After hearing Worrell saying Parsons is a lot better scorer than Rodman when Drexler said he liked Chandler to go after the boards like Dennis, I was thinking about something. Was he just a monster rebounder because he had great stamina and that was his role? I know he was partly successful because of his incredible work ethic, drive and stamina that would make most players pale in comparison. So my question is, was he really that limited on offense as far as making shots go or was he just not focused on that? I haven't seen many games from his Piston days but I remember hearing he was just doing all the hard work and an unselfish player. Later with the Spurs & Bulls he became careless and just didn't score, sometimes just to be different like Kerr mentioned on Open Court. I personally haven't seen enough of Rodman to form an opinion but he could definitely shoot it but that wasn't his role with the Bulls. With the amount of rebounds he got, it's amazing though he didn't put up more shots and get more points because he got a lot of offensive rebounds. So I understand why people would not label him a scorer or not a good one, but the reason for that is something I would like to know.
He found his niche and it was rebounding. I don't think he put in the efforts to be a shooter at all. His career FT % was .584. Most of his FG were dunks. I think he figured out that if he didn't touch the ball on offense, that he wouldn't have to shoot FTs so his ppg went down as soon as he figured that out. Amazing rebounder, amazing defender, special athlete, beautiful in a dress. Dennis Rodman.
I remember he was very limited offensively, but as the years went by he seemed to care less and less about scoring. He was basically a rebounding machine that at times had an opportunity to shoot at point blank range and wouldn't. It was pretty bizarre to see his offense regress although it seemed like a conscious choice. All he cared about was getting rebounds and he was by far the best at it.
Please refrain from the smart ass comments that do not contribute to the topic at hand. You think I don't know the numbers? I even acknowledged he was not a scorer, read!!
I think your question should be could he have scored more? The answer to that is yes. He would often rebound and just throw it back out or dribble out. I'm sure he could have tried to score more, but that wouldn't have made him a scorer, which would imply he could scorer consistently with moves. Whether he could have been a scorer or not, who knows. I don't think he practiced basketball, as much as he just worked out in general. Perhaps, if he was more of a basketball junkie he could have developed some offense. He reminds me of Asik. Both are actually pretty athletic, but for some reason, they can't really control the ball with finesse around the rim. Both also had good looking free throw mechanics too, but still missed half. Maybe it's just hand size, who knows. I think that just like we have two foot jumpers, we have guys who are two handed players, which isn't good offensively, when it comes to controlling/aiming the ball.
He could score imo but just didn't given his role. I can only speak of the time he was with the Bulls. The question is, could he actually have been a scorer had he focused on it more or was he just that rebounding machine and nothing more. Hope that answers your question
Yeah, I should've made it more clear what I meant I see your point and that makes sense, because he did work out a lot and just had that mentality. I don't know whether he was a basketball junkie or not, but he always states he loved basketball and did it for the fun of the game and not the money (HOF speech). Of course he played for money too, but he was sincere about the part about not playing for money like a lot of players seem to do who do not work hard, just rely on given talent and such.
that is not a smart ass comment.....i was just replying to your topic "rodman not a scorer?" lmao......
True statement. It got to the point it's hard for me to say he "sacrificed" scoring because it was no sacrifice to him at all. To take it a step further, sometimes it seemed like he would rather throw the ball back out to get the chance at another rebound instead of just executing a simple putback. Wouldn't surprise me if he actually wanted teammates to miss for the same reason. If you think I'm going overboard, just think what a flaming nutcase Dennis Rodman was (is). I doubt he did this in the playoffs, but during the long regular season when he knew the Bulls were going to win anyway, maybe this was his way of battling boredom. I remember one time with the Spurs he jacked up several 3-pointers in one game. Nobody (including teammates and coaches) had any earthly idea what he was thinking.
Thanks for the input guys, appreciate it! This also makes a lot of sense, that he actually could've scored but rather patted his rebounding stats.
