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Re: My fat opinion
On Fri, 28 Feb 1997, Maurice Spruijt wrote:
> > JFairba568@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > In a message dated 97-02-27 10:38:20 EST, you write:
> > >
> > > << > Celtics should trade their 1st Rd pick to the Bulls for Scottie
> > > Pippen!!!
> > > I don't feel this needs a reply but there is something that has been
> > > eating at me for a long time.Pippen is the most overrated player that
> > > has ever played in the NBA.Look at how the Bulls were without Jordan.If
> > > Pippen was as good as he seems to think he is they should have been able
> > > to carry on without Jordan.Jordan may be the best player ever to play in
> > > the NBA but that still shouldn't have made them that much worse if
> > > Pippen is supposedly so great.They were much worse though because Pippen
> > > can't even carry Jordans' jockstrap! >>
> > >
> > >Go to the bookstore and by "Michael Jorden, the second comming".
> Then you get an idea of what Scottie has been thru. If it's not for
> the (yet unexperienced, yet not having achieved anything) Pistons SF
> Grant Hill, Scottie Pippen is the best Small-Forward in the NBA for
> the last 4/5/6 years. He's an ALL-NBA 50 player, that means a lot!
>
The ALL-NBA 50 player thing doesn't mean much - Shaq is on it as
well, and what has he done?! There are many better centers that Shaq and
many better SFs than Pippen. Pippen is probably in the top 5 of this
decade, but not of all time.
- -Peace, Love, and Celtic pride forever