You Should Know Podcast - "THE LIFE OF SCOTTY PIPPEN JR." You Should Know Podcast

Episode Date: May 10, 2020

WE ARE BACK! Scotty Pippen Jr. joins the You Should Know Podcast to tell us about life during quarantine, playing at Sierra Canyon and how his dad Scottie Pippen inspires him! VIDEO VERSION ON YOUTUBE!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It's been such a long time since I've been able to upload a podcast, but we are on the road to 1K. So if you're new here, or even if you're not new here and you haven't subscribed yet, just go ahead and hit that button. Let's get to 1K. Also, all the audio-only versions of the podcast are available on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud, really anywhere you can get a podcast. It will be there. But today, my guest is a young king, a young legend. He just finished his freshman year at Vanderbilt University. He averaged 12

points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists a game. It is the one, the only, Scottie Pippen Jr. What's up, bro? What's good, bro? How have you been dealing with this quarantine? What have you been doing to stay busy? It's been good for me because I got to come home early. But I've just been lifting, working out,

chilling with my little brothers and stuff. So I kind of like it, to be honest, because if we didn't have Quentin, I would have been back in Nashville going to school and stuff. So it's been good for me. That's dope. So let's just get right into it. Let's start in your high school days at Sierra Canyon. I mean, you played on one of the best teams in the country,

definitely the best team in the state. You'll have the state championships to prove it. You played – it was a crazy roster. You, Cassius Stanley, Kenyon Martin, Jr. What do you remember about those times over there at Sierra Canyon? Man, it was good times. Just going to arenas, packing out of gyms, a lot of hype around us. It was way different in college just because there was a lot more freedom.

I also had more fun. You can do whatever you want, but just playing with those guys was a lot of fun. A lot of crowd was crazy. So it was way different. And playing on such a popular team, you bring in popular players. I remember because we were in high school around the same time I'm a little bit older than you but I remember seeing a video I think on overtime like y'all had the Kardashians coming to your game and I know when I was in high school

if I had a crush that was in the crowd I was I was freaking out I was nervous what is it like playing in front of one of the most famous families in the world? Yeah, definitely. It's crazy. But, like, when I first moved to L.A. my junior year, I started seeing a lot of celebrities come to the game. So, like, after a while, you kind of get, like, used to it. But at first, it was, like, crazy.

But, like, once you're in the game, I feel like I didn't realize it. But then after the game, you go on YouTube, you see, like, all these famous people at the game. It's, like, dope to see them all pull up. Yeah, you – I mean, I'm assuming you would get accustomed to it because didn't – do y'all have – I'm sure you have some sort of relationship with that family because you went to Kanye's listening party, right? Yeah, my parents attended them, so, yeah.

Okay, okay, damn. That's crazy. You know, we have different high school experiences, but that's – so, to me and to most people, that's crazy. You know, we have different high school experiences, but that's – so to me and to most people, that's crazy. But what is your best memory on the court and off the court at Sierra Canyon? Because y'all are obviously doing some different stuff, like at tournaments. Y'all went to Hawaii and y'all were, like, scuba diving or something. Nuts.

Like, what's your best on and off the court experience at Sierra Canyon? Off the court, I'll probably say going to Hawaii. We were out there for, like, a week. You know, we got to, like, miss finals and, like, take them out there. And we were basically just chilling out there on our own. Like, we'd go to school. We'd dive in and just chilling. And it basically – basically, it's all the road trips.

It's, like, just traveling with your top 15 friends and hosting those every weekend. Just chilling. So, that was some good memories and encore memories i'll probably say when it's um our first state championship yeah yeah because like it was big for us to win that one because we were doubted a lot that year and even that state championship game we went down early and we thought we were gonna lose we just kept fighting and stuff so like winning that state championship game we used a lot of confidence and we knew we were gonna win the next year too

yeah i remember watching interviews y'all and people would ask like are you going for another one and it seemed like no doubt you're like yeah for sure easy it could actually feel like we won our first and i feel like there's no one's gonna beat us um like our first year we thought like we were gonna beat ourselves because like like, moving to California, it's kind of hard to play there because there's, like, a lot of, like, social media out there.

It's, like, especially going to school like Sierra Canyon, everyone wants to be, like, the star on the team. Everyone wants to follow us. Everyone wants to be, like, the name on YouTube.

