Why Scottie Pippen Was As Important As Michael Jordan

[@nathanielkang2397]

Michael: basketball’s goat Scottie: goat second fiddle Coach nick: goat of ad transitions

[@bballbreakdown]

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[@lexluger1095]

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[@roberto5red5rocky85]

as important ? my god i cant even watch this BS

[@davidfebreeze428]

roberto5red5rocky it’s because u don’t really understand how important the right supporting cast and especially second star of any championship team is

[@brianscalabrine2225]

The GOAT? Michael Jordan The Second fiddle GOAT? Scottie Pippen The GOAT of ad transitions? Coach Nick Hotel? Trivago

[@Larry_Kabberga]

Scottie voice should be part of the Avengers

[@timocruz510]

Watching Pip play defence is just beautiful. 10x All-Defence

[@TheUltimateRage]

He shoulda won DPOY in his career at some point frfr. Kinda reminds me of Klay Thompson's underrated defense but obviously better.

[@DubCmusicTV]

Kobe fans will tell you Kobe has more

[@timocruz510]

@@TheUltimateRage Agreed. Two of my favourite players

[@martinsimek]

@@DubCmusicTV yea Kobe has more that’s true but Pip was just different.

[@victorcheng3576]

Every genuine real hooper know how important Scottie was to Jordan and the Bulls. No Pip, no rings. It always starts with defense and to be a 2 way playmaking forward in the league is very tough, not to mention to be one of the best defenders in the league. Stats do play a part in how we view how great a player but I've always looked at the intangibles on why that makes the player great that never gets mentioned. Coach Nick mentioned about Scotties cutting within the game, like that's a skill, but small details like that is what can determine a bucket or not. I'm sure he is a not only a great on-ball defender but a team defender, defensive positioning and timing, active hands, communicating and calling out switches, being a leader, and being a straight dog on the court. You start to realize that not everyone does this or only does some things well. I think the docuseries portrayed him fine, that whole first episode was dedicated to him. There's so many different factors that play into winning. We all knew it was the documentary was going to surround MJ anyways, its the GOAT we talking about here. We don't ever hear him talk. Pippen is very underrated and very important to winning. General fans will shrug him off just simply looking at his stats.

[@donaldpriola1807]

Well said. Scottie knows real fans care about his legacy.

[@acpliego]

Victor Cheng 💯

[@catman63]

No pip no 2nd round

[@sholovesholove4620]

Unfortunately there are faaaaar to many non hoopers who just don't get it🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Sg6CrossOver]

@@catman63 yep, sure was pip 3 points against Cleveland that took them to Second round.

[@whatudoin1]

Pippen made me love to play defense as a kid.I use to study his moves/choices on defense and then go outside ,guard the other team best player .High IQ and willing to help out whoever on his team was having trouble .He was clearly the best defender on the bulls,yes even better than MJ

[@antuanleach6762]

91 Finals proved that

[@mikebuckets]

@@antuanleach6762 Pippen guarded Magic for 1 game. I'm old enough to have watched the 91 finals. Jordan was the primary defender on Magic evey time they played each other.

[@rhyministermc]

I also studied him. He was a better overall defender since he was a master at team defence, but to me one-on-one Jordan was better. Spending most of his career on the Bulls made many people see him as just some other player but that is so far from the truth.

[@Dennis-bu9gr]

Stop it! MJ was DPOY right? Was pippen? Pippen avg 5.3 assist with the Bulls/Mj avg assist with the Bulls 5.4 /Scottie ppg avg with the Bulls 17.7 . So MJ avg 30.1 ppg to scotties 17.7/MJ 5.4 apg to scotties 5.3. And both had 9 all defensive first team selections, but MJ won DPOY, Scottie didn't. But you lebron a** kissers are now trying to say scottie was the reason MJ won.Oh yeah I goggled all these stats 3x. So I if these stats are wrong goggle them yourself championships. I would say it was Phil, and Tex Winter they're coaches

[@PapaMatt107]

Batman and Robin? More like MJ was Superman and Scottie was Batman. He may not have the same "super powers" that Superman MJ was born with but he made up for it with his immense IQ and different skill set that made him just as important....

[@cairyc31]

This. 100%. I always said the same thing. Glad to see other people also feel the same way. Thank you.

[@anthonynorman7545]

Yeah, I always disdained calling Pippen a little boy

[@alliesstartedww1308]

batman was the leader of the JL like how pippen carries the defense and helps playmakes

[@noopyvillenikkoworld1511]

Great comparison he def wasn't Robin

[@feelcollins4358]

@@alliesstartedww1308 Okay that's going too far lol, the Justice League needed both Superman & Batman. They're both the leaders, if you said it was like King & Shadow/Dark King I'd agree. Why I say this is because there has been too many instances where true power instead of intelligence was needed or even preferred like Superman to save the Justice League in many occasions, you can't beat the real powerful villains by being weak yourself. That's just plot armor, which seems to be Batman's real superpower by the way.

[@furyofbongos]

I remember that series where Pippen guarded Mark Jackson, picking him up from half court almost every possession. Absolutely unbelievable. MJ got the MVP, but Pippen really deserved it. MJ gave him the car that came with the trophy.

[@christiansoldier77]

furyofbongos There was no MVP for ECF which is when they played Mark Jackson and the Pacers. Guarding an old slow Mark Jackson wasnt exactly the greatest defensive performance ever

[@hansmransm8835]

@@christiansoldier77 Excuses. Didn't matter how fast, slow, or strong they were, he was a hell of a defender.

[@cowboys4ever348]

@@hansmransm8835 So was Jordan. 9X 1st defensive team while leading the league in scoring 10 times

[@hansmransm8835]

@@cowboys4ever348 I'm speaking on Scottie Pippen. I know how good Jordan was, and comparing Pippen to him only shows how good Pippen was. 8 consecutive 1st team defense for Pippen.

