Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at 10:36 am  |  170 responses

Scottie Pippen Still Believes LeBron James Will Be Better Than Michael Jordan


This whole thing sounds kind of familiar. Oh, right. Well, turns out Scottie Pippen’s belief that LeBron James may one day surpass Michael Jordan hasn’t changed, as he told Erin Sharoni: “‘My position is still the same,’ Pippen stated. ‘You’re talking about a very young kid who came to the game at a very young age. Statistically, he will probably be the best player at the end of the day…based on the number of years he can get in, [he’s a] super athlete, very versatile in a lot of ways.’”

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  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    MJ won all 6 of his rings with a Prime Scotty, and 3 with Rodman. Nuff said.

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    Mmmh, also black, could you point me to where someone said the Kobe is on MJ’s level. I missed that crazy comment by someone. Oh wait, no one said that? Okay got ya. I learned to read in elementary. Go me!

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    hahaha comparing Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman to Shaq is funny

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    mmh, and nbk to your 3:28 name calling comment, I refer you back to your comment posted a 22 mins before, nbk Posted: Oct.5 at 3:06 pm
    “Your right wht I just said was blind hate. Your an idiot lakeshow”

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    The best SF defender and the best PF defender of all time. Uhhh… ya they are comparable..

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    Because I said in my previous comment that Kobe should be compared to Larry Bird. The day that is a negative comment is the day your an idiot. Which is today, according to you. And I quote LakeShow Posted: Oct.5 at 3:03 pm
    “You are not a fan of KB.I have never once seen you say anything good about him. And we are talking about one of the greatest to ever play the game. You have nothing good to say about Kobe. I’m a huuuuuge LBJ fan also. So I see where your coming from… If you can’t admit Kobe is a 95 to MJ’s 100 than you just dislike Kobe and you are unable to see how good he is.” So yes I called you an idiot, but not out of frustration, out of honesty.

  • http://slamonline.com The Philosopher

    HA!
    My guys, LakeShow and nbk with the classic confrontation…

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    Shaq is better then Kobe all time. Shaq can’t be compared to any second fiddle. Or third fiddle. Or a combination of a second and third fiddle. Sh*t during one of Kobe’s championship series’ (his first) he was such a non-factor he went for 14, 2, DNP, 28, 8, 26. And your here trying to compare Shaq to Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman. hah

  • seriousblack

    Um Lake, you just compared having a prime Shaq to having Rodman and Pip. End of convo.

  • http://slamonline.com The Philosopher

    Intellectual dishonesty.

  • seriousblack

    @”Philosopher”: Sorry. I got bored after the first sentence so I stopped reading.

  • http://slamonline.com The Philosopher

    5:02 p.m. is not towards anyone.
    I just have been wanting to use that term up here for a while.
    Shout out to Hugh Hamilton.

  • wishuwould247

    Statistics is the ONLY way Lebron can be better than Mike. I’m a old Bulls fan and now I’m a Heat fan (since 04), D-wade is the closes I seen to Mike. People get caught up in numbers too quick with Pip being no exception. With Mike, it was his WILL and HEART. He was unbreakable, he would have died on the court to get a win. You either have it or you don’t. Lebron don’t. Hes not even the best player on his team. Just like numbers, people also get caught up in the physical. Lebron is a freak of nature but that doesn’t translate into Mike. Remember, Mike wasn’t a freak of nature. Along with his will and heart was hard work to transform his body into war machine to take out anything that stood in his way (Detroit Piston Bad Boys). The NBA is still entertaining but it will never shine the same way it did when Mike was the man. P.S. 96 Bulls were the best!!

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    Shaq won a ring with Dwyane Wade, and made him look like the best player on earth. (something he gets almost no credit for, which is befuddling) Scottie Pippen couldn’t get out of the first round with (on the way down the hill, but still pretty damn good) Charles Barkley and Hakeem Olajuwan.

  • http://slamonline.com The Philosopher

    @seriousblack:
    What are you referring to, if you do not mind me asking?
    And, are you the same “seriousblack” that discusses topics on the BBC link on Facebook?

  • seriousblack

    Was referring to the trolling thing. And no, I’m not.

  • Alekesam

    To be fair, Scottie did get out of the first round on a Jordan-less Bulls but ultimately was taken down by the Knicks.

  • http://slamonline.com The Philosopher

    Damn. I thought that was you.
    Glad I didn’t say anything related to SLAM to the “Facebook seriousblack”.

