The Truth about Scottie Pippen's beef with the Bulls | The Colin Cowherd Podcast

Longtime Bulls writer Sam Smith and Colin discuss Scottie Pippen's outlandish comments about Phil Jackson and the 90s Bulls, why Scottie has a history of making headline-making comments (1:30), the real story behind why Scottie didn't get the final shot in games (3:00), what you shouldn't believe about "The Last Dance" (6:30), how the 1987 NBA Draft changed Pippen's career (12:15), how Scottie tried to emulate Michael Jordan off the court (13:10), why Scottie's rise was so unlikely (14:00), and what Scottie seems to be forgetting about the public's perception of him (14:50). Download the full podcast here:
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[@joshuagenecobb051]

Scottie was an amazing player. Growing up as a Knicks fan, I don't know if Chicago would have beaten us or won titles without Pippen. It's sad to hear all this drama all these years later.

[@timc5347]

Always loved Scottie, but tbh loved him even more after The Last Dance, even with the whole last shot debacle. So all of this drama from him lately is a real shame :(

[@fc775]

Scottie pippen is NOT top 50 player- skip bayless... I kinda agree

[@tysonclarke012]

I agree so much. There was only one negative thing about scottie in the last dance - that he said he'd do it again. I could live with the 1.8 decision, I can even live with the fact he said he'd do it again. I didn't like it, but.. Meh. But calling Phil a racist? It's childish. This is a grown man. He's extremely talented. Very wealthy. Then he goes and does this to one of his friends over some book and bourbon sales? Cheap. So cheap.

[@koreypaul6698]

@@fc775 Well, he was back in '94 or whenever they made that list...

[@InvaderCraftBR]

@@tysonclarke012 it was a cheap move by scottie but, you could argue that phil is a racist, just look at some of his quotes

[@ishhodcollins5220]

@@fc775 I respectfully disagree. Pippen is totally top 50. Look beyond the stories. Pip did better than we perceive ,without MJ he excelled! In 94 when Scottie was nearly league MVP, AND All Star game MVP (when they had the courage and rep to actually play), and also the bulls season record was only 2 games off from when MJ was there. Also led his team in every damn stat. Oh and in 95 as well.......FACTS.

[@doublewidesuprise5208]

Scottie talking about everbody, except his wife LMAO

[@safariamaniupendo3]

Facts 🤣🤣

[@NeoLegendX]

She's most likely the cause.

[@mirrr5156]

That’s wrong 😅

[@Oba7]

What about Jordans wife Where is she?

[@freshness_ah7534]

@@Oba7 Jordan upgraded while Pippen's wife jumping the CC with pookie and ray ray!

[@j.wright8157]

Scottie was the great middle-man on the Bulls. He may have gotten a block or steal followed immediately by an assist to Jordan. He kept the flow going down the floor on offense with surprises for the opposing team on defense. He was an all-star player of the game. He was on the "Dream Team." He earned the six rings with MJ. Yes...he was a great player, but there's only one GOAT--Michael Jordan!

[@TL2354]

He didn’t belong on the Dream Team and he’s not great, great players don’t quit a playoff game

[@ja8ames]

@@TL2354 He was a good fit for the Dream Team. Maybe part of his inclusion was Jordan wanting him there and goodwill from the Bulls' recent championship, but if you've got several of the greatest scorers of all time, a defensive ace is a good addition. And then after Stockton and Magic struggled with injuries, it was very nice having a 3rd guy who could play the point.

[@grosskopf2779]

Sorry Bull-fan MJ was Great and the greatest marketed athlete ever but the real GOAT is someone else.

[@grosskopf2779]

@@TL2354 Hah thats crazy at least Scottie had proven himself at this point, if you want to talk about who shouldn't have been on the Dream Team Christian Laetnner had absolutely NO business being on that team, NONE. Talk about that.

[@ja8ames]

@@grosskopf2779 In Laettner's defense, his selection was for a unique reason from everyone else. It wasn't meant to say that he was one of the 12 best American players.

[@aleksandarfrick2656]

Scotty was co - star in Bulls team and deserves full respect - not just few thoughts from major protagonist .

[@286mic]

He had like two full episodes dedicated to him. He played with the biggest star in the entire galaxy, you think people care about a story where MJ is only the focus 50% of the time? Don't be naive.

[@CPSlayer]

Uhhhh he does get his respect

[@justinbrennan9819]

Scottie is passive aggressive

[@q2rawgaming247]

Playing 2nd fiddle to Jordan just really bothers Scottie overall I see, his envy for Mike is completely over the top 💯

[@Milo0610]

Lucky kobe didnt follow his path

[@manuelsoto598]

No, it’s the lack of respect for Pippen by Jordan in the last dance and during their playing days.

[@StennMathis]

@@manuelsoto598 You mean the MJ who stated that he wouldn't of won WITHOUT Pippen? THAT disrespect!?

[@zerocool7408]

I recall MJ saying Scotty should have been MVP in one of the finals (i think 97). I really think he’s going through a time with the recent loss of his son and everything that has happened over the years that he’s just really lashing out all over th place

[@haroldfrazier8086]

People act like because he said the cliche one liner. He gave Scottie his flowers. He made Scottie look bad during the last dance. Like when the abuse gives a gift after abusing. Pippen is drastically underrated and by far the absolute most disrespected great player ever.

[@kenney0313]

Pip had a bad year. Future piped down his wife and made a song about it, then the plandemic happens & The Last Dance drops. Not a good year, and he's only making it linger.

[@julientanner5036]

And his son died too

[@roccochiero5117]

Plandemic was so well said! And I agree with it !

[@WRedPhill24]

Plandemic

[@rehmankhan135]

Plandemic? Was the moon landing fake too?

[@SmooveTV718]

@@rehmankhan135 Yes

[@jonathanyoung2243]

Pip will always be my favorite player all time even though I disagree with him talking like he is now

[@joshpalmer7416]

100% he was my fav growing up, and I will always appreciate and enjoy his on the court stuff but I find it hard to agree with all his comments to the media lately

[@jonathanyoung2243]

@@joshpalmer7416 Exactly! I am from his hometown Hamburg. He was always an inspiration. Him and my dad are good friends. See him all the time.

[@joshpalmer7416]

@@jonathanyoung2243 jealous you actually know him

[@TheTrunat]

@@jonathanyoung2243 that’s so cool! Is he as good a dude as he seems ( when he’s not acting kinda crazy?) lol

[@joshpalmer7416]

That analysis was so good, I didn't totally agree until the end, but yes Scottie you are appreciated

[@bryanb30]

Scottie Pippen has textbook youngest child syndrome with a dose of PTSD from casual observation. He reminds me of a childhood friend but who was more like a brother. He would have fits of rage like Scottie but you still loved him after he snapped back to reality. I don’t think Scottie realize how revered he is. He is basically the prototype of a wing that most coaches hope to have come along.

[@Calandr28]

As a former Chicagoan, you summed it up perfectly. We can be mad at Scottie for a while, but we still luv him. I agree. I don't think he knows how revered he is!!

[@taibirch37]

It’s not like Scotty didn’t know they were filming him. He was part of the Doc! 🤷🏽‍♂️ I love pip but come on man

[@hankim9650]

We all love Pip but he gets too emotional and really doesn't know how to deal with them other than get mad.

