Pippen on Magic...

[Majestic Pape]

so having one of the greatest rebounder in NBA history doesn't effect the offense and defense? Jordan had 2 of the best defender on his team. Imagine if how potent Kobe could be if he could rest on D and exert all his energy on offense.

Why the fukk do we have to imagine that? It's been the reality for YEARS.

 

[Pack2]

No...it didn't. The Lakers play changed when Pip was on Magic. It forced the Lakers to depend on Vlade and took Perkins out the game.

No, what didn't? It didn't result in mismatches with Jordan on a bigger player that Pippen would normally guard?

Everyone agrees that the Lakers were a post team....if Jordan switched off Magic, they usually posted whoever he was guarding up, as it was usually a bigger player that Jordan got switched on.

 

[malbaker86]

so having one of the greatest rebounder in NBA history doesn't effect the offense and defense? Jordan had 2 of the best defender on his team. Imagine if how potent Kobe could be if he could rest on D and exert all his energy on offense.

Artest and Howard are almost Pippen and Rodman when it comes to defense and rebounding

 

[Gravity]

It's not an act. magic is just as great as Jordan.

Jordan had trouble with Magics size.

So why did you ignore the video that proves that Mike was primary defender on Magic for that series? You can say that Mike had trouble guarding him and he obviously did. You could even argue that Pippen did a better job against Magic, but the idea that the Bulls won that series because they took Mike off of Magic and put Pippen on him isn't true. I don't even know why that fallacy keeps being perpetuated.

 

[Pack2]

So why did you ignore the video that proves that Mike was primary defender on Magic for that series?

Because it doesn't support the myth.

Not just that game, but you can post video from any of the 5 games and it is clear to see Jordan checking Magic for most of the game as the primary defender on him.

 

[NYC Rebel]

Because it doesn't support the myth.

Not just that game, but you can post video from any of the 5 games and it is clear to see Jordan checking Magic for most of the game as the primary defender on him.

I advise you and @Gravity to listen to the five minute mark onward regarding the commentary.

They weren't riding the narrative saying Pippen did a beautiful job guarding Magic as Magic put Jordan in foul trouble trying to guard him. They're repeating what Phil said.

 

[Gravity]

I advise you and @Gravity to listen to the five minute mark onward regarding the commentary.

They weren't riding the narrative saying Pippen did a beautiful job guarding Magic as Magic put Jordan in foul trouble trying to guard him. They're repeating what Phil said.

I said that Mike was the primary defender on Magic for that the series.

 

[Pack2]

I advise you and @Gravity to listen to the five minute mark onward regarding the commentary.

They weren't riding the narrative saying Pippen did a beautiful job guarding Magic as Magic put Jordan in foul trouble trying to guard him. They're repeating what Phil said.

Yeah they are talking about Phil making the switch in game 2 bc Jordan got in foul trouble.....Jordan was still the primary defender the entire series

The games are all online...watch em for yourself

 

[NYC Rebel]

Yeah they are talking about Phil making the switch in game 2 bc Jordan got in foul trouble.....Jordan was still the primary defender the entire series

The games are all online...watch em for yourself

Yeah. And he went that way for the rest of the series.

Jordan started on him, but Pip covered Magic later on the game. He most certainly did the best job on Magic. He disrupted everything when guarding Magic.

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

Magic was 177 years when he went up against Pippen in the '91 Finals.




Seriously, that was a broken down, hobbled version of Magic.

 

[Jplaya2023]

Magic was 177 years when he went up against Pippen in the '91 Finals.




Seriously, that was a broken down, hobbled version of Magic.

that was 1st team all nba

 

[NYC Rebel]

that was 1st team all nba

Getting to that 91' Finals was Magic's heaviest lifting of his career. I still marvel at him taking that Lakers team to the finals.

 

[Jplaya2023]

Getting to that 91' Finals was Magic's heaviest lifting of his career. I still marvel at him taking that Lakers team to the finals.

agreed, but let's not give credence to the looney tune that magic was basically wizards Jordan, that's outrageous

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

that was 1st team all nba

1st team All NBA ain't no thang for a guy, who at his peak, is arguably the greatest player in the history of the game.



Just watch the games.That wasn't Magic.

 

[Jplaya2023]

1st team All NBA ain't no thang for a guy, who at his peak, is arguably the greatest player in the history of the game.



Just watch the games.That wasn't Magic.

Lol making it over guys like stockton, drexler,zeke, KJ, is a hell of an accomplishment either way you slice it. Magic had a lot of game left