  • http://slamonline.com LA Huey

    @nbk, I think that was the 2nd year together with Dream and Chuck. I’m pretty sure, in their first year together, they made it to the WCF and got knocked out by Stockton’s 3 in Game 6 in ’97.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    That was Chuck, Hakeem & Clyde. that was in 96-97 fam.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    Scottie was a Rocket in 98-99

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    f*ckin puters. I have gotten a virus and restarted my server 5 times in the last hour. Everytime I get a paragraph done for something at work, or to post here on slam my computer just shuts down. F today.

  • http://slamonline.com LA Huey

    You’re right. Apologies to the Glide for my oversight as well.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    download Malware Bites man.

  • http://slamonline.com LA Huey

    *1st reply didn’t post
    You’re right, nbk. Apologies to The Glide for my oversight.

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    K, back in action. nbk, you need to quit taking things away from guys. D-Wade made D-Wade look good. Shaq makes Shaq look good. Kobe makes Kobe look good. You always want to discredit champions, but I know that if the day ever comes where LbJ wins a chip, it won’t be “oh man D-Wade made LeBron look good”, or, “LbJ couldn’t do it without Wade”. It’ll be all about how amazing LeBron is and how he can do so many things and he’s so amazing. Give it a break man, give credit where credit is due.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    LBJ can’t do it without Wade. I’ll say that right now. If Wade gets injured Miami ain’t winning a title. I have never been unrealistic about what I say about anyone. Your crazy man, name 1 thing that i have ever said that is an exaggeration of LeBron’s skill? or anyone’s skill for that matter.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    You get defensive about people saying Kobe shouldn’t be compared to Michael Jordan. You act like that is a negative thing to say. I wish people had to say I’m not worth comparing to Jordan, but that’s not necessary. I think it’s a testament to Kobe Bryant’s greatness just having people like you who are soo in awe of him they can’t discern realistic criticism from dislike. Praise like saying he’s a top 15 ever player is an insult according to the way you react and the things you say. learn to take your bias out of your ability to judge a basketball player and you’ll notice that I have no favorites, just arguments that come up more often then others.

  • http://slamonline.com The Philosopher

    THE KING, y’all!
    LONG… LIVE… THE KING!

  • Big Jake

    Scottie is a fool. Without Jordan, no one would know who Scottie Pippen is. He’s about as good as guys like Stephen Jackson or Jerry Stackhouse. Guys that wouldn’t ever be discussed as being Top 50 all time, but still have solid, long careers. Pippen was just the guy who got the ball when Jordan was double and triple teamed. he sucked when he wasn’t on the bulls, and so did his teams. No one would even talk about Scottie Pippen if it wasn’t for Michael Jordan. He’s got a lot of nerve to disrespect him like that. Its one thing for him to think lebron will be better, but keep it to yourself, and don’t disrespect the greatest ever.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

  • http://nba.com/lakers LakeShow

    What Bias? Kobe is the only player you can in anyway compare to MJ. That is a fact. No player has done anthing close to the things MJ did. Except Kobe. You can’t, for some reason, bring yourself to this truth. Here maybe wikipedia can help you. comparable: having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison. Okay, so heres a sentence to help also. An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus.

    Now wait a min. Elephants are bigger than Double Decker busses aren’t they. Well they are close to the same size. But not that close. Lets say for instance the bus is 1000lbs lighter than an elephant. Now thats allot of weight and that means they aren’t really that comparable right? Well they are because you are comparing them. No one compares you to MJ because your not even a semi pro ball player. People compare Kobe to Mj because he is… comparable… hmm. wisdom is power. power is awesome. Go us! Kobe is probably top 10 btw. If he gets one more ring and has a good last few years with no major problems he is top 10.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    that is what you revert too, seriously, you looked up “comparison” on wikipedia and tried to apply that too NBA players? lol I already said, and i quote, “Ok Kobe is the most “similar” in terms of playing style to MJ.” He is also similar to him physically, but so is countless other players, like all the other irrelevant analogies you used from your wikipedia expedition. You wanna know what makes more sense then Comparing Kobe to Michael Jordan? Comparing Kobe to Julius Erving’s ABA & NBA career. Who gives a f*ck if Kobe acts like Jordan, he doesn’t produce like him, never has, never will. He doesn’t win like him. He doesn’t lead his teammates like him. He doesn’t defend like him. He doesn’t perform in the playoffs like him. He doesnt perform in the finals like him. There is nothing about Kobe Bryant’s basketball career that is comparable to Michael Jordan other then Physical similarities. And nobody said they weren’t physically similar. Basketball wise, Kobe isn’t even close. And you can’t PROVE otherwise, infact, you can’t even come up with a logical argument. Just a bunch of, “if you can’t see this, then you have no credibility” – Kobe hasn’t come close to doing what MJ did, just because he won rings doesn’t make them comparable as players. He did it under completely different circumstances, with completely different results, and had less success in every imaginable way doing it. So something intelligent to show what your even trying to say, because so far, all you have shown so far is an insistence on your own opinion as something more then what it is. a biased point of view

