When Scottie Pippen Played WITHOUT MJ He Was MVP Caliber! 1993-94 Highlights | GOAT SZN 

That is the best regular season game pippen ever had he was dominant that game against the hawks

Stop crying.He is among the Top 50 players.

@Alexander Melnikov Top 25 Ever ?? 😐

@Alexander Melnikov Top 50. not Top 40.

Bulls didn’t have Batman and Robin. They had Batman and Superman.

Would’ve been better had he never messed up his back

Lost to the Knicks because of one of the worst calls by a ref in NBA history. Fuckin Hue Hollins! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-f6WyerTC8zA.html

Ok now 22 ppg that’s only .6% more than his highest average with mj, 66% ft. and 3 turnovers a game? Nothing really changed that year for pip y’all reaching. Now if he would have exploded with 28-30ppg and lead the league in something I’d be convinced. He never lead the league in anything but I think steals once. Come on guys Horace grants stats were better than pips besides the 7 more ppg he averaged

@@nucl3aratum310 *Bro just let Scottie be great. And enjoy the video lol. I just posted his accolades for this season*

Im sorry but Pip was not deserving to be a candidate . He was 23-5, he simply got the candidacy because people couldn't believe a team could lose the best player in the world and still make the playoffs. But the difference between Jordan and no Jordan was 6 finals without a game 7 and getting knocked out the playoffs in the second round. He didnt play like a MVP , not even close. Anybody who actually remembers that season will tell you that. This is just another ploy from Lebron butt boys to make a case against MJ. That team couldn't even get to the conference championship without MJ. If you think Pippen who averaged 23-5 deserved to be ahead of Shaq who was putting up 29-11 you are just a plain moron. This was a narrative storyline based situation . Nothing to do with play on the court

Lets not forget the Golden State warriors had a better record before KD got there. But is anyone dumb enough to say they were a better team? Stop it, regular season wins against bad and mediocre teams do not judge how good a team is. The playoffs do and the Bulls went from a team who got bounced out after 1 round to a team that didnt even go to game 7 in the finals with MJ. Huge fucking difference.

@Jesus Shuttlesworth stfu

@leclank west if your teammate has it goin you give it to him tf

Yea but what people don't realize is that the following year when those players from MJ's championship years were all gone, the Bulls weren't going to even make the playoffs until MJ came back

@@carlson2012abqb *Stop crying. He is among the Top 50 players.* He is not underestimated.

Facts bro. Scottie was the man! He had the whole package also

Come on dude, these are highlights and that run they were on was from residuals from the foundation of players that MJ built. What people don't realize is that the following year when those players from MJ's championship years were all gone, the Bulls weren't going to even make the playoffs until MJ came back. They were 3 games below .500 when MJ showed up and saved them.

Partner in crime😂

Right

Jordan said that he could' not done it without 'him

@@workingman5739 So MJ’s teammates from his championship years were more valuable to the team than he was? The fact that the Bulls were a good top 3 seed without him shows that he’s overrated.

Nae nae fore you get a whoopin

@@professionalcurrysexual9289 I think his point is people tend to forget how good Scottie was. You may not forget it, but other people do.

@@oneandonly3280 How many games did Cavaliers win after Lebron left both times though? Also the Heat didn’t even make the playoffs after Lebron left too

@@02dchris why don’t u talk about the second season without MJ where they were below 500 without MJ

@@bilzkhan3029 wasn't that after Pippen left gor the rockets

pippen ranked 39th all time... dwayne wade ranked 25th

@@yosemityslam3670 ranked by whom? Whoever came up with that is a bawbag.