[@DeceivedHeretic]

That’s what I don’t understand. He was in the documentary. Could’ve easily have said more stuff or different stuff that he said.

[@m1keyfreshhh256]

You just dont know what editing power exists

[@michaelcar9268]

Plus it's 200% true lol he act like they made shit up. Jordan had his dirt on there to. Jordan didn't hid his gambling and his dumb non political remark about Republicans lol. I forgot about some of that shit. My ex fav player Scottie is acting like a bitch

[@chunknorris83]

If you watched the interview he said what he was told the cameras were for which wasn’t accurate

[@gadget00]

This segment was so revealing; it really gives A LOT of context to why Pippen is just melting down after all these years. Kinda makes you feel sorry for him rather than angry about his late nonsense. Pip is basketball royalty and apparently he doesn’t believe it or understand it. I remember when his daughter was in a TV dance show of sorts, and both the hosts annd people were more excited about Pippen in the audience supporting her girl than his daughters actual presentation LOL Amazing interview with Don Sam Hoops

[@EndoftheTownProductions]

It was the triangle offense, which created space and opportunity, that helped many players in Chicago, including Pippen; however, it was MJ who was always the main scorer in the system, especially at the end of games. That just wasn't Pippen's role, but he was a tremendous defender and facilitator within the triangle.

[@brentmonkhouse6638]

As a Aussie it helped luc longley with his passing ability to get that baseline pass to Jordan

[@dicethenicest1]

His role was determined by the coach though, its not to say he couldn't do it, he hit a bunch of clutch shots throughout his career...

[@amarelogan7081]

@@dicethenicest1 I don't know about a bunch of clutch shots, in 94 kukoc was their closer, he hit multiple game winning shots that yr in the regular season and the shot in the playoffs,

[@dicethenicest1]

I believe the year before vs the Knicks the game Charles Smith got blocked a zillion times he had a 30 ball when Jordan had a off game! The media never talks about that game. The 94 season pip should been league mvp!

[@x-man9473]

@@dicethenicest1 He was not even close to league MVP in 94. Stop overrating Pippen

[@thepunditspundit1776]

“Who gets on Magic and changes the course of the series”? Dennis Johnson in 84 did it also

[@blo2706]

Not Pippen. Stop the revisionist history.

[@toddsands6000]

You have a point there. DJ could play defense. Dennis Johnson was originally acquired by the Boston Celtics via trade to solve their Andrew Toney problem. Toney was known back in the day as the Boston Strangler.

[@cptnsx]

Pippen only guarded Magic in Game 2 . If Pippen was so instrumental on Magic then WHY DIDN'T he guard Magic in Game 3, 4, and 5.

[@toddsands6000]

@Not Robot I do not disagree with you about Cornbread Maxwell. But after 1981, the Celtics more than had their hands full. They could not stop Andrew Toney. Danny Ainge had mentioned during an interview that he would lose sleep about guarding Toney. Toney was the only player Ainge truly feared. DJ being that one more defender made a difference with the Celtics winning it all in 1984 & '86. I also heard Bird and Maxwell had a bit of a falling out with each other after the 1985 NBA Finals. Again, you are correct about Maxwell. He was a great Celtic often overlooked during the Celtics dynasty.

[@larcat6548]

if pippen guarded magic, then who guarded james worthy who was also an SF and led the lakers in scoring?

[@robinweber9640]

Pippen has gone crazy. he said Jordan might had never made a finals without him the other day. Big talk considering Jordan averaged 37 and led the league in scoring before Pippen was even in the NBA. Pippen arrives the following year and scores an amazing 7 points per game.. Really shouldn't act like you carried the dude in that situation. Jordan averaged 28 a game as Rookie. Pippen career high is 21

[@brentmonkhouse6638]

Teams win championships though bro , if it wasn't for Horace, bj etc they all wouldn't make it . The star just gets the glory. Jordan was the best in the league after magic and birds 80s run though, but they too had great team mates. It's not just points, all the other stats matter aswell

[@Ninjersey1]

@@brentmonkhouse6638 yeah but MJ didn’t need all stars lol just serviceable players.Grant,armstrong,and Pippen never make all star games without MJ.Pippen would’ve been 3rd fiddle on Sonics behind Payton and kemp and wouldn’t have been a star

[@grosskopf2779]

@@brentmonkhouse6638 I agree, and don't forget league expansion also helped.

[@robinweber9640]

@@grosskopf2779 how did league expansion help? The bulls lost bj Armstrong as the #1 pick in the expansion draft. And the league is still expanded. Not like there are fewer teams now

[@LordBranniganThe]

@@Ninjersey1 huh? Literally all three players you mentioned made the all star game the season MJ retired. Pippen was MVP

[@sonnywoods6846]

The media talking heads like Colin Cowherd and LBJ Fanboys are the ones who keep making the claim that Scottie is underrated. Sam Smith destroyed one of Colin's Talking points that he uses to downplay Michael Jordan by saying Scottie would have been a star if he wasn't in the shadow of Michael Jordan! I love how Colin thought Sam was going to agree with him on that point! I love how his jaw Dropped when he said no Scottie would not have been a top NBA player if he didn't play with MJ! Sam said Scottie is not underappreciated he is over-appreciated which is a FACT!

[@whateveryaw8109]

Facts... it’s Lebron fans that are trying to overrate Scottie because their boy teamed up with so many all stars.. so they try to put Scottie on a level he was never on. He’s a great player no doubt but ppl Act like he was the second best player in the league or something at that time which is simply not true

[@baka825]

For real. I've seen so many people claim that Scottie has the opportunity to be as great as Mike on the offensive end and I am like, what? That's how I know they've only watched the highlights. Scottie was so limited offensively but was great on the defensive end. He was never consistent on the offense which is one of the reasons Phil drew up a play for Kukoc. Scottie had also butchered the previous 2 plays where he came up with nothing with the balls. Scottie may be underappreciated, but he's certainly overrated. He's ranked 21 on ESPN all time list and he should be lower than some of the other guys he ranks over.

[@baka825]

@@whateveryaw8109 You're absolutely correct. It's really unfortunate that a legend like Pippen is mainly just a pawn for Lebron's fans and MJ haters to use against MJ. Pippen was never top3 best player in the league despite coming 3rd in mvp voting, it's just like Paul George was not the 3rd best player in the league despite coming 3rd in mvp voting in 2019. A lot of people that do not know the context tend to overrate Pippen a lot. Like you said, Pippen was a great player, often underappreciated by some fans, but certainly overrated.

[@rGGdom]

I been saying this for years... Scottie is NOT underrated, and MJ fans loved Pippen (at least until he started to pull this shit off). And they also get mad when we say Pip benefited from playing with MJ, but those are just facts, they all said it (Phil, MJ, BJ), even Pippen recognized it, and the numbers are there to confirm it.

[@whateveryaw8109]

@@rGGdom yup.. I’ve never seen mj fans say pippen sucked or whatever .. or mj did it “ all by himself”.. lebron fans do that.. they project. It’s actually crazy what they do. They make it seem we disrespect pippen but yet they are the ones that always disrespect lebrons teammates from Wade , bosh, kyrie , love and now AD.

