Pippen's passing and footwork were underrated

[Swagnificent]

When were you two born???

Prolly some kids born in the mid 90s who never even saw Pippen play for the Blazers.

Scottie Pippen and David Robinson might be the 2 most underrated players in modern times. If both of those guys were transported into the NBA today in their primes, they would look like demi-gods against some of the guys thought of as top players in today's game. They'd make even LeBron look mortal.

Those were basketball gawds. But kids nowadays don't know shyt other than the crap regurgitated to them by ESPN.

 

[jadillac]

but what if his nme was Scott Pippen?

 

[Swagnificent]

You got people talking bout mj and pip were equal and how pip was more athletic thecoli is the absolute worse when it comes to hoops these nikkas tryna rank pip top 10 all time let's keep it a buck he was never top 5 in the 90's besides the 94 season I'd take Barkley, malone, shaq(90's), dream, Ewing, Robinson, hell young penny was putting pip in the blender I'd take him healthy over pip too fukk it throw in the glove too

He's actually the 2nd best player of the 90s. And that ain't just me talking. Read this: Scottie Pippen was the 2nd-best player of the 90s

 

[Supreme365]

He's actually the 2nd best player of the 90s. And that ain't just me talking. Read this: Scottie Pippen was the 2nd-best player of the 90s

So you would take 90's pip over dream,malone,Barkley,Ewing,Robinson,shaq

 

[Swagnificent]

So you would take 90's pip over dream,malone,Barkley,Ewing,Robinson,shaq

shyt. Forgot about Dream. He's my #3 all-time player so that was just oversight by me. Pippen is clearly behind him. However, I'm definitely taking Pippen over Malone, Barkley, and Ewing. Its neck and neck between him and David Robinson. And I consider Shaq more of a 2000s player than a 90s player eventhough he had a lot of success that decade.

My top 5 players of the 90s are:
1. Jordan
2. Hakeem
3. Pippen/Robinson
4. Robinson/Pippen
5. Malone

Barkley would have just missed the cut as the 6th best.

 

[Supreme365]

shyt. Forgot about Dream. He's my #3 all-time player so that was just oversight by me. Pippen is clearly behind him. However, I'm definitely taking Pippen over Malone, Barkley, and Ewing. Its neck and neck between him and David Robinson. And I consider Shaq more of a 2000s player than a 90s player eventhough he had a lot of success that decade.

My top 5 players of the 90s are:
1. Jordan
2. Hakeem
3. Pippen/Robinson
4. Robinson/Pippen
5. Malone

Barkley would have just missed the cut as the 6th best.

I don't agree but I respect it personally I'd even take a heathy penny over pip

 

[Swagnificent]

For reference, my top 5 players in the 2000s are:
1. Kobe
2. Shaq
3. Duncan
4. Garnett
5. Dirk

T-Mac and D-Wade would have just missed the cut at #6 and #7. And I consider LeBron more of a 2010s player than a 2000s player because that is the decade he had more success in.

 

[Swagnificent]

I don't agree but I respect it personally I'd even take a heathy penny over pip

I put Penny and Grant Hill in the same pot. They could honestly be a lot higher. But their reign at the top was so short. Its hard to rate them above guys who did it for a longer time and did it as the same level. Its not like Penny or Grant are CLEARLY better than Pippen. I agree with you that its arguable because I also loved Penny and Grant Hill in the 90s. They were my favorite players in the league after Jordan and Pippen.

 

[Chrishaune]

82 and i've been an NBA Fan since i was a lil kid, and was a huge bulls fan from 89 and on, so don't give me that age bullshyt... I remember watching them get their ass whooped by the Pistons, make it past the lakers and jordan leaving and coming back up to his last shot vs the jazz... I caught alot of their games when i was younger, I was a huge MJ fan before i found out he's a POS in real life

Everybody has their opinion......Nobody can prove anything when talking hypothetically. If we could have seen Jordan and Pippen face off 1-on-1 in their prime we could talk something. But we didn't and can't, so opinions it is.

 

[Supreme365]

I put Penny and Grant Hill in the same pot. They could honestly be a lot higher. But their reign at the top was so short. Its hard to rate them above guys who did it for a longer time and did it as the same level. Its not like Penny or Grant are CLEARLY better than Pippen. I agree with you that its arguable because I also loved Penny and Grant Hill in the 90s. They were my favorite players in the league after Jordan and Pippen.

How high do you rank the glove during that time I personally think he was the best pg of the 90's

 

[MoneyTron]

At SF, I've got him behind Bron/Durant/Bird/Erving.

Chicago won the genetic lottery as both Jordan and Pippen were extremely athletic wing players that both could defend 1-3, had huge hands, and enough leaping ability to jump from the FT line.

 

[stepbackj34spud]

I wouldnt take Pierce over Pippen. Granted im biased because Pippen was my favorite player when i first started watching the NBA. But Pippen offers you so much more than Pierce.

Pierce was a sick shooter and very clutch. But comparing him to Pippen is like comparing Ray Allen to Dwayne Wade. Allen is the deadlier shooter and can score from all over the court but Wade gave you so much more in terms of playmaking, defense and it's not like his scoring is far behind either.

Remeber Pippen is the reason they came up with the term "Point-forward" because before him they never saw a forward that could run an offense

Terrible analogy. Pierce can do more than just score. Pierce was one of the most complete players ever. Pippen was better denfensively.. that's it.

 

[MoneyTron]

Anybody that watched during that time could see Jordan and Pippen were almost equal....


that's why it was so hard to beat them.....One or the other was going to beat you.


Jordan just had that nack for hitting "that" shot that would win the game to put him over the top...

Let's not go to far breh.

Pippen at no point in his career was going to put up 30+/6+/6+ for entire seasons. The sheer scoring prowess is something that pulls MJ way over the top.

I will agree that during the mid-90's, the only player seeing Pippen as an all-around player was Grant Hill.

 

[Lefty Gunz]

Anybody that watched during that time could see Jordan and Pippen were almost equal....


that's why it was so hard to beat them.....One or the other was going to beat you.


Jordan just had that nack for hitting "that" shot that would win the game to put him over the top...

On a nightly basis

Player A gave you 30 6 and 6

Player B gave you 18 7 and 7.

In what universe is that considered almost equal

 

[Chrishaune]

Let's not go to far breh.

Pippen at no point in his career was going to put up 30+/6+/6+ for entire seasons. The sheer scoring prowess is something that pulls MJ way over the top.

I will agree that during the mid-90's, the only player seeing Pippen as an all-around player was Grant Hill.

key word was "almost"

I admitted Jordan had a better offensive game, especially in the closing moments. Pippen had parts of his game that people could say was better than Jordan's though, but in the end offense generated will trump defense.

But as the highlights show, Pippen was not a slouch generating offense of his own. If he was, there was no way they 3peat twice. He was entrenched in the role as #2 so it wasn't his place to take a #1 slice of the shot pie....Otherwise I think he would have been right up there with Jordan stat wise.


to the people pointing out how he did when Jordan "retired" don't understand that at that point he became the one person to try to stop on the Bulls team. Slow him down and there was really no other option for the Bulls to generate the points they needed like he and Mike could together.