http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bulls.asp?intID=37897152 <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> He has been away from Chicago for five years, but Scottie Pippen hasn't changed in one regard: If he talks long enough, he has the tendency to say something controversial. Now, this could turn out to be no big deal. But when Pippen was asked during Bulls media night Thursday about playing with Jalen Rose, he started with a compliment and then tacked on a challenge. "Jalen's a player that I've admired a lot," Pippen said. "I want Jalen to be a player that wants to play to be an all-star this year. "I haven't elaborated that to him, but I feel like he has to want it a little bit more. For him to want it a little bit more is just going to help this team." Again, that comment could be a harmless reminder than when a team wins 30 games and the leading scorer shoots 40.6 percent from the field, there is room for improvement. But anyone who has followed Pippen's NBA career closely can't help but have flashbacks to the nasty verbal sniping he had with Charles Barkley after Pippen's one and only season in Houston. Pippen essentially claimed that Barkley never won a championship because he didn't work hard enough. When Pippen's comment was first relayed to Rose, he refused to touch it. A few minutes later, though, Rose offered a response. "He's got to crack the whip in front of you guys letting me know he's here," Rose said casually. "But I know he's here, so it's cool. </div> Dunno how much we can change a nine year veteran, but hopefully Pippen will give him a wake up call.
I just hope Pippen takes the ball from rose and throws it to curry. Be nice to have rose just hang outside so Curry can kick it out to him if he gets doubled...