Like, going out there, it's kind of hard just to play with, like, such good players because it's hard not to be, like, selfish. You know what I mean? Right.

Not, like, selfish, but, like, just want to put your name on top I would say yeah get yours in a way you know yeah I feel you and wrapping up your high school experience uh Vandy they recruited you kind of late right they're like one of the later schools in your recruiting process what made you choose going to Vanderbilt um after my junior year, I wasn't really, I didn't really, or after junior year, even in with UABL, like travel basketball, I didn't feel like I had the offers I deserve. So going into senior year, I really worked hard

and like, Vandy was like one of the major schools, the top schools that recruited me. And they just talked about like, how they feel like I would fit the program. And the reason I liked them so much, cause like they kind of believed in me me when not too many other big schools were reaching out to me. And I just thought it was a good fit, like a city like Nashville.

I'm from the East Coast. I'm originally from, like, Chicago. So, like, my family can come to the games. My dad, he likes to go to Arkansas, so, like, it's close there too. So I thought it would be a good fit. And also then the SEC. So I thought it would be the best, like like spot for me to be on a high level but also to display my talents and just like play my own game. Right and going into your your freshman year I mean first of all congratulations you put

up some great numbers for a true freshman in the SEC the numbers I just read out that's very impressive and you know obviously y'all season probably didn't go as planned record-wise. But what is one of the things you learned as a freshman in the SEC? I learned a lot my freshman year. Especially playing in the SEC, a bunch of top teams, top players in the country. It's hard to win in that league. So I learned every game you got to play your best because every night you're playing against one or two pros every team.

And I feel like as a team, we learn how to finish. We learn that we have to finish games because a lot of those games, although our record doesn't look good, but a lot of those games, we competed with most of those teams. And at the end of the game, they'll probably slip away. But we just learn how to finish games. But at the end of the day, we were really young we had like four or five freshmen and we played four or three walk-ons so it was hard to

win but we still fought and it was it was a good learning like learning for us this season. And going into next year obviously y'all are taking a little loss with Aaron and Saban declaring for the draft and those were some big players for y'all and y'all do have such a young core like you said how do y'all plan on filling that gap for next year that you may lose with them leaving yeah losing Aaron and Saban is hard but I feel like filling that gap it's gonna be I don't know it's gonna be tough but at the same time we're getting a bunch of new players um us freshmen me Dylan Jordan, Braley as well. We're coming back with more knowledge.

So I feel like we can help the younger players because we didn't really have no one that was there before because we had a new coach and staff. So coming back, it's going to be easier for us to adjust and just learn. And also, I feel like we just know the conference better.

All the games, I know how the teams are. So it'll be better for us this year. What are y'all's goals for next year? To win games. Our goal is to show that we're one of the better teams at conference and not just a team that teams can overlook us. Last year we were kind of overlooked. We were pretty much projected at the bottom of everyone's tournament projections.

And that's what we ended up being so going into next year this probably be to the mid of the top of the conference and individually you coming off such a solid year and obviously your role is going to be a little bigger on the team next year what are some individual goals you have for yourself next year individual goals um SEC first team. I just want to be known as the dude that changes the program, really, just going out and just being a leader for the team and just changing the program.

That's dope. And I know earlier we talked about the pressures of the people in the crowd, but you've been dealing with a certain type of pressure your whole life obviously your dad being one of the greatest NBA players of all time um and I remember in an interview you said with overtime you said it's and you were in high school and you said this you said it's hard to overcome those pressures being a little bit older now do you feel like

you've overcome those pressures or is it something you still deal with? I feel like it's something I still deal with every day. People talking, like, I was trying to compare me to my dad, so I feel like it's – but I just – I look over the pressure. I don't really try to get into all that and just compare me and my dad. So I find the pressure always going to be there, but I kind of enjoy it, though, because, like, it gives you something to live up to. It's something to go out there and try to, like, prove everyone wrong.

You know what I mean? Yeah, it pushes you to a different level, wanting to work harder. Yeah, it does. And I know your dad's influence is on and off the court, but how does his influence affect the way you approach the game of basketball? He always just tells me this good advice, tells me just have fun. Like, last year during the season, it was hard for me to just have fun cuz we were losing. And I've never been on a losing team, it's my first time being on a losing team. So he just told me to go out there and play hard and have fun.

