How Good Was Scottie Pippen Actually?
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- Here’s the retrospective of the 90’s Bulls dynasty through the lens of Scottie Pippen. We’ll talk about his road to the NBA, where does he rank all-time - and how good he was without Jordan.
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Scottie is a legend. Don’t let NBA players’ post-playing career antics distract you from who they were on the court. PIPPEN WAS THE MAN.
Been watching the nba since 92... Pippen was so overrated it's amazing how many ppl act like he was a superstar
@@arizonaFIREent thank you, I'm in no way calling Pippen trash just don't see this elite player tht others do, yea he had talent & was good no doubt. Just not to the extent tht other ppl see him as but thts just my opinion & wat do Ik.
@@arizonaFIREent it’s hard to be a “superstar” when the goat is on the floor tho. Watch his ‘94 campaign then you’ll see his true talent without Mike. However in some aspects ur right cos Scottie couldn’t rlly lead the team
@@arizonaFIREent troll
What is a superstar because based on his accomplishments and individual accolades he definitely was at certain points.
I think what bothers Scottie so much about Mike is how Mike profited so much more than he did. People loved Mike and was becoming the face of the NBA. Not Mike's fault nor was it Mike's problem. Dang Pipp, you a legend too...
Yep but I think it mainly comes down money. Scottie sees the difference between what he has and what Mike has and in his head he believes the difference is too big as he feels Mike was not that much greater than him. However Mike was just marketable, he had the IT factor that went beyond the court, and his style of play was also more exciting than Scottie's. But as a 'Robin' to 'Batman', Scottie feels he wasn't compensated enough. However a lot of this has to do with him not making sure he signed the right deals, and marrying a gold digging thot. He can't accept the bad choices he made and the recent death of his son has probably sent Pip over the edge so now he's pointing fingers at Mike, also with the incentive to try and sell his book for $$$
Yeah 100% he’s still a goddam legend 🤩
He didn't cash himself enough. That is what bothers him. I bet that Lebron pays him to say that he is the GOAT.
@@GoGetYourShinebox Pippen cried for Jordan to return in 1994. Made the video and published it. Pippen is no good, but he is no Karl Malone, Shaq, TMAC, Grant Hill, Barkely. He is just good
Bruce blitz exposed him,
Controversies aside,Pip is n awesome player. He's the kind of player that you can insert in any era or team and make instant impact.
He didn't do that great outside of the Bulls team though
@@GoGetYourShinebox yeah cause he was like 40 when he went to the trail blazers🤣
@@kayjayedits6488 He was 33/34 at The Rockets with Olajuwon & Barkley and 34/35 when he joined Portland. MJ was winning MVPs at that age
@@kayjayedits6488 that’s not true bro. I remember watching it all. Pip choked so hard with Portland and he was the man. he couldn’t buy a basket to save his life in the playoffs and he wasn’t that old. With The Rockets, both Barkley and Dream took a step back to him and he once again chocked. He also had an horrible attitude. It’s much harder without Jordan pushing Pippen
@@danieloceans9652 fr. It's mostly Bron fans pushing the narrative and overrating pippen. People always bring up his record without jordan but forget he joined the rockets and blazers. Same team who made the wcf in 1999 season before.
Elite defender, capable scorer good playmaker and good rebounder pippen was really an all around star who excelled in both ends of the court
For his position he is the second all time leader in assits and third all time for assits per game. He would be second all time for the latter if he didn’t play so long past his prime.
Would put him above bird on APG
He was a elite playmaker not a good playmaker
@@edwardlomeli5657 At least 20 NBA players drafted from 2000-2010 said Scottie Pippen was who they inspired to be
Tracy McGrady in front of him said Scottie was his idol
@@thepubknight6144 I didn’t know it was that many but I agree. I was just telling the dude beforee that wasn’t a good playmaker but a elite playmaker especially for his position
Scotties was the light version of lebron. 😂
10:07 Picture gives me Goosebumps... MJ, Scottie, Rodman, Kukoc and not to forget Harper. Truly one of the greatest NBA Team ever.
4 NBA HoFers there.
And people say mj carried
WHERE IS LONGLEY ??
DID JORDAN DEFENDED SHAQ OR LONGLEY ?? JORDAN IS NOBODY. WAGON IN PIPPEN TEAM.
@@ChristineBrown10 he did for the rings and culture
Yet people still credit Jordan for his rings
In the 1997 finals pippen he averaged 20 points and 8.3 rebounds 1,8 Blocks 1,7 steals a game with a torn tendon in his ankle. He was playing in pain in all 6 games amazing no one hardly brings that up and that's a shame.
Yeah in that series he led the Bulls in rebounds, steals and blocks.