[@azsoho6532]

Pippen was a GREAT player, but anyone who watched the NBA or The Bulls in the 80's & 90's knows that Pippen was never a closer. The Bulls had a plethora of sharpshooters during that period so if Jordan wasn't open for the last shot, it was usually passed off to one of their sharpshooters but never Pippen. They had players like Craig Hodges, Steve Kerr, Jon Paxson, BJ Armstrong, Toni Kukoc, Ron Harper, these dudes were deadeye shooters & a big part of the reason the Bulls were so deadly as a team. Pippen was never even option 2 on game ending plays, he was like option 4 or 5 every time... for a reason. Pippen was NOT a Closer or a Leader.

[@toddsands6000]

Scottie Pippen closed out the Knicks in game 6 in the 1993 Eastern Conference Finals.

[@azsoho6532]

@@toddsands6000 I was talking more in the context of last second shots or game winning shots. I remember that game, I wouldn't say he closed it out though. He didn't hit a game winning shot or last second shot to get the win. Pippen was always on display defensively and that game was no different. But the Bulls were winning the whole 4th quarter of that game. Pippen did hit 3 big shots in the last 4 - 5 minutes, but he bricked every shot up until that point in the 4th quarter. Paxson also hit several big shots and Grant actually hit the last shot to close out the win. Jordan had one of the coldest 4th quarters of his career that game and they almost lost that game because of it. I would say that a combination of Paxson, Pippen & Grant is what closed out the game for the win. The Bulls also played pretty stellar defense as a unit despite missing a bunch of shots in that 4th quarter.

[@michaelcar9268]

@@azsoho6532 you know your history well, must be from Chicago too. We watch every game back in the 80's and 90's

[@DIVISIONINCISION]

@@azsoho6532 That was the game where Charles Smith got fouled two or three times trying to make a layup and the refs never called it. Still stocking. I had the Knicks in 6 over the Bulls, to meet the Suns. Suns would have rolled over the Knicks.

[@azsoho6532]

@@michaelcar9268 yep.. Chicago born! Watched every single game in the 80’s & 90’s. 90’s Bulls were the best teams to ever play the game. If Jordan wouldn’t have retired, they would’ve had a legitimate shot at winning 8 straight championships.

[@griffon8330]

To be fair though Scottie was way better than people think he was.

[@CrazyLinguiniLegs]

Yeah, seems to me that people who lived in Chicago in the 90s and watched most of their games (regular season and playoffs, from both championship runs)-they tend to understand how good Scottie was, but many others just look at stats. And that’s not to take away from Scottie’s stats, which were impressive; they just don’t convey his importance to the squad the same way Jordan’s 30-35 ppg does.

[@Ninjersey1]

No he wasn’t lol he’s worse then what these casuals think he was lol

[@getitworkalot8096]

@@Ninjersey1 yea I think they overrate him too. Dude was selected to the 50 greatest players of all time. He was nice but wasn’t that good. They basically only looked at his work from 91-97

[@mos8575]

Funny how they never mention that when they tried to go to Pippen guarding Magic the following game it didn’t work, Magic kept taking Pippen to the hole so they had to go right back to Jordan on Magic for the majority of the next games. Also, the reason they had to put Pippen on Magic is because MJ kept getting into foul trouble by helping guard other guys like the center Vlade Divac. Context people, context. Smh

[@matthewelam24]

Pippen did 1 hel of a job guarding Magic actually! Magic even said it was very difficult for him bringing the ball up the floor! Defense compliments of Scottie!

[@DIVISIONINCISION]

The Lakers were old and beat-up by that time. It was literally the end of that team. Just a changing of the guard. The Pistons, for me, were much more entertaining than the Bulls. They almost had a three-peat, but lost that heart-breaker to the Celtics. They should have had more than two Championships.

[@cptnsx]

@@DIVISIONINCISION Who cares - they only won 2. If we are going to play this what if game - then Pippen showing up in Game 7 would mean the Pistons would have only won 1 - they had just beat the Pistons by 20 in Chicago in Game 6.

[@mos8575]

@@matthewelam24 yeah, for 1 game lol, the only game talked about from that series when they wanna overrate Pippen lol

[@matthewelam24]

Lol

[@cantstopbeeboo2055]

Simple = Over the years he never got paid what he deserved, never got the respect he deserved and Larsa fffff'd him up. *At this moment, he's lost his mind and may not find it*

[@jtaco4101]

Tbf, he signed the contract. Poor business move, who was his agent at the time?

[@reth4761]

@@jtaco4101 even Jerry Reinsdorf himself told Scottie that the contract was bad for him.

[@mahkanyazdani5990]

Yeah Man, that Larsa chik he found in the trash should go back in the trash

[@samdriver1973]

Scottie made more money in basketball contracts than Michael Jordan.

[@lifeonthelake4367]

Ain't it weird Barkley took less money for Scottie, but Barkley's the bad one

[@PeachyHater]

Scottie only wants to hear the positive things said about him and doesn't accept the negative things said about him. He still thinks like a teenager. He is his own problem.

[@26Cortez]

Please just like Kwame Pip tired of people shitin on his legacy

[@Amick44]

Exactly. We're there not "negative" issues about Michael in the doc as well?

[@TomCruz54321]

I don't know why Scottie is so salty, apart from the Kukoc shot and Scottie's contract dispute, MJ was very positive about him the other 80% of the time. MJ called Scottie his brother, said he wouldn't win 6 rings without Scottie, said you should always mention Scottie when you mention Michael Jordan. I really think it's about MJ's son banging Scottie's ex-wife, but of course Scottie will never admit that publicly.

[@kristophergoad2135]

This was great insight. Very much enjoyed it.

[@davidharden7575]

I'm disappointed that Scottie has gone this far. But it will not tarnish what i remember about him. I would pick him over Durrant! He was GREAT!

[@elijah7525]

TMac or G Hill before Pip

[@RyanAustinDean]

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent. Proverbs 17:28

[@iFanchi]

The right play is not always the best play. The right play could be passing to an open teammate, but that teammate maybe not clutch or good shooter.

[@arcdestriumph586]

Paxson and Kerr had better shooting percentages than Scottie.. and Kukoc was a statistically better 3 point shooter. Scottie: "Boo hoo .. I just missed 2 shots and you won't let me take the game ending shot... boo hoo hoo"

[@iFanchi]

@@arcdestriumph586 🤨 what you talking about Willis?

[@arcdestriumph586]

@@iFanchi Scottie Pippen's bullshit beef with Phil about taking the last shot in Game 3/1994/ Bulls v Knicks... which has now become "and Phil's use of Kukoc was racist too because he was white".

[@classicdufferin8739]

Thats why lebron needs superstar teammates because of his passing abilities. While MJ he gets the job done

[@phillipjackson7338]

Greatest Doc Ever

[@gilzi1240]

finally someone saying that being near MJ made Pippen overrated rather than underrated

[@pvj2234]

Been saying that for a couple decades. I came across it by accident, an old magazine had top 50 players and I folded the page to try an guess the names just by stats.....it became obvious one set of numbers just didn't belong in the top 50, it was pippenz so than I jumped on good old windows 95 and researched the h3ll out of pippen and realized he was just a good player with a history of bad decisions. Winning and mj absorbed a lot of it for him. He wasn't a cancer, but he was cancerous on any team Mike wasn't a part of. And his stats were always just meteocre.

