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Those Houston Rockets weren't a "Super Team" due to them trading away their best young players [Sam Cassell and Robert Horry] who were vital contributors to the Rockets two championships, to acquire Charles Barkley. Barkley's bad back was causing him to decline steadily. The NBA moved Barkley to Houston to give him a chance to get a championship and hopefully face Jordan and the Bulls again in the finals. I remember the NBC promos for Rockets games calling them "Charles Barkley and the Houston Rockets. I'm sure that didn't sit well with Olajuwon and Drexler.
Years prior to Barkley joining the Rockets, Barkley had used the "Dream Team" experience in 1992 to be recognized as the NBA's second best player [although he was never better than Olajuwon] and most colorful personality. As a Rocket, Barkley's performance was sporadic. He could still rebound with the best, and sometimes he would erupt with big scoring games. But he was unable to sustain the level of play he demonstrated early in his Phoenix Suns days. Drexler was willing to be No. 2 behind Olajuwon, but being pushed to No. 3 behind Barkley was a problem. After a couple of seasons of playing on Barkely's Rockets, Drexler retired.There was still an icy-ness to their relations years after they retired from the NBA.
The Rockets then threw the big money bag to Scottie Pippen to form another "Big Three." Problem was Olajuwon and Barkley were a year older and Pippen couldn't help them. The Rockets soon found out that Pippen's best basketball was left in Chicago. Despite contributing to six Chicago Bulls championships, Pippen couldn't do much to elevate the Rockets. For him to point to Olajuwon's diminishing ability and Barkley's laziness as the causes for the Rocket's failure to win a championship is just throwing them under the bus. The problem for the Rockets stemmed from their trading their future away to acquire two players who were over-the-hill.
That Portland team with pippen should have won it all. But insert a cheating referee…
Pippen is a great small forward, perhaps in the top ten, or maybe 5 of all time. He almost led his team to the finals the year Jordan left. He might have been a better defender than Jordan, but not being a big time offensive threat was his only weakness.
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Pippen wanted whatever situation was going to get him paid. He didn't care About winning either
Pippin is behind Barkley by a mile in the SF category. Still, Jordan doesn’t have more than 1 or 2 titles w/o him.
I said as many times the Pippen should’ve Went to where Allen Iverson was. It was a better fit and a familiar situation.
They were way pass their prime. This was not a superteam.
They were old that's why they failed
This is why i laugh when people said Pipen carried Jordan lol give Jordan those 2 teams and the chip would have been a cake walk ..no Team beating Barkley Jordan and Akeem or Portland with all those talented young players sheed smith wells ..
Obviously Scottie was right in his statement. Pippen in the top three small forward of all time
Remember when LeBron tried to use the old Rockets as one of the excuse for going to Miami when he was 25.
Not much of a super team considering they were old and injured.
Friday mrn — March 24, 2023.
Pippen saying that he wasn’t trying to win a championship for himself but for Barkley is laughable. Anyone with a brain knows he wanted one more than Jordan. Come on!!😂😂
There were also deals being made behind players backs in that organization. The Rockets took a pay cut out from Charles Barkley, without him knowing, for Scottie Pippen to get to Houston.
This was only a Super Team by NAMES ONLY! ALL OF THOSE GUYS WERE PAST THEIR PRIME!!!! Just like the Lakers when they had Malone, Payton and those guys who were Once Again PAST THEIR PRIME!.
Pippen is top 5 small forward
Honestly, Pippen always belongs on my top 5 because of his defensive capabilities. I'd pick bird over Pip or Lebron over Pip, but Durant? I still need time to think. Pippen is too valuable in his prime than Durant who can only score.
They've never recovered after trading away youth for Barkley and Pippen.
They was all old then. U put thus team together with them all being 5 years younger things would be different
87-92 Charles Barkley was the greatest power forward of all time but after that his body let him down. He could barely dunk anymore by the time he retired.
He my number 1…
Past their prime and injuries played a factor
Yeah video game shit🙄😳
Pippen is top 20-25 All time
pippen coulddnt win shit without jordan
Last time Pop ever smiled at Tim lol
Barkley acted like AI, refusing to adapt to a lesser role in his decline for the betterment of the team. That's the chemistry issue both Clyde and Pippen were dealing with.
Pippen basically admitting he didn't want to be a leader, preferring to take a backing role instead of a leadership role. He left Houston, salting the earth behind him, because Houston wasn't perfect. Instead of inspiring them to do better, he whined and cried about everything. This, despite the fact that Houston brought him in precisely because they thought they were getting a championship experienced leader. Instead, he threw his teammates under the bus because, as we all know, nothing is ever Scottie's fault. After quitting Houston, he searched for a team loaded with so much talent he figured all he had to do was be a figurehead leader and they'd win the title. The team was so loaded that if they lost, he wouldn't get blamed for it. Perfect situation for Mr Passive Aggressive: credit if they win (He won without MJ!) and no blame if they lost. He found what he was looking for but it didn't work because in the 2nd half of Game 7 vs LA, the guy with all the championship experience went ghost just when the team needed his leadership the most. His teammates stumbled and bumbled all over themselves before coughing up a 15 point lead to the inexperienced, upstart Lakers.
I'm a fan of Chuck but he hardly played any defense! Remember when Stockton drilled that 3 to ice a trip to the finals.
Barkley just stood there looking at Stockton and watching him drain the 3! Instead of throwing a hand up to try to mess up his shot!
But nobody brings that up!
3 past their prime stars is NOT a superteam, a superteam is three prime superstars joining forces to create the least resistance to winning….
so… barkley couldn't win a title as a bus driver or rider..lol 😏
My problem with Pippen has always been accountability… He mostly out of three wasn't same player esp due his back. To say Dream wasn't same is laughable as he was still most consistent player by far on that team. They just didn't have supporting players and scheme to fit them. They were better with Glide and Barkley before Pippen came. The Jazz had a better scheme and more continuity.
Scottie better watch his mouth before chuck goes up in it lmao
What really happened in Houston was Pippen inability to carry the Rockets, he was always just a sidekick
Scottie is mental
Thanks for putting 'superteam' in quotes. If you don't win a chip, you're not a superteam. Having a collection of superstar names only makes you a superstar-led team.
Off top of my head pippen isn't better than lebron, Durant, Elgin Baylor, or Dr j, or Larry Bird, maybe Kawhi or pippen, Giannis probably end up definitely better all said and done. People overrate rings that's team not individually