Sunday, September 25th, 2011 at 5:55 am  |  11 responses

Scottie Pippen Kicksology

On Pip’s 46th birthday, a video gallery of his sneaker evolution.

by Abe Schwadron / @abe_squad

When the Seattle SuperSonics selected a tall, skinny kid named “Scott Pippen” from Central Arkansas with the fifth pick in the 1987 NBA Draft and traded him to Chicago in exchange for Olden Polynice, fans were mystified. Little did they—or anyone—know what Scottie would become. Over 17 NBA seasons, Pippen racked up seven All-Star selections and three All-NBA first team honors, scored nearly 19,000 points, won six rings with the Bulls and eventually was named one of the NBA’s 50 Greatest players to ever play the game. And Pip much more than just a sidekick. In ’94-95, before Michael Jordan returned from his first retirement for the final 17 games of the season, Scottie led Chicago in points, blocks, steals, assists and rebounds.

Today is Pippen’s 46th birthday, and based on his performance at the 2011 Celebrity All-Star game in February, it looks like he’s still got it. In honor of #33′s born-on date, we give you a special Kicksology. Above is a sampling of Pip moments, from commercials to big plays, all broken down by his sneaker choices, which were dope, but constantly overshadowed by a certain Bulls teammate whose shoe game was unmatched. The fact that Nike supported a pair of teammates is proof enough of just how good and how important Pippen was to the game we love. Happy bday, Scottie!

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  • rob stewart

    what about those Avias he used to rock ?

  • Waskito

    Tks for remind me again how good scooootie pipppen (that’s what i remember the bulls announcer introducing him) was.

  • logues

    i remember i used to have the original uptempo’s, those were sweet. wish i woulda kept em. ahhh wish i was wiser as a young kid

  • HAMMER

    Happy B-Day Pip! Just a few thoughts:
    1) Pip’s dunk on Ewing is STILL the most gangsta-ish thing I have ever seen on the court.
    2) Those Up Tempos were the sh!t back in the day. Just dope!
    3) It still puzzles me as to how the Rockets utilized Pip the way they did. They knew Pip’s game. Spot-up shooter was not it. Why even bother pursuing him n the 1st place?
    4) Candy red apple kicks. Nuff said.

  • Showtime

    the legend.. beside jordan and the penny my pip are the best kick i laced as a youth. I how just lookin back for that one year (jordan reitirement) pip was the best.Ewing dunk is what you call a #baptism

  • http://www.bulls.com Enigmatic

    Oh man, them Uptempos were so dope!
    There was a kid in my 5th grade class who used to rock them, and I swear that year everyone wanted to be his best friend. Ha ha, I was rocking those cheap LA Lights at the time.
    Fail.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Slick Ric

    Patrick Ewing probably still mad at Pippen over that dunk.

  • Jack Knife

    In 1993 the Bulls had a record of 57-25. Jordan leaves and Pippen holds the Bulls together for a 55-27 record. Pretty impressive considering the Cavs went from 61 wins to 19 wins when LeBron left.

  • Roberto

    Those Pippen I’s were one of my favorite pairs of shoes. I had to grab a few pairs when they re-released them.

  • RaZkOL

    Ewing still has scars from that dunk! Nasty.

  • thegfunk

    It was the way he palmed the ball and did some crazy shot or dunk mid flight.

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