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If you didn't think Pippen could be anymore of an idiot...

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by DaneB, Feb 13, 2000.

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  1. DaneB

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    Feb. 12, 2000, 7:11PM

    All-Star snub leaves Pippen piping hot
    By MICHAEL MURPHY

    So much for Scottie Pippen's insistence that nothing matters but being a part of a winning team.

    If you recall, Pippen bolted Houston claiming nobody but he cared enough about winning and all that he wanted was to join a team where he could be a contributor on a title contender.

    Well, Pippen is now a part of a Portland team that is winning a lot of games and is most definitely a contender for the NBA championship. But apparently that's not enough, despite Pippen's protestations to the contrary.

    Seems Pippen couldn't stand the fact that he was not selected to play in the 2000 All-Star Game, and -- surprise! -- he's complaining to anyone who will listen.

    "I have a beautiful wife that I'm going to spend time with," Pippen said, "but it's a bit of a loss in terms of respect. You can't tell me that Utah deserves to have two players (Karl Malone and John Stockton) more than (we do), when we have the best record in the league."

    Especially galling to Pippen is the fact that along with Portland teammate Rasheed Wallace, Dallas swingman Michael Finley was selected by the coaches to play for the West.

    This despite Pippen's attempt last month at a pre-emptive strike many thought was designed to derail any shot Finley might have had at making the squad (which of course would have left a spot open for Pippen).

    To review:

    "He's an All-Star caliber player, but look at his team's record," Pippen said. "Who can't put up numbers for a team that's playing to outscore you and not playing to win? I can take some of the worst players in the league (and put them) on that team and they can score."

    And if you thought Pippen was ranting back then, get a load of this:

    "It's an insult to me, not to put me on the All-Star team," Pippen said. "I guess I should have settled for sixth place (in the conference) and scored more. If you want me to score 20 points a night, I can do that."

    Funny, that didn't seem the be the case in Houston, but we digress. Anyway, to continue ...

    "I can get my shots," said Pippen, who is averaging 12.7 points per game. "But it means more to me that we execute as a team and not worry about individual stats. I'm still one of the best players in the game, and I'm a winner. And that's what the game is all about."

    Pippen may not worry about individual stats, but he certainly seems to be overly concerned about individual honors, doesn't he?

    In the fan voting, Pippen was the third-leading vote-getter among Western Conference forwards, but the coaches thought other players (like Finley) were more deserving of a spot on the roster.

    Pippen's not buying it, delivering a rant that bordered on the paranoic.

    "Tell me who is better at small forward in the West," he said. "It's no joke, the type of player I am, what I try to bring to the table. It's no joke why the Bulls won all their titles and were so great. It's my style of play that had a lot to do with that, and some people are jealous or envious of me.

    "I'm one of only a few players with six rings. You can say I got them with Michael Jordan, or whatever, but what I do stands out. Scottie Pippen has been on the stage for a long time, so it's time to wake up and recognize that it's not a fluke what I do."
     
    #1 DaneB, Feb 13, 2000
  2. AroundTheWorld

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    What an idiot.
     
    #2 AroundTheWorld, Feb 13, 2000
  3. popeye

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    What a jerk! He must have to put a bag on his head and sneak up on the mirror every morning just to face himself.

    I am so proud of being a Rocket and knowing that we unloaded his butt. I would be thoroughly embarassed if he said that while wearing a Rocket's uni.

    Thnx Dane for the Michael Murphy article.
     
    #3 popeye, Feb 13, 2000
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    Pippen: "Tell me who is better at small forward in the West,"

    Answer: Sharif Abdur Rahim, Michael Finley to name two. Based on the points opposing small forwards have put up against you the last couple of years we could name a few more.

    Pippen: "It's no joke, the type of player I am, what I try to bring to the table."

    Answer: I know. It cost the Rockets alot of games last year and a lot of disruption this year and last. That to any Rocket fan is no joke. It is a major irritant.

    Pippen: "It's no joke why the Bulls won all their titles and were so great."

    Answer: I know. Any team would have benefitted from having Michael Jordan.

