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>They wouldn't have been a dynasty. However, he would have put
>together a championship.

By the time he drafted Pippen, Jordan was already established as THE TRUTH. Would he have had the freedom to make such moves if they were still searching for a number one? Or, likely in possession of the league's worst record and PICKING number 1?

>The main piece to all of it was Scottie Pippen, hands down.
>And Krause made that happen. Jordan sometimes gets too much
>credit.
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>Case in point, at the beginning of the last championship run,
>Pippen missed 2-3 months due to toe surgery, the bulls were
>absolutely terrible during that time. I think they went 9-7 or
>8-8. That's when talks really started to heat up about
>dismantling the team.
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>Pippen was the one who ran the triangle offense the way it was
>supposed to be run, because just like Kobe ,Jordan would break
>the offense ...a lot. Jordan couldn't run it the right way,
>which led to a lot of isolations. ....and the bulls lost a
>lot.
>
>Scottie Pippen was the true center piece bro.

There's no question that they're NLT top 5 NBA duo of all time. However, MJ had Pip for the remainder of his Bulls career after year 3, so he was never going to play with as talented or a more talented team without Pip. However, Pip was on a tremendously talented and deep Blazers team that SHOULD have put the Lakers away in 2000. The "MJ never won a ring without Pip" is such a weak argument, especially since the same folks making that claim overlook Pip's 2000 letdown with the Blazers. He reinforced or proved once and for all in that series that as great as he was, he was not an Alpha Dog. That's why he and Mike worked so well together.