LeStiffArm needed all-star spacing to win 66 in 09', so Pippen's bricks wins maybe 45

[3ba11]

^^^ if Mo's spacing was replaced by Pippen's bricks.

Pippen told Rachel Nichols that he can't provide the spacing that certain players need and compared himself to a bad Westbrick fit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmBbmIE_Kxc&t=114s


So Pippen could never provide the spacing to open up Lebron's stiff-arm game and win 66 games.. Therefore, Mo was a better teammate for Lebron than Pippen would be... Carry on.

[1987_Lakers]

Did MJ ever lead a cast that bad to 66 wins?

[3ba11]

Did MJ ever lead a cast that bad to 66 wins?

Jordan 3-peated with less scoring help and worse defenses

You've just been lied to

The 1st three-peat Bulls never had a top 3 defense, or 3rd scoring options, or 3rd player with all-star resume

Lebron needed the East all-star center just to make the 06' Playoffs, and a 22/6/5 1st team defender, and then they added 2 more all-stars in 09' and 10'... Jamison is a better scorer than Pippen, and the Cavs had better defenses

[1987_Lakers]

Jordan 3-peated with less scoring help and worse defenses

You've just been lied to

The 1st three-peat Bulls never had a top 3 defense, or 3rd scoring options, or 3rd player with all-star resume

They were the #2 defense in '95 without MJ, or Horace.

Shows you how dominant a defender Pippen was.

[3ba11]

Did MJ ever lead a cast that bad to 66 wins?

Did you read the thread title? Lebron had an all-star teammate, and he already had the East all-star center and the #3 defense.. Then they added another all-star in 2010 that was a better scorer than Pippen (while still having better defenses)

[3ba11]

They were the #2 defense in '95 without MJ, or Horace.

Shows you how dominant a defender Pippen was.

Jamison was a better scorer than Pippen, so the Cavs had a better scorer than Pippen at 3rd option, and better team defense, aka better help on both sides of the ball

[1987_Lakers]

Jamison was a better scorer than Pippen, so the Cavs had a better scorer than Pippen at 3rd option, and better team defense, aka better help on both sides of the ball

Anyways, Jamison wasn't on the '09 Cavs.

Grant and Armstrong became All-stars once MJ retired. Pippen finished top 3 in MVP voting in '94.

Most of the Cavs players became bums after LeBron left Cleveland.

[3ba11]

Did MJ ever lead a cast that bad to 66 wins?

Also, Lebron won 45 games in 2008 and was locked up in the playoffs, so he needed Mo's spacing to open up his game to MVP-level and add 21 wins

Mo and AD turned around fledgling teams into the league favorite.. That's the historical record