[@t.yop9]

@@christiansoldier77 Old ass Mark Jackson was dominating the series until Phil put Pippen on him. Magic Johnson was in his 9th Finals but couldn't do anything with Pippen on him.

[@jedsta.monica5347]

GOAT of sneaking those promotions in his vid 🤣

[@MrE_]

I laugh every time. I also click the links, solely because he catches me off guard with the ads lol. I'll support creativity

[@MLEMOBLIFEENTERTAINMENT]

Lmao truuuuuuuueeeee

[@airtime23]

They should definitely have shown more of Scottie but the media acts as if he was portrayed as a villain which he was not. I think overall he even gained more repect and appreciation. I never viewed his game 6 performance like that until the "doc". But overall it was disappointing. So many wasted opportunities. 500 hours? Where?

[@MikeM-np4od]

I think The Last Dance portrayed him as a sympathetic figure that the Bulls as an organization took advantage of. I gained more respect for Scottie after the last dance. He was getting paid pennies for his value yet without him there are no championships.

[@TheUltimateRage]

@@MikeM-np4od Yeah I think the narrative that Scottie was "portrayed badly" is way overblown! It's not like the doc lied about Scottie in any way or misrepresented his character. Yes, I agree they should've shown more of his highlights than his lowlights, but the lowlights neither overshadow his importance to the team nor tarnish his legacy in ANY way, at least not to me. He still helped bring us 6 rings, which I think is damn impressive and deserving of respect!

[@chrish4500]

​@@TheUltimateRage I agree. I thought that maybe my bias as a Bulls fan made me see it like that. They didn't make Scottie look bad at all imo. Any mention of the team winning reflects well on Scottie. Not sure why ESPN has to blow it up like that.

[@soulsearch1234]

@The Duke You must not know the Bulls to say Scottie was in any way portrayed negatively. Clearly it revealed (something we knew already) that Scottie was very valuable and underpaid and was fighting with administration. The documentary shows Jordan giving praise to Scottie so I don't get where your ideas come from.

[@ezraprzytyk]

@@MikeM-np4od without him Jordan would of still won championships he's the greatest player ever. It's just they wouldn't have won 6 maybe 3-4. Then again without him Jordan might of had a different number 2 that did the job just as well so Jordan could've won the same amount the narrative that Jordan would win 0 without pippen is ridiculous. Kareem won without magic, LeBron won without Wade etc all the goats would've won period

[@starkk19]

Their first full year without Jordan, they went 55-27 and Scottie was clearly the best player on that team. People forget about the value of Scottie on that team.

[@mybrokipp]

And what happened in the playoffs ??? 55-27 means little in the regular season if u bust in the playoffs. Scottie was a back-up player that cannot be compared to Jordan. Just look at Pippen's years after the Bulls...

[@duperfat5646]

@@mybrokipp its funny you mention Pippen’s years after MJ. Pippen went past the 1st round 6 times without MJ, failed 7 times. MJ only got 1 and 9 fails

[@mybrokipp]

@@duperfat5646 and how did Scottie perform in those playoffs and how did MJ perform in his runs ??? 63 pts against 5 hall of famers...what did Scottie do exactly ? Just drop it kid

[@duperfat5646]

@@mybrokipp scottie led the bulls in every single major stat category while taking them to the conference semi-finals, one bad ref call from making the conference finals. Mj took his bulls to 1st round exits 9 times without scottie, only past it once. I already told you this shit, how many times you gotta ignore the facts? 🤡

[@duperfat5646]

@@mybrokipp 63 pts then bounced in the 1st round. By your logic, TMac had an all time great career by putting up numbers in the 1st round but never leading a team past it

[@amasterfishing5544]

Today is full of Scottie stories, must be his birthday...

[@ellea3344]

Or his wake. -_-

[@kingdinodragonite3470]

@Tony Montorner im an mj fan

[@BigKeith510]

Scottie is one of the best players to ever dribble a ball. I really don't understand the hate this man gets. If he didn't have the back injuries he would have won outside of Chicago. His defense was beautiful to watch.

[@viktorianas]

I don't see any hate towards him, even documentary had nothing against him, his own questionable actions attracted some bad image, but overall nobody questions his greatness on court.

[@Dennis-bu9gr]

His stats are mediocre at best.If MJ putting up 30.1 ppg to scotties mediocre 17.7, to me that's descent, but not great. Steals pg MJ led the league 3x,, pippen did it once when MJ was playing baseball.Pippen bad mouthing a man that did nothing but praise him because MJs son is sticking it to his ex- wife. Pippen is a ungrateful so called friend that needs therapy bad.

[@loler49er]

It’s so interesting watching Bulls highlights that aren’t just MJ scoring, yet he’s always involved in some movement

[@cnred7987]

4browsing mj made pippen. So it’s obvious he would be brought up.

[@Grind2Excellence]

Thad Jarvis stop taking Scottie shine

[@loler49er]

4browsing my fault I shoulda elaborated more, I was just impressed because usually the stars of the team sometimes tend to be not too involved if the ball’s not in their hands

[@loler49er]

Cole Clawson for sure coaching greatness, I just forget how ruthlessly efficient the whole team became in running the triangle.

[@MSR-ok9xl]

@4browsing Pippen was a great second option but let's not pretend that he could be the best player in a championship team. Give MJ Barkley, Ewing, Drexler,Malone or any other superstar of the 90s and he wins multiple championships.

[@eshnajizzle]

Love this video! Scottie has long been one of my all-time favorite players (and I picked his jersey number as my own). This is precisely why - he did everything really well, but not for himself. He played team basketball at the expense of his own stats, making the right plays and putting in the raw effort to win. He gets undervalued due to his stats not being as great as they could be, but the Bulls would not have won as much with a statistically better #2 player replacing Pippen. All time great that deserves more respect than he gets.