Yet will endlessly talk about the "flu game" yet Scotty with a torn tendon for 6 games doesn't mean shit?
They were playing the unathletic Utah jazz with no great perimeter players
@@kylinmooney167 the “Unathletic Jazz” who had two of the most athletic players ever in Karl Malone and John Stockton... shut the fuck up.
@@kylinmooney167 so in other words Jordan's comp was weak?
Scottie Pippen 🙏🏾 Still one of the greatest player in NBA history.
Big Facts without Pippen and the rest of the team Mike wouldn’t have won those rings. Scottie deserve recognition too cause he produce on offense and defense!
It was always a joy watching Pippen. He was a unique talent.
Until LeBron. LeBron is basically Pippen dialed to 11.
Pippen was awesome. Pippin was born for basketball (like Phelps is built for swimming). Imagine if he had the drive and was as competitive as Jordan?
@@Zieg_Games I Just wanted to give Pippen his flowers on a video about "Pippen"
@@Zieg_Games 1. This is about pippen 2. Lebron isn’t like pippen he’s like magic dialed to 11, lebron wasn’t nearly as dominant for as long as a defender, and pippen was the ultimate 2 piece, lebron has never been the 2 piece
Scottie is a legend & belongs in the HOF!! I watched Scottie when I lived in Chicago, and we loved him there and still do!! Scottie is part of the Jordan/Pippen team that was unstoppable!! We Love You, Pip!!!
Pippen was everything back then. I’m thankful I got to watch him play with the bulls for being as young as I am. Even remember having his jersey back then
Pip was a great all-around player. He was the perfect fit for MJ. Those 2 were amazing to watch on defense too!
Unleash the Dobermans! (RIP Johnny Bach)
Ikr considering pippen guarded the star....
@@munchinohill532 he didnt guard centers. I.diot
One of the most efficient and best two way players of all time. Guy could rebound like a center, shoot and pass like a guard and was the best wing defender the NBA has seen.
For his position he is second all time in sits and third in APG. He wasn’t second in apg only because he played so much past him prime
@@edwardlomeli5657 wrong. His assists dropped when he stopped PASSING TO JORDAN
@@MrSPIDEY21 sure. It had nothing to do with becoming injury prone and losing some serious athleticism. Was purely MJ leaving: not like assits took a hit when MJ left thag one year ..: oh, wait, it didn’t
@@edwardlomeli5657 one year lol….
lol jordan was 0-6 without Scottie.
All time defense, elite playmaking, excelent scoring, work ethic, prolific and a team player. That's a franchise player Jordan had as his sidekick.
Overrated. M.oron
I dont think he was overrated but i think he wasnt a potential franchise player... He was really great but didnt have an "alpha" mind... He is more a helper (a great helper !) ... Just have to check what happened in Houston or Portland, he was the best player on the court but was not the franchise player
Team player? Bro refused to go in the game after his feelings got hurt because Phil Jackson called on Kucoc to make a game winner and not scottie. Curious, why wasn’t the play for him if he was as good as you say he is?? Trying to gas it up lmao
Big ups to Pip and the Mambo (RIP) for recognition of the talent Pip had. Dude was my favorite on that Bulls squad and that's who I patterned my ball playing days after years ago
Thats a lie
As a bulls fan I’m Glad you made this video
An athletic big who could run the offense and defend at a high level, his impact on winning was huge... I remember going to a Bulls game in 97-98. Scottie Pippen screamed on Luc Longley! "GET IN THE LANE LUC!" That shit sent chills down my body! He was a true floor general... Pippen was my favorite in the era of Be Like Mike... says a lot when a 10 year old kid sees something beyond MJ.
One of the greatest defender of all time! He is lockdown wing defender. Sadly he couldn't win DPOY, since their was Hakeem, Rodman, Mutombo.
Gary Payton was a point guard and was averaging 20 and 10assist and he won it
And Jordan
The fact he didn’t make an allstar team while averaging like 2.5 steals and a block while putting up solid offensive stats baffles me. Especially when Wiggins is an all star nowadays or even in the 2000s mo Williams and devin Harris
@@ACLA23 who is you talking about you dimwit?
Scottie Pippen was in the category as Jerry Rice.They both played at small schools,then because of there drive and talent,succeeded to Hall of Fame levels.
Jerry rice is all time great pippen ain’t on his level
Jerry rice was trash. Dropped more than he caught. You’re a idiot
Whoa slow down there son. JERRY RICE????
@@gondag464 yeah. Cause he dropped more than he caught. Correct. Good job bud
@@justthisguy1948 you are mentally challenged.
How good was Larsa Pippen actually?
She got through Pippens defence, her offensive game in the divorce was superior to Pippens and screened him out of his fortune.
