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Yeah... He's wrong. Not surprising. Berns has bad NBA thoughts far more often than good ones. It's cute that he's just now realizing the Spurs might be the best team in the league.

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Good Lord... Talent-wise they are about equal, but Pippen had a longer wingspan... Lebron is prolly quicker... Yet another unquantifiable argument brought by the greatest athlete/radio host to ever work in this city... maybe ever.

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By "better, more versatile," I hope he means bigger because Pippen was a beast in his own right.

Bersnstein is such a smug little prick. Easily the guy I dislike the most on Chicago radio.

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It's worth mentioning that LeBron has never been the best individual defender in the league since he's been in.

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Listen to the river sing sweet songs
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Anyone else think Berns wears life vest over a leather jacket while walking around in water skis?

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When did Pippen win dpy?

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It is not really an outrageous opinion, is it?

I think he is wrong, Pippen was better, but they are at least close.

It would be fun to see Pippen in his prime guarding James.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

When did I mention dpoy? That's almost always a big man's award.

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Listen to the river sing sweet songs
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I'll take OKC in this titanic struggle.

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I'll take the iceberg. I think it'll be a failure to engage.

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Lebron has been regarded as one of the best defenders in the league for at least 3 yeas now... I don't remember anyone saying Pip was hands down the best in the league during his whole career... Like I said before, too close to call, and Lebron is in his 2nd prime with another decade to go.

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I don't really think Pippen could guard LeBron but I bet Rodman could make him cry.

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Why not?

Aren't you supposed to be on the side of the older guy?

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Pip would have a better chance defending Lebron because of the way Scottie could affect Lebron's passing... Rodman was. Abeast, but more of a post defender...

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Well if you don't remember Pip's career just say that. He was widely regarded as the best defender in the league for the better part of the 90's.

LeBron is great defensively but he's never been better than Kobe until this year or last, and now he's still behind Tony Allen and Iguodala.

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Only if the older guy was better.

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Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

So why couldn't Pip guard Lebron

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

The context here is solely defensively. By that criteria alone Pippen was better.

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Too big, too strong. Even for the later career steroidal Pip.

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Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

They're all on steroids.

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Absolute horseshit opinions. I can't ever argue with you when you don't have facts straight... Don't remember pips career? What? I watched 100s of Bulls games in the 90s... So many... Pippen and Jordan were great together on defense (Jordan won 3 dpoy awards. Don't ever forget that)... Where is the other defensive stopper on Miami? Its not dwade.

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I don't really think that's true. The Bulls played great team defense and Pippen was obviously the key guy in that but LeBron can guard every position on the floor from a super-quick little man like Rose to a powerful center. Pippen just couldn't do all of that. In fact, fast little guys were what gave the Bulls fits.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Tony Allen? Andre Iguodala? The fuck outta here... Watch basketball once in a while.

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The only reason Dan says any of this shit is because LeBron is popular to hate, and Berns gets a hard on from stirring the pot.

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But LeBron can't really guard 4's and 5's. That's a myth perpetuated by people not watching. Maybe the smaller guys but even a guy like LaMarcus Aldridge will have his way with LeBron in the post.

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Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

OmG... Good night. Lamarcus Aldridge? I gotta block you so I don't lose my shit reading this Telander-esque nonsense... For fucks sake.

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Tony Allen was 6th in Dpoy voting this year and the only non-forward/center in the top 12 you idiot.

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Listen to the river sing sweet songs
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Scorers always score no matter who is guarding them. The best defenders just make them work harder for it.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don