[@TheUltimateRage]

Facts! Not to make this about LeBron, but it's one of the reasons why we value Mike as THE GOAT and not LeBron, the fact that it's not all just about stats! Don't get me wrong, stats are definitely a big factor when we talk about greatness, but let's take someone like Robert Horry. He never put up great stats, never was an allstar, never was a scoring machine or defensive juggernaut, but he had intangibles like being arguably the most clutch role player of all time. WINNING should be the ultimate factor in determining greatness, which is why this whole IT vs Stockton on the Dream Team debacle has been ongoing. IT may not have had the most amazing stats in the world (Stockton holds all time record in assists and I think one of the most durable players ever), but IT won 2 chips and FMVP to Stockton's ZERO.

[@tonyjohnson4347]

@@TheUltimateRage that just it though, the narrative of Pippen not being a clutch player is false. Pippen throughout his career made clutch shots, not just defensive as the media push on the masses. And the focus on his mistakes to try to prove his could be a main event player is crazy. Every superstar had missteps, but adds to the story of their to tell. We all have a story to tell, I refuse to let anyone diminish the story I'm meant to tell.

[@coachwane]

@@TheUltimateRage Ughhh no Winning should not be the only barometer. Just bc Derek fisher got 5 Rings don't mean he better than CP3 or Stockton on anyday

[@mohightlights5080]

Lmao that transition thooo😂😂💯💯

[@alpacino134]

Dang, Coach Nick really speedboosting irl 😂

[@tristanandrechavez]

Smooth advertisement placement on KZbin 💀

[@fatestaytilted8849]

The last Dance really did Scottie Pippen dirty and I am glad that you made a video to show us how great he actually was. So thank you coach

[@soulsearch1234]

How did it do Scottie dirty? It really wasn't about emphasizing Scottie. It was mostly to talk about Jordan and the issues in the last year they played together. Scottie can make his own documentary.

[@dobz746]

@@soulsearch1234 Well they shouldn't have titled it "The Last Dance." It was supposed to be about the whole Bulls team last title run. I mean, they should have titled it Jordan dcoumentary or just simply MJ smh.

[@judahmourneth3211]

Dobz jordan is the bulls.

[@soulsearch1234]

@@dobz746 whatever the title, it was meant to emphasize the greatness and issues surrounding Jordan.

[@ericdupree8603]

@@judahmourneth3211 see saying stupid shit like that is why casuals disrespect Pippen. Shaq, Lebron, Wade, Kobe, Magic, Kareem, Wilt, Duncan, Bird dont win shit w/out there number 2 guys stepping up, as well as an excellent coach.

[@cncaliguy09]

The great wing defenders includes MJ, Payton, Kawhi, Paul George, Kobe, Artest, Michael Cooper, Robertson, Mo Cheeks, Derek Harper, Moncrief, Dumars, DJ Johnson, Baylocks, Bowen, Beverly, Tony Allen, Jimmy Butler and Igoudala. Pippen could do everything the guys above did above. That how good he was on D and here the many reasons why. - Physicality - Pippen was very physical, Artest is stronger but Pippen bodied the likes of Barkley, Magic, and Malone. - Motor and Energy - Pippen was a constant pest on D. He dove for loose balls and got charges from weak side. He was constantly chasing the ball. Some guys above guarded the man with the ball. Pippen did that around the court. He got from one the opposite side 3 pt line to contest shots. - Size. Pippen Kawhi has the same wingspan. That is freaky long arms because Kawhi has big hands anad wide shoudlers. - Athleticism. Only MJ and Kobe match Pippen. Pip could jump, was explosive, had underrated speed, and agility. Compared to Kawhi, Kawhi doesn't jump as high, is as quick or explosive. - Hands. All the guys above have good hands or a special steal technique like Kawhi, Payton, Igoudala, MJ, Robertson. Pippen didn't have one type of steal, he did them all. He had the poke at entry pass, pass deflects, lane jumps, ball handler pokes, layup strips, and jump shot strips. - IQ. This separates Pip from other guys because some shutdown guys just worry about their man.They aren't focused on Team D. Pippen was the shot caller just like Draymond. If you play basketball, you know who that guy is. Pippen knew all the player and team tendencies and how to help on D. - The eraser. This is LBJ block, the guy that takes the charge, the guy that helps from weak side D, and takes a away a sure fire bucket from the other team.

[@kaimeyers5145]

That’s great but after this year your list of good defenders needs to chsnge

[@jargonaut8956]

I’ve always loved pip. I have much more respect after the last dance. I too have been under appreciated and over shadowed at work. I still laced up my boots (in the morning)with something to prove. Jordan and Pippen were blueprints for the modern 🏀 player. He also had an amazing b-ball IQ..

[@moonman1518]

Don't forget one of his biggest contributions, a massively undersized contract that ensured the Bulls could stack their lineup with solid role players.

[@DesroQc]

Imagine thinking the Bulls were "stacked"...lmao.

[@dusk6159]

@@DesroQc Krause was literally stacking the Bulls, in 97 for example, with players that would have been signed by the Jazz. For of course way less money too.

[@ronanb3]

I fully agree, MJ without Scottie would not have been so successful.

[@DsLmaNiaC]

For example swap Scottie for Hakeem or Reggie and they win less right? WRONG.

[@Tenz220]

@@DsLmaNiaC Reggie ain't locking Magic down in the NBA finals.Reggie would've gotten cooked against elite competition.Scottie was the best wing defender ever period and averaged multiple 20ppg 6assist and rebounds while locking the primary wing threat on every team. Hakeem is arguably the best center ever so that's like asking LBJ could win swapping prime DWade for Prime Kobe.