@@Romamb pippen had a career avg 16 ppg u can easily read this in his career stats...got about 1.5 bpg, 2 steals per game..4 assists per game.about 7 rebounds a game... statistically speaking hes a great sixth man with those stats..i do think he was a great player for the bulls ..but hes the ONLY other offensive player thats why nobody mentions any other offensive guy on the bulls...ppl complain when lebron loses because 5/5 players werent great but jordan isnt allowed to have ONE great player in scottie

romamb most players dont even touch being in the top 50 of all time when only averaging 16 ppg plus only being a sidekick player..dwayne wade put teams on his back and averaged 23 ppg..he wasn't a sidekick player so why wouldn't he be in front of scottie? duh

@@yosemityslam3670 Pippen was not the only other offensive player on the Bulls 🤦‍♂️ Have you ever heard of Horace Grant or Toni Kukoc? Study up my guy, you are going around downplaying Jordan's help and Pippen's ability on a Pippen video that shows Pippen excelling without Jordan... How odd 🤔

He sucked in half of the finals but since he had MJ hes a "winner"

@@willz3421 mj didn't win anything without pippen. Never got his team above 500 without pippen, never got past the first round without pippen.

@@JahleelX-xx9wd This is very true. Pippen has been further down the road in both the East and the West without MJ then vice versa.

@@JahleelX-xx9wd I hate this argument y’all act like Scottie came to the bulls averaging 20, 8 and 8 no and in fact the very first playoff series MJ won his second leading scorer averaged like 10 a game y’all be terrible brah putting this shit up with no context

@@ElijahHead0526 if u base the value of his teammates off of their ability to score then of course they aren't going to seem like that much help. Pippen facilitated the offense and guarded the opposing team's best player and also scored. Mj didn't need a bunch of guys around him that averaged a bunch of points because he did most of the scoring and the bulls had a triangle system that got everyone involved.

Pippen's mid-range is above average at best.

Yea right go watch Scottie Pippen Power & Grace

Pippen was above average at EVERYTHING at the bare minimum! 😮 Other greats were weaker in multiple areas, categories, etc. A complete player does it ALL above average! Leads his team in EVERY IMPORTANT MAJOR CATEGORY ! 🥊

@@Matt-zp1jn no he wasn't

Pip could go coast to coast like a red rocket. He reminded me so much of Dr. J

Well said.

Idk if it’s just me but Akumpos wingspan seems so much longer than 7’3’. But Pippen definitely attacks the rim almost Giannis-like so he’d do damage in the paint in today’s NBA. That poster jam on Ewing was disrespectful!

Imo I’d consider magic the first

Glad im not the only one that compared the two they have very similar games the way they attack the basket and defend

Or maybe Pippen is better than Giannis. Pippen didn’t have the luxury to not play with MJ. By the time Pippen played without MJ he was old & broke his back saving MJ legacy

Lmao😂

Consider dark batsy more selfish than boy wonder

Just a roll player no more, houston 🤭

@@michaelcole7389 Just a role player? What are you watching? Damn!!

@@runner6500 barkley was better and he's a bum could not win without 23

He's not a top 5 sf ever. Bird kd LeBron Dr J and elgin baylor are top 5. Rick barry and John havlicek are also better.

@@brendanbloom3366 I respect your opinion

@@brendanbloom3366 Not totally agree with you because "defense wins titles" and in this domain Da Pip is the Best All Time.

@@retrogamefan8682 is Gary payton better than magic? Jrue holliday over Steph? Kawhi over bird? Montcrief over gervin? He's top 10 not top 5. He's probably 8th behind barry and hondo and then his defense would out him ahead of worthy and wilkins.

Kawhi>Pippen

5"8 Isiah Thomas in the 2016/17 season: 29-ppg and Top 5 in the MVP vote. 6"8 Scotte Pippen will be dominate in this era.

He would be like lebron or kawhi Leonard. But a perennial DPOY candidate every year. Scottie would probably average 25,7,8,2,1

If I have to make a modern comparison to Scottie Pippen it would be. Pascal Siakams offense with Jonathan Issacs defense. I chose Siakam because he’s a weak #1 option but excellent #2 similar to what Pippen was. They’re also nearly the same measurables. Issacs defense is extremely underrated and had he not get injured in January he would legitimately be in the DPOY discussion.