[@John-78]

I think he might have been saying it made him better than he otherwise would have been. Not many overrate him. Most fairly rate him as one of the best of all time. But he wouldn't have been that without playing next to MJ.

[@fatboy5926]

100% I mean if we just look at 1 aspect - passing. MJ is a better passer than Pippen. Yep. Clear as day. Did Ouppen average more assists than MJ at times? Yes..... I wonder how....... if I were passing the ball to fucking Michael Jordan i would average a few assists too!! Pippen was a good player a terrific defender but there’s a reason why he is referred to as “the best number 2 all time” because he wasn’t a number 1 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@mrfake675]

Meatyocre?

[@fatboy5926]

@@mrfake675 meatyocre. Ask your butcher about it. It’s a Wagyu steak…….. 😂🤣🤣

[@mikepetitti]

This was a good interview and Sam Smith knows the Bulls - certainly the early 1990s Bulls - very well. And much of his analysis of Pip is spot on. He also makes some cogent comments about the Last Dance - especially the part in which Jordan insisted he wanted to run it back again. It was well documented at the time that he said he was done. Phil was going to have hip replacement surgery and said he needed at least a year off do it. And the Bulls weren't going to give Pip a mega deal because he was past his prime and on the decline. So there is quite a bit of revisionist history in the LD. Agree that the organization should have handled it better and Krause should have known that it would be next to impossible to recruit star players if the perception was that they ran the GOAT out of town. But the depiction in the LD of how it ended was one sided - predictably - and Krause, of course, was not around to defend himself. Also, I would like to have seen more about the 1993/94 Bulls season, which was the first year without MJ. They played so well and that was Pip's finest season. His leadership on full display - the good and the bad (mostly good, though). That team defied expectations even if it came up short. But the Last Dance was produced by Michael and was going to reflect how he saw things. And Pip had ample opportunity to address the 1.8 seconds, but instead he insisted he would sit out again. He also signed a bad contract - a contract that the Bulls told him not to sign, but he insisted. Yet, another self inflicted wound. So I understand his frustration boiling over these days because the exposure has laid bare many of the missed opportunities for Pip. But his behaviour is so sad because the selfishness on display is the exact opposite of the characteristics that everyone who played significant time with Pip said made him a special teammate.

[@tech-no-logictech9743]

He did hit closing shots but more like the one vs the Bullets were Jordan lost the ball, Scottie recovered it and dunked it.

[@Ninjersey1]

Dunked it key word lol he’s not hitting outside shots consistently enough late in games

[@manute300]

You're right. People forget plays like this. He hurt his back in the process and these folks either forget or turn a blind eye. Sam Smith wrote The Jordan Rules originally exposing Michael so now he's trying to retract by taking jabs at Pippen like he has no right.

[@Kittonwy]

Scottie was a great player but MJ and Phil are LEGENDS. Now he's out of the circle, the fact that Phil and Michael didn't even respond shows Scottie is dead to them. History is much kinder to legends than someone like Scottie.

[@anthonyw3150]

How is jordan a legend without Scottie?

[@Ninjersey1]

@@anthonyw3150 stupid question lol MJ is the goat that’s how

[@x-man9473]

@@anthonyw3150 Because many legends like Malone, Barkley, Payton, Baylor, Oscar, West have little to no rings. Being a legend isn't determined by your rings. Rings just add to his legacy

[@DIVISIONINCISION]

@@Ninjersey1 Go do some more deadlifts, Michael. You're clueless if you think MJ wins ANY titles without Pippen on that Bulls team. They were an offensively challenged team built on passing and defense. They barely won some of those titles. You take away Pippen and they lose several of those easily.

[@arizonaron9147]

@@anthonyw3150 research the year the first jordan's were released.. scottie was in college unknown... #itsgottabetheshoes23

[@mikegriffin104]

Michael ALWAYS praises PIPPEN but PIPPEN does not always praise MICHAEL

[@dickeymono]

The hate and the lack of appreciation for Pippen is krazy..but i can't expect nothing less from most fans that did not play much Organized basketball themselves. The league does too much marketing to the point that the real one's don't get the credit they deserve.

[@grosskopf2779]

Amen!!!!

[@denigster]

@@grosskopf2779 lol did you listen 1 time to pippen

[@grosskopf2779]

@@denigster Your point please.

[@russelturner5771]

Please! MJ continually praise Pippen up & down. Pippen is a 6X NBA champion, was a member of the original Dream Team, a member of the top 75 alltime NBA team & is regarded as one of the best defenders ever but apparently that not enough for him & that's a Pippen problem. There are HOFS who would trade places with Pippen in a heartbeat. He's needs to stop looking at the glass half full.

[@tech-no-logictech9743]

03:47 look how happy LeColin is about that MJ 1-9 stat. :D

[@tylerriley2587]

Like Scottie said after Horace left for Orlando in 1994 “I think about Horace 48 minutes every game” I blame Krause for not making an effort to keep Horace Grant

[@joseyeastwood]

Scottie has been doing questionable stuff forever like the migraine game when he quit against the Pistons signing that ridiculous contract when even the owner of the bulls told him it was a bad idea then Scottie proven him right by out performing it therefore being underpaid for all of his prime years and the most talked about refusing to come back in the game because he couldn't take the last shot then looking stupid when Toni hit the game winning shot he will never live that down and he knows it and no book he has coming out will change that.

[@Quack_attack_]

Also the game where his "back" was "hurt" rendering him useless the whole game , now maybe his back really was fucked up and maybe he really did have a migraine idk but iv always thought the same thing

[@koreypaul6698]

You know, when watching the last Dance, we could write it off as young and dumb Pip. But now he's doubling down and it's just embarrassing...

[@blaque5582]

I get Migraines for real so the fact he even tried is mind blowing. But there’s no excuse for signing that dumb ass contact… Scottie is one of the best players ever but he’s on some bullshit right now. It’s ridiculous

[@LHRKiiDfLaSh]

Don’t forget getting surgery later so he could “enjoy” his summer

[@twilitezn]

@@Quack_attack_ Actually everybody backs it up and Sam Smith alludes to it here : Scottie messed his back up irreparably in the '97 Finals - he played through the pain with injections, and that was a key factor in them winning it - but he was never the same athlete he was again.

[@ZakEdwardsOfficial]

Sounds like Scottie has a head injury. If you're a 90s Bulls fan you know that one game alone he took that hard elbow to the head and got a knot the size of a golf ball. Scottie was so important. It's a really bad look seeing him act out. Let it lay. We respect you Scottie, we know your value.

[@ucfkid67]

He ain't mad, he's just back on that Henny

[@therealrodmosby]

Great info!

[@iFanchi]

If they didn’t try to break up the team before the season even started it would have been easier to keep most players. The problem is they burnt the bridge with Phil. If Phil was not here MJ would not play. And the cut is finger part doesn’t mean nothing that he couldn’t have played, if they team was going to comeback MJ most probably wouldn’t have cut his finger because every decision we make do bring a different outcome.

[@trevondash811]

I totally agree. I've been saying that for years.