This wasn’t supposed to be funny but it was 😂😂😂
At least NOBODY says Pippen's children are not actually his, unlike that other bald dude who NONE of his kids actually look like.
@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 all I see from your posts are about hating on MJ. And it's been YEARS 😆 If MJ goes missing one day, you'd be on the top list
@@punyemas9783 lebron the real goat here
@@darnedavenhill9310 you have low standards
SCOTTIE PIPPEN. Forget everything else.. that’s just one of the coolest names in NBA history🔥🔥🔥
What people never talk about with the bulls was there defense pippen at SF and jordan at SG where both the best defenders in the league at there position for YEARS !! And rodman as well at PF was top 3 defender as well ! There team was unreal at defense!
That Bulls/ Pistons rivalry was ABSOLUTELY insane!! It still gives me chills thinking about how savage those games were!
Bulaknicks rivalry was something else as well
One of the greatest defenders in nba history
top 6 for sure
Agreed
Definitely one of the best permieter defenders but real goat defender is Bill Russell
Highest defensive peak of any player, and probably the best perimeter defender ever.
@@DefendTheCode hes deffenitly one of the best ever.he was a shut down on ball defender i still think mj and hakeem edge him out by a little.mj has around 200 more steals in less games about 1.5 seasons worth of games less mj won more steals tittles with 3 vs pips 1 he also aveged half a steal more than pip for his career.thats why i think mj edges him out but pippen was amaizing on defense and its crazy he didnt win an DOP award
Back then Scottie was crazy great at basketball but now he is just crazy.
nah hes just bitter and trying to flip the truth
after his son died it just went downhill
I understand him, he was all around amazing and still people always down play his greatness
@@crabb9966 he was always in mjs shadow
@@arvinspider So was everyone else in the league.
people gotta remember when michael retired back in 1994, scottie still carried the bulls to the playoffs
Without Rodman too. He doesn't have the clutch shot gene. One of the reasons he lost that series in the playoff 1994.
Kawhi Leonard is a better version of Pippen. More injury prone though. I don't think anybody else plays like him on both ends.
1. LeBron is good defender only when he wants to and helps most of the times. This is one of the biggest reasons people don't see effort from him on defense. He's like IQ defending with his size which is alright.
2. Giannis is not a SF anymore so can't compare Pippen to him.
3. Paul George is alright but not a winner. You can see stars playing amazing but still lose in a series. When watching Paul George, apart from a few shots, you can see that he ain't gonna win.
4. Marion can be compared to him. He was never a superstar but had the numbers very similar to Pippen.
5. Larry was an IQ player only legend so not truly comparable to Pippen. Pippen was athletic and then IQ.
Scottie absolutely did not carry them. They still had Phil who's an all time coach, Horace grant who was an all star, and a good bench
@@vikaskumarpatel5017 jimmy butler is a pretty good comparison he's just smaller
@@jojoprocess2820 you really said they had phil like he was out there dropping 30 💀
Refs made a bad call. The bulls would have been in the finals
Pip was awesome, played hurt, always gave great interviews, everything anyone could want in a great NBA player. I know I watched almost every game Pip and Michael played for the Bulls. Pip was a great defender, Michael and Scottie in the Doberman defense, good for ten points!! Man those where the days!!!
So accurate, awesome content !! Nostalgia hit again ♥
Pippen is straight up a legend. One of the best to ever do it no doubt
Scottie Pippen: Hall of Famer. This man had an All Around Game.
jordan was 0-6 without Scottie
@@I9IIEIIYIIEIIS Worse, he didn't even compete without Pippen. Pippen instead had major hurdles and season both with the Bulls and after the Bulls.
@@I9IIEIIYIIEIIS people like to put down pippen because it would put a chink on MJ's armor. The truth is, Pippen was awesome in college. That is why he was a top 10 draft pick.He did not have fit in within Doug Collins' system; which is why he was not doing so well as a rookie and sophomore. Once he played in Phil's system, his true value came out. the truth is, Pippen has more wins than MJ, when it comes to the playoffs. MJ couldn't go anywhere without a prime pippen.
Many players has all around games you goof
@@I9IIEIIYIIEIIS troll
Pippen wants to say all this stuff now about how, "MJ didn't appreciate me, I didn't get any credit, blah blah"... That couldn't even be further from the truth. MJ has always spoken about Scottie in amazing ways and even put Scottie on his all-time starting 5. Everybody knew how great Pippen was. You notice the two players there holding up the championship trophy at 11:16? That's Pippen and Jordan, together. What Pip is doing now is really tarnishing his reputation.
