Scottie Pippen: Bulls core could've won at least one more ring if Front Office didn't force them out
Actually his scoring efficiency was the same for 98 (53.3% TS) to 99(53% TS) SIR ..
His raw numbers dropped as of course thats what happens when you go from being the 2nd option to sharing the ball with 2 other stars on a new team in a new scheme ...and your USG rating drops by 5% because you're taking 7 less shots per game
But the Coli Basketball Experts new that already
krazykid18
Superstar
beenz
Rap Guerilla
that finger wasn't gonna stop MJ.
beenz
Rap Guerilla
So you're telling me the
GOAT, the black Jesus of basketball had an overweight GM push him out the game.
And y'all like to clown LeGM
Let some cac try and force him out the game
this is not true. phil jackson wanted jerry krause fired. jerry reinsdorf wouldn't do it. thus phil bounced. MJ said he wouldn't play for any other coach than phil so he retired again.
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
Drink wolf cola
Would’ve been nice to see that core team get a proper sendoff instead of such an ugly split. I think the lockout happening also played a role in Mike’s choice to retire if I remember correct.
beenz
Rap Guerilla
karl malone was 35 that season, but that dude stayed in ELITE physical shape. plus his game wasn't predicated on athleticism at all anyways. he didn't need hops to pick and roll u to death. he was strong as shyt, and his mid range J was elite.
beenz
Rap Guerilla
who u tellin. I wanted the bulls to keep running it back til the wheels fell off.
catskill247
All Star
So then reinsdorf could of kept the team together by booting Krause, he didn't and thus Jordan got forced out. Agree?
catskill247
All Star
When
When i say forced I mean MJ wasn't going to play without Phil and Pip so he had to bow out.
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
Drink wolf cola
Preach. I’d have loved to see what would’ve happened had they met the spurs or lakers in the finals at some point between 1998-2000. Imagine the hype of them seeing the lakers in 1999 or 2000
I still remember like it was yesterday right as they won their 6th championship a reporter on the floor asked him if he wanted to run it back and he said “I just wana let this soak in” multiple times. He wanted out; fukk him
AlbertPullhoez
The Takeover
That's on me forgot Pippen had that one year in Houston
Knicksgarbageforever
Banned
This isn’t impressive
That 99 blazers team was average. Kobe was still young and not yet a star and that timber wolves team didn’t become dominant untill the 00s