Whoa, wait----we one use ONE season as a barometer? Seriously? So what that Pippen shot 17% as a 22-year-old. I mean Jordan's biggest "flaw" early in his career was shooting----How'd that turn out?
For his career, Pippen shot 47%----Luka is the same. From "3", Pippen was 33%----Luka currently sits at .337%. But hey if ya wanna use "A" season, I can roll with 1996, where Pippen shot 37.4%---far better than Luka's career best of 35%. Also keep in mind, the "3" point shot wasn't used as much when Pippen played, as it is today...Not even close. It simply wasn't a part of the game, as it is today.
"Far superior" this and that is a huge ass stretch---Especially when you comparing a 23-year old, with a Top 20 player in most peoples opinion. Era's are different----Scottie played in an era with dominant bigs, where rebounding guards, or "3's such as Pippen, weren't relied on to rebound. Even then, he still was among the leaders for guys at his position....The game has changed. And that reflects on "stats".
If I had to choose between 1994-98 Pippen, or Donic of now, I'd take Pippen. Big reason being, is that not only could Pippen dominate on offense, he could do the same defensively. Ya wann use the word, "far superior", well that certainly applies when comparing Pippen/Donic defensively...It ain't even remotely close.
Luka is fantastic...Elite. No doubt. But again, to act like this is some type of "great new thing" is absurd.