I'm a pippen fan, but you're right
I think Pippen was hurt by the way Jordan left out Pippen shining moments during their run, but brought out all of his failures. Key moments that the last dance omitted were:
92 NBA Finals game 6 when the Bulls came back after being down by 15 points in the 4th quarter led by Pippen. While MJ was on the bench.
Pippens exploits in 93 vs the Knicks
Pippen blocking Charles Smith.
95 Pippen leads his team in every major category. And was literally a one man show.
The game saving steal in 97 to seal the Bulls 5th Championship.
Why were those big moments left out?
He does not get the respect he deserves from the media and other players.
Pip and MJ were wrong to a degree, yes mike praised pip many times and pip praised mike.. But MJ at his HOF speech mentioned pips name one time, saying whenever you saw me you saw pippen that was it.. at pips jersey retirement mike says pip was the little brother of course i was the big brother, pip started the fight of course i always finished it hahaha.. and the Last Dance mike was wrong and allegedly apologized to pip.. mike could of left out those negative clips then he commented on both segments, saying pip was wrong, pip knew better, pip was selfish.. pip had a right to be upset
@@wilfredjones4042 I honestly don't believe Pippens issue with the last dance was the acknowledgment of his low points. It was the lack of putting his high points on display. How do you talk about the Bulls season by season and then leave out key moments like the Bulls comeback vs the Trailbalzers spurred by Pip? Or how Pippen stepped up and out played MJ vs their rival the Knicks in 93 when Jordan was playing with a bad shooting hand? How do you leave out Rodman's rebounding dominance vs the Sonics? All the Bulls teammates felt Jordan did Pippen a disservice in that documentary.
Awesome video. Pippen was so underrated, and was unbelievably good. He could do everything.
Overrated. I.diot
Still one of my favourite players today even though he going through a lot
He is still one of my favorite players
He was incredibly gifted and an amazing player. I loved watching him play. Also, if not for an absolutely ridiculous "phantom foul" call, against the Nick's, he would have went on to win a ring without M.J..
No
Wasn't a phantom call and that was game 5 in the 2nd round. The Knicks got bad calls against them in game 3 that no one brings up. The Knicks won give them their due, and give Ewing his due for being the best player in that series.
@@sideshowbobsaget8876 BullShit! I've watched the play a thousand times, in slow motion. There was barely any contact and it was AFTER THE BALL WAS RELEASED FROM THE SHOOTERS HAND. They gave that game to the Knicks, which gave them the series, and the do nothing Knicks went on to get humiliated by the Rockets, a team that the Bulls would have most certainly outplayed and won another national NBA Championship. The damn referred himself has admitted it was a bad call. Worst call in all of professional sports. Total phantom foul.
@@jamesmaness6308 Pippen clearly made contact with Davis, the argument is should it have been called after the release. The Knicks were getting bad call against them in game 3 and a Harper suspension plus a clutch game winner by Kukoc kept the Bulls in that series. Why dosent anyone mention those things?
The Knicks were in great position to get the rebound if the foul isn't called, so the knicks still could've won that game without the foul. The Bulls had almost 3 sec left and threw the ball away. There's no guarantee if the Bulls won game 5 that they win the series and they had two more games to win the series and didn't. I doubt the Bulls get pass the Pacers as Miller was a different player come Playoff time. The Bulls aren't beating Hakeem Rockets in a 7 game series that's disrespectful to even say so. Hakeem ran through better players and teams than the 94-Bulls between his back-2-back FMVP Championship runs. Give Ewing and the Knicks their credit and Ewing his credit for being the best player in that series.
@@sideshowbobsaget8876 agree to disagree. Sadly, the world was robbed of knowing.
Scottie a right hand man to s GOAT and great player on his own. You know you a hell of a player when MJ thanks you first in his HOF speech
Yup that remarkable growth spurts, thank mother nature for that one in a million probability that seem to happen all the time when most needed.
Great, informative video!
I always wondered how Scottie went under the radar from the big schools. Coming outta high school at 6'1 and skinny as hell, now it makes sense. That was a life changing growth spurt!!!
Now it's making me wonder about Scottie Jr if it's possible for him to still add some inches. Jr is very talented but 3-4 more inches could elevate his game even more.
What an amazing player he was to watch him play
Pip was so underated that we only think of him as the guy who Jordan give a ring but little do we know that Scottie was the secret recipe for the Bulls dish all in 90's decade
I never saw him as only Jordan’s Robin!! He was a beast on offense and was really good
Pippen isn't underrated but overrated. People use him to discredit jordan just to make a arguement for Bron and there only aruguement in 1994 but watch Bruce blitz video. He's both
Funny in only 7 full years of 90s, MJ won 4 MVPs, 6 FMVP, 7 scoring titles, 7 defensive 1st teams, 7 all nba 1st teams, 2 steals titles. Compare that to Pippen, he beats him in everything that they played the same Amount of full seasons.
