Heatles84
Well-Known Member
Both were great, but the answer is clearly Pippen for one obvious reason. Rings count for way too much in determining a player's legacy. They are important for sure, but championships are a team accomplishment.
Neither Pip nor MJ would have so many without help from each other, so that makes both somewhat overrated. I am not saying Jordan isn't the greatest, but people act like he walks on water. The man was human like everyone else. He just happened to completely dominate his era.
I agree with you. Pippen's a good player in his own right, but he's not in the elite conversation like KG. KG was the number one player for years and earned himself an MVP and DPOY in separate years. It wasn't his fault that Minnesota couldn't put a capable roster around him. It's telling that that franchise hadn't even sniffed the playoffs since they traded him to the Celtics in 2008.
But yes, the rings count is always taken in context. Jordan needed Pippen to win, but KG never had a chance to play with a bonafide all-star like Pippen. But if I had to say which one was overrated, I'd go with Pippen.