Michael Jordan, The GOAT, never lost a playoff series when he had homecourt.

[TheMan]

Pippen is nearly as good as Jordan overall.
top 12-15 of all time

How many MVPs, FMVPs or DPOYs does he have again?

Would love to see your top 15 GOAT for shits and giggles.

BTW, give me your top 15, seriously.

[97 bulls]

What is this revisionist history BS about Pippen being "ahead" of Jordan through game 5 in 1998 for Finals MVP? Nonsense. First 5 games:

Jordan: 31/5/3/43% FG

Pippen: 17/7/5/40% FG

Spare me talk of Pippen's "defensive impact" somehow making up that gap, as if Jordan wasn't an all-world defender himself.

Nobody said through game 5. Through game 4? Yes. And what is being revised? Were posting actual news clippings from many reputable sources around the US that stated Pippen was the front runner.

[Roundball_Rock]

MJ was the #4 option on defense in that series. at all-world--he was not even the best defensive guard on his team at that point. Pippen played a linebacker employing a near zone defense (which was banned back then--so Pip would be even more dominant in the 2000's), Rodman took Malone, Harper took Stockton. MJ and Longley did the light defensive work.

[TheMan]

MJ was the #4 option on defense in that series. at all-world--he was not even the best defensive guard on his team at that point. Pippen played a linebacker employing a near zone defense (which was banned back then--so Pip would be even more dominant in the 2000's), Rodman took Malone, Harper took Stockton. MJ and Longley did the light defensive work.

Jordan was 35, he needed to conserve energy on defense because he carried the majority of the offensive load. Having said that, MJ still came up with GM 6 biggest defensive play

Stay salty

[OldSchoolBBall]

Nobody said through game 5. Through game 4? Yes. And what is being revised? Were posting actual news clippings from many reputable sources around the US that stated Pippen was the front runner.

Still no:

Jordan's first 4 games: 32.0 pts/4.8 reb/2.3 ast/45% FG

Pippen's first 4: 20.0 pts/6.8 reb/3.5 ast/2.5 TO/47% FG

I don't give a shit what some article says (articles are frequently written in order to be "unique" or present a counterpoint to more prevalent opinion).

[OldSchoolBBall]

at all-world--he was not even the best defensive guard on his team at that point.

You're a joke.

[ArbitraryWater]

Remind me again who won the finals MVP those 3 years

Jordan. Now what does this have to do with the debate?

Worthless shit

[Andrei89]

Can we stop comparing these players like LeChoke to him already?

I'm talking to you, ESPN.

IF Lebron is "Lechoke"

what does that make Durant and Westbrook?

Lulz

[juju151111]

Jordan. Now what does this have to do with the debate?

Worthless shit

Pointless ads debate. Pippen had 6 chances to perform better and couldn't not once.