[@mrbucky226]

@@Tenz220 facts

[@abdidalmar7299]

yes

[@MrOunce3]

MJ could have got another Scottie. MJ is responsible for Scottie being who he was.

[@bigmac5241]

one of the smoothest transitions into an ad I've ever seen. good stuff.

[@AMart870]

I'm from the same County in Arkansas as Scottie Pippen Ashley County, He's from Hamburg, I'm from Crossett Arkansas, 15 miles up the road, Rural America. Scottie Pippens Defense alone was Impeccable, He may be the best 3 Small Forward Defender Ever, His offense was a Bonus, But His Long Arms and Big Hands✋🏽made for some of the Best Posterizing Dunks Ever, Underrated in my Book

[@sbeallvln]

Glad to see this about Scottie. For a while, I thought he compared well to Lebron James. It’s hard to make that comparison now with LBJ’s championships, but as a passer, defender, finisher, and in terms of IQ Scottie stacks up pretty well. But MJ said it himself-he wouldn’t have won without Pippen. Even Game 6 vs. Utah in ‘98 when Pippen was injured and MJ had 45, Pippen still made some key plays.

[@simple45679]

Pippen made key plays like how Kyrie/Wade made key plays. "Jordan wouldn't have won without Pippen" is redundant because nobody wins without help (ie. you can say that for anybody). Game 6 in '98 was MJ's game, he made *3 consecutive solo plays* to bring his team from down 3 (40secs) to win the chip on the road.

[@perryellis9645]

Lebron got lucky, GS lost draymond in that series. People dont understand how players like him have a great impact on a team and only see scorers as stars. I think Pip is actually the better player compared to lebron, its just that lebron gets the same media hype that jordon got. If you look at lebrons impact on a team, his passing is not as great as people make him out to be. Not to mention forcing the lebron system on his teamates and half the time the team dosent know wtf to do, cuz they got no real plays. Scottie did it inside the blend of offense system.

[@Heartbrayk.]

@@perryellis9645 You should never be allowed to comment about basketball again. I can tell you're not a hooper. You're regurgitating talking points from people that you watched who are smarter than you, without taking anything into context.

[@cashflodigitalsportsnetwork]

They’re both point forward, Lebron more physically dominate, but Pippen more skilled Pippen can play without the ball

[@cashflodigitalsportsnetwork]

@@perryellis9645 I agree from a more skilled point of view, while Lebron is more dominate

[@williekinney4773]

Pippen could also take over a game, let’s not forget this!!!

[@shonensaiyan]

Stop

[@juventinos81]

yes he could,in his dreams.

[@dusk6159]

@@juventinos81 You know something about offense, playmaking on top of defense only in your dreams, casual.

[@corey2232]

@@shonensaiyan I mean, he's 100% right though. He did on many occasions.

[@shonensaiyan]

@@corey2232 anyone can do it on some rare occasions. We are talking about consistently doing it and that's not what pippen was at all... Especially not in his playoff runs

[@rhyanwesthassel8565]

6:03 helping your opponent off the floor. Hell yeah!

[@ArcadianGenesis]

I thought Pippen was treated fairly in TLD. I mean, there was a whole episode devoted to him. They emphasized how underpaid he was, and one of the interviews called him a top 10 player in the league at the time.

[@BmooJ27]

Thank You!!!

[@Jan-lk3yw]

I agree. But the thing is, it felt to me, as how I have watched it, that he was portrayed as a selfish guy. Don't get me wrong but yeah they appreciated his game as he was one of the main reason for the Bulls' success. But at some parts, specially that '98 season he was portrayed as if he only thinks about himself, as if he doesn't wanna play with the team anymore. But it was just him protesting that he was underpayed by the management. And also that migraine game. Why would they even put that game? As if he was superman that can play through that. So, yeah I get where he's coming from.

[@12savage68]

@@Jan-lk3yw he refused to go into a damn playoff game because a play wasn't drawn up for him...it doesn't get more selfish than that

[@BOSSDONMAN]

Coach Nick needs to appease the LeBron guzzlers, because that’s what makes up the majority of his audience. Nothing will help him get more views than slyly tilting the needle against Jordan ever so slightly.

[@BmooJ27]

Jan Errole Lol he was selfish in that 98 season... I 100% agree with Scotty but he chose to have his surgery later that season after winning the 97 championship. He did that cause he was underpaid you tell me if it’s selfish or not... mind you I would’ve done the same thing..

[@475818]

The lack of spacing is hurting my eyes!

[@MrTypXY]

Well, the courts back then were in 4:3 not 16:9...

[@CovfefeDotard]

The lack of defense today hurts my eyes

[@absolutejazz1676]

@@CovfefeDotard teams play defense in the playoffs

[@dobz746]

The 90s are full of back to the basket players and brute Centers & PFs. Plays are mostly 70% coming from the low post, 20% on pick n roll/ pick n pop and 10% are set plays for mid range, easy layups % 3pt shots. So yeah that is the lack of spacing because not much shooters and a lot of low post plays and its reason why it was more physical then.

[@emodadon1131]

Exactly imagine having to score in the paint with 6 men in there smh

[@matthewboettcher6346]

Pippen is the greatest sidekick who helped MJ the GOAT win rings

[@luissyquia]

How was Scottie portrayed poorly? The negative aspects of his career - the contract issues with the bulls and not getting his surgery right away, the trade demand, the migraine game, the Knicks Kukoc debacle - did happen and Scottie had a chance to speak his truth and he did. He even said he wouldn’t change a thing. The doc also portrayed pippen as an invaluable piece of the bulls dynasty - the video quoted MJ himself. They showed he toughed it out in game 6 of the 98 finals through the bad back. How was he portrayed soooo negatively as jay bilas and Horace grant were saying??

