The intensity and the passion from all the players during these playoffs is incredible. They also appear to be more fundamentally sound than the players of today. The best part is, no chest beating or celebrations after every dunk or 3 point shot. They go about their business and play.
Starks played a great series. He was great in Game 4 as well, both on offense and defense. It was just that Jordan shot out of his mind in that game. He would've torched anyone.
After the strike, things went down in the NBA. David Stern wanted to bring [the league] back up, to bring fans back in, so he started changing rules, so the fans saw more of a highlight [based game] than a rough and grind game, because he doesn't want that to be the image of the NBA.
I love this. Straight on duel. The flashy guards, Starks/Jordan; and battle of the big men, Pippen/Ewing. It's like the mashup of Anakin/Obi Wan and Yoda/Palpatine.
One of the best playoff series ever. The two of the best NBA defenses in the early 90's, the best player of all time (MJ), Pippen and Starks in a great shape....good memories.
watching this again made get back those old feelings of hating Jordan again..lol god bless the internet. Man oh man I wanted the knicks to win so bad back then....that was the last best knick team. Ewing is still the knicks, even now.
CLASSIC CLASSIC CLASSIC. This is competition at its best, i hated the Knicks growing up but i do have to say looking back i do have a new found respect fot the 90's knicks. :Look at the flow of the offenses and the determination of the defenses with the hustle plays by both teams. and wait did i just see a triple team on Ewing, but i thought triple teams were only done in the modern era lol.
Dating back to the '92 Finals (when the Bulls won the final two games of the series vs the Blazers to clinch the repeat world titles) Chicago came into this game having won nine consecutive playoff games, with their sweeps over Atlanta and Cleveland..I'm pretty sure they realized though, that the Knicks were not pushovers like the Hawks and Cavs were..they were in for a long fight.
This was such a classic series. You had two close/tight first two games in NY....Game 2 being the famous Starks dunk. Game 4 you had Jordan's 54 point game to hold off a late Knicks 4th quarter surge. Game 5 was the infamous Charles Smith game. As a Knicks fan, I knew they were dead after blowing Game 5 at home. There was no way they were gonna steal Game 6 in Chicago. Such a painful loss for Knicks fans...this team really did have what it took to win this series.
yeah as bulls fan i can say for the first and only time i got nervous ... having MJ was just so relaxing cuz u jus knew he was gonna come thru but this series i actually got that sick feeling for the only time in the Jordan 6x champ era .. not even 98' had me worried i knew we would come back in game 7 ... the only team besides the bulls that gave me that over confidence was the 85' bears
Best era ever ....both east & west had so much competition....nobody was ring chasing and building super teams ....game was physical back then unlike now
I agree. Ewing gets an unfair shake when it comes to not winning a title. Besides the missed layup against the Pacers (95 I think), I don't know if I can put any other blame on him. I mean, if you look at 93', they were absolutely loaded as a team. The defense was spectacular, they could score adequately, they had a good bench and they had the home court advantage, going up 2 to 0 against the bulls in the playoffs. It was in their hands but MJ is MJ. And MJ being MJ is not Ewing's fault.
great upload! i have this game on tape man, the knicks and bulls during the 90's always had such fierce battles, regular season or playoffs. and there was rarely a blowout when those two teams matched up. it was always a close game and a defensive struggle
I think you're always going to have a leader, and you're going to have someone to support that leader. And that's how I look at it. I take [his comments] in a positive way. Everybody needs someone who's willing to take that step below, just for the sake of not competing on the same level, because sometimes it doesn't benefit the overall team.
ESPN? LOL Not sure if they were the greatest duo of all time, but surely my favourite duo. Jordan once said playing without Pippen is like a slap in the face for him, and asked what would be his ideal starting five, he named the Dream, Bird, Magic, himself and, of course, Pippen.
