Drexler & Porter - greatest backcourt of the last 30 years!

Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith!

 

The only time he didn't play PG was very early in his career and for Houston. How'd he turn out for Houston at SF? How'd he do for Portland after beating out Damon Stoudamire for the starting PG spot?

I call the guy who dribbles the ball up court, starts the offense, leads the team in assists, pressures opposing PGs up court, and is first man back on defense the PG.

Jordan was asked to play PG for most of a season and nearly averaged a triple double. He hated playing PG and was vocal about it. So Pippen stepped in to fill the role. None of the other guys who you'd think were the PG did much else than exclusively defend or exclusively shoot 3 point shots.

Would you argue that Ron Harper was the Bulls' PG for the final 3 championships?


http://johnnyballgameshow.com/blog/scottie-pippen-more-than-a-sidekick/

Scottie Pippen was a very unique player. On defense, he mixed unusual length with strength and athleticism. There wasn’t an area defensively that he didn’t excell in. He was a lock-down defender guarding three different positions- small forward, shooting guard and point guard. Remember when Phil Jackson would use Scottie to defend the other team’s point guard? I remember opponents not beginning their offense until there were 11 seconds left on the shot clock because Pippen would pressure the point guard 94 feet.

For as versatile as he was on the defensive end, you could argue that he was more versatile on offense. Listed as a small forward, Pippen was practically the point guard for six Bulls championship teams. Certainly during crunch time. I remember Scottie crossing the time line dribbling the ball settling the Bulls into their offense more than any other player on that team. It seemed like he was always playing point guard. In NBA history, no other forward has more career assists than Pippen. He could also score off the dribble. He was a good slasher and not easy for opponents to defend. It was tough for opposing small forwards to defend him because he was often playing point guard. And you couldn’t defend him with a point guard, they were too small. He was a decent outside shooter (32% from downtown) and an above average free throw shooter.

 

Yet your own quote kills your argument.

For as versatile as he was on the defensive end, you could argue that he was more versatile on offense. Listed as a small forward, Pippen was practically the point guard for six Bulls championship teams. Certainly during crunch time. I remember Scottie crossing the time line dribbling the ball settling the Bulls into their offense more than any other player on that team. It seemed like he was always playing point guard. In NBA history, no other forward has more career assists than Pippen. He could also score off the dribble. He was a good slasher and not easy for opponents to defend. It was tough for opposing small forwards to defend him because he was often playing point guard. And you couldn’t defend him with a point guard, they were too small. He was a decent outside shooter (32% from downtown) and an above average free throw shooter.

 

The part about him often playing point guard?