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08/26/2010 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A statue honoring Scottie Pippen?
My, how our hero worship has fallen.
Before you start firing off the hate mail, understand I, like most NBA observers, loved Pippen's game.
He was the consummate "Robin" to the ultimate "Batman" in Michael Jordan. He was the best "Iceman," M.J.'s "Maverick" could ever ask for. But let's be honest, at the end of the day, Pippen was a sidekick.
A sidekick that will be forever be displayed permanently in the United Center when the Bulls unveil a bronze statue of Pippen toward the end of the 2010-11 season.
It's not Pippen's fault. In fact, the honor is probably more indicative of just how mediocre the Bulls were before and after the Jordan-era. It's not like everyone was clamoring for that Bob Love statue.
Pippen was the ultimate No. 2 option to basketball's best-ever No. 1. He entered the league as an athlete with a lot of holes in his offensive game. When he was done, Pippen had turned himself into a versatile player that could play four different positions and was a more than capable scorer. He was also the best perimeter defender of his era and used his freakish length to torture players in the open floor.
With Pippen as his lead running mate, Jordan was able to secure six championships for the Windy City along with six NBA Finals MVPs for himself.
Make no mistake, Pippen deserved his seven All-Star nods and his eight appearances on the NBA's all-defensive team. He certainly earned his six championship rings and his gold medal with the 1992 Barcelona Dream Team.
I'll even buy the fact that he was a Hall-Of-Famer, as he was officially enshrined on Aug. 13 in a class that included Karl Malone and the late Dennis Johnson.
But, that's where it should stop. Pippen belonged nowhere near the NBA's 50th Anniversary Team. In fact, if you pull up that 1996 list of the NBA's top 50 players, it looks like a game of "Which one doesn't belong" with Pippen sticking out like the sore thumb among a list of legends.
And he's certainly not the type of player that deserves Mount Rushmore-type treatment.
Some detractors have been far more critical than me.
You've probably heard the jokes by now...
What famous Pippen moment do you think will get immortalized? Pippen sitting on the bench, refusing to enter the game?
When are the other Jordan-era role players, like B.J. Armstrong, Steve Kerr, John Paxson, Dennis Rodman and Horace Grant earmarked for Madison Street?
That's not to say Scottie doesn't have a legacy.
In today's NBA, almost every league executive looks at the Jordan-Pippen Bulls as the blueprint for success. You need the superstar but you also need the complementary piece.
Kobe couldn't win without Shaq, until Pau Gasol came along. Shaq couldn't win without Kobe unless he was playing with Dwyane Wade, and LeBron fled Cleveland because Dan Gilbert and Danny Ferry were never able to get him a competent co- star.
Pippen wan an important part of NBA history. Let's just not play revisionist history and blow his place in the game out of proportion.
<< Woods takes early lead at Barclays
Paramus, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Playing the first group out, Tiger Woods fired
a six-under 65 Thursday to grab the early lead during the first round of The
Barclays, the first FedExCup playoff event.
Woods, playing the first round after his d
<< Barca loans midfielder Sanchez to Getafe
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barcelona announced Thursday that 23-year-
old midfielder Victor Sanchez was loaned to Getafe for the upcoming La Liga
season.
Sanchez played 12 matches in the 2008-09 season for Barcelona, including th
<< Schalke signs Ghana defender Sarpei
Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Schalke acquired Ghana defender Hans
Sarpei from Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday, and signed the 34-year-old to a two-
year contract.
Sarpei, who has also played for Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, playe
<< Mainz signs Risse on loan from Leverkusen
Mainz, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mainz acquired 20-year-old Marcel Risse on
loan from Bayer Leverkusen, with an option to make the move permanent.
Risse, a striker or midfielder, was signed on an initial one-year loan deal.
He spent las
Clemens to be arraigned Monday on six counts >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roger Clemens will be arraigned Monday in U.S.
District Court on six counts for his alleged false statements to Congress
about using performance-enhancing drugs.
An indictment handed down last Thursda
AC Milan, Real in Group G of Champions League >>
Monaco, Monaco (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - AC Milan and Real Madrid, who have combined
for 16 European championships, were drawn into Group G of the Champions League
on Thursday.
Real Madrid was the biggest club not among the top eight-seeded teams,
Rachel Alexandra highlights Personal Ensign Stakes >>
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rachel Alexandra, 2009 Horse of the
Year, gets back into action Sunday in the $300,000 Personal Ensign Stakes at
Saratoga Race Course. The four-year-old filly will take on four female
challen
Raptors stuck with Calderon >>
Toronto, Canada (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In trying to trade Jose Calderon earlier
this offseason, the message sent by Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo was
clear; Calderon was no longer in the future plans of the organization. A deal
that wo
MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting.
Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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MySportsbook.com refunds all bets on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay from NFL week one.
(September 14) – Week one of NFL action saw three teams go scoreless for the first time since 1977. Another four were unable to get a touchdown and almost half of the underdogs covered the spread. Those three teams saved bettors at MySportsbook.com from losing out completely, thanks to the company’s unique NFL Shutout Rule -- which ensures that if the team you backed goes scoreless, your wager is refunded.
Sportsbook refunded tens of thousands of dollars to customers who bet on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay, the three teams that stunk up the field so badly that their fans and backers never had a chance to get up from their couches and cheer. In the spirit of the low scoring start to the season, odds makers at the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino have set odds on how many total shutouts there will be this season.
MySportsbook.com has posted updated sports betting lines for week two of the season. Ben Roethlisberger’s health status is still questionable, so Willie Parker will try to lead Pittsburgh again as they travel to Jacksonville as a one point favorite. After beating up on his little brother last week, Peyton Manning will look to lead the Colts to victory against Houston. Indianapolis is a whopping 13.5 favorite in the match-up.
Seattle, last year’s highest scoring team, showed the power of their defense with their gritty 9-6 win in Motown over the ravenous Lions. They take their act back home to the comforts of Qwest Field where they will face the resurgent Arizona Cardinals. The Seahawks are favored by a touchdown.
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