Bird is the only player to retire with 20-10-5. His playoff exploits are legendary. Guy won 3 consecutive MVPs.
Pippen was a better defensive player but Bird was a superior offensive player. Even in the twightlight of his career with an aching back he managed to put up one of the greatest individual performances ever against Portland and basically willed the Celtics to victory. I forgot his exact numbers but he had a triple double while scoring 49 points.
Bird is one of the few players in history that can will his team to victory and the guy was huge in the clutch. One of the best ever. I have never seen a superstar of that caliber hustle as much as he did on the court. He was a living triple double. Bird had his deficiencies but every player does.
I respect your opinion but I disagree.
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Originally Posted by Jesus of CopyMat
Really? I wouldn't. I'd say Pippen was definitely better than Bird. Everything Bird did well, Pippen could do well, too (Oh, yeah... that's because he could do everything well.), but there were things Pippen did well that Bird simply didn't have in his game (like say, oh, I dunno... defense?). I can't see how anyone could make a case for Bird over Pippen. You can say it, like most people do, but there is no reason to say it. A lot of it is media brainwashing. Nobody wants to look at Bird's deficiencies, as "he and Magic saved the NBA."
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