Couple of things. If you from Chicago you and old enough to have seen the bulls rise then fall from glory you know about these stories. But the media with they documentaries and players trying to sell books and sites like this like to repeat these stories over and over again for hits, money and views.
On pip signing that contract he signed it because he had back surgery. He played most of his career with a bad back. He didn't want to risk his back fukking up so he took the low ball deal the bulls offered him. And even when they paid pip it was a sign and trade for the 1998-1999 season. Reinsdorf told everyone to get the fukk out he ain't paying all that money anymore. But did pip a solid and resigned him for 67 mill and traded him to Houston. So pip got paid by way of houston payroll.
Next reinsdorf the owner has always been a cheap b*stard who ran the team like a flea market (same as he ran the white sox). Scotty, MJ and Phil were all underpaid for years. MJ even threatened to retire if he didn't get a raise when he came back when his contract was about to run out.
The media and players just shot arrows at fat boy Krause cause they either didn't want to fukk up they access to the team or money when it came to negotiations. But the money started and ended with that white boy reinsdorf.
I mean reinsdorf is the idiot who told LBJ in 2010 that he couldn't guarantee that he would spend money over the cap. Way to shoot yourself in the foot during free agency reinsdorf.
Another thing there has always been bad blood with those bulls championship teams. Whether teammates not liking MJ to players not liking Phil to players and Phil not liking management. shyt MJ had a grudge against the team for a decade cause reinsdorf supposedly told him to kick rocks when MJ thought his years of winning for the team would allow him to buy a piece of the team after retirement.
Finally pippen is trying to sell a book. But to think that team wins championships (with a cheap ass owner) without pip is insane. That dude did all the dirty work on the team. He was basically a 6-7 pg in a SF body who was the most versatile player and defender on the team (and guaranteed to give you 17 to 21 ppg, 7rb and 6 ast and a GOAT type of wing defender in a slow pace NBA), who was also basically available every night except for 1998. Even playing through long term issues and a chronic ankle (thanks to John Starks) all through those championship runs fall 1990 thru summer 1998.
Anyway if you from Chicago it is well documented the bad blood of those bulls championship teams and the Chicago bears super bowl team and how both owners destroyed championship teams over money (which isn't talked about).
Man y'all overrating scottie for three season after mike ramped this nikka for those three seasons.
First off no scottie did not do the dirty lifting.
it is a lie.
He got beat up. So much so he is why the bulls did not go to the finals the previous year.
Go look up scottie's games and career average versus the pistons and mj's average versus rh pistons. Mj average versus the pistons is 37 a game all time like his actual mvp year scoring average where he also won...DPOY. scottie on no day was never dpoy.
Second. Pip never took pg duties on paper ever.
Plus mike actually was the pg and averaged a triple double. Sans one game a blow.out where he sat with nine assists like he was supposed.
to instead of stat padding.. Plus defensively mike won defensive player of the year not pip.
All this pip did this and heavy lifted that is cap.
All pip did of note was not get a headache versus the pistons.
Whom the bulls had their number from the rego season. After scottie had a headache.
Which is still the worst excuse ever in nba history.
Where detroit basically fell on their sword. Once the mind games they used on boston and the refs ran its course.
for skilled superior on court play by the bulls in the offs and got detroit swept.
Then pips'sswitch on magic in the finals. Does not illusteate the full narrative in general af all whatsoever
When pip should have moved entirely to pg and NEVER DID LIKE JORDAN. PLUS pip NEVER AVERAGED a TRIPLE DOUBLE LIKE JORDAN RUNNING THE OFFENSE.
the only reason mj was not switched and left on magic to duel. Was the bulls already learned from the jordan triple double pg era. That they have to save mj for the heavy lifting.
That making him exert himself was playing into the opponents hand. Hence why pip was given the herd magic assignment after mike already had the assignment.
As a sg guarding magic at the pg.
In that scottie never seized the day and took over pg.
Plus if pip had played pg.
The phantom foul does not happen. As he would have been on hubert davis the whole game instead of one centralized play. Plus by playing the three and never switching to a more lucrative position at the one and becoming de facto leader by depth chart. Pip never did. Pip ever seitched to pg and that is why he lost after being traded as well
As pip never played pg like mike. To know how to win with anyone regardless of pedigree. Plus where to pick his spots. Hence when mj changed his game from dribble drive to low post threat.
Scottie never did the same and just from that one comparison easily shows a cavernous divide between mj and pip.
Plus pip ruined kukoc and a bonafide whip. By never playing the one. Plus possibly ruined the idea.
they could have best the single season win record more than twice.
As the dober man d team. The real best bulls team in history is where pip gained his most shine to ramp to.his all star game mvp minus mj.
This whole idea pip was worthy like worthy was to magic to mj is all cap.
Pip was never the glove.
Mj is the glove.
Gary payton just needed a misappropriated nickname.
Pip was never worthy level praise.
He was just air jordan's sidekick.
Mj is the best pg of all time.
Mj is the best defensive guard of all time as well.
While also being the goat player.
Plus goat shooter.
As i seen mj make the shot under duress without .in the biggest moment consistently from any range period. As even that curry shooter shyt cap. As we seen curry lose the finals.
when he had the shot and get owned by kev love of all people
All this pip did this or that. Was after mike ramped pip.
Plua pip never did nuffin similar to mike in pedigree or execution.
To ever warrant someone ever slighting mj in any facet for scottie.
It just is not true. Plus scottie schluped't it self admittedly.
There is no game film or anything that can illustrate scottie on jordan level.
Not defensively, not as a offensive player, not running the wing at pg or sf. As mj was better than scottie playing away from his natural at sf and pg over scottie easy.
Not once in timeline is there evidence of scottie being anywhere near jordan.
Jordan ramped scottie.
In that scottie never had a larry holmes takes over ali moment.
From ramping based on solely sparring with ali.
In thAt jordan was always better.
I know so i even saw the practices live to dispute this bullshyt as well.
Art Barr
Pip anywhere near mike as a player.
That never occurred ever.