@@allanhouston6759 what dat pose to mean isaiah can shoot lights out😂

@@GameChanger-xi4iy No he wouldn't. If you take Prime Pipen and you put him in today's NBA he would be below average at almost everything ! He can't shoot from 3, he's not a playmaker and he has never guarded players like we have today at his position. Conclusion he wouldn't be a reliable scoring option with or off the ball and he would have to defend guys taller than him that can shoot from deep off the catch and off the dribble, players that can create their own shot and attack the basket with both hands.

LMAO

Period all around factor

Ok

Lmao, what? He was never the best player in the league, let alone the greatest ever.

Lol good one he was “all about the team” but bitched and moaned when he didn’t get the last shot in that one playoff series. Scottie will always be mjs robin

2020 Playoffs: Anthony Davis = 27- 10- 3, FG-56%. *35-years-old Michael Jordan didn"t have that luxury.* 1998 Playoffs: Scotte Pippen = 17- 7- 5, FG-41%.

@@allanhouston6759 what about 1991 Pippin 27 year old Lebron didn’t have those luxuries

@@ncl_d1124 2011 Nba Finals. *D Wade= 26- 7- 5, FG-54%.* D Wade was the best player on the court , even better than Lebron himself. But Lebron still lost even with that help. MJ didn"t have that luxury. 2016 Nba Finals. Kyrie Irving at the time had the most PPG. in Finals history as a SECOND OPTION. *Kyrie Irving= 27- ppg. FG-46% 3P-40% FT-94%.* Kyrie Irving ( PG ) outplayed Prime Stephon Curry ( PG ) - The Best Player of the GSW Team. MJ didn"t have that luxury.

@@allanhouston6759 that was his only bad season and who carried them on the way for them to be there and from 2011 to 2014 lebron averages more points,assists,rebounds and blocks in the finals throughout 1992-1998 pippen averaged more assists,rebounds,steals,blocks and 3pt percentage than mj

@@ncl_d1124 You have a primitive ouylook on the game. The fact that Scotte Pippen was leading in several statistical categories does not mean anything. Then why are Lebron fans crying and saying that Lebron was robbed and that he is an MVP ? ? AD outpaced Lebron an almost every statistical category. *( PPG, RPG, STL, BLK, TOV, FG%. FT%. PER ).* By your logic, AD was the Lakers best player, not Lebron. Lebron had more help, it is a fact. D Wade, AD, Chris Bosh, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving . 2016 Nba Finals. The cavs second best player was better than Stephon Curry ( The best player of the GSW team ). *Scotte Pippen has never been better than the best player on the opposing team.* Lebron barely plays Defensively, so he lost to a team whose best player was old Tim Duncan ( age 38 ).

That team could have won 60 games had Pippen not missed some time with injury.

Robinson and Hakeem had a better season

We have been looking at Michael Jordan differently

It was odd seeing jordan in a wizards uniform

Link?

NO SCOTTIE... NO RINGS. Jordan understood this better than anyone

Pippen lost in round 2 of 94 playoff and then had trouble qualifying for playoff in 95 until Jordan came back. At the very same time there's this guy Reggie Miller from the same division that led Pacers by his own to Eastern Conference finals twice in a row. Truth is Pippen was not even as good as Reggie. Pippen had his status elevated b/c of Jordan. Jordan could win with maybe Reggie Miller or Shawn Kemp kinda players. Pippen OTOH would not be a top 75 player if not for Jordan.

@@TellenJones Pippen also had a damn series on that Round Two loss against a very tough Knicks team,but let that be forgotten i guess. Pippen the next year led the Bulls in every statistical category,so again,it wasn't like he wasn't playing his ass off,not to mention we keep forgetting that the loss of Horace hurt the Bulls big time. I'm not knocking Reggie but let's not act like those Pacers teams weren't stacked.

@@TellenJones and I'll say it again,Pippen wanted to be traded multiple times from the Bulls,even saying so in interviews. If Jordan could really win with anyone,then they would've pulled the trigger on the Shawn Kemp trade offer in 95,they didn't. They knew and Jordan knew how important Pippen was to the success of the Bulls. It's just the fans who consistently doubt his impact no matter what.