[@iFanchi]

@@trevondash811 they are still rebuilding…

[@MrLp1980]

But what people forget is Phil was being recruited by the Lakers Jerry West and Shaq two years earlier. Phil is a. opportunistic. He saw a Shaq and a young Kobe who was considered the next Jordan. He eventually was dating Jeanie Buss who he probably was secretly seeing already who knows. Phil was definitely was eyeing Los Angeles and Krause was the guy that gave him first job felt betrayed. That bridge was burned. So it really was Phil who broke everything up.

[@starnod]

It’s all about selling the Book, that’s the point!!!

[@ionlyruntossdive]

This guy Sam Smith said Mike cut his finger during the lockout season so he couldn't play that yr. That sounds ridiculous.

[@purplemonkeydishwasher4241]

Michael Jordan did cut his index finger on his shooting hand with a cigar cutter that year and severed a tendon. It wasn't just some little paper cut, it was a serious long term injury. www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bulls/ct-chicago-bulls-michael-jordan-finger-injury-cigar-cutter-20200517-4b33qba5bbapvf6bswo2c3fmau-story.html

[@DjAlizay]

Can you imagine the pain MJ felt? That yell he must’ve made. Probably sounded like a Goat scream

[@NextMJ2]

@@purplemonkeydishwasher4241 it definitely happened but that wouldn’t 🛑 him from playing… Sam was reaching on that one

[@mtb4l673]

@@NextMJ2 if Mike came back in his sophomore year after suffering a broken foot, no way a cut finger would have stopped him. 💯

[@kwstastt]

yes he did cut it..but hell yes he would be ready to play when the season started later...that reporter failed to mention that yes they tryed to keep the players...BUT NOT the coatch....thas making jordan retire and all the players leave anyway.......so bullshit on his journalism......

[@deesplayworldtv]

Hell of a video man.

[@sonnywoods6846]

Altitude sickness How the fck does he know, after the book the Jordan Rules I don't think he was welcome around any of the bulls Locker rooms! So where is he getting his information? As Kid, I remember reading A USA Today New Paper that said Michael Jordan had food Poisoning from a Pizza! This was not new the Last Dance was not he first time Food Poisoning or a Pizza was reported it was reported back in 1999!

[@btwentwo]

I think Sam Smith went right back to the Bulls beat after the book came out, and though he was taking a lot of heat in Chicago for potentially “breaking up the Bulls so they’ll only have one championship” by airing team grievances, as I recall it, the locker room was far from a united front. Jordan has never said a word to Smith about The Jordan Rules, positive or negative. Other players remained friendly with him.

[@sonnywoods6846]

@@btwentwo Oh Ok That sounds Plausible

[@sonnywoods6846]

@Official Replik Dude I was under the impression that he was banned from the team! I don't think Sam Smith ever had access to Michael Jordan he had access to Horace Grant! in 1998 Grant was gone and MJ was not talking to him, I would think that MJ had enough Power in the bull Locker to keep Sam Smith from looking at his medical report! The question is if he knew more about M, it who gave him the information from the medical Report and after 23 years why hasn't this medical report about MJ having altitude Sickness been released! By now someone would have a copy of it and released it out to the public!

[@ja8ames]

For me, Pippen's career and legacy are what they are because of the Bulls and Jordan. Unfortunately for Scottie, that situation was a real source of aggravation for him at the same time. But I find it difficult to imagine a better team situation for someone of Pippen's skillset. He wasn't a dominant lockdown scorer, so being the big star on another team wouldn't necessarily have been better for him. Playing with Jordan, Pippen was free to be the defensively brilliant point-forward that we love.

[@hankim9650]

Very well said with great points. Pippen makes it hard to love Pippen. Otherwise he is his greatest enemy.

[@chunknorris83]

You must not remember the year Jordan left what he did

[@x-man9473]

@@chunknorris83 Are you referring to the time Pippen was on a 3 peat team with the addition of Kerr, Kukoc, and Longley (crucial players for the 2nd 3 peat) and lost in the 2nd round? Yeah. We remember that.

[@jsteve8052]

Pippen starting to remind me of that pretty girl everybody compliments how beautiful she is, but she always saying she doesn't think people think she is beautiful they just saying that (even tho people tell her all the time she is beautiful). Like people say MJ couldn't have done it without Scottie ALLLLL the time, not to mention they are considered one of the greatest NBA duo of all time. Geez Scottie what more do you want, how about this, go ahead and do a different documentary called "The Second to Last Dance", and don't be suprise if its only 4 episodes because that pretty much can fit all the accolades and stories of his career.

[@kingamiiamking4915]

Jsteve Scottie Pippen can't do his own documentary without mentioning Michael Jordan and he doesn't own the footage of the Chicago Bulls video and he can't access it without Jordan's approval or permission.

[@Julius_Paul]

Wallace missed 6 of the 13 consecutive misses that Portland had to help the Lakers storm a comeback in game 7. Had Portland won this game, Scottie makes the finals without MJ and with a team of no superstars, demoralizing Shaq's sole MVP year. Bad coaching in the second half by Portland. Why Wallace kept shooting and furthermore not benched is a mystery. Many players crumbled that second half. Pippen was still doing the all-around things he's good at, but the team was simply choking.

[@toddsands6000]

To Scottie's defense also, he was the main reason Portland crawled out of a 1-3 deficit against the Lakers. It was hard to imagine that Portland was once up 16 points against the Lakers late in game 7. And it seemed to have all started when Sheed blew that two handed dunk attempt. It was strange how Portland imploded during the end of that game. Had Portland won that game 7 against the Lakers, Scottie Pippen's status as an all-time great goes up even further.

[@redpillfreedom6692]

The fuck are you talking about? The Trail Blazers had the most stacked roster in the NBA in the early 2000s, more talent than any of the Bulls championship teams. He got carried to the WCF by the league's deepest roster and couldn't get it done. Because he's not a true A-list star. You mention Rasheed missing a bunch of shots, but what was Pippen doing? Standing around and watching his teammates toss up brick after brick when they needed him most. I mean, at least Wallace was TRYING to do something.

[@mr3000sr]

@@redpillfreedom6692 what was Pip doing ? Well the same thing he did when they went up 16 points…. Smitty was balling … Pip hit a few shots and Sheed did too… and when they didn’t get any shots to drop on the 4th he was still trying to make plays … so we don’t talk about that game because still to this day … I asked why no timeouts were called and why dunleavy didn’t make changes

[@TA-ht4jo]

Sam hit the nail on the head and said the exact same thing I've been saying about Scottie. Scottie has always been appreciated by his teammates (including MJ), the franchise, the city of Chicago, the media and the fans. So where does Scottie get this notion that he's not appreciated and respected?

[@miguelperez8805]

Michael cut of his finger with the cigar after he retired!. If they could have said hey all of you are coming back he would have been there and maybe never cut of his finger

[@williebender1895]

Lol that’s a lawyer take that’s a god one

[@yvans.]

G easy is that you ?

[@El_Bueno]

He was behind on gambling debts... how else do you get your finger cut off that way?

[@miguelperez8805]

@@El_Bueno yeah...like MJ couldnt have the money to pay a debt...hahahaha

[@21stcenturytlatoani]

I love Scottie as a player. However, this are ridiculous comments from a 6-time champion. It's a real shame.