Ewing was a elite player during his Era,top 20 during the 80's,top 10 during the 90's as a whole and between '90-'93,was top 5.It's really a shame that he never lead NY to a title,the front office for the Knicks deserve most of the blame for that.He did have that bad ankle injury in '92 against Chi,that probably shorten his athletic ability.He wasn't better than Barkley or Malone,but he's a top 25 Player Of All Time,no question.I kinda believe that Stern had something to do with NY not winning.
Yeah,he had a great chance to win that elusive title,but some of the blame goes to him,mainly cause he didn't perform well.But,i gotta blame the front office mostly.The main reason why i believe that Barkley was better than Ewing,is that he actually performed very well in his 1x appearance while injured,averaged 27.3ppg/13.0rebs/5.5ast/47%from the floor.While Pat played in one Finals(even though he technically went to 2,was injured '99)he averaged:18.9ppg/12.4rebs/4.3blks/36% from the floor.
@dabomb2045 This Kninck team, was the only one good enough to beat Jordan and the Bulls, but they had a serious flaw that becomes even more critical at playoff time...They were awful at the free throw line. Not even the guards were above 80%. Bulls knew this and they sent them there constantly. Bulls in the other hand were very good in FT. Games would end up some like...FT: Bulls 27-30, Knicks 19-32, in games that were always decided by less than 5 points, this was an x-factor..
BDL: The Charles Oakleys. GP: The Oakleys. Them guys were rough guys coming into the league, and they wanted to make basketball a rough sport, a serious sport. [The game] was more about defense and that type of basketball. Now a days [league executives] want it to be a show.
Still, that's not an excuse. I'm not mad at Scottie though, as you said, he played a great series and the Bulls won. For me, Scottie became an outstanding player a year later, as a leader of the Bulls. I know there was the infamous Kukoc-situation when he refused to get back into the game (I'll never forget the devastated look on Scottie's face), but as a whole, he was magnificent that season.
Jordan clashed with McDaniel in Game 7 of the 1992 Playoffs (2nd round). ForEmily23 posted the complete series on his channel, great stuff. I believe the X-Man wanted a piece of Pippen; Jordan had enough of McDaniel's antics and finally got in his face. Both received a technical after that and the game went on.
BDL: What's the biggest difference you've seen in the game, since you first came into the league? GP: The toughness. Basketball has reverted over to, "Let's just score points." Let's make our fans see that our NBA is entertainment. [The NBA] is more entertainment now. When I came in [to the league] we had the Xavier McDaniels, the Charles Barkleys, the Isaiahs, the Laimbeer's ...
not exactly what you would call jordan's best series but thanks to scottie who propelled himself from all star to legend in this series the bulls won 4 games straight. jordan has starks, blackman, rivers, anthony on himin the series
thanks korone! it is really classy for mj to say that. i mean, mj is always classy in front of the media. it is funny now you see the way nowadays players talking to the media, lots of them sound like they just came out from the ghetto that has never been to school. even scottie is far from being an ignorantist his statment is quite stupid.
Yes, I remember those clutch shots. I believe Hoops didn't include the 3-point play in his edit of Game 4, but I know exactly which play you're referring to. Game 2 was the exception, to throw the ball at the ref was just dumb. Still don't think this was the series that put him in the realm of legends, but I can see your point. Definitively a clutch performance by Scottie.
I dont think that this Knicks team could beat the Bulls in a 7 Game Series, but they could definately push them to the limit. I hate the Knicks, but I have respect for them, especially in the 90's. They would have destroyed Kobe.
I think MJ said that around 1997 or '98, probably when Pip was injured; Jordan and Rodman had to carry the Bulls at that time. The stuff about his favourite starting 5 dates back to 2007, when Jordan gave a interview and the question came up. Ironically it was made around the time when Pippen had plans to join a playoff team and win another title in the NBA. Scottie made some awkward comments about Jordan at that time. Thankfully, Mike didn't retaliate and showed his class instead.
Hey kids. . . you may think that the league was Staypuff Marshmallow man soft as it is today, but there was actually defense and competition back in the 90s.
The 1993 Bulls Championship Video mentioned that Jordan was shut down in the first three games of the series. So, in essence, this is Jordan being shut down. And he still had a hell of a game.
