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[QUOTE="MCC, post: 305577, member: 145"]
I am sympathetic to the versatility argument, but IMO there is no way Pippen is guarding legit 4's.  He would be totally overpowered and overwhelmed trying to cover Duncan, McHale, Olajuwon (who absolutely could be used as a 4 next to Kareem, Wilt, etc.) or any number of top 4's throughout history.  He's certainly not keeping any of those guys off the boards.  He would be a tough cover for those same 4's, but I can live with that as he's not a Jordan, Kobe etc. on offense.  I can't recall if he could cover 1's - seems he was long and rangy, and had good lateral quickness... if anyone can provide examples I'd be keen to hear them.
 
I guess I find myself gravitating toward guys who were outstanding at several things, where as Pippen was very good at almost everything... but not outstanding.  I'll ask why folks think versatility is so important - in case someone gets in foul trouble?  I keep coming back to this: if you've got the 5 best guys at every position on the floor, and the next best 5 at each position on the bench, why is versatility relevant?
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