RE: voting

["Sampath, Venkatesh" <Venkatesh.Sampath@microcell.ca>]

I still don't see it as a "major" attitude problem. Pippen does have his
moments of frustration and it is normal given that he constantly has to
put up with comparisons to the "greatest player the game has seen."
Pippen is a great player - irrespective of your opinion or mine. As to
whether he was great simply because he played with Jordan is about as
futile a discussion as to whether Parish and McHale were great because
they played with Bird. 

If you say that Pippen is on the older side and may become prone to
injuries on account of his age, that's far more reasonable. In any case,
we are not building the franchise around Pippen, he is only a part of
it. 

As for Pippen not missing $25, 000.00 because he makes over 1 million;
whereas you and I would, is a really specious argument. Take it as a
percentage of what he earns. For the purposes of this discussion, if his
salary is 2.7 million and he is supposed to pay out 25 000.00, that
works out to 0.92%. You can bet your life that I could afford to throw
away 1% of my salary and not feel the pinch. When you are talking
salaries that superstars are paid, Pippen jolly well does not get his
due. If, however, you compare his salary to yours and mine, sure, he
gets a little bit more! But don't forget he'll retire in the next five
years, while I'll continue working for the next thirty-five AND my
salary will increase. 

It seems to me that your personal dislike of Pippen is clouding your
judgement of his abilities as a player. I felt the same way about
Mourning a few years ago, when he was on the block. There was some
discussion on the list that Boston try to acquire him and he was quoted
as saying he would never in his life consider playing here. It ticked me
off and I said so. However, as one of the list members pointed out (I
think it was Adam), I may dislike him personally; it still doesn't take
away his competence as a basketball player.

venkat


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>From: 	Uncle Odie[SMTP:ttfn11@hotmail.com]
>Sent: 	23 March 1998 15:53
>To: 	Sampath, Venkatesh; celtics@igtc.com
>Subject: 	RE: voting
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>>Why is there an anti-Pippen feeling on this list? Again, he did have 
>>his moments of dissension, 
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>Whoah... Stop right there.  I don't care if it is just one moment, as 
>long as it was the one where he "took himself out of the game" because 
>the play was called for Kukoc, not Pippen.  While I agree that he is 
>talented, I don't like that attitude, or the attitude that he dispalyed 
>earlier this year.  I say, look for a younger player with integrity & 
>desire.
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>>and one of the greatest players in the game? 
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>Would he have been an all-time great if he didn't play with (for) 
>Jordan?  I don't think so...
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>>and is probably the most under-paid for a player with his
>>talent. He makes what - 2.7 million? 
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>Making over 1 million per year automatically disqualifies someone from 
>being referred to as "undepaid".  Before you go off on me, I understand 
>what you are trying to say... but think about it...
>Scottie can go out to half court during half time of the next game and 
>light 25,000 on fire and not even miss it.  Could you or I do the same?  
>No.  He is not underpaid. Even a ****** like Barkley admits that no 
>player making over 1 million is "underpaid".
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>Uncle Odie
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