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Pippen not quite ready to call it a dayAs Scottie Pippen visit's Chicago for what many consider to be the final time as an NBA player, with Pippen previously stating that this will be his last hurrah, Scottie is hinting that he may just have more fuel left int he tank after all. Ex-Bulls teammates Michael Jordan and Horace Grant both appear to be in their final seasons in the league - though with Jordan you can never be sure - Pippen believes that if he can continue to contribute he will continue to play. Play where, however, is the question. Pippen has not ruled out playing again in Portland, but their cap situation might prevent the six-time champion from returning. But what about a reunion with Phil Jackson in Los Angeles? "If I can contribute, yeah," Pippen said. "If Phil wanted me and I could contribute, not be a 12th or 13th man." "I don't regret going to Portland," Pippen said. "The only regret I have is going to Houston. I should have sat out the '99 season and then put myself on the market. I tried to push a deal [to the Lakers from Houston]. That's what pushed me out of Houston." And of course there cannot be a Pippen-Chicago story with yet another dig at Jerry Krause and Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, whom Pippen still feels were to blame for the dynasty break up. "There's nothing for me to regret about that," said Pippen, who said he would have rejected a one-year $15M contract to keep the team together and left should Jordan have not retired. I didn't do anything wrong. It was not the players' fault. The regret should be for Krause and Jerry Reinsdorf. What they did makes what we did much greater. Because it's going to take that much longer for them to put any type of team together, a team that can just compete for the playoffs. The league is getting better, but they keep going back and trying to play catch-up." Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Bulls success only Miles away?Sam Smith of the Chicago Tribune continues his quest to single handedly rebuild the Bulls into an NBA powerhouse, and although the majority of his scenarios fail to adhere to the rules outlined in the collective bargaining agreement his latest piece points in the direction of the Cleveland Cavaliers. According to Smith Cleveland are scratching their heads over what to do about young phenom Darius Miles whom the team acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers this summer for NBA assists leader Andre Miller. With the emergence of rookie Dajuan Wagner at shooting guard and the prolific scoring of Ricky Davis at small forward Miles is being left out in the cold. Cleveland trialled Miles at point guard but had little success. Smith's solution? Package Miles, who Krause coveted during the 2000 draft to Chicago for Jamal Crawford and a protected first round pick. This would keep the Bulls in the LeBron James sweepstakes, give the Cavaliers a starting point guard and give the Bulls some much needed athleticism at the two guard position. Miles was recently rumored to be heading north with center Zydrunas Ilgauskas for Vince Carter, a deal shot down by the Raptors. Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Is Cartwright really the problem?K.C. Johnson breaks down the latest flare ups involving Bulls players Jamal Crawford, Trenton Hassell, Eddie Robinson and Eddy Curry, all centered around head coach Bill Cartwright. And this is without even mentioning comments made by Jay Williams, Jalen Rose and others about the Bulls offensive sets. Is Cartwright really the problem, or are these simply another example of spoilt atheletes? Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Bulls Dec 2002 Archive
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