"Pippen is not a top 50 player"-Skip

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If you took Pippen out of the original 50 greatest players list and replaced him with Dominique Wilkins, would anyone have objection?
 
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VMR said:
Meh..they had a lot of guys on that top 50 list that weren't #1's...I wouldnt say Pippen is really too much of a what-if player...I think he proved enough in MJ's absence with a very similar squad anyway. Maravich and Walton are the most "what if" players on that old list. Skip was just trolling for the most part and so are a majority of the people in here saying he's not Top 50 without actually analyzing those on the list and those not on the list who are potential additions. Some dudes are just like "eh, nah..Jordan made him"...but then you have multiple dudes already on the Top 50 list who were "made" by other, better players, but they aren't being critiqued like Pippen. Its all about elevating Jordan.
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exactly. Why nobody riding against James Worthy for example
 
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malbaker86 said:
Now you just wyling the fukk out on a Friday bruh
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what does pippen do that Hedo couldn't do in pippens body.
Both were point forward who could ball handle and distribute. both could spot up and hit from 3. both had size and strength to play mismatches in the post.
the only difference is pippens speed and athleticism which allowed him to be a better finisher on the break and at the basket.
 
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Weedizmedicine said:
what does pippen do that Hedo couldn't do in pippens body.
Both were point forward who could ball handle and distribute. both could spot up and hit from 3. both had size and strength to play mismatches in the post.
the only difference is pippens speed and athleticism which allowed him to be a better finisher on the break and at the basket.
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Hedo can defend on the perimeter like Pippen? :stopitslime:
Pippen was a smaller version of Lebron if you want to be real
 
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DJWeltchdotcom said:
Pippen wouldn't be in the same class with Lebron and Durant sorry. He ain't getting to the hole like that with today's athleticism and zone defense
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Pippen is like one of the only players on that list that's both overrated and underrated. He is Top 50, because he really could do it all and was a top notch defender. The other players they try to peg as Pippen-like can't score for ish, nor do anything as good as him. As for overrated, people sometimes act like Pippen was Oscar or something. He was well above average at everything but not exceptional at anything but defense.
 
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Yagirlcheatinonus said:
Hedo can defend on the perimeter like Pippen? :stopitslime:
Pippen was a smaller version of Lebron if you want to be real
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I was only comparing them offensively check my original post stupid.

I said on defense pippen was probably the best SF of all time and is more likely to be able to shut down LeBron or Durant than anybody else.
 
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