@@dakliq420 Actually Krauss was about to take Shawn Kemp in but SuperSonics fans went nuts and threatened the front office so Seattle backed outta that trade. Pippen got pissed after hearing Krauss going behind his back and then started his own rumors about Suns trading Dan Majlehre (spell?) for him in order to leave Bulls. Dan then got mad and confornted Suns front office b/c of it. So it was a mess. I would not call that Pacers team stacked, m8. They sure had 2 Davis and Smitz, but none of them was a legit big time star. Reggie was on his own. Only real help he got was Mullin joining Pacers a few years later. Those 94 and 95 seasons proved Reggie was a better team leader than Pippen.

Facts people act like mj carried the team but he played with the best wing of the 90s, Dennis Rodman and possibly the best bench of the 90s

Nobody says that.

@@Top-Kek three of co my workers say that ......I was like y'all crazy Jordan himself even said they would have not won without Scottie

Damn I wish that Scottie was playing in the current day NBA. He would be so dominant. Such a complete player

@Scratchin' Samurai regardless of how you think he evolved into greatness .....that's not my point ....the point is the Bulls don't win six if Pippen wasn't there ....I'm sure you will agree with that

Bron brain

Fact no amount of Jordan sho can hide it

And Lebron needed Wade,Bosh, Allen, Kyrie, AD, Love , Howard, and JR Smith to win his! Really?

Not 1998 but I digress 😂

Scottie Pippen needed Jordan for all 6 of his rings. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Scottie might be. Here is another name for you Dennis Johnson

Stop crying. *Scotte Pippen has never led his team to the Nba Finals as the leader and best player.* Pippen has not received an MVP, FMVP or DPOY award. He doesn"t have a killer mentality. In important games, Scotte Pippen often suffocated. He is not underestimated.He is in the Top 50.

@@allanhouston6759 Pippen played behind MJ, and he had to make the most out of a reduced role in Phil Jackson’s triangle offense that would allow Jordan to hoist up 25 to 30 shot attempts per game. That’s not his fault he never got an opportunity at leading a team. In the one full season he played without Jordan, he led a depleted Bulls team with roster deficiencies to 55 wins and a third seed. During the Bulls’ championship runs, Pippen collectively outdid Jordan in rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals.

@@justannbafan3646 pippen great but overated my friend. in the 1997 playoffs jordan carried the bulls During the 1997 Playoffs, he only had one other teammate that averaged double figures in scoring - Pippen with 19 ppg on a sub-par 42% FG. Every other Bulls teammate failed to even reach 8 ppg for the playoffs. This is the only time in history that a championship team only had 2 double digit scorers during the playoffs (Jordan and Pippen), and as far as I know it's the only time a team even made the Finals with only 2 double-digit scorers to begin with. Let that sink in for a moment, Jordan is the only player in history to lead a team to the title with only one other double-digit scorer. And even so, Pippen shot a poor 42% FG for the playoffs. But it wasn't just that Jordan had to carry a gigantic offensive load, Jordan nearly led the Bulls in all five categories - points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks - for the entirety of the 1997 Playoffs. Jordan was only 10 rebounds (0.53 rpg) and 1 block (0.05 bpg) from leading the 1997 Bulls in every category for the playoffs - at age 34 no less. And for the last 3 rounds, Jordan did in fact lead the team in 5/5 categories. Rodman and Pippen squeezed out just enough rebounds and blocks, respectively, in the 3-game first round sweep against the 44-38 Bullets to have a small edge over Jordan in those categories for the overall playoffs. But against their 3 best opponents, Jordan led the Bulls in 5/5 categories. Let's take a look at the load Jordan had to carry during the 1997 Finals in detail. Game 1 of the 1997 Finals is the only win in which Jordan had good help. Jordan had 31-4-8 on 48%, and the buzzer beater, along with 27-9-2-3-4 on 58% from Pippen. Assuming all assists are 2 points, Jordan scored/assisted 47 of 84 or 56% of team points in Game 1. From there on, Jordan nearly singlehandedly won each of the last 3 games for the Bulls. In Game 2, Pippen had 10-6-4 on a terrible 31%. Rodman only had 7 rebounds in 25 minutes, and Harper was the only other double digit teammate with 13-2-4 on 50%. Jordan carried the team with 38-13-9-2 on 55%, leading them in points, rebounds, and assists by a large margin. He had almost triple the points of his next leading scorer (38 to 13), almost double the rebounds of the next rebounder (13 to 7) and more than double the next-leading player in assists (9 to 4). Assuming all assists are 2 points, Jordan scored/assisted 56 of 97 or 58% of team points in Game 2. The Jazz won Games 3 and 4 to tie the series at 2-2. In Game 5, the Flu Game, Jordan carried a huge load again. Pippen had 17 pts but on a horrible 29% FG. Pippen also had 5 assists to 3 turnovers and 4 fouls. Kukoc was the only other Jordan teammate in double figures with 12.

