Re: Pippen

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.andara.com>]

As much as I like Toine, if he thinks he needs another player to whom he can
look to for guidance and direction, why sign the damn contract?  Barkley
snorts that he's not a role model on one hand while placing Pip on the role
model mantle.  Playing the game one day at a time and respecting your
teammates is all that is necessary.  These guys got skillz, but they need
time to blend it all together.

Cecil

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Wang <awang@mit.edu>
To: celtics@igtc.com <celtics@igtc.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 2:27 AM
Subject: Pippen


>I don't think that Sprewell and Pippen should ever be compared,
>except that they both have talent. There is a big difference
>between a coach-choking, lawsuit-filing Sprewell and a "whining"
>Pippen. Really, if we don't want whiners on our team, we should
>probably trade Pierce and Walker, both of who have whined to the
>media at various times.
>
>I listened to an interview with Charles Barkley on MSNBC.com.
>He says that Pippen has established the "breakfast club" at Houston,
>where Pippen, Barkley, and Olajuwon meet every morning to lift
>weights and motivate each other. This is based on the same idea
>that Jordan and Pippen had in Chicago. As a result, Barkley is in
>the best shape (weights-wise) of his life and Olajuwon is again
>playing at a high level.
>
>Barkley also mentions that Pippen goes above and beyond in working
>with the young players on the Rockets every day.
>
>We could really use an experienced veteran who could do the same
>with our young players: lead by example and teach with the credibility
>of a winner. Pitino said in his interview that he was in some ways too
>close to Walker and therefore Walker didn't always listen to him, in the
>way that kids don't always listen to their parents. He needs veterans
>who Antoine will look up to (or at least consider peers) to convince
>Antoine to do things like get in great shape and play smarter. Given what
>Pippen has done in Houston, I wouldn't be surprised if he could have
>played that role for Antoine. Pippen may not be respected by some
>Celtics fans but he is definitely respected throughout the league,
>by many players including Jordan.
>
>Alex
>
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