How's he underrated? He was an all star every season and he's on the fuckin Dream Team. People really use the term underrated and disrespect way too often
@@jwsteelers1 Pip didn’t even earn dream team. Had 1 career all star selection, and 1 career 2nd team all defense selection, when in September 1991, he was selected to dream team, ahead of Clyde Drexler. People think after 1992 finals that team was selected.
Thanks for taking me back to "the good ol days".Basketball was better back then imo.
Great video.👍🏾
Loved watching Pippen on both sides of the court growing up. Damn shame he’s trying to tarnish both he and Mike’s legacy. The best duo ever
Pippin gets his respect. He's a permanent fixture on EVERYONES top 50 players all time.
Scottie pippen is the best perimeter defender ever
Gary Payton might have something to say ..:
i thought he played for the timberwolves with anthony edwards
Om not sure, kawhi pip jordan and gary each could take that title
@@Bmoney_2 Payton is up there but he's a guard. I can name guys who are better
@@Bmoney_2 Pippen can guard every position
I grew up watching this error and he was not justified. The guy pulled his efforts he's a legend in my eyes
Legend! One of the best all around players i've ever seen.
This was a very balanced video podcast being equally yoked both subjectively and objectively.
Pippen was my favorite player ever.
Scottie Pippen is in the top 10-20 players of all time to me, His length was insane, and he ran the court so smooth
These videos are always 🔥
He's a perfect compliment player to a superstar he can play guard to forward can bring down the ball and rebound. He knows his role to the team
WITHOUT JORDAN for a whole season (1994), Pippen took the Bulls to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Knicks. The took the Knicks to 7 games. He led the Bulls is scoring, shooting % and assists that season. He proved his weight in gold
The bulls team were already three time champs by that time and they were all determined to win without mj to prove something but pippen wasn't the leader mj was and in those ecf he tried to be like mj even though he was more of a team player ..i mean even mj accept the fact that in order to win he was not going to take every last shot,like Steve Kerr and John paxson.. pippen proved and he is proving that he is more selfish than mj ever was
Pippen then made a 1994 video crying asking Jordan to unretire.
@@secoTheSonicFan Bullshit! Pete Meyers was MJ replacement in starting lineup
They lost in the east semi-finals against the knicks with harper suspended. Get it right...
@@makula5543 But they gained kukoc and Kerr and only beat a banged up cavs team with multiple starters injured
Pippen is ridiculously underrated, one of the all time greats. A complete player if there ever was one. Jordan was lucky to play with him.
Other way around
@@87mchale.71 Jordan couldn't win without Pippen. They were both fortunate to have played with each other.
Great video!
The late 90's Rockets logo was one of my favorite as a kid, the smiling rocket was so cool. Ahhh the 90's.
I hated it.
I think Future done destroyed Pipp’s mind. He ain’t been the same since that brother smashed his wife.
In some Gucci flip flops 😞
@@ChicagoDefense In only gucci flip flops and sunglasses on. Imagine that. Would you still be the same?
Dont forget that his son just died of cancer.
@@leetorry wait fr? damn cancer sucks bruh
Pipp's wife has been smashed more than potatoes and recycled cans...
Fun myth. Pip didn't guard Magic a whole lot in the 91 finals. He only took him as a primary defender in gm 2 and only switched into magic once in awhile throughout the series. The guy who was actually guarding magic the entire series also averaged 31ppg, 11apg and 6rpg.
Magic killed Jordan in the post, Pippen did a way better job guarding Magic than Jordan did even though Jordan guarded Magic most of the series.
@@dynamic6645 Lol, we can tell you get ur info from SportsTalkJoe 😂🤣🤡.
Scottie averaged 21 ppg, 9 boards, 7 apq and 2 plus steals- not too shabby
this video is really biaser
@@Theterminato2013 I can tell you watch highlights only and that you never touched a basketball easily
Scott is one my favorite NBA legend.. ❤️❤️🏀🏀
Pip was a little more than just a great player.
Consistent.
Always aware and accomplishes his role within the team.
Made MJ concentrate and do what he does best.
MJ broadcasting to the world how important it is for him to share his Chip 🏆 trophy with Scottie speak volumes.
The GOAT is all humble & honest of Pip's efforts and relevance to capture a Chip.
Y'all gotta do a career retrospective on jason kidd ... steve nash.... Isiah Thomas...and manu Ginobili
Man, the timing of this video
One of the most most underrated NBA greats ever!
if he Played today, he will be at the same level as Kawhi, or better. He was bigger and faster than Kawhi.
Definitely a TOP 5 Small Forward of ALL TIME.
