Pippen is a HOFer. But he sure is NOT a top 50. And I wouldn't mind if the NBA HOF somehow forgets to get him in.
I agree. Its hard to deny Pippen's #s, whether they were a direct benefit from playing with Jordan or not. He still put up those #s, and no one else that played with Jordan did. That has to count for something. BTW, Pippen was never the same player after his back surgery, which I believe was right before he became a Rocket. Coincidence that his game fell off sharply??
Yeah, that and the guy was 34 years old. Not really fair to expect him to be an all-everything star at 34 even without a surgery.