[@MrHighProfyle]

I'm 37 from Chicago. I still live here AND SCOTTIE IS MY FAVORITE PLAYER OF ALL TIME OVER JORDAN, but Scottie needs to cool out and take some ownership and check his ego at the door. I know he feels resentment for not being exhalted like Mike but come on man. Like Sam Smith said had he not been drafted by the Bulls he may have been an 4 or 5 time all star but being traded to the Bulls on draft night made him a superstar and recognized worldwide. He needs to put things in perspective.

[@im_cart8656]

now that this drama has been revived just recently.. this is the only take i needed to hear.. Sam Smith has been covering this team before well most of us were even born.. while his active coverage on the team (esp when they are bad) is clearly.. lets say optimistic towards the bulls.. i have no doubt about this being the perception and take that is all i need.. love MJ.. love Scottie.. and ill leave it at that and hope they figure it out. good ride either way.

[@Balraj.G.]

Scottie Pippen was a great player but not clutch like MJ..

[@christiandeanmusic]

Charles Barkley was right! This is all a PR move! He has a book coming out, needs to push the sales/marketing as much as possible. He probably called Michael and Phil and let them know that he would cause all this fake bullshit in advance XD! A dose of americana.

[@Amick44]

You would hope. But I doubt it. I think it's the 2nd banana syndrome still eating away at him.

[@poligonzo5300]

I like it when a bunch of KZbinrs and storytellers talk about billionaires and succeful people, jealousy or wtf Michael did what he had to do 💪😤

[@quietrhinoasmr2597]

Pip didn't like how he was perceived on the last dance. But he's making it worse for himself. And I had so much respect for pip but he just keeps going.

[@PeachyHater]

The Last Dance was okay. Everybody got real exposed 😆 and moved on with life after watching the said documentary, but 'ol Scottie Pippen just can't. He took it too personal 😂 LMFAO

[@Amick44]

@@PeachyHater yeah. The documentary sure ruffled old wounds in Scottie & Isiah! For different reasons.

[@erikhopkins9488]

Scottie wanted his respect from the bulls. He was not going to surpass mike, so when #23 retired after the 1st 3-peat, he believed that he should have been treated the same...to a lesser degree. He's lashing out at mike and phil ... mike for SON'ng him in the documentary and phil for not giving him the shot in 94. Now he's trying to sell his book and bourbon. Going about it in a not so advantageous manner.

[@johnnydoe6717]

Everybody’s pissed off cause they have an opinion. But Michael can still HATE Isaiah Thomas THIRTY YEARS LATER because the Pistons spanked the Bulls 3 out of 4 times in that era, but that’s cause he’s so damn competitive. Scotty tho, he’s angry….bipolar….when he makes comments Lmao. Jesus Christ people need to stop

[@LURteach]

Yes!

[@has3219]

People say this cuz Scottie flip flops every year. Just last year he was singing Jordan’s praises and saying bron not even better than Kobe. Now it’s fuck everyone? It’s corny

[@Ninjersey1]

He wasn’t mad at isaih for beating him idiot it was the thug tactics the only way they could slow him down.They tried to hurt MJ plus the freeze out all star game where Isaih told the others not to pass MJ the ball

[@Ninjersey1]

Isaih was always jealous of MJ because isaih previous coach Bobby Knight called MJ the greatest he’s ever seen and he wasn’t even pro yet after having isaih on his team who was player of the year in college on knights team

[@mikekendrick4586]

How do you know what poster is on people's wall?

[@richerichism]

Im beginning to think Scottie Pippen is Kevin Durant without social media. Lmao.

[@rGGdom]

Ahhhh jajajaja nice baiting there Colin, you asked Sam if he thinks Pippen was better than we appreciate him today... Sam just says no. This is typical Colin trying to say MJ had more help than he really did.

[@kenstar3692]

Yeah MJ did everything on his own. He could have won with any four scrubs. Except that he never ever did that. Not in highschool not in college not in the pros. He had a lot of help. His team was good where they needed to be. The refs helped him tremendously. The league changed plenty of rules for MJ to a lot of the things they did

[@rGGdom]

@@kenstar3692 read my comment again, slowly. Then please point to the part where I said MJ didn't had any help. Oh wait, I didn't said that at all. So what's your point? ?

[@kenstar3692]

@@rGGdom I know for a fact that you didn't say that Jordan had no help. I didn't say you did. It does however seem that you are implying that Jordan didn't have as much help as Colin thinks he did. It's my opinion that you are downplaying his help more that Colin is. What I'm saying is that Jordan has never been able to win unless he had tremendous amounts of help throughout the entirety of his career.

[@rGGdom]

​@@kenstar3692 Exactly my point, bc Colin (not in this video though) and Lebron fans often overrate Pippen and other ex Jordan teammates in an effort to reduce Jordan merit for being a 6 times fmvp. My point is, Pippen gets exactly the respect he deserves. He's respected and loved in Jordan fan groups (at least until he started to pull this shit out)

[@NextMJ2]

Sam Smith is way off… the cigar thing is true but if you believe that it would’ve stopped MJ from playing is Total bull💩

[@guillermomclean8657]

Sam Smith smoke Colin with easy trying to overrate Scottie.... We all know he is not THAT Guy 🙄

[@gordonrichardson39]

There are some great points on this board. I definitely agree that Scottie was a great player with a special skill set in his era. I have also thought he was somewhat overrated in a large scope(top 50 all-time, dreamteam). I think his skill set fit perfectly for the system that Phil ran, and to play alongside MJ. I think MJ was so great that once he a true #2 all star to play with that he would have eventually won chips. There is a question of would it have worked well enough to win 6 like with Scottie. I think the last dance did prove that without Pippen as a co-leader to balance MJ's abrasive leadership style things may have been different. He may have been the perfect player to pair with MJ. The 93-94 season proved that Pip was a great player and leader. The most disappointed I have ever been with Scottie is when he played for the Blazers in the 2000 wcf vs the Lakers. The Blazers had a 15 point lead going into the 4th qtr and Pip failed to lead the team. I'm not talking about scoring, but from a 6-time champ to calm the team down and show them how to finish. It always made me question if he would carry a legacy of greatness if not for playing with MJ and Phil.

[@dickeymono]

Overrated no..underrated.

[@Cuffski]

No his skillset was advanced and because he was so versatile he fits in any era. His defense, being able to change games, athleticism and facilitating was unbelievable. Not many small forwards in the history of the game possessed his skillset.

[@DemonKing-oi4jd]

Waiting on the Draymond Green tell all in 20 years

[@Ninjersey1]

Pippen was always overrated and now he’s being overrated by BRONSEXUALS with a narrative to boost Pippen up so it makes MJ look like he needed all this help lol it’s really a pathetic ploy that real nba fans see through

[@dickeymono]

@@Ninjersey1 Breaded Basketball Here! All that Jordan/Kobe jackin' up irresponsible shots whenever you feel like it/LeBron stat padding shit...Doesn't work with grown men. The league makes that work for entertainment. Take out the business marketing and those guys are amongst the worst players you could have on your nba team. Take out the business marketing and they would sacrifice wins/rings for their stats. Jordan/kobe is goin attempt to get 30+ no matter what..LeBron is going to attempt to get 28+ and 10 assist+...no matter what. Scottie is going to adapt to his roster, the opposition, and the game situation..and whatever numbers come out of that...that's what they'll be. That's tru consistency. Take out the business marketing and Scottie is the #1 guard in the in the 90's and could play all 5 positions skillfully and mentally offensively. Careful.. your not debating with an ordinary fan.