No, it was a bad game. Actually, it was probably Jordan's worst playoff series. Outside of the Game 4 performance, his playing was very poor. But Knicks had a great defense, so it's no shame.
Dr. Logos That game 4 performance was an all time all time great performance tho. And there's one way worse than this, any actually ... go to the second 3peat .... his worst was when Bulls faced a worse Miami Heat team, he shot 39%, and didn't impact the game elsewhere like he did in this series (defense and playmaking).
***** That's a good point. Yeah, it was on and off for Jordan in the Heat series, but I guess it's overlooked because it wasn't as competitive as this one. And he was getting old too.
Dr. Logos Yeh, Jordan wasn't perfect tho, the rest of his teammates shot higher in this Knicks series, obviously he is a reason for that and they don't carry the load anywhere near as much, but the dude was not perfect.
even after talking shit to mj and pippen, x-man was still man enough to congratulate mj and pip when the series was over. it was nothing personal it was just hard core competition
"There's some truth to that. The one thing I'm never going to do is demean or diminish is the importance of Scottie Pippen as a wingman, or as my teammate. Everybody needs, I think, a Scottie Pippen. Most of the successful teams are going to need a Michael Jordan. It's hard to say one without the other. Can you win with one and not the other? I don't know. I have yet to see that, in some respects.
BACK THEN THE NBA motto was "WE LOVE THIS GAME" what has happened with the nba now??? bunch of high scool kids getting 4-10 mill a year!!! not real basketball like back then
Let's call it what it is! MJ and the Bulls got the benefit of the call almost every game. Even Magic joked about it that if you even breathe on him its a foul lol
The NYK were an amazing team,but they were not the best team that didn't get a chip during the 90's.I think Seattle and Utah were better,they didn't perform well when it was on the line,especially during the '94 Finals when Ewing didn't even average over 20+ and only shot 36%. He wasn't better than CB or Malone,his production doesn't match theirs,and while his legacy may be similar to theirs,i would say they slightly came out on top,seeing that both did win a MVP(Malone 2x).But mad respect 2 Pat
"I think people love me just as much as they love Michael," Pippen said. "The fans who understand the game, the GMs and coaches. I think they'd rather have a Scottie than a Michael. Because I'm an all-around player. Coaches would rather have a Scottie-type player than a Michael. I was an all-around player. I made people around me better."
not giving him an excuse but the 93 series against the knicks set up what was to come to against the league in the following years. if i recall correctly jordan and pippen were voted the greatest duo in sports history, not nba but sports history, according to espn so take that with a grain of salt
Guys like Kobe or LeBron would adapt to the rules, but they wouldn't be as effective as they are in the current NBA. Also, I don't see them giving 100% on defense on any given night like Jordan and Pippen did. When you play hard on both ends, eventually it catches up to you at the end of games. Most of todays stars use their energy almost entirely on offense, and they still aren't as productive as Jordan was. That alone should tell you how good he was, really.
Karl Malone did the same thing.Kobe doesn't whine???Kobe got pissed when the new rule came "get a tec if the player gets upset by the call made by the ref".Kobe was the only player pissed about the rule.Kobe would've had played back then,but he would've whined.He's 210 pounds,while LeBron's 260.Also Dennis Rodman used to complain to the refs even headbutted one of them for giving a bad call,and he was the best rebounder in NBA History.Barkley did also.
Yes, I'll post them in the upcoming weeks. If you do not want to wait you can find the other three games, they're already on youtube. Simply search for Bulls Knicks 1993 playoffs.
pippen hit every clutch shot in the series, game 2 the bulls lost by 5 in a game where pippen was ejected, game 3 and 5 he scores 29pts with an incredible fg percentage, game 4 yes mj scored the 54 but one of the clutch plays by pip was a falling 3pt play he hit on mason, and game 6 scottie hits 2 shot clock beaters, one at the baseling on smiths face and the other was a 3pointer right on starks face. in a series where mj shot poorly pip more than rose to the occasion.
he did throw the ball but scottie was pissed because billie oakes called him for a double dribble when none had occured. Scottie asked him after he tossed him what did he see and he told scottie he made a mistake.
