Shot In The Dark: End of an Era

October 05, 2004

End of an Era

Scottie Pippen is retiring from the NBA today after 17 seasons.

Pippen, 39, was voted one of the NBA's 50 greatest players. He is known for his all-around play, especially his long-armed defense against some of the league's best scorers.

That's why I always liked Pippen; he wasn't flashy, he was a great supporting player (do you think Michael Jordan would have been what he was for all those long years on Da Bulls without Pippen? Sure, but it would have been harder...), a great defender, one of the best meat-and-potatoes players ever.

With one less reason to watch the NBA, that leaves me around zero reasons left...

Posted by Mitch at October 5, 2004 06:21 AM | TrackBack

Comments

Oh man, if you were watching the NBA because of Pippen then you must not have watched much. I like the guy, for why you posted, but when he sat out the game when they drew up the play for Toni Kukoch I lost a lot of respect for him. You want a meat and potatoes type player? He's playing in your back yard 41 times plus a year...

Posted by: Dave V at October 5, 2004 01:51 PM