[@back2back379]

Honestly, Scottie was not a great shotmaker, he was not a great shooter. He was a good driver, a good slasher, a good drive and kick guy, kinda like Giannis in a way. People don't remember, but Scottie shot only 32.6% from 3P and 70.4% FT. He never shot 40% from 3P ever in his career. Even in his "Top 3 MVP candidate" season, he shot just 32% 3P and a terrible 66% FT. That's similar splits to Giannis. The Bulls did so well that year largely because BJ Armstrong and Horace Grant played their asses off and overachieved, with both having career years and both making the All-Star team for the only time in their careers.

[@richardplantan4375]

Shooting 33% from 3 point range is equivalent to shooting 50% from 2 point range. Example. If you attempted 12 3 point shots and made 4 of them 33% you would score 12 points. If you took 12 2 pointers and made 6, 50% you would score 12 points. Shooting 33% from 3 point range is actually an excellent percentage. I believe Ray Alan shot 40% for his career and to expect Pippen to do that is unrealistic.

[@back2back379]

@@richardplantan4375 First of all, you're not taking into account actually taking enough 3P shots for the effectiveness of the eFG% to actually kick in. Scottie made 0.8 3 pointers/g for his career, so it's more like he attempted 2.5 3 point shots and made 0.8, not like he attempted 12 3 point shots like Steph Curry. Also, ranking whether you're a good 3P shooter or not is relative to other NBA players and other shooters and what they shoot from 3P, so no, 32.6% from 3 point range is not even close to being an excellent percentage. Scottie also was below league average in 3P% in 15 out of his 17 seasons, so no, there's nothing excellent about his career 32.6% from 3P.

[@sinisterdrip]

Honestly, Congrats on your essay about a guy from the 90s. He was robin to Jordan’s Batman. 6-0 is what we remember, before pippen went on this weird alcoholic depressive meltdown.

[@back2back379]

@@sinisterdrip Essay? 2 short paragraphs, on a 16 minute video about a guy from the 90s.

[@back2back379]

@@sinisterdrip I didn’t say anything about him being a champion, he was certainly a fantastic complementary piece, so nice job with the strawman.

[@tunjipitan2134]

Yes, I totally agree. Scottie is the one who actually brings himself down because he is already appreciated, even Michael said there will not be this Michael Jordan if there was no Scottie Pippen.

[@yourmomshouse8993]

Facts what else does he want? Michael literally said him and Scottie were attached and he was his best teammate ever.

[@danielparsons2859]

All doubt has been removed!

[@user-lf6sw2pu6m]

She's already spoken for!

[@FMD023]

Bro Scottie is trying to sell a book. This is one hell of a way to do it too. I bet he called Phil and said hey Phil, Im going to say something off the walll just go with it. I need the money.

[@underpressure07140]

His book would have sold out easily without doing all these shits

[@jsdwta]

kukoc was a better catch and shoot player than scottie that is why phil chose toni. if the clock showed 4 to 5 sec., the play will most likely be for pippen

[@amarelogan7081]

I mean kukoc hit multiple game winning shots during that regular season, not just tht one in the playoffs

[@jsdwta]

@@amarelogan7081 yup and pippen listened to his ego at a very crucial time which ultimately showed his selfish side and no one would imagine about a racism context because what everyone is thinking at the time is for anyone on the bulls shoot the basketball with that much time left

[@jamesmagee7387]

My new line I’m PIPPEN TRIPPEN🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽😍

[@superkid12345]

If Scottie didn't play next to Michael Jordan, we would be talking about Pippen as much as we talk about Clyde Drexler, Karl Malone, and every other really good player from the 90s. Which is barely at all. You can't play in the shadow of greatness and complain you're not getting enough light. Scottie had a chance to break out on his own and what did he do? played the entitled brat because he wasn't chosen to take a game winning shot, then he went to Portland where he didn't make a finals, and went to Houston where he didn't make a finals. You're a top 50 player in the league, hall of famer, etc. etc. and he's still whining about not getting enough attention.

[@yungking1985]

Colin has lost credibility because he’s bias regarding MJ. Colin is a Lebron media fan boy. The majority of folks, ex and current NBA players (73%) know and feel MJ is the GOAT. This is propaganda and PR hype. Lebron does and says a lot of BS and I’ve never heard Colin criticize that 🤦🏽‍♂️.

[@laurencewilliams6676]

Don't worry. NBA ratings went up since LeBron got eliminated. He's criticism of the NBA. Its just about over

[@dynamic6645]

Current players did not play against jordan, you lebron haters love to quote players opinion who played vs kobe and lebron that pick over lebron, yet you never do it with jordan, there are players who played against jordan do no think he is the goat, some coaches too

[@yungking1985]

@@dynamic6645 Name some please…..

[@dynamic6645]

@@yungking1985 magic johnson larry bird kevin mchale james worthy kareem oscar robertson scottie pippen isiah thomas bill john salley laimbeer wilt chamberlain walt frazier rick barry do not agree that jordan is the goat

[@yungking1985]

@@dynamic6645 Lol, you Lebron fan boys make this too easy smfh. You named the old old heads that MJ came right after and he took the league to a another level. It’s called rival and I hate that guy lol. And your biggest lie is Magic/Bird have always stated MJ is 🐐. And it’s don’t matter what jealous lames like Isiah Thomas say lol. MJ is universally known as goat and all the crying in the word won’t change that. Hell, Lebrons own peers voted Mj as current goat lol sucks huh? Lmao it is what it is.

[@joefnroby7304]

Scottie did not shut down Magic in the 91 Finals 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@reth4761]

Clearly you didn't watch the series.

[@getitworkalot8096]

@@reth4761 naw I think you didn’t haha. The games are on KZbin. Full games. Scottie barely guarded him.

[@kenneths.perlman1112]

I was at game two against the Lakers the Bulls started with MJ defending Magic and it was not going well. The switch to Pippen on Magic was dramatic.

[@deppresedonion6320]

Ya saying Air Jordon gets altitude sickness would have been a PR nightmare can u imagine the headlines on the Newspapers if that gem had of been found out .

[@quietrhinoasmr2597]

Had so much respect for scottie.

[@jeremymartintorres]

I'm confused. Did Sam meant MJ cut a whole segment of a finger off? Coz otherwise, how in the hell could he have not played for the whole year, considering that the following season (lockout season, 1999) started in February? I mean, the season he dropped 63 (and averaged 44) on that mythical '86 Celtics team was RIGHT AFTER coming back from a fucking BROKEN FOOT.

[@QueenSuga405]

He cut a tendon in his finger and nearly severed that tendon.

[@jayel4693]

Though it was "just a finger", he severed a tendon on his shootimg hand. He would have missed a ton of time with that injury.

[@rickeyjtv1802]

3 sides to every story.... i cant wait for scottie side! Then ima determined what side i agree with! Cant wait

[@flojro]

Still Scottie my favorite player.

[@swugg2550]

Wooo....Scottie becoming 1st “Sore Winner!”😆😂🙃🤓

[@shawnehutchison1584]

We will never get the whole story about the whole drama. Real or perceived. Who did what. And why. This looks like to me this is just to push pippen's book. If pippen didn't like his role with the bulls he had options to leave. And if pippen maded bad investments that's on him. It's like he is in blaming everyone else but, the guy in the mirror.

