulls roster.
Coach Phil Jackson calling the game-winning play for Toni Kukoc -- and using Scottie as a decoy -- was the last straw for Pippen.
General manager Jerry Krause swindled Scottie Pippen.
A seven-year deal for $18 million which will go down as one of the worst contracts in NBA history.
A seven-year deal for $18 million which will go down as one of the worst contracts in NBA history.
But nobody put a gun to Pippen's head to sign it. If I remember correctly, he was just coming off back surgery? Pippen's representation fell asleep at the wheel.
Naw…A great player doesn’t ever pass up the opportunity to compete in that situation. With the season on the line Pippen tapped out. That’s all we need to know what he’s truly made of.
Pippen tapped out because he was tapped out.
I read somewhere that Pippen's horrible contract went from the 16th best in the NBA to the 160th best in the NBA in a matter of a few years.
Here's what Pippen was thinking: You can pay me and respect me, you cannot pay me and respect me, but you CANNOT not pay me and then disrespect me by calling Kukoc's number in a game-winning situation.
A man has to draw the line somewhere.
I read somewhere that Pippen's horrible contract went from the 16th best in the NBA to the 160th best in the NBA in a matter of a few years.
Here's what Pippen was thinking: You can pay me and respect me, you cannot pay me and respect me, but you CANNOT not pay me and then disrespect me by calling Kukoc's number in a game-winning situation.
A man has to draw the line somewhere.
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Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
Kukoc did deliver….and won the game
That was Pips first season to step up and be the alpha…. It was too much for him and he wasn’t up to for it
Time after time MJ deferred to guys like Paxon and Kerr to make the big playoff shot. Did we ever see MJ so much as frown? No, MJ was too busy taking the opponents soul to notice his name wasn’t called.