Friday, August 20th, 2010 at 10:40 am  |  161 responses

For Old Time’s Sake: Dennis Rodman

THE WORM…. Say what you want about Rodman’s off-court antics, this madman is the greatest rebounder in the history of the NBA. If you disagree, please bombard me with Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Shaq, etc.comparisons in the comments section. Rodman could barely hit a free throw and his J was about as silky as your grandmother’s (WNBA, D1 grandmas excluded) but he did have a career FG% of .521 which is incredibly efficient. He averaged 13 boards per game over his career, including 19 in the ’91-’92 season. Keep in mind this guy was 6’7″ 210lbs going up against 7-footers every night. Granted, Rodman probably scared 90% of them but still… G.rebounder.O.A.T. —– *BOX OUT*

-Schneezy

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  • nastierthanu4

    does anyone work a 9-5? I’m just sayin

  • http://twitter.com/HarryByrdMan44 LA Huey

    According to Wikipedia, Bulls did not retire his number. That’s a bigger shame than him not being in the HOF.

  • http://slamonline.com Dave.

    This video is f#@$#^ sick.

  • http://slamonline.com Dave.

    > Charles Barkley often said he could have put up those
    > kind of rebounding numbers if he didn’t focus on
    > playing offense also. He has a point.
    I’m sure Worm could have played Barkley’s kind of offence had he concentrated soley on not playing defence, too. *AHEM*

  • http://slamonline.com Dave.

    Also, just want to point out – he flips both Mourning and Ewing to the ground with one arm. Holy smokes.

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    What the frick… Wilt Chamberlain did NOT play against midgets. He played against GREAT, Hall of Fame big men! Just because you’re shorter doesn’t make you a better rebounder. Allen Iverson averaged 27 ppg for his career at a height of 6’0. Michael Jordan averaged 30 ppg at a height of 6’6. Does that make Allen Iverson the better scorer?!

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    I agree though, obviously–induct Worm into the Hall of Fame.

  • Dylan P.

    I dont know if you can call anyone the greatest of all time in anything. Rodman was defianatly the best rebounder during his career. But he nevver averaged 22 boards a game like wilt did. same is true for MJ. he never scored 100 points and average 50 and 25 a game. but wilt and MJ and Rodman were all the greatest at what they did.

  • IknowImRight

    Hes still a drag queen!

  • http://www.comcast.net luke brown

    Rodman played in an era where doninant centers did not exist. He swished his ass down the court like a woman as he walked down the court. I never noticed this until my brother pointed this out. We laughed because Rodman was a “flaming” joke.

    If he played against Wilt, Russell, Unseld or Thurman he would have been a marked man for his antics. One of those guys would have purposely squashed him like a bug. He would not have been been permitted in the paint against these guys.
    Wilt , Russell , Jabbar were all far superior rebounders.

    He would have been purposely smacked in the face like Kermit Washington did when he broke Rudy T’s face. What Kermit did to Rudy was unconscionable. However, you can bet your ass somebody would have taken him out in that era.
    He would not have even survived !

  • http://www.comcast.net luke brown

    So many people think that the centers of today are bigger than in the Wilt and Russell and Kareem eras. They fail to realize that the NBA adds two inches to all heights as player are measured in shoes.

    Here are the 1992 dream team team measurements without shoes as Olympic rules dictate.
    Michael Jordan- 6 ft4
    Magic Johnson – 6 ft 7
    Larry Bird- 6’9
    John Stockton – 5 ft 10
    Clyde Drexler- 6 ft 5
    Chris Mullin- 6 ft 5
    David Robinson- 6 ft 11
    Hakeem Olajuwon- 6 ft 10
    Patrick Ewing – 6 ft 9
    Charles Barkley- 6 ft 4 5/8
    Scottie Pippen- 6 ft 6 1/2

    Many think that Ben Wallace is 6’9″.
    Here is a piece from a reporter-

    NBA True Height Index by David Lewin, 6/27/06.

    Ever wonder how teams missed Ben Wallace? I did. From what I can tell it was fairly simple. Wallace measured at 6’7 in pre-draft workouts.”

    I had a friend who played alongside Wallace at Virginia Union. He said , man we got this guy Ben Wallace and he blocks everything that I put up and he is only 6’6″ like me.
    I have seen Wallace’s height listed as low as 6’5 -6’6″ and 6’7″ is the highest true height that I ever saw for him.

    Dwight Howard is not 6’11″. He is 6’9″ and not half the presence that was Russell was.

    Rodman was appropriately called the worm andif had he played when hand checking and pushing was allowed he would have been mutilated on purpose. He would have been stepped like a worm.

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