Overrated

I’ve said it a million times, I’ll say it again, there was ONE ANSWER for Michael Jordan in the 90s. Scottie PIPPEN

@@Mortykt LMAO

Its crazy to me that Scottie didnt win at least one DPOY.

Couldn`t agree more. He was the perfect team player. He showed the league in 94, what he is really cabable. But he had aswell a Robin by his side: Toni. Although it took Toni several months to adjust to the NBA game, it was obvious from the start that Tobi would be a great fit for the team bc of his high basketball IQ. Many in retrospective leave Toni out of the spotlight, always talk about the big three in MJ, Pip and Rodman. Toni was probably as important as Rodman, could also have been a franchise player on another team..

Michael Jordan unlocked Scottie Pippen's full potential in being one of the toughest defenders 1-4 and one of the best facilitators in the 90s and Scottie Pippen unlocked Jordan's potential of being the most unstoppable scorer and one of the most relentless players on the court. Playing one on one made it that much more competitive in practice, so in the game, these dudes would just destroy the opposition. One of the best duos ever. Michael was better but if they weren't a duo, neither of them has more than 3 rings.

Agreed that's was great season with most awesome dunk of all time playoffs dunk on Patrick Ewing 😅😉

There's alot of nearlys but he didn't.

@@normajeaneason6983 Jordan didn’t get that far without Scottie

@@Jaynotknown Everyone knows that including Michael. I know one thing Scottie Pippen needs to count his blessings because obviously he couldn't WIN without Michael Jordan and didn't and he definitely wouldn't have been what he became. Michael Jordan would have always been what he is-GOAT. Scottie is never ever in GOAT conversations.

Finals??? He lost in the 2nd round

Okay but MJ wouldn't be close to 6-0 without Scottie and even then he's still not the goat he's been passed up@@normajeaneason6983

Somebody deep in the rabbit hole said horace grant and bj armstrong were equal to pippen that season

Truth hurts

@@lloydstanford6070 Because they LOVE Jordan. Jordan fans will dispute anyone with achievements when they think it will take away from MJ's greatness. Even from his teammate.

Because deep down they know Pippen can be as good as Jordan. So, when their superhero is in trouble, they'd do anything to come to his rescue. What they don't know is that Pippen modelled his game after Magic Johnson, not Micheal Jordan. They kept saying Micheal Jordan built Scottie Pippen up in practice, but they didn't realise that Scottie Pippen built Micheal Jordan up in practice too. It goes both ways. Bless them.

@@leeyuan8311 Ya thats why MJ was averaging 28.2 his rookie year and Pippen was averaging 7 .9 points per game. Sure pippen made him way better.

In Chicago on the Westside where the Bulls play and where I grew we didn't see Pippen as Robin. We saw him and Jordan as Batman and Superman and the Bulls were the Justice League, not Robin. Ya'll came up with that Robin shit! LOL

Jordan needed pippen to win championships BUT Jordan was already a monster. By the time pippen got into the league Jordan was arguably the best player in the league already. Magic and bird just had better teams.

