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" I'd Average 40 If I Played For Today's Houston Rockets" - Rockets Legend Scottie Pippen

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by macan, Dec 12, 2019.

  1. rockets1995

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    Scottie Pippen is below the level of Wil Barton, Kelly Oubre Jr., but Barton, Oubre can shoot 3s, Pippen cant, Oubre and Barton can dribble, Pippen cant.

    I think Scottie should work on being better than Wil Barton and Kelly Oubre Jr. first.

    Dont be a bighead 47 year old Diva.
     
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    Theres some racism involved in the media loving Doncic than Harden.

    Babyface Doncic, Heel Harden.

    Luka Doncic with a Illuminati Tattoo on his forearm, maybe he sold his soul for money and fame. That is scary.

    While James Harden has no Illuminati Tattoos, but media hates him and his beard look.
     
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    Giannis? All those rebounds? The dunks at the basket? I kind of doubt that. He was like Trevor Ariza without the Athreeza. Great defender, more passing than Ariza, better finisher around the rim, but to me that was about all that Scottie was. He’s may not even be a top 10 SF in history at this point.

    The league surpassed him.
     
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    Interesting for a guy who barely averaged 20 a game in his career. Ridiculous hater clinging onto the mirage of his past.
     
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    all u can do is laugh at the jealousy and delusion from these former players

    sit your dumbass down Pippen

    If scoring is so easy, how come Harden is the only one putting up these insane scoring numbers? How come he’s averaging 39, and the next closest is averaging 31? How come he averaged 36 last year, and the next closest averaged 28? So you would be the best scorer in the NBA if u were playing today? Really? Somebody slap this fool and wake him up...
     
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    Pippen is the only person that keeps his relevance alive by talking about himself. Most talk about Pippen when it comes to Pippen/Jordan duo only.
    I can't believe you compared him to Giannis. Giannis is a better scorer, rebounder and far more athletic. Not to mention they both play different positions. No one talks about Pippen unless Jordan is discussed. The only one that talks about how great Pippen was is Pippen himself. So many times he has compared himself to today's NBA greats as if he was something special or one of a kind back then.

    No doubt he was a good player but he was at best 2nd or 3rd best player in any team that he played (Chi, Hou, Por). In today's NBA he would possibly be comparable to Paul George (not as good 3pt shooter though) or Jimmy Butler at best. Harden is in the leagues of greatest players breaking Wilt Chamberlain and MJ records and Pippen is nowhere close to saying he would be averaging 40PPG with today's Rockets. He just did not have such scoring skills. Even without Jordan temporary retiring, at his peak, Pippen averaged 22 ppg for the Bulls.
     
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    Dat overly crooked nose.
     
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    If scoring 40+ per night was so easy, why ain't nobody doing it? because they can't. for reference, Devin Booker scored 70 points 2 years ago. The suns had to intentionally foul the other team to get more possessions just to get him there. Harden has scored his points within the offense and not artificially created possessions. Pippen couldn't score that much even if he wanted to. Just stop.
     
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  9. Nick

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    Harden would still get to the line and average 30+ PPG in the non-zone, one-on-one, illegal-defense era.

    He's basically a bigger, stronger, more athletic Iverson or Kevin Johnson with better range and better ability to sell calls (refs were constantly fooled in the 90's, leading to the flopping era).

    Pippen could not do that in the 90's... thus I have no idea what sort of point he's trying to make to imply he would score a lot now with this system. Harden's game is actually more a throwback to those Iverson/Jordan isolation types than anything in the modern NBA (minus the high volume 3's).
     
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    Delusional punk ass quitter.
     
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    I find it hilarious that people act like he is the product of some system.

    He isolates, which can be done on any team, at any level, at any time in NBA history.
     
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    We are not disrespecting his game. Great defender, Great team player, but for him to say he could average 40 is blasphemy considering he barely even scored 40 in his entire career.
     
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    If he played Harden way, he would be exhausted to death by the end of 3rd Qtr.
     
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    I hoped so, its a perimeter league he was not the greatest shooter.
     
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    He doesn't look so healthy. Maybe he's dying.
     
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    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    His ceiling would be around the 'Melo level in today's rule-set.
     
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    Back then he was a Top 50 of All Time with his Jacket, not anymore, he aint in the Top 100. I believe in 1997. That Jacket should be tossed.

    Thats the Truth.

    So many guys passed this dude. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Kobe Bryant, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Giannis Antetekounmpo, Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving, John Wall, Anthony Davis, Luka Doncic(only 20) it is a endless list.
     
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    James Harden passed Scottie Pippen on the All Time Scoring List that is why he is bitter. And James Did it at the Chicago Bulls Floor.

    Around 19,000 Points for Scottie Pippen.
    Great Job Avg 20 Points your whole career. Always stay a role player.
     
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  19. BigTex

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    Didn’t watch. Delusional. If you look at his numbers he’s closer to an Iguodala. Average efficiency. Those dudes would have to attempt a million shots to average 40.
     
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    You're not, but plenty people did disrespect his game lol.
     

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