your_airness: Trojans12:
Drexler played Robin to be NBA champ did he not?
Does that mean he wasn't good enough to win and was better at playing number 2?
Drexler was good enough from 90~92, but his oponents were even better
isiah/dumars, magic, and jordan were tougher competition than patrick ewing who beat pippen in 1994
Trojans12:
How about Barkley, he failed to win championship and later joined Rockets as number 2 did he not?
How about Malone, he wasn't good enough so later he joined Lakers as number 3? number 4?
How about Robinson, he couldn't do it as number 1, but did it as number2, did he not?
even so they are still greater than pippen, when i compare players i use their best years, all these guys won MVP
when they were at their best
i am trying to prove pippen is not in top 20 by showing there are greater players out there
Trojans12:
I am saying give Pippen the credit he deserves instead of saying he is just a number 2 to MJ ON HIS HALL OF FAME CEREMONY.
He has proven that, he could on demand play a very good number 1 if not the greatest during 94/95, did he not?
on demand ???
pip was not the best in 94 and 95, no way he was ahead of centers like shaq, ewing, dream, and drob
or you believe he was the best in that period because he won the 1994 all star game MVP ???
actually i would say reggie miller was a better player than pippen from 94~95, especially in playoffs
if jordan didn't come back in 95, you think the bulls would have gone out of the 1st round ???
1995 bulls without jordan 34-31
bulls with jordan 13-4
bulls finished with 47-35 as the 5th seed with no HCA in playoffs thanks to pippen's LEADERSHIP
Your argument is invalid, Drexler has NEVER won any kind of MVP in NBA, a fact.
Drexler was never All NBA 1st team and All NBA Defensive 1st team in the same season, in fact just once for 1st team, a fact.
Pippen was both All NBA 1st Team AND All NBA Defensive 1st Team from 94~96 3 years in a row, while Jordan was away for 2 years, a fact.
Applying your logic:
1. Neither Drexler and Pippen were greats during their peaks
2. Both were greats during their peaks,
Pick one, otherwise your logic and comparison is flawed.