Scottie Pippen or Paul Pierce?

[Rocky]

Who do you think will go down as the better SF when Pierce's career ends?

Pippen's Accolades: 6x NBA Champion, 7x NBA All-Star, 3x First Team All-NBA, 2x Second Team All-NBA, 2x Third Team All-NBA, 8x All Defense First Team

Pierce's Accolades: NBA Champion, NBA Finals MVP, 9x NBA All-Star, 1x All-NBA Second Team, 3x All-NBA Third Team

It should also be noted that Pierce played alot of SG during his career.

[Moses Shuttlesworth]

As far as championships are concerned, lots of people view that as a benchmark for a player's career. Having that in mind, Pippen would be the easy choice.

[WTF]

I think it will be a unanimous Pippen vote, or should be anyway. Look at their awards and that tells the story. Mainly the All Defensive Team, and NBA First, Second, and Third Team accolades. Those are individual awards and accolades. You can be on a good team and win championships, but those awards mentioned above take talent, skill, and drive.

Pippen in a landslide.

[Rocky]

Quote: Originally Posted by Moses Shuttlesworth

As far as championships are concerned, lots of people view that as a benchmark for a player's career. Having that in mind, Pippen would be the easy choice.

Yeah, this thread was designed to get some posters thinking though.

I think it's closer than people think....Pierce's shooting percentages are better despite being the number 1 (and only) option for alot of his career. Pippen is statistically the better rebounder, passer, and defensive player.

And although you can't change history or really play "what ifs?" here, you have to take into the Jordan factor. Pierce has had his share of postseason success and you can make a case that he has been the best player on every single one of his teams.

[WTF]

Quote: Originally Posted by Moses Shuttlesworth

As far as championships are concerned, lots of people view that as a benchmark for a player's career. Having that in mind, Pippen would be the easy choice.

I looked at it the exact opposite. Look at Dampier, he'll possibly have a Title this year with the Heat...

Titles shouldn't even be mentioned as a benchmark for a players individual careers. Just my thoughts anyway.

[Jukeman]

Player's shooting % were down globally during the 90's (Pippen's Era)

[Kashanova]

Pippen just on defensive and versatility alone

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

I'm not even that high on Pippen but I think I'd still go with him. Which isn't to take anything away from Pierce because he's got to be one of the more underrated players of this era. And despite never being the most athletic guy, he's always found crafty ways to lead his teams.