[@nbagoats4819]

MJ had double the win shares for both regular season and even more in the playoffs than Pippen. He also led in defensive win shares every year in the playoffs. They weren't equals on any level.

[@RunLiveSG]

If I can't be like Mike, at least I have Scottie to look up to... hardworking at both ends of the court and being a great teammate.

[@whitenoisedarkscreen]

This song gives me chills!

[@joejonas3584]

The smooth transition to the ad gave me chills!

[@avoiredranger110]

Does someone know the name of the song? Shazam can't find it. 😱

[@dannybecker8639]

Great recognition of Scottie Pippens important role on the great bulls team !

[@MrOunce3]

Scottie was important but the notion that he was as important as MJ us just trash.

[@TheUltimateRage]

@@MrOunce3 No Scottie = No chips. MJ the GOAT but Scottie is #2 all time Bulls legend! If you were a Bulls fan you'd understand.

[@dusk6159]

@@MrOunce3 Casual, stop spreading bs on the game and its legends.

[@MrOunce3]

I dont gotta explain shit. Yall the ones with the goofy ass story. MJ got all the MVPs. Scottie played 6 more yrs after MJ and didnt do shit. Why couldnt he save anybody else like he saved MJ?? STFU! Yall need to finish school. You dont have enough common sense to talk basketball with me.

[@meg-k-waldren]

He was a role player.

[@christiansoldier77]

Pippen was never considered the second best in the League

[@TheOmegaone007]

Your videos are so amazing. Your one of the best at this. GREAT JOB, BEAUTIFUL VID. Keep it up coach, you got the touch!

[@solemagus4761]

Honestly Jordans retirement was the best thing for them to run away with another 3peat. The second 3 peat was nice because Scottie had the experience now also of being the leader. Scottie was an excellent defender and covered space, provided great help and transition steals and also man to man. Jordan was no sloutch in this department either.

[@JayAugustoSilva]

Coach, as someone who has played basketball professionally overseas and also college ball in the US, I had my fair share of coaches. Most of them know one or two sets and understand a few concepts. Your understanding of the game and sheer curiosity about the players and their roles in their respective teams is impressive. I rarely miss your videos. Can’t say enough positives about it.

[@cashflodigitalsportsnetwork]

awesome... I love hearing ppl dissect Pippen’s game properly

[@YZ-PIXELS]

the amount of people buying into this shit is crazy. the real question is would anyone remember Scottie if it wasn't for MJ the answer is no and we would definitely remember MJ as one of the greatest Scottie is disturbed person and MJ presence was beneficial to him. without MJ did he get a ring no he didn't the number he was putting when he first got drafted were weak so please quite yappin'

[@neebinmakwah349]

Nicely done!

[@renechang2406]

Scotty Pippen was very important to the bulls and Dennis but obviously someone has to get the most shine.

[@YankeemanLT]

transition to Ridge was so smooth that I wouldn’t even dare to skip it. You have to reward the creative effort.

[@RobHorusPlays]

A fantasic video coach, love seeing people/players getting credit for the little things or the effort that are not in Highlight vids. Well done

[@bballbreakdown]

Thx so much!! 🏀🙏

[@hooshangmaster]

6:03 that was a nice gesture of getting pip up as well.

[@gideonamankwah6491]

It is true. MJ and Pippen needed each other to win and both players pulled their weight.

[@waynemazique6556]

Scottie was Everything to the Bulls Success. I Seant it Myself.

[@waynemazique6556]

@Aaron9 OH yeah I did and I heard what Mike said in this video. WTF are you talking about? Nothing... I know!

[@meg-k-waldren]

I seen it myself that MJ won the chip when Pip wasnt even an all-star in 1991 and in game 6 of 98' finals Pippen did nothing and MJ won. Plus prime Grant Hill was better than Scottie. You think swap Hill for Scottie doesn't make Bulls even better?

[@waynemazique6556]

@@meg-k-waldren You didn't see Scottie shutdown Magic in the 91 finals? Pippen was an all around player that consistently did anything the team needed. Grant Hill may have been a better scorer? Scottie Pippen 6 Grant Hill 0.

[@honorfirst7506]

@@waynemazique6556 you didn’t see 91 finals, because after game 5 ends, Pippen is interviewed in locker room, saying that is why Phil decided to stick with Michael defending Magic. You dudes over hype 3 quarters of defense in 1 game, & turned it into 5 games. Smh. 31 years later, & you guys are still being disingenuous, exaggerating, & revising history.

[@honorfirst7506]

@@waynemazique6556 who was Grant a #2 option too on the level of Jordan? No one. So why even say 6-0, when Pippen has 0 finals MVPs? Smh. Grant Hill was a franchise player since a rookie, Pippen in year 7, got 1st chance to lead a team, j he quit semi finals, game 2, with 1.9 seconds remaining. By 2nd year he’s begging for a trade, & wearing Jordan’s pointing at the cameras saying comeback.

[@LuisMedina-rg6tt]

Well it was a Jordan documentary with a side of Bulls, not a Bulls documentary with a side of Jordan. Pippen and his team can make his own documentary if he’s really that worried about it

[@acemagno378]

They both are important members of that team but the thing is pippen could have played with any other number 1 or he can be number 1 and they wouldn't have 6 chips while if you give mike a all star caliber number 2 it would still be 6 and 6

[@tonytoledo6251]

Best ad yet, Coach! Great video

[@travisoro2517]

We just have to remember that if it wasn't for Phil Jackson's change of strategy in having the team play as a whole and developing other players game to a better level, and I'm speaking of Scottie's game as the most crucial for this matter, they wouldn't be the two times three-peat team we all know and love.