Care to explain? What exactly did Pippen in this series to become a legend? I'm just curious mate, is it because he didn't fell for the Knicks' tactics like in 1992? Because I think the Pistons were an even bigger obstacle for Scottie, and he beat them in 1991 as we all know. Don't get me wrong, I think he played a great series. But he was already a superstar that year, and for his standarts, it wasn't an outstanding series in my opinion...
[...]I wish some of the rules would come back, so that you could touch them [without being called for a foul] ... It's very hard to control Lebron James or Kobe Bryant, if you can't touch 'em. They're too good ... I think the only old-school player left out there is Tim Duncan. ------------ Well, he's right. Bring back the old rules.
As long as you can have certain roles, and people fill those roles, the team is going to prosper from that. So I didn't take anything negative away. I felt like, OK-that's his opinion. I still think you need a Michael Jordan, you need that guy who's going to take that big shot, that's going to give the team confidence. And you need a guy like Scottie Pippen, who is not on the high end of that vocal leader, but he's not that far off of it."
"The most versatile forward since John Havlicek --- and of late a consistent whiner --- Scottie Pippen possesses a singular combination of skills at the small forward position. While Havlicek was the better perimeter shooter, Pippen is a great open floor player and probably the greatest defensive forward of all-time, being honored six times with First-Team Defense awards." Pip was compared to Havlicek, not Jordan (who was ranked #1 of course), and that was six months after the 6th championship.
6:49 I really miss the old CHARGE! melody they played on the old organ in MSG. That's what gave the garden character. Now they play fuckin stupid ass music and synthesized crap. The Staples Center copied the organ idea from msg and it's working lovely. It's not a concert or a dance hall to request a track on some morons album. It's basketball
![Michael Jordan highlights 1993 ECF G4 vs Knicks - 54 pts [60fps]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Jxwb6-az3zI/mqdefault.jpg)
The intensity and the passion from all the players during these playoffs is incredible. They also appear to be more fundamentally sound than the players of today. The best part is, no chest beating or celebrations after every dunk or 3 point shot. They go about their business and play.
No friends across the court either.
Starks played a great series. He was great in Game 4 as well, both on offense and defense. It was just that Jordan shot out of his mind in that game. He would've torched anyone.
The defense that Jordan played in this game was extraordinary. You just don't see guys play defense like this for the entire game anymore.
I wish we did
That's why he's the best to ever do it. Extraordinary offensive player equally as great of an defensive player.
that was the best tournament in the history of the NBA
RIP Anthony Mason 2 28 15
Remember this series well cz i was in Gambia at the time doing my finals at high school.Nba ball at it's best...happy memories!!!
After the strike, things went down in the NBA. David Stern wanted to bring [the league] back up, to bring fans back in, so he started changing rules, so the fans saw more of a highlight [based game] than a rough and grind game, because he doesn't want that to be the image of the NBA.
I love this. Straight on duel. The flashy guards, Starks/Jordan; and battle of the big men, Pippen/Ewing. It's like the mashup of Anakin/Obi Wan and Yoda/Palpatine.
I really miss the old-school hoops. Thanks for sharing this man. I actually have seen this game live and those days were real men's basketball.
One of the best playoff series ever.
The two of the best NBA defenses in the early 90's, the best player of all time (MJ), Pippen and Starks in a great shape....good memories.
THREEEEEEEEEE.... FOR JOHN STARKS!!!
I miss those days!
watching this again made get back those old feelings of hating Jordan again..lol god bless the internet. Man oh man I wanted the knicks to win so bad back then....that was the last best knick team. Ewing is still the knicks, even now.
CLASSIC CLASSIC CLASSIC. This is competition at its best, i hated the Knicks growing up but i do have to say looking back i do have a new found respect fot the 90's knicks. :Look at the flow of the offenses and the determination of the defenses with the hustle plays by both teams. and wait did i just see a triple team on Ewing, but i thought triple teams were only done in the modern era lol.
A classic series
Eye swear eye revisit this series at least every other month
Greatest none 7 game series ever imo!
Yes, his defensive plays at the end show why he was the greatest player of all time. The man was everywhere.
Now this is a rivalry. Perhaps one of the best in sports at the time.
Now this is what a playoff game is suposed to look like. This was the best rivalry of the 90's.
Dating back to the '92 Finals (when the Bulls won the final two games of the series vs the Blazers to clinch the repeat world titles) Chicago came into this game having won nine consecutive playoff games, with their sweeps over Atlanta and Cleveland..I'm pretty sure they realized though, that the Knicks were not pushovers like the Hawks and Cavs were..they were in for a long fight.
This was The NBA at its best. Great Memories.
BRUTAL! Now THIS is NBA
Awesome series. You don't see D like this in the NBA anymore, hopefully it will get back to this level!
This was such a classic series. You had two close/tight first two games in NY....Game 2 being the famous Starks dunk. Game 4 you had Jordan's 54 point game to hold off a late Knicks 4th quarter surge. Game 5 was the infamous Charles Smith game. As a Knicks fan, I knew they were dead after blowing Game 5 at home. There was no way they were gonna steal Game 6 in Chicago. Such a painful loss for Knicks fans...this team really did have what it took to win this series.
yeah as bulls fan i can say for the first and only time i got nervous ... having MJ was just so relaxing cuz u jus knew he was gonna come thru but this series i actually got that sick feeling for the only time in the Jordan 6x champ era .. not even 98' had me worried i knew we would come back in game 7 ... the only team besides the bulls that gave me that over confidence was the 85' bears
Happy 30th anniversary to this special game, and special series, even though, always, Charles Smith GOT FOULED!
I remember watching this game as a kid. The NBA will never be as exciting and as fast paced again.
Best era ever ....both east & west had so much competition....nobody was ring chasing and building super teams ....game was physical back then unlike now
MJ's shot was KILLER at this time in his career!
Pat Riley reminds me of an Italian Mafia Boss.
TN. My dad is from Brooklyn, and was a die hard Knicks fan. I guess it rubbed off on me. :-) I did live there too for a while. Ft Totten, Queens.
Hard nose defense by both teams through whole match, you don't see this anymore.
The intensity in this series was amazing. There were no easy baskets.
I agree. Ewing gets an unfair shake when it comes to not winning a title. Besides the missed layup against the Pacers (95 I think), I don't know if I can put any other blame on him. I mean, if you look at 93', they were absolutely loaded as a team. The defense was spectacular, they could score adequately, they had a good bench and they had the home court advantage, going up 2 to 0 against the bulls in the playoffs. It was in their hands but MJ is MJ. And MJ being MJ is not Ewing's fault.
I remember these games. Too bad the Knicks couldn't get past Chicago. MJ 4EVER
great upload! i have this game on tape
man, the knicks and bulls during the 90's always had such fierce battles, regular season or playoffs. and there was rarely a blowout when those two teams matched up. it was always a close game and a defensive struggle
Patrick Ewing, man....what a beast. The guy was incredible.
Jordan destroyed everybody's legacy, Barkley,Ewing,Miller,Robinson,ect...the list goes on.
The Knicks will never be this good again.
70s, 80s & 90s nba was the best.
miss the old days
I think you're always going to have a leader, and you're going to have someone to support that leader. And that's how I look at it. I take [his comments] in a positive way. Everybody needs someone who's willing to take that step below, just for the sake of not competing on the same level, because sometimes it doesn't benefit the overall team.
ESPN? LOL
Not sure if they were the greatest duo of all time, but surely my favourite duo.
Jordan once said playing without Pippen is like a slap in the face for him, and asked what would be his ideal starting five, he named the Dream, Bird, Magic, himself and, of course, Pippen.
Ewing was a elite player during his Era,top 20 during the 80's,top 10 during the 90's as a whole and between '90-'93,was top 5.It's really a shame that he never lead NY to a title,the front office for the Knicks deserve most of the blame for that.He did have that bad ankle injury in '92 against Chi,that probably shorten his athletic ability.He wasn't better than Barkley or Malone,but he's a top 25 Player Of All Time,no question.I kinda believe that Stern had something to do with NY not winning.
Yeah,he had a great chance to win that elusive title,but some of the blame goes to him,mainly cause he didn't perform well.But,i gotta blame the front office mostly.The main reason why i believe that Barkley was better than Ewing,is that he actually performed very well in his 1x appearance while injured,averaged 27.3ppg/13.0rebs/5.5ast/47%from the floor.While Pat played in one Finals(even though he technically went to 2,was injured '99)he averaged:18.9ppg/12.4rebs/4.3blks/36% from the floor.
@dabomb2045 This Kninck team, was the only one good enough to beat Jordan and the Bulls, but they had a serious flaw that becomes even more critical at playoff time...They were awful at the free throw line. Not even the guards were above 80%. Bulls knew this and they sent them there constantly. Bulls in the other hand were very good in FT. Games would end up some like...FT: Bulls 27-30, Knicks 19-32, in games that were always decided by less than 5 points, this was an x-factor..
BDL: The Charles Oakleys.
GP: The Oakleys. Them guys were rough guys coming into the league, and they wanted to make basketball a rough sport, a serious sport. [The game] was more about defense and that type of basketball. Now a days [league executives] want it to be a show.
@bapex
That's why doc rivers said to raja rondo. "you wouldn't have survived in the early 90's ball"
Still, that's not an excuse. I'm not mad at Scottie though, as you said, he played a great series and the Bulls won.
For me, Scottie became an outstanding player a year later, as a leader of the Bulls. I know there was the infamous Kukoc-situation when he refused to get back into the game (I'll never forget the devastated look on Scottie's face), but as a whole, he was magnificent that season.
Jordan clashed with McDaniel in Game 7 of the 1992 Playoffs (2nd round). ForEmily23 posted the complete series on his channel, great stuff.
I believe the X-Man wanted a piece of Pippen; Jordan had enough of McDaniel's antics and finally got in his face. Both received a technical after that and the game went on.
BDL: What's the biggest difference you've seen in the game, since you first came into the league?
GP: The toughness. Basketball has reverted over to, "Let's just score points." Let's make our fans see that our NBA is entertainment. [The NBA] is more entertainment now. When I came in [to the league] we had the Xavier McDaniels, the Charles Barkleys, the Isaiahs, the Laimbeer's ...
not exactly what you would call jordan's best series but thanks to scottie who propelled himself from all star to legend in this series the bulls won 4 games straight. jordan has starks, blackman, rivers, anthony on himin the series
thanks korone!
it is really classy for mj to say that. i mean, mj is always classy in front of the media. it is funny now you see the way nowadays players talking to the media, lots of them sound like they just came out from the ghetto that has never been to school.
even scottie is far from being an ignorantist his statment is quite stupid.
Yes, I remember those clutch shots. I believe Hoops didn't include the 3-point play in his edit of Game 4, but I know exactly which play you're referring to. Game 2 was the exception, to throw the ball at the ref was just dumb. Still don't think this was the series that put him in the realm of legends, but I can see your point. Definitively a clutch performance by Scottie.
I dont think that this Knicks team could beat the Bulls in a 7 Game Series, but they could definately push them to the limit. I hate the Knicks, but I have respect for them, especially in the 90's. They would have destroyed Kobe.
this is the best defense I think in history
I think MJ said that around 1997 or '98, probably when Pip was injured; Jordan and Rodman had to carry the Bulls at that time.
The stuff about his favourite starting 5 dates back to 2007, when Jordan gave a interview and the question came up. Ironically it was made around the time when Pippen had plans to join a playoff team and win another title in the NBA. Scottie made some awkward comments about Jordan at that time. Thankfully, Mike didn't retaliate and showed his class instead.
4:47 And one
G.O.A.T
thats a scary ass starting 5. and remember what ESPN stands for Extra Special People Network
I swore that was going to be our year
Hey kids. . . you may think that the league was Staypuff Marshmallow man soft as it is today, but there was actually defense and competition back in the 90s.
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The 1993 Bulls Championship Video mentioned that Jordan was shut down in the first three games of the series. So, in essence, this is Jordan being shut down. And he still had a hell of a game.
No, it was a bad game. Actually, it was probably Jordan's worst playoff series. Outside of the Game 4 performance, his playing was very poor. But Knicks had a great defense, so it's no shame.
Dr. Logos That game 4 performance was an all time all time great performance tho. And there's one way worse than this, any actually ... go to the second 3peat .... his worst was when Bulls faced a worse Miami Heat team, he shot 39%, and didn't impact the game elsewhere like he did in this series (defense and playmaking).
***** That's a good point. Yeah, it was on and off for Jordan in the Heat series, but I guess it's overlooked because it wasn't as competitive as this one. And he was getting old too.
Dr. Logos Yeh, Jordan wasn't perfect tho, the rest of his teammates shot higher in this Knicks series, obviously he is a reason for that and they don't carry the load anywhere near as much, but the dude was not perfect.
***** Ball was too slippery in game 3 .....
Sure wish the NBA was as tough as back then where you had to earn respect
The way they officiate today, this entire Knicks team would've fouled out and/or thrown out from flagrants.
Good post man
thank you
When the NBA was real!
8.10 and 10.43 look how they guard him... today that would be flagrant foul and then jordan had to deal with all that ugly handchecking.. hero..
look at 8:16 all that handchecking to Jordan face lol
even after talking shit to mj and pippen, x-man was still man enough to congratulate mj and pip when the series was over. it was nothing personal it was just hard core competition
"There's some truth to that. The one thing I'm never going to do is demean or diminish is the importance of Scottie Pippen as a wingman, or as my teammate. Everybody needs, I think, a Scottie Pippen. Most of the successful teams are going to need a Michael Jordan. It's hard to say one without the other. Can you win with one and not the other? I don't know. I have yet to see that, in some respects.
BACK THEN THE NBA motto was "WE LOVE THIS GAME" what has happened with the nba now???
bunch of high scool kids getting 4-10 mill a year!!! not real basketball like back then
Let's call it what it is! MJ and the Bulls got the benefit of the call almost every game. Even Magic joked about it that if you even breathe on him its a foul lol
Yes. It'll take a while, but I'm working on it. Game 2 should be up next week.
If only the NBA would've stayed the same.
"And 1"- God said..
G.O.A.T
The NYK were an amazing team,but they were not the best team that didn't get a chip during the 90's.I think Seattle and Utah were better,they didn't perform well when it was on the line,especially during the '94 Finals when Ewing didn't even average over 20+ and only shot 36%. He wasn't better than CB or Malone,his production doesn't match theirs,and while his legacy may be similar to theirs,i would say they slightly came out on top,seeing that both did win a MVP(Malone 2x).But mad respect 2 Pat
Jordan @ 4:47 "and one" haha!!
man those knicks where whew too tough but we beat them in 93
"I think people love me just as much as they love Michael," Pippen said. "The fans who understand the game, the GMs and coaches. I think they'd rather have a Scottie than a Michael. Because I'm an all-around player. Coaches would rather have a Scottie-type player than a Michael. I was an all-around player. I made people around me better."
I swear I got tired of hearing Mike Walczewski screaming " THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-POINTER, JOHHHHHHHHN STARKS!!!!" All. Damn. Night.
not giving him an excuse but the 93 series against the knicks set up what was to come to against the league in the following years. if i recall correctly jordan and pippen were voted the greatest duo in sports history, not nba but sports history, according to espn so take that with a grain of salt
The Knicks had the best defense in the NBA. Chicago barely escaped.
Guys like Kobe or LeBron would adapt to the rules, but they wouldn't be as effective as they are in the current NBA. Also, I don't see them giving 100% on defense on any given night like Jordan and Pippen did. When you play hard on both ends, eventually it catches up to you at the end of games. Most of todays stars use their energy almost entirely on offense, and they still aren't as productive as Jordan was. That alone should tell you how good he was, really.
i said anthony mason and charles oakley. where the hell did u get mike from?
Young Doc Rivers.
Karl Malone did the same thing.Kobe doesn't whine???Kobe got pissed when the new rule came "get a tec if the player gets upset by the call made by the ref".Kobe was the only player pissed about the rule.Kobe would've had played back then,but he would've whined.He's 210 pounds,while LeBron's 260.Also Dennis Rodman used to complain to the refs even headbutted one of them for giving a bad call,and he was the best rebounder in NBA History.Barkley did also.
@kOrOne79 Great Video keep'em coming ......can make this year bulls playoff run n regular season 4qtr comebaks....Thanks
Yes, I'll post them in the upcoming weeks. If you do not want to wait you can find the other three games, they're already on youtube. Simply search for Bulls Knicks 1993 playoffs.
Anyone read this? From Yahoo (Ball don't lie) - Payton talks about the difference between the Jordan era and the current NBA...
pippen hit every clutch shot in the series, game 2 the bulls lost by 5 in a game where pippen was ejected, game 3 and 5 he scores 29pts with an incredible fg percentage, game 4 yes mj scored the 54 but one of the clutch plays by pip was a falling 3pt play he hit on mason, and game 6 scottie hits 2 shot clock beaters, one at the baseling on smiths face and the other was a 3pointer right on starks face. in a series where mj shot poorly pip more than rose to the occasion.
did anthony mason and charles oakley not get along? seems like they got some type of beef with each other even though they are teammates
he did throw the ball but scottie was pissed because billie oakes called him for a double dribble when none had occured. Scottie asked him after he tossed him what did he see and he told scottie he made a mistake.
Care to explain? What exactly did Pippen in this series to become a legend? I'm just curious mate, is it because he didn't fell for the Knicks' tactics like in 1992? Because I think the Pistons were an even bigger obstacle for Scottie, and he beat them in 1991 as we all know. Don't get me wrong, I think he played a great series. But he was already a superstar that year, and for his standarts, it wasn't an outstanding series in my opinion...
[...]I wish some of the rules would come back, so that you could touch them [without being called for a foul] ... It's very hard to control Lebron James or Kobe Bryant, if you can't touch 'em. They're too good ... I think the only old-school player left out there is Tim Duncan.
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Well, he's right. Bring back the old rules.
he did
As long as you can have certain roles, and people fill those roles, the team is going to prosper from that. So I didn't take anything negative away. I felt like, OK-that's his opinion. I still think you need a Michael Jordan, you need that guy who's going to take that big shot, that's going to give the team confidence. And you need a guy like Scottie Pippen, who is not on the high end of that vocal leader, but he's not that far off of it."
Pip wanted no part of Oakley
"The most versatile forward since John Havlicek --- and of late a consistent whiner --- Scottie Pippen possesses a singular combination of skills at the small forward position. While Havlicek was the better perimeter shooter, Pippen is a great open floor player and probably the greatest defensive forward of all-time, being honored six times with First-Team Defense awards."
Pip was compared to Havlicek, not Jordan (who was ranked #1 of course), and that was six months after the 6th championship.
No, it was the Chicago Bulls mainly that had something to do with NY not winning.
6:49 I really miss the old CHARGE! melody they played on the old organ in MSG. That's what gave the garden character. Now they play fuckin stupid ass music and synthesized crap. The Staples Center copied the organ idea from msg and it's working lovely. It's not a concert or a dance hall to request a track on some morons album. It's basketball
Easily his worst game of that series. His shooting woes continued til Game 4, when he lit the Knicks up for 54 points.