  • http://cnbc.com JTaylor21

    Lake, not to continue beating a dead horse but you have yet to point out the things Kobe has done that are comparable to MJ. You continue to say “he’s the only player comparable to MJ” yet fail to point out in what specific way (skill-wise and accomplishments). Just because you believe in your mind that he’s comparable to MJ doesn’t make it a reality.

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    It’s one of those days where the basketball gods are trying to stop me from commenting. My computer is shot but I just restored it to monday so lets so if i’m back in action. I’ll tell you why they are comparable….

  • http://cnbc.com JTaylor21

    And you know who the basketball god is, right?

  • Hornet31

    Has Le Bron had any severe injuries that have stopped him doing what he used to ala MJ and Kobe?

    Statistically I agree he could be good but dont mean squat if you don’t get the W

  • MikeC.

    NBA Finals record: Lebron James 0-2. Michael Jordan 6-0. Are we done yet?

  • http://www.kb24.com The Seed

    The dummies stating Kobe is not on MJ level are stupid. When NBA scouts, NBA greats, Media anyalsts and plenty of other people who are on the highest level of basketball compare him like Mark Jackson andMagic Johnson and others, then I can state the same thing. Also Lebron James might not have a better career than Wade in the future. I truly believe if Heat win title Wade will close and get the Finals MVP. Lebron career can’t touch Kobe career right now. Also Lebron has lost two straight Finals in his career, with some considered the second best player in NBA behind him and a Bosh who is a top 12 player. Lebron is overrated and he needs to be compared to Dominique Wilkins until he gets more than just stats. BOOK IT!!

  • zach

    The Seed is a moron. Plain and simple.

  • http://stapledesign.com Spaceship Jay

    I love how you guys act like Lebron isnt a 8-9 year veteran and is capable of learning to tricks. Yikes.

  • http://stapledesign.com Spaceship Jay

    *new tricks

  • http://www.kbv4.com KBV4

    helll nawwww

  • http://rj_bfp10@yahoo.com John

    For me lebr0n will nvr nvr surpass mj..lebr0n will just like to karl malone ended a career with no ring..lebron has no skills in assist same with kobe than mj..so its hard for them to have a triple double than mj..

  • http://slamonline.com datkid

    I’m surprised this thread isn’t like 250+ yet

  • DukeFromDeep

    These forums rule… so many opinions.
    @lakeshow… give up dude! NBK has you in the bag. KB24 is jordan-esque but is not even close career wise. LBJ is 7-8 years in and def does’nt have the killer attitude that jordan had. Jordan prime is GOAT fo sho!!!

  • DukeFromDeep

    @Spaceship Jay.
    Mate yr right…LBJ prove us wrong! Learn a post game..I dare you!

  • balher

    To be the best of all-time gotta win first period. You can’t just win once and the fact he has 2 potential all nba players on his team may take his greatness away from him.Kobe is the most skilled and competitive player in the league hence comparison to mj. Can’t be like Mike with so so footwork and no killer instinct.And if your comparing players;what they do off the court should have nothing to do with them being better than someone else. This is no nice guy contest.

  • O

    LeBron WILLL eventually become the greatest player of this generation (Sorry Kobe), but my generation will always remember Michael Jordan as the GOAT and wear his kicks with great pride and freshness. Older generations still say Dr. J, Magic, and Wilt (RIP, Papo), are the Kings of past, but at the end of the day, to me, it’s Jordan. Sure, MJ was 28 when he won his first title, but look at the talent in different positions that he DESTROYED to win 6 titles. MJ left CLASSES of Hall of Famers ringless. LeBron will leave like one team of HOF’s ringless. So sorry, Scottie, as much as you resent MJ for making you a HOF, LeBron will never make you feel better about your role in the NBA.

  • emma

    i am too, biased to comment on this! haha

    i mean, where the hell is kobe on this scenario? jumping from kobe to lebron already?

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