    Pippen: "It's my style of play that had a lot to do with that, and some people are jealous or envious of me."

    Answer: I'm sure there are some people that are envious of you. It's not fair that people with such poor character should have such success but as we know, life isn't always fair. There are also many that feel sorry for you.
     
    #4 JT, Feb 13, 2000
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    "I'm still one of the best players in the game, and I'm a winner. And that's what the game is all about."

    He's just so full of himself isn't he! And we all know what he's full of [​IMG]! The last sentence in this quote is hysterical. The game is about winning and losing, how you handle yourselves in both types of situations, how you battle, deserving and earning respect, and respecting other players among other things....but 5 undeserved championships and hundreds of games later, you never cease to amaze at becoming a bigger IDIOT than you already are.
    MJ spoiled you rotten and you still don't see that it was MJ leading a band of inferior wagonites to the rings and promised land. Your so spoiled...you think that all that matters is being on a team that wins regular season games in abundance and wins championships...just like MJ instilled in Chicago. But, your frustration at being a loser without MJ really has gotten the best of you. I don't empathize with you, Pippie. Your lucky to even be in the game AT ALL with that attitude. Especially your ripping of Michael Finley...since when did the all-star game be about only winning team players playing team ball qualifying for the all-star game??? Are you telling me the Mavs don't play team ball? That Finley is a ball hog who doesn't deserve extra shot attempts when he is rolling? IDIOT PIP. They left you out because you are a poor sport, a whiner, a blamer, and a spoiled coattail rider...the fans left you out for that reason and I believe the coaches have their own, similar ideas about you, too(except Portland's coach of course).

    GROW THE F#*K UP! WHINING WILL GET YOU NOWHERE FAST! HAVEN'T YOU LEARNED ANYTHING? APOLOGIES DON'T MEAN SQUAT WHEN YOUR A REPEAT OFFENDER! NOW, WHEN IS THAT PIP/CB WRESTLING MATCH?

    Surfguy
     
    #5 Surfguy, Feb 13, 2000
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    Pippen is such an ass. Being snubbed
    couldn't have happened to a nicer guy! [​IMG]
     
    #6 Sphere, Feb 13, 2000
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    Every day I develop more and more respect for Phil Jackson.
     
    #7 Will, Feb 13, 2000
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    "Every day I develop more and more respect for Phil Jackson."

    Does that mean you develop lack of respect for Rudy T daily? If he was anything close to Phil, he could've handled Pippen's antics, right?
     
    #8 TheFreak, Feb 13, 2000
  9. Dr of Dunk

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    Yes, TheFreak, I'm sure if you gave Rudy Michael Jordan, Ron Harper, and maybe throw in a Dennis Rodman, Rudy could have "handled" it. Not that Rudy didn't handle a nut like Pippen correctly to begin with, of course.

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    #9 Dr of Dunk, Feb 13, 2000
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    HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!! [​IMG]

    Poor Pippen.

    HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! [​IMG]

    Looks like the rest of the league is starting to notice that he sucks!!!:

    HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! [​IMG]
     
    #10 SpEnCeR, Feb 13, 2000
  11. Dreamshake

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    As a side note to the Pimpen story....

    Michael Finley has looked superb out there today. I say hogwash to the Peter Vecsey rule of "You have to be on a winning team to be an all star." What a load. I guess if he was voting Michael Jordan wouln't of made the team in like 6 years. While he was averaging 37 ppg. Oh and Oscar Robertson wouldn't of made it either with all those bad seasons at Cincy.

    Finley made some plays out there. Hustled like a mo-fo. And made me wish it was he Houston traded for last year instead of Pumpkin.
     
    #11 Dreamshake, Feb 13, 2000
  12. Will

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    Forgive me, Clutch. All this time I thought you had misjudged TheFreak.
     
    #12 Will, Feb 13, 2000
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    No disrespect to DANEB, but can we close this thread and move it to "NBA Dish" where it may belong.

    I don't like Pippen, and I don't want to see threads about what he is saying in this forum. Unless there is a possibility of him becoming a Rocket again (meant as a sick joke) then he does not belong in the sacred halls of Rocket Talk.

