Originally posted by LA9erFan:
Originally posted by nicedraw94080:
Originally posted by LA9erFan:
Originally posted by nicedraw94080:
Pippen > Lebron ???????
just a thought.....
I don't think so. Just because LeBron wussed out and went to Miami doesn't mean that he's not a bad motherf**ker. I think the world of Pippen, but LeBron's a better player, IMO.
I wasn't even considering "The Decision" sideshow....
As a basketball player, from top to bottom. Very similar attributes. I actually give pippen the edge on shooting and defense.
Ultimately, lebron should/will have a better career ?? jus not sure..
Well, they're similar except for the fact that LeBron can get to the basket pretty much any time that he wants to. LeBron has a good 30-40lbs on Pippen and is even faster than Pip was.
Developed skill sets are fine and dandy, but let's not underestimate the importance of sheer physical dominance. People used to always get on Shaq's case for only dunking, but not everyone CAN dunk the ball 5-6 times a game like Shaq could or get to the hoop at will the way LeBron can.
I agree about defense, but disagree about shooting. Pippen was never a good shooter from either the outside or at the FT line. LeBron isn't great in this respect, but he's better than Pippen.
Yes, Lebron has a mentality when getting to the cup that few players posess, regardless of physical dominance. Pippen did too, but Lebron does have the weight to throw around and i believe also has athleticism we have never seen before in the nba.
I give Pippen a little credit though, at times he had it in him to throw down on bigs if he had a lane.
Physical dominance can go both ways for me.Guys like Shaq, Karl Malone's, Lebron's can easily take over games and be great in their careers. On the other hand , the Kareem's, Pippen's and Steve Nash body types still find ways to get it done without having to "muscle up" or be physically dominant which i admire more.
I lean towards pippen with shooting because his set shot from the outside wasn't terrible.He was reliable in clutch situations. And how can we look past Pippen's signature bank shot from 12 -18 ft. He did that with the confidence of a tim duncan from what i remember.
Lebron's shot is streaky for the most part and takes a higher volume of shots when he was in a Cleveland uniform.This probably will change in MIA so maybe his shooting percentage will improve.
Free throws , I have way more confidence in Pippen making it than LB23 imo.
[ Edited by nicedraw94080 on Aug 13, 2010 at 11:43:20 ]