mike_thecoli
Rookie
Lebron the better all around player.
Pippen the better defender.
Bird the better shooter.
Pippen the better defender.
Bird the better shooter.
The better basketball player: Bird, Pippen or Lebron?
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I will take the guy with six rings.
I'm not sure if you anyone of yall saw or have seen Bird play. Rebounding wise he is better than Bron, assist wise they are the same. But, shooting wise and scoring, its Bird without question. He practically avg. 50, 40 and 90 his whole career. Bron is definitely the better athlete, but skills wise, Bird blows him out the waters. How long Bron been in the league and still hasn't even been a really good shooter? Defensively Bron is better, but Bird can get you them steals in a hurry ASAP. Give me a Prime Bird asap. That cac didn't give no shyts at all and was ruthless, and you ain't ever saw or gonna see him being shook as fukk out there when he is playing on the court. Pippen is definitely sleept on heavy. Defensively he is better than both, but its a shame he is always gonna be remembered as MJs sidekick no matter what by the majority of people.
Lefty Gunz
Superstar
Bird>> Lebron>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pippen
Majestic Pape
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Pippen has more rings and All Defense First Team selections than both
Good for him.
Bird and LeBron have led teams to championships. Bird and LeBron have been the best player/leader on teams that win plenty of games year in, year out and go deep into the playoffs. Pippen did the shyt ONCE.
Replace Pip with LeBron or prime Bird on those Bulls teams and who do you think ends up with more rings? Hell, they probably win the title those years while MJ is playing baseball.
And I guarantee you this - Phil Jackson wouldn't be drawing up plays for Toni Kukoc if it was Larry Bird on that squad.
Padron1926
Pro
Pippen has more rings and All Defense First Team selections than both
And Bird has 2 more finals MVPs, 3 more league MVPs, 5 more all star game appearances, 6 more all nba first team selections, rookie of the year, and a host of ncaa accolades
Yo I be amazed how nikkas think pippen is this real hof. nikkas couldn't have grew up with wgn and watched many bulls game. Pip ain't even close to being the best at anything when it comes to lebron or bird. This defense revisionists shyt is amazing to me. Do nikkas not remember the blazers teams this nikka was on?
And Bird has 2 more finals MVPs, 3 more league MVPs, 5 more all star game appearances, 6 more all nba first team selections, rookie of the year, and a host of ncaa accolades
Never said Pippen was better than Lebron or Bird, but to act like he doesn't belong in the discussion for best SFs of all time is retarded. I knew somebody was gonna get sensitive about my comment.
Majestic Pape
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He doesn't belong. He was a great player in his own right, but he's just not on that level. I'd campaign for Julius Erving before I campaigned for Pippen.
Nothing wrong with that. Pippen is still a top 5 SF of all time. The only reason Pippen isn't as regarded as other SFs is because he wasn't the scorer that the others were. His highest scoring season was 22ppg.
Majestic Pape
The-Coli = W SOHH = L
No argument there. I'm looking at Bird, LeBron, Dr. J., Elgin Baylor, and Pippen; and there is somebody I am forgetting right now, I just can't remember who.
John Havlicek. I wasn't thinking of Baylor to be honest.