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Everybody loves it when Magic does his Buddy Hackett impression (by everyone, only Michael Jordan).
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BROS FOREVER, PT. 2
Shoe Game: Hall of Fame edition.
Scottie and Michael not only carried the NBA on their shoulders for an entire decade, they created the shoe game on their feet.
Jordans are Jordans; The single greatest shoe franchise of all-time. But Pippens, they don’t get the love they deserve. Right after MJ and Penny, I don’t think a better collection of shoes exists.
Pictured above is the Nike More Up Tempo Olympic editions. One of the greatest and most popular shoes ever created. If you didn’t own a pair in the 90’s you weren’t allowed on the blacktop.
It doesn’t end there for Pip.
The Pippen I’s:
Pippen IIs:
And my personal favorite, the all red Air Maestros:
Thanks for the kicks, Pip.
Obligatory, in honor of tonight.
Kelly Dwyer pens a love letter to Scottie Pippen, and delightfully zings Mark Jackson in the process:
Here’s my five, and we’re going to beat you.I’m running Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan in the backcourt, Bill Walton in the pivot, and Bill Russell with Larry Bird at the forwards. There are better players at possibly four of the positions I’ve stocked around Jordan, but I don’t care. This is my five, and we will beat yours.
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That’s not getting into defense. I’ve never seen anyone do it, all of it, better. Never. Chase off the point guard curling off the screen in order to deny the three-pointer while your teammate catches up, then slunk back into position on your man, only to help and block then shot of the big man who just picked up the pass from the point guard that you just denied an open three-pointer to. And anytime I get spitting mad at the thought that millions of people that have to listen to Mark Jackson help “call” this league’s biggest games, I just pull up tapes of the 1998 Eastern Conference finals, to watch Scottie make him his absolute creature. Mama, there goes that chump.
In honor of Scottie Pippen making the Hall of Fame, I present to you the greatest facial of all time.
This dunk is a 9.9/10 in terms of nasty. I’ve seen a handful of nastier dunks in my lifetime, but never any that came in such a significant rivalry (90’s Bulls & Knicks) and in such an important game (Game 6 of the playoffs). With all things considered this is in my top two dunks of all time, right next to this gem.
Congrats, Pip! You deserve the honor!
Scottie Pippen absolutely smothered an offense. The greatest help defender in the game, and he played alongside the best defensive guard in league history.
In tandem, the Bulls would crush opponents… with defense. As Steve Kerr relayed on The B.S. Report, Jeff Van Gundy agrees:
“When we played you guys we didn’t care about the triangle offense,” Van Gundy tells Kerr. “Our biggest concern was just trying to score.”
Pippen’s defense was never more needed than in ‘98 during the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers. For my money, the most excruciating playoff test the championship Bulls ever faced. An aging team taken to 7 games for only the second time in their storied run (the other being in ‘92 against the Knicks).
A big key in the Bulls ultimate prevail was switching the 6’7 Pippen onto point guard Mark Jackson. It completely stalled Indiana’s precision half court offense, not unlike 6 years prior when Pippen “held” Magic Johnson to 14 and 10, in Game 2 of the Finals.
The Bulls don’t win this series without Pippen; Batman loses without “sidekick” Robin.
(start watching at minute 6:23 for proof)
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Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen in a 1991 commercial for Mr. Submarine.
“This is one six-footer I can’t handle one-on-one. Ladies, let’s have a party.”
Jordan to Introduce Pippen at Hall of Fame Ceremony, Friday night.
Scottie!
NBA Art: Scottie Pippen
by Michael J. Taylor
(via fatshawnkemp)
