By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-08-31 19:00:00
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
我发现下面这篇 Instagram 帖子很有意思：
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这究竟只是一种数据游戏，还是斯科蒂·皮蓬 (Scottie Pippen) 确实没有得到他应有的赞誉？
这不禁让人想起当年斯蒂芬·库里 (Stephen Curry) 领衔联盟三分球榜的盛况。当时联盟第二好的三分射手是克莱·汤普森 (Klay Thompson)，他常常被视为一名“二当家”，而他日后所展现出的三分线外真正的威胁性，在当时并未得到充分认识。
“二当家”这个词或许不那么贴切，但当队内最好的球员是划时代巨星时，你该如何形容那位“第二好的”球员呢？
鉴于两人有如此多相似的荣誉，对于不熟悉90年代篮球的人来说，他们可能会认为迈克尔·乔丹 (Michael Jordan) 和斯科蒂·皮蓬的地位不相上下。或许，这个 Land of Basketball 的页面能帮助我们理清头绪。
Instagram 帖子指出了他们的相似之处，而 Land of Basketball 则补充了他们之间的差异。
这篇 Instagram 帖子称两人都当过抢断王，但乔丹曾三次荣膺抢断王，而皮蓬只有一个赛季获此殊荣。此外，乔丹还获得过年度最佳新秀（ROTY）、年度最佳防守球员（DPOY）、五次常规赛MVP、六次总决赛MVP以及十次联盟赛季得分王。
帖子还提到，两人在90年代都曾七次入选全明星。但乔丹在此之外还有四次全明星经历，皮蓬则没有。
尽管两人的生涯总篮板、助攻、抢断和盖帽数据相近，但乔丹的总得分几乎是皮蓬的两倍。
需要明确的是，皮蓬无疑是一位伟大的球员。但乔丹是那个天赋更胜一筹的存在。事实上，有乔丹这样的球员在场上，很可能反而为皮蓬创造了更多的进攻机会。
一个更恰当的讨论角度或许是——如果皮蓬是一支小市场球队的头号球星，他的职业生涯会走向何方？他能否刷出更亮眼的数据，代价却是与冠军征程失之交臂？
要知道，皮蓬在1987年选秀中于第五顺位被选中。在那一届新秀中，除了大卫·罗宾逊 (David Robinson)、雷吉·米勒 (Reggie Miller)（以及萨鲁纳斯·马修利奥尼斯 (Šarūnas Marčiulionis)）之外，再无人拥有名人堂级别的职业生涯。如果对那一年的选秀进行重排，他可能会落户菲尼克斯，或是新泽西，那将是完全不同的境遇和职业轨迹。
尽管那篇 Instagram 帖子呈现的是一种“双蝙蝠侠”的景象，但两人之间依然存在着明确的等级之分。这并不会贬低皮蓬在其传奇生涯中所取得的成就，但也无法让他与迈克尔·乔丹相提并论。
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Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen as the Batman and Robin of basketball
I found this Instagram post interesting:
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Is it simply a manipulation of statistics, or does Scottie Pippen not get the credit he is due?
It resonates to when Stephen Curry led the league in three-point shooting. The second best three-point shooter in the league was Klay Thompson, often seen as a sidekick and not the true threat from beyond the arc that he had become.
Sidekick may not be the appropriate term, but how do you describe a “second best” player on a team when the best player is generational?
With all of the similar accolades, it could appear to someone not from the 90s that Michael Jordon and Scottie Pippen were on equal standing. Perhaps this Land of Basketball page can help illuminate.
While to posts point out the similarities, Land of Basketball adds the differences.
The Instagram says that both were steals leader, but Jordan was steals leader three times to Pippen’s sole season. Jordan was also the ROTY, DPOY, a five-time MVP, six time Finals MVP, and a ten-time league season scoring leader.
The post also mentioned that both were All-Stars seven times in the 90s. Jordan had an additional four appearances while Pippen did not.
While both had similar career stats in rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks, Jordan scored nearly twice as many points as Pippen.
To be clear, Pippen was a great player, there’s no doubt about that. But Jordan was the superior talent. In fact, having someone like Jordan on the floor most likely gave Pippen more offensive opportunity.
The more appropriate argument could be shaped by asking – how might Pippen’s career been different if he were the best player on a smaller market team? Could he have increased his stats while bypassing the title runs?
Consider that Pippen was drafted fifth in 1987. Other than David Robinson and Reggie Miller (and Šarūnas Marčiulionis), no one else form that draft class had a Hall of Fame career. A redrafting of that year lands him in Phoenix or maybe New Jersey, with a different set of circumstances and a different career path entirely.
While the Instagram post presents a Batman and Batman scenario, there is still a defined hierarchy. That doesn’t diminish what Pippin did during his storied career, but it doesn’t put him in contention with Michael Jordan either.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock