What a debacle in Houston... one and done, first round exit in the playoffs. The clip hasn't aged poorly because it doesn't make predictions - just hype, but it is fascinating to watch. Pippin's change was when Jordan was gone playing baseball.
I hate how the media even back then made it seem like Pippen was some under appreciated, over shadowed player. Original Dream Team member yep, multi year all star? Yep. 1997 NBA Top 50 Players team? Yep. Let that last one sink in, Pippen was voted to the then Top 50 players of the thousands of players that had graced the NBA up until 1997......how was he not appreciated. Pippen was a nova...but Michael was a super nova...and there's nothing wrong with that.
first year with Blazers was great… lost game 7 to a stacked Lakers team that had Glen Rice and Jr Rider coming off the bench. Rockets had Pippen running full time Point. they drafted Francis the next season
Someone doesn’t understand context 😆…if you’ve been paid under market value for your services you’d be pleading your case why you are deserve a rais from your employer too
He gets more credit than he deserves. I've heard people legitimately try to make a case that he was the 2nd best player of the 90's. That should be the very definition of too much credit.
*Once.* And that Portland team made the conference finals the year before Pippen got there. They were stacked. He tried to cherry pick his 7th ring and failed twice.
Let's put it like this. Scottie averaged 10.0 ppg the first playoffs they were together. Let's put it like this. Scottie averaged 15.7 ppg in 2 of the Bulls finals wins. Let's put it like this. Scottie played about 8 minutes in the final game of the 98 finals against the Jazz where Jordan carried the team to a win with 45 points. Pippen was part of the great team. But without Jordan, they were nothing. Jordan needed a little bit of help to win titles. In fact, it was less help than any other finals mvp since he had the 2lowest scoring supporting casts for championship teams ever. Less points than Hakeem's Rockets, Duncan's '07 Spurs, less points than any time in NBA history. So Let's put it like this. Your comment is ignorant and lacks research.
Should've won it in 1997 over Mutumbo. Voters that year felt bitter over the Bulls' winning success, same reason Karl Malone won MVP over Jordan that same year.
he got further without MJ than MJ got without him though.... he got pretty damn close to winning a championship in Portland as a matter of fact. Meanwhile, all of MJ's Wizards teammates disliked playing with him.
@@Pingaheimer true but those bulls teams were awful in 80s pre pippen and grant. East was loaded with great teams like the Celtics, Pistons, and 76ers.
I seen the last dance I felt so bad for pippen one scene Charles Oakley slapped him and in another mj grabbed him by his shirt away from an interview I wish he would have stood up to them punks and Micheal was such a frickin bully to everyone but yall see he didn't do that shit to Dennis
Wow! You misinterpreted every scene for your own negative agenda. I feel for any person that has to live with you. Too bad you don't misinterpret gluttony as evil, otherwise you might be healthier.
@@Wis_Dom whats to misinterpret this is what is shown now if u weren't not there with them having a conversation or engaging with them then shut the hell up dumbass
They had drafted Tim Duncan one year before Pippen was traded to Houston, and already had David Robinson, so the Spurs were set when it came to big men.
Pippen did quit on his team in 94, but ppl wouldn't even know about it and give shit to Pippen had MJ just left it out of the last dance... I'd be pissed at MJ to if I were pip
If Scotty could just focus on team winning and playing your best, awards and championships will follow. With a name like Scotty, he is never going to be #1. Michael has him beat there too.
Wow I forgot that Knicks won eastern finals over pippen and bulls with a bs foul. See that proves even as a no. 1 option on offense he still held his own as well as any super star while always standing above most stars in iq rebounds passes assist defense in general. Steals and blocks. Also pippen as no.2 offense option was always like 8 for 12 or 10 for 14. Vs the greatest scorers always shot about 50 percent. So they had attempted and missed 10 shots per game. Thata a lot
Rockets had no chance. You had a center and 2 forwards....but no guards. And guards run the show. Sorry to burst the bubble. Guard is the floor general.
Mike and Co should have gotten 7, then broken up. But 6 is pretty dang great. Better than Tragic, better than Larry, Isiah, Dr J, Kobe, Shaq, Lebron, and etc etc etc.
His coach sat him out. Pippen was right to call the final play as the primary ball handler. They lost to the magic even further convincingly the year after.