[@fabioboff1239]

Don't know why people don't talk about Longley. He was very important for this team.

[@plbeckman]

Absolutely true

[@ministerc.politics4305]

Why? Who's that?

[@lyalminchinton8825]

Minister C. Politics Luc Langley the 7’2 centre for the Bulls. His ability to pass within the triangle offence made him very valuable in my opinion. A solid Aussie b baller.

[@ministerc.politics4305]

@@lyalminchinton8825 hmm aight

[@TheIcemanthomas]

the luc longley Express

[@jbug1979]

I like how the music starts off sad but gradually intensifies as he talks about how awesome Scottie really was.

[@David-zy1jw]

Not denying Scottie's incredible talent, but he had his chance when Jordan retired, but both times he has performed below average in the playoffs. Phil Jackson doesn't even trust him to take the last shot, that tells you what Phil thinks of him performing under pressure and spotlight. In a twisted way, Scottie is able to be Scottie because Jordan takes all the spotlights and pressure, allowing Scottie to be Scottie.

[@trevonwindley5664]

Scottie made it farther than jordan ever did when they didnt have eachother

[@x-man9473]

@@rosselliswilkinson Portland was in the Western Conference the year before Scottie Pippen came. That wasn't Pippen's doing. Nice try though.

[@actionjacksonfive8775]

@@trevonwindley5664 Pippen without Jordan had a 3peat team with 6 new players, Hakeem & Barkley & a team that made the conference finals the year before without Pippen. Jordan without Pippen joined the 2nd worst team in the NBA in a stacked conf. In his 2nd season he lost his 3 best player from the yr before, making that team worse than the team he joined.

[@williamkoscielniak7871]

@@actionjacksonfive8775 Thank you. I'm tired of these bullshit narratives that take facts way out of context for the sake of, well, pushing a bullshit narrative. MJ took the Bulls to the Eastern Conference Finals and took two games against an all time great Pistons team (they literally didn't lose any games in the entire playoffs outside of the two to the Bulls) with his second best player being a 2nd year Pippen averaging 14 points a game in the regular season and like 10 points a game in that series. What MJ did that season is more impressive than what Pippen did in '94.

[@santosonly7]

I’ve been saying this since the Last Dance. When Mike is telling you how Scottie played an EXISTENTIAL role in his success, LISTEN TO HIM! For without Scottie, there would be NO 6 rings. To prove how successful Mike was not without Scottie, just look at 3 key periods of MJs career: 1. Before Scottie, when Scottie was a Bull but was not playing due to injury/contractual disputes, and after separating from Scottie. You will see 1 common theme: Mike either wasn’t making the playoffs, getting bounced early from the playoffs, NEVER won a conference final and NEVER won a ring. This may explain why a prime Jordan never signed with ANYONE else but with Scottie even though he signed a bunch of 1 year contracts. And no wonder, MJ couldn’t go deep without Scottie. So really, Scottie is EQUALLY as important. Checks this: Scottie, without MJ, was able to take the Bulls just as far in the post season as MJ without Scottie. Said another way, MJ, without Scottie, was UNABLE to take the Bulls any farther than Scottie was able to take them without MJ. This has to be considered when speaking about the GOAT. Should the GOAT be one who was successful only under a very limited set of circumstances while proving not to be as successful while not playing under those circumstances and REFUSED to even challenge himself to win a ring outside of those circumstances.? Wouldn’t a better candidate be a player who isn’t similarly depended on any one player to win a ring and who is willing to take the risk to prove it is more about HIM than them? Wouldn’t that player edge Jordan? So ask yourself who is the only other player in the GOAT discussion that fits that description? It’s the guy that left a champion team to play for the 2nd worse team in the NBA (who had never won a ring) and beats the NBA’s winningest (and arguably the greatest) team of all time though being down 3/? Long live the King!!!

[@actionjacksonfive8775]

LMAO Jordan only played two seasons as Bull without Pippen, Pippen was riding the bench when he joined the Bulls, wasn't a top 5 player on the team. The Bulls had the best record in the East when Pippen was injured in 97-98. The Wizard were a 19 win team & were on a 50 win pace until Jordan tore his meniscus. LeBron left the aging Wade & Bosh to join young fresh stars in Kyrie & Love, that's not a challenge, that's an upgrade.

[@bancie3316]

Hall of fame Advert transition. I’ve never seen such a smooth ad transition.

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks! And I guess u haven’t seen many of my other ones? 😇🏀

[@beegeebad3193]

As a die hard Bulls Jordan Pippen fan, I didnt see it that the Last Dance portrayed Scottie that bad, remember this documentary was supposed to impose to us the reality of the hardships and negativities to be where they are now, AL TIME GREATEST!

[@macwoj101]

Thank you for putting Scottie as a top perimeter defensive player of all time. I remember that there were games where I watched Bulls games almost exclusively concentrating on what Scottie does in defense. It was incredible.

[@destronlogical3016]

Scottie wasn’t robin he was tony stark/iron man. flawed but learned from his mistakes and brought the avengers together and was willing to take sacrifices for the better of the team. Iron man wasn’t the strongest, the fastest, or even the most popular but when all is said and done he was what made the avengers possible

[@alexgutierrez8305]

No one forgot the value of scottie pippen. You need to stop. Who is on the cover of the last dance. Is MJ by himself or Scottie is on it. MJ since 1991 has give pippen his dues. You never saw or hear mj said something negative of Scottie. That Scottie didn't come out of that time out, yes. That MJ told Scottie sign that bad contract no. That Scottie not taking care off his surgery before the season started was selfish of him yes. That MJ fought for scottie with management all the time yes. When scottie arrived he was the superstar that he became no. People forgot to mention episode 4 minute 24 and on. When phil,horace,and scottie himself. Talk about who MJ help them take there game to the next level. Peiple dont mentioned that right. If MJ never took Scottie under his wiing,he never would of become a top 50 and top 75 player of all time and that a fact.

