Scottie Pippen
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Podcast Appearances
¿Hablas español? ¿Hablas español?
¿Hablas español? ¿Hablas español?
You know, the reason why I say stuff like that is because when you play the game the way that I played it, why can't I say that?
You know, the reason why I say stuff like that is because when you play the game the way that I played it, why can't I say that?
Say it and mean it. Oh, so you do believe that. I'm saying, yeah. Look at the stats. I got six rings too. Look at my accolades. I got defensive player, all NBA, sold. Playing the game the right way and winning means something to me.
Say it and mean it. Oh, so you do believe that. I'm saying, yeah. Look at the stats. I got six rings too. Look at my accolades. I got defensive player, all NBA, sold. Playing the game the right way and winning means something to me.
I don't know.
I don't know.
You want individual accolades or you want championships? Because I didn't chase mine.
You want individual accolades or you want championships? Because I didn't chase mine.
Did you ever think you would make it? I feel I'm supposed to take sweet victory. I know this life, man.
Did you ever think you would make it? I feel I'm supposed to take sweet victory. I know this life, man.
You gave credit to somebody else. Well, you gave me the credit of having the best voice in associations.
You gave credit to somebody else. Well, you gave me the credit of having the best voice in associations.
Well, I feel like that the game changed. It became more of a perimeter shooter game, if I could say that. And I think back – and I remember right when I was leaving the game early 2000 that – The league promoted more scoring. They wanted to get more points up on the board. They felt like that would get the fans more engaged.
Well, I feel like that the game changed. It became more of a perimeter shooter game, if I could say that. And I think back – and I remember right when I was leaving the game early 2000 that – The league promoted more scoring. They wanted to get more points up on the board. They felt like that would get the fans more engaged.
Okay, I got it. So at that point, to me, it started looking more like a game built for offensive players, guys that did play defense and took pride in playing defense. were to some degree punished, I felt like, because everything was working in favor of the offensive player.
Okay, I got it. So at that point, to me, it started looking more like a game built for offensive players, guys that did play defense and took pride in playing defense. were to some degree punished, I felt like, because everything was working in favor of the offensive player.
And then they put the circle in there where a guy is not allowed to take a charge at certain points in the lane, at a certain position in the lane. So I think what a... a lot of things changing within the game. And a lot of it was for the good, looking at the physicality of the game as to where it was in the 90s. But I think a lot of that got wiped away.
And then they put the circle in there where a guy is not allowed to take a charge at certain points in the lane, at a certain position in the lane. So I think what a... a lot of things changing within the game. And a lot of it was for the good, looking at the physicality of the game as to where it was in the 90s. But I think a lot of that got wiped away.