Bugs me to that even in spite of such major props Kobe gave about Scottie,
he STILL feels the need to trash everyone (MJ, Phil, Kukoc, Chuck) in his book.
You're a legend, bro.
Nobody can take that from you.
Yeah, if it weren't for his post-career shenanigans many of us would still have been more inclined to defend him, in the end the person who did the most damage to his legacy is Pippen himself. Not to mention the publicity he drummed up for his book even backfired as well.
The most underrated and underapreciated player in nba history. In my childhood when we were playing ball all my friends wanted to be MJ, i wanted to be nr33 Scottie Pippen.
Im from Belgium btw 😁
Great vid
Led in all categories except points but still contributed 24 points. Sounds like he was the glue to the bulls
i would destroy him 1 v 1 in his prime
@@kayjayedits6488 nice joke you aren't a shit
Give Scotty Pippen his respect ✊
I grew up watching/loving the Bulls. It's funny, everyone loved MJ, and don't get me wrong, I did too, but Pippen was my favorite player! His Defense was ridiculous! He could cover almost anyone and give them headaches all game.
No he wasnt ya liar
Amazing all around talent. Probably one of the first what would now be called a "big" to really dominate
One of the most underrated players of all time but the way I see it is that MJ & Scottie needed each other to win
Nah Pippen needed Jordan way more than Jordan needed pippen. When Jordan retired the first time, what was Scottie doing? Pretty much nothing, and once Jordan came back, he instantly took them back to the Finals!
@@Ballerz24 when Jordan retired Scottie was 2nd in MVP voting..
@@Ballerz24 and before Scottie got there what was Jordan doing? Yes Jordan is in another universe to basically every other player in history let alone Scottie but this is a team game. Scottie was the perfect player to pair with Michael but let's not act like mj won rings without Scottie as both saw no success without the other and that's just facts
@@Ballerz24
The 1994 season was incredible for them. They played extremely well, despite Pete Myers replacing Jordan.
The following year, it was a different story. Horace Grant left on the market in 1995 (because he wanted a lucrative contract offered by Orlando).
Those two seasons were better than we expected back then. People believed the Bulls would had been out of the playoffs race for those two seasons. Before Jordan came back, the Bulls were ranked 6th in the East.
Of course the Chicago Bulls were incredibly efficient with Jordan running the SG spot and we remembered why he was the face of the league against the Knicks (double nickle against them)! But, Chicago weren't bad at all without MJ. They were surprising on many levels.
When Orlando eliminated Chicago, we saw the Bulls lacked an interior defensive presence and a solid rebounder in order to slow down the duo of Shaquille O'Neal and Horace Grant. Jordan said after the eliminate they were "one Horace Grant away from a championship." Aka a solid PF.
When they signed Dennis Rodman, it was a key reason why Chicago destroyed Orlando. Shaquille O'Neal and Horace Grant struggled against the Bulls defensive scheme.
@@isaiahc.9808 What was Jordan doing before Pippen? Jordan was breaking all time records lol. He was a superstar from the moment he stepped onto an NBA court. Many actually had him as the GOAT in 1989. Bob Knight said MJ was the best player he ever saw and that was before he even entered the league. Of course you need teams to win rings, everyone does, but we can't act like MJ was irrelevant without Pip. Is Pippen the only player that could have won with Jordan? I think there's a handful of players that could have won with MJ, but would those same players win with Pip? Not sure
Finally Pippen gets the praise he deserves. And the truth!
Superb reporting on one of the most underrated players in NBA history. What a crime.
Overrated
Legend, so underrated
This was done well on Scotties behalf! I understand what Scottie was saying but again everyone has their opinion. The fact is Michael needed the team as much as the team needed Micheal, which we call a team sport! Their is no I in team lol😉
Ther was an I in win
Michael said there's an I in win tho
But there is "me" in team
@@itaboi309 Kobe Bryant lol
@@Notpetroff1 lol I get the flips lol but real talk we know basketball is a team sport and Jordan was bigger than life for the game but even he knew he couldn't win ships without his team no matter how good he is/was!
To put in perspective how good Pippen & those Bulls teams were, just look at their record the first year without Jordan compared to the previous one.
Considering who MJ was, you'd think losing the Greatest Player in all of human history would dramatically collapse your record, yet they only lost *TWO* more games. That's it.
1992-1993 with Jordan they won 57 games. 1993-1994 without Jordan, they won 55 games. They didn't win the Championship, but that still speaks volumes about how good Pippen & Co. were. Just imagine the Cavs after losing Lebron, or the Lakers after losing Shaq (and later Kobe). But here we're talking about losing the actual GOAT, yet they managed to win 55 games anyway.