[@dickeymono]

Not really..stern needed Scottie to help market Michaels legacy as the face of the sport, because Scottie could skillfully and mentally play all 5 positions but was very unselfish. Sten was the one who made it hard for scottie to get traded.

[@anthonylockhart4943]

@@dickeymono exactly

[@TerkeyStone]

Not that simple couldn’t just leave

[@AdolfoRamirezescritor]

I live in Bolivia, Utah's altitude is nothing compared to many of our cities and you can't have that type of altitude sickness where you require fluids and with fever etc. It is basically impossible.

[@26Cortez]

Why Jordan get to do a doc but everybody mad pip wrote a book 🤣

[@Armando316]

Pippen just sounds bitter.

[@Amick44]

And such a shame too. Easily the 2nd key player on 6 chips. Top 50. HOF er. And now this sttuff?

[@williamcowell1889]

How many times did Larsa remind Scottie he would always be second best?

[@sportstalkwithzo3707]

Exactly

[@R1CHBANKS]

He’s 100% correct

[@shortcut2gamepart-timegame878]

i thought the Last Dance meant Jordan's last season to retire.

[@corkystorky]

Never liked him, he's two-faced. Notice the jealous look on his face whenever Jordan takes the limelight of hitting winning shots. He got his chance to be a star in Houston, didn't blend well, because he tried to be in a position of leadership that's two-faced in nature. He took snipes on Jordan when Lebron is discussed. Pippen burned bridges and thankfully he did it on his own. Same thing happened to Kobe with regards to Shaq. But Kobe led the Lakers legit and end up getting well with Shaq in his post years. Pippen overestimated himself, overrated. Prime healthy Kobe Bryant, Grant Hill ate his ass alive. And he was not even the top dog of the second 'dream team', that was, if he believed Jordan was #1 and he was #2 overall those times. He's furious The Last Dance unmasked his two-face persona.

[@x-man9473]

Thank you. Finally someone admits that he's overrated. He gets credit for being the 2nd best player on the team, when so many other players have had that role and never complained about their role.

[@mannyneva1760]

Bruh…everybody at his position used to bust Pippen ass…Nique and Worthy and Penny used to eat his ass up. Even that Pippen had to guard Magic bullshit is just that. Pippen is the most overrated player of that generation

[@DIVISIONINCISION]

@@mannyneva1760 You know that some people were rating Pippen above Barkley at the forward position? No way.

[@mannyneva1760]

@@DIVISIONINCISION Pippen the most overrated player of that generation…trade Barkley or Wilkins for Pippen and they are immediately the greatest team of all time by a landslide

[@BadTV1993]

@@mannyneva1760 How did he make all defense NBA team 10 x? hmmmm

[@houbro9868]

Scottie is one of the most underrated players of all time. Also I would of paid alot of money to watch Pippen and MJ play one vs one back in the day.

[@laurencewilliams6676]

Thats da question that needs to be asked

[@RatedRex1]

Scottie is too mentally weak to beat MJ one on one. Scottie admitted he didn't play MJ in practice.

[@Ninjersey1]

They played 1v1 all the time in practice and MJ would destroy him that’s how Pippen got better in the first place

[@Ninjersey1]

Also there was a charity game one year where Jordan and Pippen guarded each other and MJ destroyed him it’s not even close.Pippen has no moves or no left hand it would be easy for MJ to guard Pippen

[@johnming73]

Kobe destroyed Pippen. So what do you think the originaliteit woud do?

[@patrickmitchell4134]

Scottie, despite what people think, is not angry. He has just been in a bad mood for several decades.

[@stonecoldsteve316uk]

colin has a podcast damn,i like what he has to say about sports,unlike Skip who is bias

[@jso19801980]

scotties not a shooter, never seen him hit a turnaround in my life. kukoc is almost 7 foot and IS a shooter

[@globaloutdoorinnovations7511]

I agree with everything said in this interview except one thing. Scottie Pippen was always going to be a top 50 player wherever he went. I’m glad they mentioned he was a towel guy his freshman year and rose to top 5 pick. That says all I need to know about Scottie Pippen right there. The notion that Jordan made Pippen is a false notion. Pippen made Pippen and Jordan and Pippen were never close enough for either to make the other. They functioned at a high level and they were very fortunate to play with each other with that chemistry amd we were very fortunate to have witnessed it. No matter how this shakes up these guys made my childhood and I think both Micheal and Scottie were the Chicago Bulls everything else was interchangeable except them.

[@shermanmiller3203]

Wrong, he would NEVER had been a top 50 player

[@globaloutdoorinnovations7511]

His skillset would have always had him in there.

[@RatedRex1]

Scottie would have been just a nice player somewhere else, as proven when he went to Houston and Seattle. Jordan didn't need Scottie. Jordan needed another All-star... any All-star. Scottie NEEDED Jordan. When Scottie was around other All-Stars on other teams, he came up short.

[@christiansoldier77]

Global Outdoor Innovations You idiot didn't you pay attention to Sam Smith? Pippen's whole life was upgraded by Jordan

[@globaloutdoorinnovations7511]

Christian Soldier your the moron you and all the Jordan stans who drool daily on the sac. Jordan was the greatest scorer in nba history. He was 1-9 in playoff games without Pip in the starting lineup. I watched every gane from 89-98. Nice players and role players don’t dominate people like Pip did on a nightly basis. The nice thing is we have the facts already dont we? Pippen played without Jordan and his record was better than 1-9 and he was an MVP candidate and I don’t know if you realize this or not but many years he was in the top 5-7 MVP voting playing WITH Jordan.If Pippen stays in Seattle with Kemp and Peyton Jordan wouldn’t have won 2.

[@jamesmagee7387]

Scotty improved 1000% playing with Jordan, who would know who he was if he joined a diff team way back then??? Nobody

[@georgel7222]

Pippen felt betrayed and saddened by the Last Dance documentary. Jordan should have said something nice about Scottie in episode 2 but called Scottie selfish for getting surgery before the start of the regular season. If I were Scottie, I would be greatly offended as this will go down in history, and Jordan cannot take that back or change that.

[@anthonyw3150]

Tony was good but no better than Scottie he proved that when he played him on the Olympics. He embarrassed tony

[@danh.5998]

He wasn’t a better overall player, but Kukoc was a better clutch shooter. I don’t know why Pippen is so insulted by that. Pippen is an amazing overall player, but he’s just not a clutch shooter. That’s ok!

[@getitworkalot8096]

@@danh.5998 I’m a huge Pippen fan but can we also talk about this man is mad that Kukoc made a shot over 20+ years ago?

[@nickchaps12]

I did not even watch this video but I can tell you why. He is jealous of Jordan period.

[@jamaali2358]

What if scottie stayed with Seattle and teamed up with kemp and payton what would his all time status be. We can all play the what is game.

[@christiansoldier77]

Jama Ali You ignoramus Pippen had Hakeem and Barkley in houston and then Arydas Sabonis Rasheed Wallace and Damon Stoudamire in portland and he still couldn't do anything

[@bdemonds]

Pippen is TIRED of the disrespect of him being diminished to support MJ in the goat debate.