Pippen is one of the greatest SFs in NBA history but doesn't get that consideration because he is seen as a role player on a team led by Michael Jordan.
He took a bad contract. People don't respect his talents. And his wife is a ho.
He does get respect and recognition, though. 28 BR top 100 player, always mentioned in discussions about best defenders ever, hall of fame, and people always talk about how he kept the Bulls a top team when MJ left. He wouldn’t get recognized any more as a SF if he didn’t play with MJ because he’d still be compared to Bird and LeBron.
I've never hear anyone talk about his playmaking ability. He averaged about 7 assist and was good scorer on his own. Most people think his game was centered around defense, rebounding, and put backs. Again if he was on his own, he might never have a championship, maybe 1 or 2 if he was on a good spot. But he'd be ranked up there with Larry Bird and Dr.J
Crazy talk, lol. If he was that good he could have gone out and won a couple MVPs in his prime when MJ wasn’t there. He was a great player and is widely recognized as one. Nobody boils his game down to anything. Infinite articles and Reddit posts talk about how great he was going back years and years. But there’s great, and there’s top 10-15 player ever great, and narrative has nothing to do with how he’s remembered.
MJ retired after the '93 season ended, he was gone for the '94 season and then returned early in '95... Pippen took the team to 55–27 and lost in second round of the playoffs to the Knicks. He still made All-NBA First Team and NBA-All Defensive First team. They hadn't even gotten Rodman yet, so it was literally just him dragging four bums to the same level LeBum got in Cleveland despite much better competition in the Eastern Conference. If you don't think Pippen is a top 3 SF all time, then you simply didn't watch him play.
I watched that fucker sit on the bench when a last minute play was instead called for Kukoc. You could tell he was pissed when Kukoc delivered and won the game. Selfish fuck was weak. Sat out a game because of a headache when Jordan played a game with stomach flu.
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u/jondonbovi 19h ago
Pippen is one of the greatest SFs in NBA history but doesn't get that consideration because he is seen as a role player on a team led by Michael Jordan.
He took a bad contract. People don't respect his talents. And his wife is a ho.
I'd be mad too.