[@kfung4]

he had to be the most wanted partner that every stars want to play with

[@perryellis9645]

Actually Pip would fit in with any superstars and offensive system. Not to mention he scores inside the system and he hardly ever holds the ball more then couple sec, so he never takes away from the flow. Alot of superstars cant get another superstar to do what scottie did and had the ability to do. Scottie was so rare, you could net positive 100%, while most other stuperstar duo would never be able to get that from each other and also force offensive stagnation.

[@lucasanfilippo5370]

As strong as Michael was, he is a paranoic who lived just to get imaginary revenges on his mind, often against people who really didn't do nothing against him. And during all his career and later on, as paranoic as he was and is, he needed to tell his own story about himself, and his professional career; he never, never stand the possibility of someone criticize him. And in large part, he was so good in telling his own story, that even today everyone believe him. He was maybe the best player ever lived, but he convinced everybody that he had never lost; he convinced everybody that, he won the first 3 titles by himself; he convinced everybody that he never missed a clutch. In all his imagination and in the recent videos, all the people who can contradict those stories were his worst enemies: Isiah is clearly number one, being the one who bullied Michael for so many years, and refusing Michael being over him, when in the end, Isiah lost to him. Even Pip became an attempt to his stories... because very few champions had a second guy strong as Pip was, at least from the 80es moving forward.

[@x-man9473]

He never convinced anyone that he won alone.

[@kevinporter89]

He did...look at all the detractors! On this video alone. Most cats seem to think that he arrived in 90/91! Phil,Tex,and Pip are barely mentioned. I just read that the other players were journeymen and castoffs. Not rebounding champions,3pt champions,or all stars from other teams...IJS.

[@Flamangatang]

Great video. I grew up a Bulls fan and I tried to pattern my game after Scottie. To me he’s the ultimate do everything player. But, the Last dance documentary didn’t portray him wrong. That’s just who Pippen was for better or worse. Even as a fan I understood who he was. Look at his Houston Rocket year. It ended terrible because of how Scottie mishandled himself in the media. Scottie is he who is, we can’t cover up for him

[@joejonas3584]

6:02 respect to the players helping each other out. I guess basketball back then was love turned into physicality 💗

[@alvindanica]

All i can say is everyone has negative side but it doesn't mean that scottie is bad. This Chicago team is absolutely a great team with Jordan and Pippen.

[@Blackjack09721]

Without Scottie, Mike may have filled up a stat sheet but he wasn't going to win a ring. No matter how good you are, you are not handling a constant double or triple team in a 7 game series.

[@mauricepurifoy9182]

I agree with that no Scottie no rings

[@richieblack5530]

1:18 why did you show KD when you mentioned an alpha

[@donaldpriola1807]

Anyone who says Scottie was overrated either has no knowledge of basketball, or doesn't appreciate the game. Other than LeBron or Larry, he's the small forward you'd pick for any all -time team.

[@williamethegod5013]

the went from being a 3 peat dynasty with Jordan to without him a 2nd round exit 3rd round ceiling team anyone who says pip is as important as Jordan is high were talking a top 40-20 player of all time vs a guy who is at minimum even if you smoking crack the 5th best player of all time it's no debate who is more important

[@Hero-3]

Jordan doesn’t do anything unintentionally. I personally believe Jordan put Pippens darkest moments on the court to put himself on that pedestal of w out me Pippen would choke. To me only 3 players have won with out a perennial all star on their team. 1: Hakeem 2: Dirk 3: Isaiah We need to realize Jordan has arguably the 2nd or 3rd best player in the league for several seasons.

[@timswabb]

I also feel like Horace Grant and Toni Kukoc are underrated. I can understand that The Last Dance did not focus on Grant, who left after the first threepeat. But they seriously neglected Kukoc, who was a huge part of the second threepeat, and a huge part of that final championship, arguably more important than Dennis Rodman.

[@mushimaster0323]

I watch these videos for both the bball content and the smooth AF ads

[@raregems119]

this is the guy who think you can break your dribble and then take 4 steps

[@francescop1]

I can't believe this isn't a 2 hour compilation of transition SLAMS

[@FranzFerdinand76]

As a Blazer fan watching him play in Portland, you could see that he was special, even past his prime.

[@hyperjak810]

Coach is undefeated with the ads

[@jahcobc8463]

Pippen was the best teammate on that team and probably in the whole NBA, possibly ever

[@Jukettaja]

Love your choice of music for this

[@nikolager23]

EPIC MUSIC as always transitional ad GOAT thanks coach nick

[@teamcaveman]

Every winning team has a second best guy on the team, then the third and so on. Each of those guys sometimes until the 7th guy play vital roles in championship runs. Sometimes even other guys step up, like when Scottie had migraines or back issues. Even guys like Fisher for the lakers, vital to them winning, not just Shaw Kobe. Bird man that one year, vital to that ring!!

[@miguelotero8972]

Thank you 🙏🏻 for making this video

[@JaySee5]

Do a video about Pippen's lone season with the Bulls where he ran the Triangle to perfection!

[@bballbreakdown]

It’s on the list!!!

[@andrewfahey7667]

I’ve seen people say Scottie is better then d wade which is just false, Scottie was underrated until people started saying that he could be the number one option on a championship team which he proved he couldn’t be, plus people forget that although defensively he was brilliant his offense was inefficient in comparison to d wade. Don’t get me wrong he is a top 50 player of all time but saying he is top 20 is a discredit to players who are more talented then he was.

