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Bulls had the #7 defense during 1st three-peat and inferior defenses in Finals & ECF
So the poor defense of teammates apparently offset Pippen's good defense - this shows that individual defense is less impactful than a 2nd option scoring role (there's only one such role), which provides a more direct advantage against the opponent.
Ultimately, Pippen's peak of 22 ppg is 6 to 10 points less than elite 1st options like Wade, AD, Kobe, Curry, etc - so he was a true 2nd option, and therefore inferior to the elite 1st option sidekicks that every other top 10 player enjoyed.. Only Jordan never had an elite 1st option as sidekick - he was stuck with Pippen and an inferior team defense.
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Re: Bulls had the #7 defense during 1st three-peat and inferior defenses in Finals &
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Re: Bulls had the #7 defense during 1st three-peat and inferior defenses in Finals &
Originally Posted by 3ball
So the poor defense of teammates apparently offset Pippen's good defense - this shows that individual defense is less impactful than a 2nd option scoring role (there's only one such role), which provides a more direct advantage against the opponent.
Ultimately, Pippen's peak of 22 ppg is 6 to 10 points less than elite 1st options like Wade, AD, Kobe, Curry, etc - so he was a true 2nd option, and therefore inferior to the elite 1st option sidekicks that every other top 10 player enjoyed.. Only Jordan never had an elite 1st option as sidekick - he was stuck with Pippen and an inferior team defense.
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NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
Re: Bulls had the #7 defense during 1st three-peat and inferior defenses in Finals &
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