    Of course, I'm not an administrator, just a lowly posting member, but that's my opinion.

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    #13 DREAMer, Feb 13, 2000
  14. TheFreak

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    Wow, that was very cute, Will. I ask a legitimate question, and all you can come back with is an insult. At least you responded, I guess.

    "Yes, TheFreak, I'm sure if you gave Rudy Michael Jordan, Ron Harper, and maybe throw in a Dennis Rodman, Rudy could have "handled" it."

    DoD:

    I guess Hakeem Olajuwon and Charles Barkley aren't enough artillery.....no.....what you really need is...Ron Harper.

    Will says he continues to develop respect for Phil Jackson. I can only assume this is because he was able to win with Pippen's antics. The only other coach Pippen's played for since he became a pain in the neck is Rudy. We all know how that ended up. I don't see what's so wrong with my question? Not p.c. enough for the political expert, I guess.
     
    #14 TheFreak, Feb 13, 2000
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    DaneB,

    Are you sure that wasn't a typo? Are you sure he didn't say, "I'm still one of the best players in the game, and I'm a whiner"? In that case he'd at least be half right.
     
    #15 TraJ, Feb 13, 2000
  16. Dr of Dunk

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    TheFreak :

    How about we use a bit of common sense instead of foolish analogies?

    Hakeem and Barkley were/are at the end of their careers. Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman were at their peaks or very near the apex of their careers as they won those titles.

    But of course, you pull up Ron Harper out of that list I put forth; but that's ok; Michael's fairly "ignorable", right? But from what I've seen of your posts, you do tend to miss the boat often. You keep throwing bait at Will and you fail to get a bite. Why not just stop fishing?

    I can't speak for Will, but maybe he's saying that he's amazed that Phil could put up with that jackass for as long as he did. Doesn't make anyone better or worse in my opinion. But you go ahead and keep fishing, we'll see if you get that bite you're waiting for... [​IMG]


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  17. Dreamshake

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    Freak...I think Will was just slurring Pippen with that comment. Not actually giving props to Phillis. If Im wrong so be it.

    DOD...Wait a minute now. Jordan won 3 titles after the age of 33+ I believe. About the same age that Barkley and Hakeem, and Glyde, and Pippen were in Houston at some point. He makes a good point.
     
    #17 Dreamshake, Feb 13, 2000
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    If that bum could score 20 points a game, then why didn't he when he was with us?

    Rudy was pleading with Pippen to score. I mean look at Francis, Mobley, Shandon, and everyone else. The offense has changed and they are playing well, so that doesn't mean that Rudy was too stubborn to change his philosophy. Rudy even said he tried more things with Pippen than anybody else.

    He shouldnt' be complaining if his team is winning. After all, he did say he wanted to be on a championship calibur team.

    If you're on an all star team like portland, then of course your not gonna be on the all star team, unless you are Rasheed Wallace.
     
    #18 alaskansnowman, Feb 14, 2000
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    Michael Jordan is not like other people. I think that is the best explanation for the Scottie Pippen situation.
     
    #19 thacabbage, Feb 14, 2000
  20. Dr of Dunk

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    Dreamshake,

    I understand what you're saying, but I never mentioned anything about age. All I referred to was where they were at the end of their careers. Jordan at 33 was better than possibly 100% of the NBA. Hakeem is 37 now (was 36 with Pippen)... he's nothing like the player Jordan was at 33. Nowhere near. Barkley last year was nowhere near the player Jordan was. So to arbitrarily and basically say "we had Olajuwon and Barkley" and that somehow compares to the old Bulls teams is ludicrous.

    I've been bewildered by many of Rudy's moves in the past. I've wanted him to trade players that he never did. I've even hated the Rockets for some of their "who the hell is that?" draft picks. But one thing I do know, that man knows more about basketball and his players than anyone on this board, so none of us should be flattering ourselves otherwise.

    Now if you don't mind, I'm gonna go drink a freakin' MetRx Milkshake.

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    [This message has been edited by Dr of Dunk (edited February 14, 2000).]
     
    #20 Dr of Dunk, Feb 14, 2000
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