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Originally Posted by dirt_dobber
Scottie Pippen won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. The Mavericks' Josh Howard wants to pattern his game after Pippen's. Staff writer Eddie Sefko compares the two at the same point in their careers:
Pippen's progression
ROOKIE SEASON: 7.9 points, 3.8 rebounds
SECOND SEASON: 14.4 points, 6.1 rebounds
THIRD SEASON: 16.5 points, 6.7 rebounds
FOURTH SEASON: 17.8 points, 7.3 rebounds
FIFTH SEASON: 21.0 points, 7.7 rebounds
Howard's progression
ROOKIE SEASON: 8.6 points, 5.5 rebounds
SECOND SEASON: 12.6 points, 6.4 rebounds
THIRD SEASON: 15.6 points, 6.3 rebounds
FOURTH SEASON: 18.9 points, 6.8 rebounds
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While I really respect Josh Howard, Sefko is getting carried away. You can't say Josh is as good as one of the greatest all around players to ever play the game and then just focus on points and rebounds to validate it. In their respective 4th seasons on top of those point and rebound totals Pippen was also averaging 6.2 assists per game (Josh 1.8), 2.4 steals (Josh 1.2), 1.1 blocks (Josh 0.8) and to top it all off Pippen made the All-Defensive team.
Josh Howard is a really, really good player. But come on. He's not in Scottie Pippen's class. Not now, not ever.
Although it does say good things about Howard for him wanting to set his goals that high.