Scottie Pippen "I should've won Defensive Player of the Year, but media was too obsessed with Jordan

[goatmane]

In a new interview, Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen expressed frustration with the media for the fact that he never won the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) award, suggesting that teammate Michael Jordan took the focus off his efforts.

“I think they were too busy watching Michael,” Pippen said.

Over the course of Pippen’s career, he averaged 2.0 steals per game and led the league with 2.9 steals per contest during the 1994-95 season.

Despite achieving such an impressive number, it was Denver Nuggets center Dikembe Mutombo who ended up winning the DOPY award for the 1994-95 campaign.




To further add to Pippen’s frustration, Jordan was the only Bulls player to win the DPOY award during Pippen’s time with the franchise. That came during the 1987-88 season, Pippen’s rookie year.

 

[etrofllenrod504]

Still hard to believe he never won it

 

[MikelArteta]

scottie pippen hasn't playd in the nba in almost 20 years, and you'd have to go back nearly 25 years since he last played with Jordan and this nikka is still salty at MJ

 

[Take It In Blood]

Love Pip but he's going out sad

Breh more mad at MJ than Future for smashing his wife

Original Will Smith

 

[4-Rin]

Love Pip but he's going out sad

Breh more mad at MJ than Future for smashing his wife

Original Will Smith

I wondered how many posts we'd go before someone mentions future

 

[jwinfield]

So it's Mike's fault Pip didn't win the year Mike was retired or the year he only played the last month or so of the season?

 

[AJtheOne]

He's right the fact that arguably the best defender ever, never won DPOY is a travesty.

 

[Flight]

He might have a case on this one…

 

[Goat poster]

He’s not wrong

Him not having a DPOY is a TRAVESTY!!!

 

[Green Ranger]

scottie pippen hasn't playd in the nba in almost 20 years, and you'd have to go back nearly 25 years since he last played with Jordan and this nikka is still salty at MJ

Looks like Pip had alot of penned up frustration & angry that because they was winning championship he kept buried & now all that shyt is spilling out.

 

[Shadow King]

Coli nikkas born before 1990 heart rates just doubled.

Those from Chicago are having aneurysms

 

[Brozay]

this dude owes his career to MJ but still wants to be bitter 20+ years later. It’s just sad to see Pip down like this

 

[KidJSoul]

Should won in 2000 with the blazers


Both their legacies change forever if they win

 

[MichaelYoungHistory]

Goddamn this man is so bitter.

He definitely should've won a DPOY award but it's tiring how he constantly has to phrase his entire career as: "I could've...I would've...I should've...but MJ". He's like the Bret Hart of basketball.

 

[jwinfield]

Even in the years Mike and Pip played together, if you were to add up their votes and give them to Pip, he still wouldn't get close to 1st place.

He finished 3rd in 93-94, his first year without Mike, behind Hakeem and DRob. Hakeem had 66 first place votes, Pip 7.

The year after he finished 7th.