I think Pippen could've gotten 25 PPG for his career if he was a more selfish player. He sacrificed his emoerging game to compliment Jordan. 30 PPG is nothing to sneeze at of course, but it's slightly getting overrated as people are seeming to use that as a the sole barometer on great players.
If there was a team in which Pippen was capable of scoring 25 ppg... I'd have to assume that team has absolute scrubs throughout the rest of that starting line-up and is one, if not, the worst team in the league. Pippen should thank Jordan for getting him all of those open shots. And it had less to do with Jordan passing him the ball as it does that 3 of 4 guys have their eyes on Jordan at ALL times.
Pippen probably would have averaged 18-22 points no matter what team he was on. He can thank Jordan for making his FG% as high as it was.
No, it isn't.
NO, IT ISN'T!
Again, it isn't!
If you think that the difference in LeBron-Pippen's defense is anywhere near the difference between their offense... you need to wake up. LeBron James had the ability to take over the game; Pippen didn't. Perimeter defense, while a nice feature, is something both players had. The difference is negligible between what LeBron can do to an opposing offense and what Pippen can do to an opposing offense. The offense between Pippen and LeBron is a vast difference because Pippen never demanded many double teams while James often demands attention from all 5 players on the floor. Sure, Pippen had to deal with hand-checking. But even so... the difference between Pippen and James in that regard is not even close when you look at LeBron's vastly superior athleticism and skillset.
One series against Detroit 4 years ago, that's about it.
And against Chicago. And Boston. And throughout the regular season. And Orlando. And Boston back in 2008 with SCRUB teammates!
Check Pippen's stats in closeout games in the NBA Finals and then get back to me.
Check who LeBron had as teammates in the 2007 Finals. As I recall, Pippen played against a depleted L.A. team in Game 5 in 1991 with injuries to Worthy and Scott. Game 6 of the 1996 NBA Finals was a blow-out and not exactly clutch stats there. Pippen has had more opportunities in the Finals than LeBron in the first place. And he can thank MJ.
Nope he was right.
And let's say he was wrong- I guess his "basketball IQ" isn't all that great now as you claimed, is it?
Examples other than the Detroit series and that one game against the Magic?
Just named plenty. And James is much more clutch than Pippen offensively. It's not even close.
Now you'd take Pippen, before it was lebron.
You didn't even quote me. I dont know who said that.
lebron is supposed to be the best in the league, yet he can't beat any of the players you listed.
Yes, he could if he had a better supporting cast and system than those players. Basketball is 5 on 5! Not 1 on 1! And there are all kinds of factors involved- including coaching.
I was just saying that to show how much of an attention whore douchebag he is.
Whoopie. Then again, how does not entering in the dunk contest make him an attention whore?