THAT is a true testament to Scottie's greatness. The team was solid all around, but having 2 x top 50 players of all time sure helps (and later, 3 x top 75 players with Rodman).
Except this ignores 95 when the Bulls was closed to being a .500 team. Keep in mind despite Jordan leaving in 94, the core of the Bulls remained unchanged. The minute they lost more of their pieces, they fall apart and Pippin wanted a trade.
@@Ramona122003 they loss all of big man: Scott Williams left, Ho. Grant left, Stacy King left, Bill Cartwright retired, and Luc Longley miss half the season. And they brought 4 to 5 new players. Meaning Pippen had to be the interior and perimeter defense and score, meaning used rate went the roof. In still kept above .500 and in the hunt for the playoffs . Plus the Bulls was on 10 game winning streak before Jordan came back, largely due to Longley coming back to help the interior. Speak all the fact before you say something.
@@tonyjohnson4347 And they were still barely above .500, Pippin was ready to jump ship and pointed to his Jordans on national TV and gestured for Jordan to come back. How is that a sign of a franchise not sinking? That isn't even considering how Jordan massively helped the Bulls when his body was still that of a baseball player. If anything, all you told me is that Luv did more to help the Bulls than Luv considering that in 98, Jordan had to carry the team for most of the season as the lone superstar since Pippin was out and Rodman had declined.
@@Ramona122003 Losing Horace Grant was a big blow to the team because he was the team's best big man. With other decent bigs gone and Longley missing half of the season they had no inside presence which doomed them against the Magic in the playoffs where they clearly had no answers against Shaq or Grant. The following season Rodman arrives and they win 72 games and destroy everyone in the playoffs.
Added several key players, were defending champions and still had Phil and didnt win the ring. Next
Scottie won MVP in 1994. Dude was that good. Two possible MVPs on the team through most of the 1990s. Frankly, scottie finished better with the left hand than Michael, and was a better defender because of his size.
Yes being from Chi I had the pleasure to see the best basketball ever played during the bulls dynasty
Scottie was a 6’8 point forward who was a top 10 defensive player all time and could dunk from the foul line. He was literally the only player in the league at the time who could go toe to toe with mike 1v1 and they played on the same team. It was a fantasy duo that will never be repeated.
that is such cap. Pippen had a vertical of around 34 inches and pippen was a top 8 player at most in the league in his prime.
@@kayjayedits6488 The literally a video of Scottie pippen dunking from the foul line lol look it up
@@kayjayedits6488 there is literal video of Scottie in a dunk contest doing a free throw line dunk. Would you like me to google it for you or are you a big boy who can do it on his own.
@@ianmista619 what does that help with though during 1 v1
@@Primenumber19 can you dunk from the freethrow line? Big Boy 🤣
Every player like Jordan desperately needs a Pippen. One of the best ever!
If he's among the 5 or 6 best small forwards ever, well, that is the most important position in basketball. So that puts him pretty high in the all time list.
Pip is def top 5 SF all time and top 20 player all time.
Scottie was my favorite player on the bulls
No one cares
I have been a huge Scottie fan all my life. I gotta say that he was a genius on the court but a bit silly immature one off it.
However I do agree with him that the last dance should give more credits to other bulls players, especially Pippen.
The last dance was about Michael Jordan it wasn’t about the bulls
@@ajsavage9585 yeah, obviously, but it should be about the team, coz Phil Jackson named the season ‘The Last Dance’, right?
Yep that’s true
They dion't want people to know about pippen because of the "jordan mystique". they want everybody to think jordan was god. Because having a god is good for the NBA's business model. they also don't want people to know that jordan was 0-6 without scottie
The last dance was to revive the hype for MJ to get his shoe selling hotter than pancakes.
I trained him to be the best...
-Ron, The Almighty Rat King
Damn bro, 1st off it's a honor to even reply to u. But do u think u could teach me some of the skills passed down from the #1 OG Rat King himself, Theo Von. Gang Gang brother!!!
One of the greatest two way players and play makers.
scotties defense is most underrated thing in NBA, he is an alltime great defender at small forward, maybe the best ever
Damn man, even in a "how good was Pippen" video still gotta have Jordan highlights
You cant talk about Pippen without Jordan, like how you can talk about Bird without Magic.
@@leetorry you can talk about Bird without Magic. But there's no Pippen without Jordan. Jordan is Jordan, with or without Pippen
Been waiting on this one, this man been tweaking
The dynasty maker... best defender of alltime ... and best all around player of all time !!💙🙏
No
Scottie is one of my fav players
He was Sensational. Great player…
Scotty Pippen was the most flexible athlete probably in history. He could play any position and he was an amazing defender.
