I lost some respect for Pippen's IQ when he put Lebron on par with, or even ahead of MJ recently. Especially coming from a guy like him, who has seen MJ in close quarters.
Also he said something like "MJ is a great scorer, but LBJ is the greater player" or something along those lines. Could'nt be more wrong. what was he thinking? Was he on heavy booze or something? Scoring was just one of many things that MJ did as a champion. He was an all-NBA first team defender, playmaker and more importantly a great clutch player who would never disappear or fade down the stretch the way Lebron has done TWICE already in his career. It is laughable to compare him to MJ.
I read an article that said "Forget Jordan, Lebron is no Pippen" which sounds closer to truth as of now.