He nightwing😭😂

Everybody needs a go to sidekick for a championship. Especially in this era.

2020 Playoffs: Anthony Davis = 27- 10- 3, FG-56%. *35-years-old Michael Jordan didn"t have that luxury.* 1998 Playoffs: Scotte Pippen = 17- 7- 5, FG-41%.

91-98

He wasn't the same as this by '98

Ok sure ima let a white guy tell me about a team I followed religiously as a kid.. stfu.. I ain't never heard nobody say Pippen wasnt the same by the 97-98 season

@@c-bulletstheblackjesus4230 He's not lying. Pippen was still a damn good player but the injuries had sapped some of his athleticism. Similar thing happened to T-Mac in Houston.

@@c-bulletstheblackjesus4230 1996/1998 Playoffs: *Scotte Pippen = 18- 7- 5, FG-40%. FT-69%*

Disrespectful af

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2nd option? That's dumb. The reality is that Scottie never had a greenlight to shoot.

@@JamusChristusIT can be said louder, but not clerarer!! Being a “second player” by orders he was a lot better than most of the main players in other teams… And Pippen didn’t have a Pippen when he was the team leader..

@@checa160 according to BJ, Scottie was the on-court leader even when Mike was there. I'd postulate that the same reason Worthy led LA in scoring instead of Magic is because Magic had to push point. The same goes for Scottie in addition to him being assigned to guard the other team's most dangerous player. Versus Orlando, he had to try to stay in front of The Penny. Versus LA, he had to stick Ervin Johnson. Versus Portland, he was guarding Dumas half the time and the other half, he was covering the league's fat, high jumping, big butt bullying, long shooting MVP: Charles Barkley. Then again, Scottie wouldn't have it any other way. After, he's really a 6'2" point guard who shot up half a foot at age 19

@@JamusChristus I agree. Magic in LA was a game creator, not a scorer probably. So it’s a different situation. In Chicago, the whole team suposedly played around MJ. That’s why I “call” him “the leader”. But it’s probably easier being a leader when you have Pippen beside you, doing de dirty jobs in defense and always ready to score when your options fail. I’ve always thought MJ is the best ever in marketing. By far. He is the only one able to manage the situation in wich he always say he wouldn’t have done it without the team yet nobody credits the team “if MJ wasn’t there”. So in the end he is the one always…and everything turns still around him and only him… I mean, it looks like the bulls is the only team in which people “has to go out and defend” Pippen’s or Kukoc’s or Kerr’s or every other one’s achievements or merits to the point of an Aussie tv doing a documentary to tell the people that Luke Longley was there as well, cause he didn’t appear in the last dance…and even this way, MJ said in a “theatrical” way that Luke was important and bla bla bla(it’s to me difficult to believe there was no budget to call the guy or even go down under and meet him for the documentary). Everything in that bulls looks like MJ and those other average players to most part of the people. And that sucks to me. I don’t see that in the showtime Lakers or Bird’s Celtics, Shaq and Penny’s Magic, some of the big threes…etc. Nobody needs to defend Wade, or Gasol, or plenty of other ones in winning teams except for the bulls. It’s sad. Mainly when we talk about one of the best players ever in this case. Cheers

@@checa160 BJ (also a trained point guard) said that MJ was out in another dimension while Pippin led the "daily operations". If anything, Scottie was a luxury and the whole league knew it. Drexler said, "gimme Scottie and I'd have a few rings too". Miller noted that Godson (Pippen's nickname among opposing teams) is the only player who could only have 6pts and still be in total control of the whole game. Tayshaun and Iggy are the only 2 who could also do that effectively in my opinion. Even Magic and Bird had to be scoring threats.

When he wanted to be. Pippen one of them dudes to mess up go to jail and snitch on everybody

They've been playing together for long, they both know each others moves.

