Scottie Pippen: LeBron James greater than Michael Jordan

[pinoy_09]

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So said Scottie Pippen, on “Mike and Mike in the Morning” on ESPN today. He created a storm of a debate with his comparison of his former Chicago Bulls teammate and the Miami Heat’s James and stepped back from the brink via Twitter this afternoon.
Here’s what Pippen said:
“Michael Jordan is probably the greatest scorer to play the game, but I may go as far as to say LeBron James may be the greatest player to ever play the game because he is so potent offensively that not only can he score at will but he keeps everybody involved.


Source: Scottie Pippen: LeBron James greater than Michael Jordan? - The Early Lead - The Washington Post

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Scottie Pippen is just jealous of Jordan, IMHO.

[footlose]

not really

I think ang gipasabot ni Pip ani, kay lebron is probably "the greatest all around player ever"..

its a different thing than being the "GOAT".


MJ maybe the greatest but I consider Pippen as the greatest all around player ever.. see my point..


same goes to lebron..

[chken]

He has already clarified his statement.

"Don't get me wrong, MJ was and is the greatest. But LeBron could by all means get to his level someday."

And also to those criticizing him for his comments earlier.

"For all of you that don't know , I played the game you keep watching and cheering."

[Baybo]

If Lebron could bring rings to Miami thats the time he will be considered as GOAT.

[edgeknife]

great players never leave legacy... MJ did not left chicago bulls or called other NBA superstars like larry bird, magic johnson, hakeen olajuwon, etc to team up into one great team to win championships...

bisan maka rings pa na si lebron, it will not mean he will already be greater or better than MJ... u can take the example of bill russell... he has 11 rings, but does it mean he is better than MJ?

[obemon]

Not only did Micheal Jordan win rings for Chicago , he also saved the Looney Tunes gang from the evil aliens in Space Jam.




/end of discussion

[jntio]

^ nice one bro

[pinoy_09]

Pippen was quick to redeem himself via Twitter as he saw the whole nation (US) fire back at him for being such an idiot.

[makie]

It's Pip's opinion so iyaha pud na.
It's too premature to compared LeBron to MJ. MJ is retired while LeBron is still halfway of his career. Unya na nato icompare after LBJ retires.
So far, LeBron has to chase at least 6 rings, 6 finals MVPs, 3 more regular season MVPs, 9 more scoring titles, and has yet to join the Slam Dunk Competition.
So competition is going to be so tough for LeBron because he's playing with Dwyane Wade. Wade is Miami's MVP no doubt.
As far as MJ and Scottie is concerned, Wade is Miami's MJ while LeBron is Pip.

[Blackbeard]

like I said in the Lebron thread:

Lebron could end up as the greatest player ever or not, whatever. but his standing amongst the greats imo should only be decided once his career is said and done.

though surpassing Jordan is a very difficult task. winning rings is just one thing. Russell has more rings than MJ but he's not considered by the majority as the GOAT.

we'll just have to see.