[@simple45679]

Facts bruh. People forget Pippen's lead guy season in 1994 and he blew it. Man's pride couldn't take the fact that Phil drew the last shot for Kukoc. smh

[@bballbreakdown]

C’mon, he’s easily top 20. EASILY

[@andrewfahey7667]

BBALLBREAKDOWN really, I mean he failed as the leader of his team and is definitely not top 20, top 10 is set then you have curry, Durant, Moses Malone, IT, Chris Paul, Karl Malone, Kawhii (not as long career but offensively is in a different league with the same level of defense plus won a championship as the best player) harden and/ or Giannis ( but you could argue against but definitely when their careers are over) Petit, West, Barkley, d wade, dirk, A.I, Kevin Garnett... there is more I just can’t think of them don’t get me wrong Scottie is a great SECOND OPTION but there is a reason why he isn’t the first also people have started to omit the fact and when he was he was bad, all of the players are just better players or more decorated as individuals

[@mscottlawrence2037]

Great video as always thank you coach nick 👍🏀

[@bballbreakdown]

Thx so much! 🏀👍

[@mscottlawrence2037]

@@bballbreakdown always my friend

[@benjihuynh2970]

Mj even acknowledged that pippen deserved consideration for finals mvp in i believe 97.

[@chrisparlade7082]

Such a great video. I hope you'll do ones for the other key elements of the 6 championships. Much nicer watch than Last Dance. And that wallet ad... hilarious

[@cia6520]

People seem to not understand. Points doesnt make you a better teamate, its those robins who accept their role in the team and have their egos aside. If scottie was arrogant he would have left the bulls cause he was underpaid. Dont underrate but for sure dont overrate him too much

[@simple45679]

Jordan also had to set his ego aside to play in the triangle. It's not a coincidence Jordan stopped averaging 35+ppg when he played in the triangle. Jordan was also underpaid until the last 2 years and he didn't leave either. Pippen is a top 50 all-time great and one of the best robins in the history of the game, that's not underrating him.

[@SunnyBoys2]

Whats the song name ??? So epic

[@manisthemeasure5973]

Michael Jordan didn’t win until Scottie Pippen was drafted. That Michael gets all the credits is because of the story people want to tell. In today’s basketball, Pippen would ask for a trade where he would have been the leader, and MJ’s career would have gone a different way.

[@jump25ontoast]

Hey coach! Just seen you’re in 2k! Nice job

[@marcusmassey965]

Scottie Files! I want to see a Scottie Pippen 30 for 30!

[@trada-tq6pt]

Pippen averaged 17.6 ppg on 40.8% for the entire 96-98' Playoffs. Here's more horrible performance from Pippen: 1988 RD 1 vs. CLE......10.6 on 47.1% 1988 ECSF vs. DET...... 9.4 on 45.8% 1989 RD 1 vs. CLE......15.0 on 39.8% 1989 ECF vs. DET........ 9.7 on 40.2% 1990 ECF vs DET........16.6 on 42.8% 1992 ECSF vs NYN.....16.0 on 40.2% 1993 RD 1 vs. ATL..... 15.0 on 42.2% 1995 ECSF vs ORL.....19.0 on 40.9% 1996 ECSF vs NYN.... 15.6 on 33.0% 1996 FINAL vs SEA... 15.7 on 34.3% 1997 RD 1 vs WAS.....16.7 on 38.3% 1997 ECF vs. MIA..... 16.8 on 41.7% 1998 ECF vs IND....... 16.6 on 39.2% 1998 FINAL vs UTA... 15.7 on 41.0% 1999 RD 1 vs LAL...... 18.3 on 32.9%

[@EmanCollins]

these ad transitions always crack me up

[@joncoish]

Pippen was an amazing player and one of my favorites ever. If I had to pick a team of 5 to play a game for my life I'm picking MJ and Pippen at shooting guard and small forward. The two of them together were just unstoppable.

[@chibang492]

Most true basketball video ever posted on youtube.

[@theroguerider]

I think a key to their success is their personalities. Micheal was a taskmaster, Scottie was the giving teammate. Michael always seemed to thrive in a spotlight, Scottie was always happy to dazzle in the shadows. They were the best ying and yang in basketball. Scoring, defense, and strong fundamentals.

[@wilfredjones4042]

Pip will always be my Goat... He was the defensive & Offensive coordinator of the bulls not to mention the smartest player on the team according to phil 20 7&7.. point guard and best defensive player he did it ALL

[@MrE_]

Scottie had the chance to lead his team whenever MJ left, but he just couldn't do it. He is the most KD-like player in terms of character. KD can be the best player on the team, but he never was the main leader. OKC had Russ, GSW had Steph, Nets have Kyrie. It's as if KD wants to be the best player, but without the pressure of the alpha male. I see some similarities in that aspect to pippen. Pippen was always a top 5/10 player, but he never had that alpha male quality. Also, both were bothered by the media and the way people view him.

[@loudy12]

Im not sure about that comparison but ik wym lol Kawhi doesn't want that pressure of putting teams on his back in the regular season instead he sits out escaping all that which would be pressure & all those post game interviews.. scottie did want to lead the team & rightfully it should've been but they psychologically surpressed that instinct in him when they still drawing up plays for other guys like mj was still playing.. scottie rightfully flipped out cuz that's not right.. as if they knew mj was coming back & didn't want scottie acting like "it's my team now mj" scottie had that mentality, he just sacrificed that for the team cuz it wasn't needed if there's mj.. but when mj left he was ready for it

[@xavielperez8186]

All great player need a backup, Jordan, pippen Lebron,Wade, bosh Too Manny drama... The Goat MJ.

[@jackfarris3670]

Too much* The GOAT LeBron*

[@xavielperez8186]

Lechoke is a joke

[@9Master_Mind3]

Don’t forget LeBron/kyrie/love