[clutchfans archives]Quitten has left the building

I thought about this article cause some of the Bulls fans here.
Clutch really let his feelings out on this article.

Update: despite the Rockets signing him to 15 million bucks a year,

1. Pippen never made it to the Finals AGAIN
2. Horry got the best of Pippen
3. Pippen is flat broke and can't even hold an analyst job on ESPN

JUSTICE SERVED!


http://www.clutchfans.net/feature.cfm?FeatureID=27
Quitten has left the building

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1999 12:00 AM CT
By Clutch

Bye, Bye Scottie

I am completely tired of listening to some try to defend Scottie Pippen.

Humpty-Hump has been sent north for 6 players off of the Blazer bench, including Stacey Augmon (right)

Scottie committed a cardinal sin by callously blasting a current teammate for the world to hear and see. He blamed everything on Charles Barkley, a teammate who made several sacrifices for Scottie to come here and defended him after every 4 point, 5 turnover performance Scottie upchucked. How ironic that Scottie said he was only going to the Rockets because of Barkley, and called Chuck constantly last summer to make sure he would be on board before committing to Houston. Now, Charles is the entire problem. And let me ask: Did this have anything to do with Charles Barkley? If the Rockets had immediately announced they had no intentions of bringing Chuck back, would this have satisfied Scottie? Would it have made the Rockets a better team?

An emphatic 'no' on both accounts.

Scottie used Barkley to look justified. He wanted Phil and LA, nothing else. He knows there are many anti-Barkleyites out there in the world. Could you imagine Scottie making those comments about Olajuwon or Michael Jordan? And who is he going to blame in Portland?

Barkley said some weeks back that we would know more about Pippen's character if he was traded, and he was dead on. Scottie failed miserably. He's shown he's not a leader. He's shown he can't take the pressure of being "The Man". He's shown he's all about finger-pointing and laying blame elsewhere.

Scottie Pippen is a very good $2 million/year sidekick to Mr. Jordan, and nothing else. His 6 championships alongside Michael mean nothing. After just 50 games in which he proclaimed he would lead the Rockets back to the Promised Land and how he wanted to finish his career in Houston, he quit on the team.

He's a complete failure as a leader and a teammate.

I'm not done.

I'm embarrassed Scottie Pippen was ever a Houston Rocket. It makes you feel almost dirty, like a bad stage in your life where you experimented with illegal drugs or dated some girl you had no idea worshipped "Jiffy the God of Peanut Butter".

Every day is a good day because it's a day without Scottie wearing the uniform. And I ask, does anyone feel any more animosity towards JR Reid for that blatant takedown of Scottie in Game 4 of the Lakers-Rockets series last season?

I don't... in fact I'm thinking about sending him a beer in Milwaukee.

 

Dear Bulls fans on this site,
this is what our leader thinks of Pippen!

ANY QUESTIONS???

 

hey Yaozer,

if I told you that I'd give you like $90 million bucks, you think you'd go broke in say.. 10 years?

oh, whomever is voting a low star on this thread must not like Clutch's articles. I'm just reposting a classic article, so you hate it, you hate Clutch..or your really are sensitive about the Bulls.

read his article and stop the jealously of us 1999ers who appreciate his work.
we're just messengers... FROM GOD

 

I only want the Bulls fans to go to hell.

so I'm the Hancock of clutchfans. doesn't change the fact I have super powers!

 

you know I actually stood next to Charlize Theron once?

 

his leadership skills were questionable. certainly not worth 15 million a year

he worked well in the triangle offense. he wouldn't get so much hate if he decided to honor his salary and position on the team as a leader. he should have stayed for a couple of years with Steve/Cuttino..but no he quit!