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Because he wasn't a choker.
Robinson was the league MVP and DPOY during his career. Did pippen even win DPOY? He was one of the best defensive big men of his time, and on top of that won a scoring le in 94 averaging over 29 points a game in a season. Which shows how much he dominated on both sides of the ball. How is Pippen better again?
Because he wasn't a choker.
Pippen would win on sheer name recognition. David Robinson was never very popular outside San Antonio where the Bulls (thanks to Michael) were the official band-wagon team of the 90s.
I'm talking about people that actually watch the games and know at least something about this game.
Pippen would win on sheer name recognition. David Robinson was never very popular outside San Antonio where the Bulls (thanks to Michael) were the official band-wagon team of the 90s.
When you win MVP, the award is somewhat diminished when you get thrashed around the way Robinson was by Olajuwon in 1995.
No more like a quitter. See 94 playoffs.
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Bill Walton when healthy and at his best was better than Pippen, but Pippen had a better career because he played at the highest level for a solid decade.
If there hadn't been about five no calls on Shaq in game 7 of that classic Portland/Laker playoff finale, Pippen would probably have seven rings.
Pippen was not that clutch either.
He was MIA when the Blazers had the most collosal Game 7 fourth quarter choke in NBA playoff history against LA.
Pippen was the #3 scoring option on that team.
but he didn't try to do anything, he was watching Sheed and Grant(?) lay bricks instead of taking over (like any 3rd option would try to do if your main players are choking).
I could easily say "Count the rings" but that would make as much sense as youre making.
Youre comparing the two players based off awards which isnt valid considering Pippen was playing second fiddle his entire career, thus it wasnt as if he had the same opportunities to win an MVP that Robinson did.
In the one year Jordan was out, Pippen came in third in MVP voting. So if Pippen had his own team for most of his career, its reasonable to think he could have won an MVP trophy. On almost every other standard they are quite similar. I give the edge to Pippen based off Pippen's uncanny Basketball IQ, grace and pure enjoyment to watch.
All any non-Spurs-fan remembers about Robinson was that he was a really nice guy and that he got owned by Hakeem.
I wouldn't take any of them over Pippen; especially not a showboater whose teams were horrible like Maravich.
btw, Im allowed to be a homer and say that Charles Barkley in 1993 >>>> Pippen at any point in his career.
Pippen was the one who led the Bulls back from 14-15 down in the fourth of game 6 vs Portland while Jordan was on the bench. Pippen pretty much did it all in the fourth of that game. Scoring, rebounding, a shot-block, assists, etc. I'd say leading the biggest fourth quarter come-back in Finals history to win the le that night would qualify as a pretty clutch performance.
yes he was great that game, and he had an amazing series against the knicks too. But I still don't think he is clutch. We all know what happened when Pippen took over the reign over the bulls. It was Kukoc who took the big shots, and in portland Pippen again choked.
imo great player but not clutch.
the reason pippen was not the number 1 option, is coz no one thought he was good enuf, else some GM would have built a team around him.
It would be close...but I might take a prime Charles Barkley over Pippen. You saying that he was better than DRob is epic fail though.
What the do you mean some other GM would have built a team around him?
And Robinson wasn't good enough to be the #1 option either.
Idk who I'd take, heck I'd probably take Robinson since he was an offensive stud, but the distance between the two isn't extremely big.
I'll leave the specualtion to you. Could he have won an mvp, maybe, personally I don't see him winning it over Jordan, Hakeem, Robinson,Malone etc.No, I think most people will remember him as one of the greatest centers in an era loaded with great centers. And Hakeem owned everyone then,how this makes Scottie better than Drob, I have no clue.
All any non-Spurs-fan remembers about Robinson was that he was a really nice guy and that he got owned by Hakeem.
Robinson > Barkley > Pippen.
IMO.
Pippen was old
Barkley > Pippen > Robinson
The year D-Rob won it he didn't have to compete with MJ for it.
Agreed
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