Don't import athlète of all History like that, that's obsolutly dumb, MJ become the greatest athlete only because of circonstances, global TV broadcast, nike becoming famous, etc, etc... NBA isn't the absolute game, first of all you have to be tall become that good, it's not an abstract sport. I'm a football fan and litterally a star Can Come from nowhere without any physical advantage, so if you become the best you become the best of all instead of basket where you only compete with some, and not so much versatility into making jump, rebound, and goal, it's the same sport. Still that 90 basketball Era was crazy, but in football it's an all-time event and worldwide scale to compete with, just chill out with those dumbass words
Funny. He lived down the street from me in the early 2000s in Portland. I could hear him playing sometime. Although he never answered the door on Halloween.
I'm from the south side of chicago and watched the bulls growing up. Scottie was a dog plain and simple. Scottie was a beast and was able to let Mike do what he wanna do. Forget about Houston and Portland Scottie by then Scottie was in his mid 30s with back issues. Scottie from 90 to 97 was a beast and should have been mvp in 94. And he would have won a championship in 94 if it wasn't for the ref who called that bougs foul on him that's the same ref who the feds got onto
And no, the 2nd option dont let the main option do what they want. What kinda logic is that you dolt?
So Jordan focused the majority of his energy on scoring?? Then how did he win DPOY, 3X steals leader, and 9X All Defense?
Writers vote for MVPs so that's nonsense. They gave MJ the Defensive Player of the Year in 1988 even though Hakeem was the best defensive player in the league.
1988 Defensive Win Shares:
1. Hakeem Olajuwon • HOU 6.3
2. Karl Malone • UTA 6.1
3. Michael Jordan • CHI 6.1
4. Mark Eaton • UTA 5.2
5. Bill Laimbeer • DET 5.0
1988 Defensive rating top 5:
1. Hakeem Olajuwon • HOU 98.0
2. Mark Eaton • UTA 100.7
3. Karl Malone • UTA 100.8
4. Roy Tarpley • DAL 101.0
5. Patrick Ewing • NYK 101.
1988 Defensive Box Plus/Minus:
1. Mark Eaton • UTA 5.0
2. Benoit Benjamin • LAC 4.3
3. Hakeem Olajuwon • HOU 3.3
4. John Salley • DET 3.3
5. Patrick Ewing • NYK 3.2
1987-1988 NBA Defensive Rankings:
Defensive rating:
Hakeem: 1st
Eaton: 2nd
Jordan: 6th
Defensive win shares:
Hakeem: 1st
Eaton: 4th
Jordan: 3rd
Defensive box/plus minus:
Hakeem: 3rd
Eaton: 1st
Jordan: 12th
Blocks per game:
Hakeem: 4th
Eaton: 1st
Jordan: 16th
Block percentage:
Hakeem: 7th
Eaton: 1st
Jordan: Not top 20
DPOY award voting finish:
Hakeem: 3rd
Eaton: 2nd
Jordan: 1st
LOL and the voting wasn't even close either. Jordan also got some MVP votes in the 1994-1995 season where he only played 17 games. That explains that this dude is so coddled by the media, it's insane !
@@dynamic6645 I pray that this is some weird copy pasta. If not, then what a massive waste of time lol
@@Taj_Rahine yep copy paste you guessed it LOL
@@dynamic6645 Bad argument. Leading in defensive win shares doesn't mean a player is automatically and unequivocally defensive player of the year. There are so many reasons why this is true. Take for instance the position the player actually plays. Jordan was defending scorers more often than Hakeem was. He was out on the perimeter defending the guys with the deadliest first steps. Hakeem was defending stiff centers many times.
@@dynamic6645 Yup, yup, yup. By the way, that was THE VERY FIRST season Jordan finished above .500. It also HAPPENED to be Pippen's rookie season when he and Grant controlled enough of the basic defense that gave Jordan the freedom to go stat chasing.
Leaving his off the field, lets call it "personality" aside, pippen was the "perfect" side kick and he is still the "blue print" what team look for, want in a small forward position, even after his retirement so long ago.
Scottie reminds me a lot of KD. There's been some hardships that caused the comments by media and fans to get to him. I hope he returns to enjoying his legacy and can block out the noise .
Wow I was literally reading a Wikipedia article about Scottie Pippen a few hours before this video came up!
Scottie and Mike always looks like a duo that ace every exam in high school
there combined IQ is like 10 hell nah
@@kayjayedits6488 for real
One of the greatest #33
Sad to see so much hate in someone who was extremely blessed. Known as one of the greats and by all accounts wouldve never made it to the nba without a freak growth spurt in college but still feels he deserves more. Not saying i dont understand but its not Mike's fault so why the animosity towards him
Good documentary. One correction: Dennis Rodman wasn't the best rebounder in NBA history. That was Wilt Chamberlain.