LittleBLUECorvette said:

And Scottie NEVER won an NBA championship without Michael.

It goes to show you that a one-two punch is very necessary in pro basketball.

And although Kobe FINALLY won one NBA without Shaq, he STILL needed Pau Gasol to be "the Scottie" to his "Michael".

TonyVanDam said:

The NBA is star-driven. You need at LEAST two to be a contender. That's the big reason Ewing never won. He never played with a Pippen or a Gasol.

uPtoWnNY said:

It is a team sport after all!

JellyBean said:

That's why Mr jordan is still so conceited cause people are riding his jockstrap thinking he can't say anything wrong...

TonyVanDam said:

Pippen took the Bulls to the second round the season MJ went to play baseball.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Pip was 3 minutes from the Finals when he was with the Blazers in 2001.

Graycap23 said:

He also would have taken the Bulls to at least Conference Finals or maybe even the NBA Finals if it weren't for one of the worst calls in Playoff history in '94.

15 years later, I'm still mad about that shit!!!

If I EVER see Hue Hollins on the street, it's gonna be a misunderstanding!!!

He also was MVP of the All-Star Game that year, too.

Yes, Pip was a great player and the perfect complement along side MJ.

He's definitely going into the Hall of Fame if not next year then the year after.

Paris9748430 said:

He's goin; in next season, first ballot.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Yep, he and I think Karl Malone go in next year.

uPtoWnNY said:

.....THAT^ and the fact that John Stark got OWNED by Hakeem's game-winning block in Game 6 of the 1994 NBA Finals!

uPtoWnNY said:

What about Detroit '04? They didn't have any superstars yet won the title.

Paris9748430 said:

If Pip does not go 1st ballot.....they should disband the HOF.
I think Dennis Rodman should also get in.

Moonbeam said:

They may not have been superstars, but c'mon - Rip, Chauncey, Rasheed, Tay - those are serious players. That was a finely-tuned unit who played hellafied defense(like the Bad Boy Pistons and the 70s Knicks). Everyone had a role and did it well. Shit, they would have won back-to-back titles if Rasheed didn't suffer brainlock and leave Big Shot Bob wide open.

Graycap23 said:

It's already a crime Dennis Johnson isn't in the HOF.

uPtoWnNY said:

I agree. Why isn't he in?

Graycap23 said:

Pippen for sure. Dennis Rodman no way. He was
an excellent rebounder but other than that he just
displayed an exhibition of thug basketball. Ask Pippen.

Graycap23 said:

Your guess is as good as mine. DJ's numbers are comparable to Payton's, and everyone says the Glove is a definite HOFamer. Please. Johnson was the original Glove, plus the man played in six NBA Finals, winning three, and he was a Finals MVP. Magic will tell how tough DJ was.

phunkdaddy said:

Dennis was a 7-times NBA Rebounding Champion. If I'm not mistaken, only Bill & Wilt have won more than Dennis.

TonyVanDam said:

Barkley won his share of rebounding titles to but he was a scorer
and often carried undermanned teams on his back in the playoffs.
Rodman was a complimentary player not an elite player. Therefore he
shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame. You think Vinnie Johnson or Bill
Laimbeer should be in the Hall of Fame.

phunkdaddy said:

Bill Laimbeer is questionable. Vinnie Johnson? No.

TonyVanDam said:

TonyVanDam said:

Dennis deserves to be inducted. Good defense is sorely underappreciated in the NBA.

jone70 said:

Especially when you play thug ball. Rodman grabbed,held,and pushed more
than any other player i've ever seen. He happened to get away with it more
when he put on a bulls uniform.

phunkdaddy said:

I'd rather see tough defense and actual offensive plays being run than everyone trying to be a one-man team.

jone70 said:

Read my post again.

uPtoWnNY said:

Oh yes- they were a great team. But they are Exhibit A in the counterexample in the "you need 2 superstars to win a title" theory.

phunkdaddy said:

I say that because Bill did have his jersey number retired just like Isiah & Joe.

phunkdaddy said:

Hand checks were still legal in the NBA at the time.

If Kobe were playing within THAT era, he couldn't score 81 points THAT easily. Dennis, Michael, and/or Scottie would've held Kobe under 40 points.

Please quote me.

Come y'all is trippin' Rodman is a Hal of Famer. 5 NBA Titles, 2 DPOYs, 7 rebounding titles, 2 All-Star games, 3 All-NBA teams, 10 All-D Teams, one of the greatest defender/rebounders ever.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Dikembe better get in, too.