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This is my Scottie Pippen Page. Don't forget to sign my guestbook. Everyone knows Scottie is the best all around player in the league. He's way better than Karl Malone and more deserving of the MVP. Scottie Pippen was
 drafted out of an
NAIA school,
University of Central
Arkansas. He
averaged 23.6 points
and 10 rebounds as a
senior. The Bull's
coveted Scottie, and
thought they could
get him at number
eight, but he didn't
last that long. He was
originally drafted by
the Sonics at #5
before being traded to
the Bulls for Olden
Polynice and a Number One pick. He started out coming off the bench for the
Bulls, and it wasn't until midway through his second year that he stepped regularly
into the starting lineup. Therefore, Pippen didn't make the All-Rookie team.
Scottie has been overshadowed by
Bulls and Dream Team teammate
superstar Michael Jordan. Pippen is
a star in his own right, probably the
best small forward in the game, and
can challenge for the title as best all
around player because he can shoot,
rebound, run the offense, defend
like a maniac, hit the clutch shot, let
loose the "three" and strip you of
the ball. He was an integral part of
the Bulls three-peat championship
team, and won 2 more rings in 1996
and 1997. Pippen has been named
to six consecutive All-NBA
Defensive First Teams (1992-1997)
and once to the All-Defensive
Second Team (1991). He is also an
All-NBA three-time First Team
selection (1994, 1995 and 1996). He
also has a couple All-NBA Second
Team (1992 and 1997) and a Third
Team (1993) selection to his name. He never misses an All-Star Game (1990 and
1992-97), frequently filling the starting small forward slot. He started again in 1997
with 1,683,956 votes to finish second to Grant Hill. He was the AS Game MVP in
1994 scoring 29 points in the absence of Michael. Scottie also participated in the
1990 slam dunk competition, finishing fifth. He and Pete Myers became the first
pair of teammates to convert four-point plays in a game in 1994. Pippen has been
on all 3 Dream Teams. Scottie also had the honor of being named one of the
NBA's 50 Greatest Players of all time. At 6-7 Scottie seems ideally suited to the
"3" spot, but he frequently brings the ball up the court as the point guard for a big
Bull's Team.
QUOTES
"Scottie's so smooth, he plays like it's no effort at all. He is one of the NBA's most athletic players. Often, he'll grab a rebound at one end of the floor, cut through defender after defender and finish the play all by himself. He's also fearless. A defender may not give him an inch but he'll find a way to dunk over him. That's vintage Pippen.
-Shawn Kemp
Awesome...flawless...superstar...franchise player, enough said.
-Karl Malone
Watching Scottie play is a good thing. I mean if you watch him that means your not blind and that's always a good thing.
-Chris Webber
Guarding Scottie Pippen is what us small forwards like to call Mission: Impossible. If you guard him tight he's gonna break your ankles, if you guard him loose he's gonna drain 3 after 3 over you. Scottie's just got to many moves.
-Glen Rice
Best all-around player in the game.
-Nick Van Exel
Scottie is so tough physically and mentally. He like's to play these little mind games with you.
-Charles Oakley
Always a MVP contender
-Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway
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