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Pippen comeback? Great Scottie!

Postby Bruce on Sat Feb 17, 2007 12:48 am

I'd really love it if he joins the lakers... They really need his defense and veteran smarts. :D


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Postby cyanide on Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:34 am

If the Lakers are considered a championship contender :) I think he's doing things that Payton and Malone wanted to do, to join a Dallas team or equivalent.
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Postby maes on Sat Feb 17, 2007 3:07 am

This year, i wouldn't be surprised if anybody wins the trophy...the league has a lot of parity. Every team is an injury away from being middle of the pack. Look at the Suns without Nash, both the Bulls & Sonics plastered them.

I'd love to see Pippen in action again, even if he's in slow-mo.
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Postby Andrew on Sat Feb 17, 2007 11:11 am

I wouldn't be surprised if this turns out to be nothing but idle talk but all the same, I'd be in favour of one last run with the Bulls. They may have a surplus of guards and small forwards but I'd still take a 40 year old Pippen in good health over Adrian Griffin and Viktor Kryhapa.
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Postby Sauru on Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:05 am

my opinion is, i dont want to see him return. it probably will end badly for him. however, if he still has the itch to get on the court then i say go for it and screw what everyone else thinks.
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Postby Indy on Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:17 am

What a joke. He clearly needs money bad. He even said he'd sign a 10 day contract with someone. My god.
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Postby frenchy on Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:56 am

Please Scotty do not do it, you will be ridiculus as MJ was in DC
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Postby Sauru on Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:22 am

sometimes the desire is to great, suck in the mj case. in pippens case maybe he still has the desire, or maybe he wants money like indy said.
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Postby Jackal on Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:54 am

Please Scotty do not do it, you will be ridiculus as MJ was in DC

How exactly was MJ ridiculous? The man was 40 years old and still managed to drop some very high scores, made the highlight reel (anyone remember the block/steal vs Mercer if I'm not mistaken?).

Ridiculous? Hardly. He was giving kids half his age a run for their money, he wasn't the MJ, but to disrespect the man by saying the above...that's just sad.

The man averaged 22.9 & 20 points the two years he played for Washington, that was before all the silly ass touch fouls. The man's a legend, even at 40, he's a legend.
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Postby frenchy on Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:59 am

I have a great respect for MJ, (Y)
but I prefer thinking of him scoring at the buzzer vs the Jazz during his last game as a bull :wink:

do not like his wiz period (N)
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Postby Jackal on Sun Feb 18, 2007 8:51 am

I don't see what one has to do with the other.

In the first post you said that Pippen would make a fool of himself, like Jordan. Well, that's me paraphrasing, you said it'd be "ridiculus".

I told you I don't see why it's "ridiculus" and then you tell me you'd rather remember him by the last shot against the Jazz? That's your reasoning for it being "ridiculus"?

I'm sitting here, I typed it all...and now, only now does the thought enter my mind..."Why do I even bother?" Anyone?
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Postby raptor_eye on Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:19 pm

Indy wrote:What a joke. He clearly needs money bad. He even said he'd sign a 10 day contract with someone. My god.


My god have some respect for the greats, and you accusing Pippen of being a greedy player, well as i recall he was the one that always kept quite and gave all the fame to Jordan, and although Pippen may not have been as good as Jordan, he certainly was bludy brilliant and deserved more respect then he received.

Know either post something about greats with respect, or keep your mouth shut.

Nothing pisses me off more then people like you bad mouthing greats.

And moving on...

I think Pippen would be great at the bulls, he would give that veteran knowledge and skill to the team, which they really need with young players like Thomas, Deng and Noicioni that play a similar position to Pippen plus Gordon, Duhon and Hinrich would also benefit.
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Postby Metsis on Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:41 pm

I think this Pippen making a come back is ok... If he still has the desire (obvious) and if some one actually does sign him. No NBA team will sign him if he is in a bad shape... So if he signs, he will probably make a splash of some sort. Likely targets to me seem to be Miami, San Antonio, Dallas, Phoenix... The title hunters. Bulls are good, but I can't see them making a push for the title until the Pau Gasol trade that is coming up. I think that even Houston would be a more likely ending slot than Chicago.

I read somewhere that he would like to play for a contender and in a warm climate. That's how I base my end results.

It's just up to Pippen... I'm sure his defensive presense will be welcomed by many teams and if he is in a good shape, why not... Especially if your team is riddled with injuries and not within luxury tax range.
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Postby grusom on Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:56 pm

I could see Pippen fit in great with a half-court team like Cleveland, Miami or Houston. Obviously, he can't be very atlethic anymore, but with his combination of size and passing ability, he could be a good sidekick to either of those teams Guard/center duos.
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Postby Pr1kolaz on Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:07 am

Hope I would see Pip in Miami soon ;)
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Postby kinokong on Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:10 am

wow miami is gonna need wheelchairs for their roster pretty soon if they keep this up
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Postby debiler on Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:14 am

Indy wrote:What a joke. He clearly needs money bad. He even said he'd sign a 10 day contract with someone. My god.


Well, he's been to Vegas recently... :wink:
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Postby Oznogrd on Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:56 am

raptor_eye wrote:
Indy wrote:What a joke. He clearly needs money bad. He even said he'd sign a 10 day contract with someone. My god.


My god have some respect for the greats, and you accusing Pippen of being a greedy player, well as i recall he was the one that always kept quite and gave all the fame to Jordan, and although Pippen may not have been as good as Jordan, he certainly was bludy brilliant and deserved more respect then he received.

Know either post something about greats with respect, or keep your mouth shut.

Nothing pisses me off more then people like you bad mouthing greats.

And moving on...

I think Pippen would be great at the bulls, he would give that veteran knowledge and skill to the team, which they really need with young players like Thomas, Deng and Noicioni that play a similar position to Pippen plus Gordon, Duhon and Hinrich would also benefit.


Just because they're talented doesnt mean that you cant badmouth them for being stupid. That means no disrespect whatsoever to Scottie when he was with the bulls or when he was in his prime. Far from it. I believe Indy is thinking like me: the greats need to not come back so they can be no question to their greatness. While I'm glad Jordan came back because i got an opportunity to see him play (one of the greatest moments of my life) i dont necessarily think he should have. People need to know their limits and admit to them. While jordan did not perform badly those 2 years in Wash, he certainly wasnt his old self. Of course he wouldnt be at 40, by why possibly sully your legend with that?

Now about Scottie coming back to the bulls...yes lets put him on the team that already has 3-4 decent players at the same position that are interchangeable...sounds like a FANTASTIC idea....(yes i realize nocioni plays PF alot now, i just dont care, he's still a SF to me). The only good thing about him coming back to the bulls is that is where his name means most. There he is a hero, everywhere else; he's going to be "washed" up.

To Scottie and all other legends: please stay legends by not coming back. Emmit Smith did belong on the cardinals, you did not belong on the Blazers that year, and Jordan didnt belong on the Wizards. I know your bored with your millions of dollars but if you wanna play again, go to canada or something with Rodman.
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Postby Sauru on Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:49 pm

i still say, who are we to say they shouldnt come back? if they love the game then let them. if its for money then to hell with them
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Postby air gordon on Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:24 am

if a GM wants to take a chance on him or any old fart, by all means he deserves to play

lol does he really need the $? i know he's got some child payments to make but c'mon... maybe you're hearing something everyone else didn't, Indy. does he hang out with Tinsley at lot at the strip clubs ;)

seriously- i don't think Pippen has a lot to offer even if he says he's in his best shape in 5 years. he hasn't played in the NBA for a few years now. i'll be laughing my ass of if he does latch on with the eventual champ.
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