The crazy part is Scottie attacked those situations like MJ based on playing with him for so long night in and night out. I think a lot of people underrate the impact Jordan had on Scottie where he could blossom without him in the same championship level system

@@GNugget151 you really see it on the defensive end as well MJ and Pip stole and blocks the ball so similarly though MJ had the hands speed and Vert, Pip was long powerful and versatile. They really were the perfect duo the only thing that separates them is that Jordan also happened to be the goat scorer.

@@themaninblack8271 only thing that Separated them is MJ usage... Pippen had a Post game, a 3ball, plus a Pick'n'Roll game

@@GNugget151 Do you think so? It just looks like Phil didn't change the offense that much and called the same plays he always for Him & MJ... The difference is... He's the go to man for all the plays

@@lrdmcd914 while I love Pip lets not act like he had anything close to level of Jordans game on that side of the ball

@Low Class Yuppy Misread the comment

I was just thinking like some of the moves Scott is doing I see Kobe doing the same things I knowKobe used to train with Scott

Ya he did . 7.9 points a game in his rookie year... MJ rookie year 28.2 Guys need to lay off the pipe.

Pay attention

Pay attention. Get those grades. Grind now ball later. Wear a condom lol

Pippen could have been superstar on another team, but make no mistake, his skillset was far from MJ. Pippen had six seasons shooting free throws below 70%, which is pretty bad for a small forward. Do not get it wrong, Pippen was great, but no where near MJ.

Just not in scoring Jordan was the superior scorer

“Scottie was as good as MJ” this whole comment is just delusional

Wow you actually believe he was way more mature. Not to mention when Jordan was putting up 45 a night in the playoffs figuring out how to win. Pippen was adding what 5 -7 -10 maybe. iI he could even play with his migraine or vagina hurting. He looked really mature in that playoff game vs New York when he wouldn't leave the bench, or when Xavier McDaniel was about to make him his girlfriend in the 92 series. 1990 a baller? Game 7 vs Detroit ECF Pippen 2 points. 2 points in 42 minutes played. Hell Horace Grant outplayed Pippen that night. Pippen became Pippen because he practiced, guarded, and learned from Jordan . Pippen was a unknown when he was drafted, and took him along time to become confident enough to let his talents come forward. And don't think for a second, he was more mature. This is a player who was warned by teammates even the guy who wrote the check not to take the deal he took then whined about and threatened to leave and hold off till season started to get surgery to punish ownership. Pippen was a baby. Don't forget it was him that ended that dynasty. Phil was caught up in the middle but by the end Pippen was bitter and thought he was good enough to do it on his own. Ya that worked out. Did he even average over twelve points a game the six years after he left? And typical Biatch move go join the rockets. Who were already stacked with talent. Like KD joining the nuggets.

No cap 😭

@leclank west IKR!!...he disappeared so much I forgot he played in that game🤣✌

Still couldn't win without MJ even after 98 when he joined the Rockets then Trail Blazers. Scottie is the best #2 ever but he didn't have the mentality to be the #1 guy and go all the way

@leclank west mj fans are always insecure about lebron. They talk about him more than his fans which is disturbing 🤨

What people don't realize is that the following year when those players from MJ's championship years were all gone, the Bulls weren't going to even make the playoffs until MJ came back. They were 3 games below .500 when MJ showed up and saved them.

Whats your all time team

Ok you need to grow your arms down to your shin with huge hands

@@duypham76 no doubt.

MVP over Hakeem? Definitely not.

@@fusionn4316 for real this fool trippin

However, his refusal to play in the playoffs proved that he was not a qualified leader

@@aerospace2334 You do have a point on that.