So he helped me a lot to just get through last year. Yeah, and that's honestly every Hooper, being a former Hooper myself, obviously wasn't in the SEC. I was a Juco God. But, you know, you were around people your whole life that could give you great advice that we all wish we could have. You know, what's the best advice you've received from an NBA legend that wasn't your dad?

I don't know. I don't know. I couldn't really point a person or advice. I've gotten so much advice from so many different players. So I couldn't really pick one. I feel you. Nothing that you like stick with? No, nothing really, no. I feel you.

Okay, so I'm not gonna keep keep you too long and i know these questions were were basketball oriented so i did some digging on your interest and things in your life and i know your favorite rapper is lil wayne is that still is he still your favorite rapper i don't know little way i don't know where that was from. It was from overtime. You and KJ were sitting down and you were like, oh yeah, Lil Wayne is my guy. Probably at the moment. I feel like my favorite rapper changes all the time. Who's your favorite rapper right now? I'll say probably Lil Baby. Lil Baby?

Yeah. Lil Baby. Young boy starting to, I used to not like NBA young boy, but I'm starting to like music a little bit more. A lot of my teammates listen to them, so they're kind of putting me on. So what's your, like, go-to, like, something you listen to every day? What's on your rotation? Probably Lil Baby, Gunna. Yeah, probably them two pretty much. And Lil Uzi.

Oh, Lil Uzi. I forgot Lil Uzi. He don't want to. Yeah, Lil Uzi. I forgot Lil Uzi. He don't want to. Yeah, Lil Uzi. Okay, so if you had to – I'm going to change the question up a little bit since you hit me with the curveball with the Lil Wayne thing. If you had to choose to eliminate one rapper and you could never listen to them again,

between Gunna, Lil Uzi, and Lil Baby, who would it be? Oh, Gunna. Gunna? Yeah. Why was that it be? Oh, Gunna. Gunna? Yeah. Why was that so easy? I don't know, I feel like a lot of his songs kind of sound the same.

And most of his songs, I don't know. I like Lil Baby more than him, but I like Lil Uzi, I listen to him all the time. Nice, you like his new stuff? Lil Uzi? Yeah. Yeah, it's hard. Okay, you like the deluxe better than the original?

Yeah, it's pretty – yeah. I have to – yeah. Okay. And who is the toughest player you've had to guard? And I know Hoopers with this question, they got that, like, I mean, ain't nobody tough. You know what I'm saying? But who is the toughest player you've had to guard?

Like, when you saw him checking in the game, like, inside, you're like, God damn. Like, all right. Talking about how to guard. I don't know this question is hard for me. At one point I used to say he's severe wheeler. He goes to Georgia. I played against him at the top 100 camp. He's like the quickest dude I ever played against.

Like, I was at half court and he was inbound the ball beating me to the other court, like I was guarding him. But I'll probably me to the other court. Like, I was guarding him. But I'll probably say him. He probably quick as ever at the guard. But I don't know. I played against a lot of good dudes in the SEC, so I couldn't really say one player. Right.

Last question. I need you to be completely honest. Don't ask how I know this. You might know how I know this. But is it true? Scotty, I need you to be honest. Is it true that you've never been to Walmart? I've been to Walmart.

I don't go to stores like that, but I've definitely been to Walmart. I went there. Yeah, I got my stuff in my dorm. I've been to Walmart. Okay, you got to talk to your boy, Dylan. You know where I got it from. I've never been to Walmart. Okay. You got to talk to your boy, Dylan. You know where I got it from. I've never been to Walmart. Dylan put – he hit me up.

He said, hey, he's never been to Walmart. So I was like, oh, I got to ask him. All right. You got to impress your boy about this. I got to get on with that. All right, bro. I'm going to let you go. I appreciate you doing this quick little interview for me.

It was dope. I'm definitely going to try to go out to appreciate you doing this quick little interview for me. It was dope. I'm definitely going to try to go out to Tennessee and catch a game, watch you and Dylan ball out, give y'all some buckets in my off time because I still got it. But you stay safe, bro. I appreciate you

coming on. I appreciate you having me, bro. It was cool. Everybody, that is Scotty Pippen. Be sure to subscribe to the channel. Follow me on Instagram at PSsh8 and on twitter at the psh8 we're almost to 1k everybody this is the you should know podcast see y'all later you should know podcast