WEDNES.DAY, O CTOBER 6, 2004 SPORTS THE MIRROR 17 NBA great calls it a career SAM SMITH Like evcryone e lse, I>ippc n NBA h igh lig hlll and individual It's clear it still gratcs on and I)ippcn's first - the Bulls K N l c w r RIl)I)f.K wa nled to be like Mike. Eve ryone acclaim. Pippen. Because o r h is various adva nced to t.he second round wa n ts to be Lhe he ro. It's even Pippe n di rccte d the Bull s' transgreSS ions - his I.S-second wi Lh a Game 5 vi ctory over CHICACO -Scottie Pippen to ugher when you're that close complicmed triangle o ffense. walko ut in lhe 1994 playoffs, his Clevc\and. Pippen, in his first was old-sch ool. and can no t be. While jordan found the basket, migraine headache in the 1990 carecr slart, was the star o f Ihat Not that he couldn't relate to Pi p pen was the ultimate sup- Pippe n found his lCammales. confe rence finals and his various game wi th 24 .s, five o fren- today's NBA 1>laye r. After all. porting player. the I>crfect com· Steve Ke rr always said he enjoyed rages - many believe he rod e si\'c rebollnds, a game·high steals Pippen was o nce arrested , he quit plement, the guy to defcnd U1 C pla),ing with Pippe n more Lhan jordan's coaltails Lo six c hampi- to tal and one key play after o n h is team, paid off ror childre n opponent's best lind sh uL down any other teammate not only onships and status as o ne of the anothe r. Coincidc nc;e? born oul of wedlock, d emanded an offense. When the Bulls linal- because of the way Pippen wou ld league 's 50 g reatesl p layers. Whe n Pippe n sUCC; lI mbed to to be trad ed, tossed barbs al fa ilS Iy won their first champio nship in get him the ball in good shooting k J'VC h eard thal n u mcrous that migrainc headache in Ihe and managemf:nt