@@nilelumpkins771 In a way, it's understandable that Pippen has been in Jordan's shadow, desperate to prove himself as a leader, but the coach chose Kukoc instead of making him the team's first choice in a clutch. As for Kukoc, he is a big fan of manager Jerry krause, while Jordan Pippen hates krause and understandably dislikes kukoc. Seeing Kukoc take the game-winning shot instead of himself broke Pippen's mentality。

How many did Jordan win without pippen? In fact Mj won NADA til Pippen..They needed each other

@@teresa-oj9rq of course but that's the point. Don't deny greatness

@@teresa-oj9rq That doesn't make any sense. Jordan and Pippen basically merged in their prime. The season pippen joined the Bulls, he was just a rookie. Jordan was already averaging 35 points per game and leading his team to 50 wins. He's averaging 45 points a game, while Pippen is averaging just 10

No thanks to Hue Hollins.

Yea but what people don't realize is that the following year when those players from MJ's championship years were all gone, the Bulls weren't going to even make the playoffs until MJ came back

@@workingman5739 Not true. The Bulls were a #6 seed without Jordan and they only struggled because Grant left and team struggles due to injuries.

@@justannbafan3646 It was not the end of the season. Bulls were 34-31. They went 18-4 with MJ's return and they were a 7th seed and on a losing streek in danger of missing the playoffs entirely. Injuries did not affect the team because they had a new line up. Where do you get your info from? Toni Kuco, Steve Kerr, Luc Longley, Pete Myers, were all new to that line up. Where do you get that false info from?

@@workingman5739 This sounds like some more Michael Jordan mythology to make him seem better than he really was. Typical of his cultist following. The Bulls were a #6 seed in the East, nowhere near in danger of missing the playoffs, and their 13-4 record had almost nothing to do with Jordan. The Bulls were on an 8-2 win streak at the time in their last ten games before him and it was because they were becoming a healthier team. The Bulls were dealing with injuries and roster deficiencies to their front court for most, all of the season. The Bulls lost Horace Grant who was offered big money to go to Orlando, lost Bill Cartwright to age and injuries (catalyst and key player of the Bulls first 3 peat), lost Scott Williams to free agency, and lost Luc Longley to a freak accident that sidelined him for 2 to 3 months. The Bulls were a one-man, small ball lineup that struggled to find team chemistry. Pippen had to lead the team in every major statistical category and had to be their best perimeter / paint defender for most of the season, anchoring a top four defensive team. Once the Bulls started getting healthier in the middle of the season, they started playing better. Even with MJ coming back, the Bulls still had a huge weak spot at PF which Orlando (and Horace Grant) exploited in the playoffs, then they started “dominating” again after pulling a lopsided trade for Dennis Rodman so their team could be unfairly stacked like it was before. then the Bulls improved from 47 to 72 wins, no thanks to MJ.

@@justannbafan3646 My point was this, people claim Scottie was the reason for MJ's success because of his 55 plus win season. Some even falsely claim that he made it to the semi finals without MJ which isn't true. And just like you mentioned, he still had the championship team that MJ drove to champion status. When Pip got his own team they were in danger of not making the playoffs, which proves my point. Scottie only averaged over 20 ppg twice in the playoffs with the most he ever averaged being 22ppg. The most he ever averaged was 22ppg in the regular season and only had 4 seasons averaging over 20ppg in regular season. 16ppg for his career. I understand he did some other things but MJ wasn't far behind in the other things Scottie was able to do PLUS, was a far superior more efficient scorer in both regular season and playoffs.

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Jordan & Hakeem. So when was Pippen the 2nd best player?

@@actionjacksonfive8775 he was top 3

@@actionjacksonfive8775 _In 1991 Scottie had signed a five-year extension to his contract for $18 million, which had seemed like a good deal at the time. However, since then wages had skyrocketed in the NBA; and now there were more than a hundred players making more than Scottie, including five members of his own team. So even though many considered him to be the _*_best player in the NBA not named Jordan_*_ , he would have to wait another year, until his contract ran out, to cash in on his performance. In the meantime, there was still an outside chance that he might be traded_ Excerpts taken from "11 Rings" written by Phil Jackson. You wanna argue with the Zen Master?

Soooo MJ wasn’t a better all around player?? Can y’all pls cut the crap!

Mj is not the greatest ever