@@marvin4827 exactly. He figured if hes gonna score 0 points. He gonna make sure the top guy on the other team do the same shit. My real question is which Rodman was more deadlier all around. Pistons Rodman or Bulls Rodman?
@@dashboardmoney5743 Yeah like get rebounds, save a ball from goin out of bounce, & defend/piss off the other team anyway possible. That's easier said than done.
I hear a lot about how Dennis was incredibly strong and had tremendous endurance. No one talks much about his trolling ability- he was a smart guy. Picked the roll he was best at and pushed it. Champion
Dennis could actually shoot the ball.. He could fly and dunk the ball, pass, steal, rebound, guard, shoot the 3 pointer and party all night and still have a good game.
Call me crazy, but if I was building my all-time team it would include Rodman. There have been plenty of great scorers over the years, but he might be the best defender and best rebounder of all time. He always hustles and brings a competitive spirit to the team... that is, if he shows up.
I used to have that debate with a buddy years ago. Rodman or Ben Wallace, and I always went with Wallace because Rodman would bring some drama and Big by contrast was a locker room leader. That said, if you're talking all round game and better athlete, I would go with Dennis. I have to be transparent, Ben Wallace is one of my top five all time favorites so Im biased.
The Bulls don’t pull off the second three-peat without Rodman. He was such a major force in that team and so vital to offense, defense and taking players out of their comfort zones. Rodman was the key to that three-peat.
It was the all around chemistry. Pippen learned a lot from MJ and MJ motivated Rodman. MJ's competitive dedication was so fierce. When the other players see how relentlessly bad you want it, they want it too. Imagining what they would've been like without any of the starting 5 is tough. Toni K was a huge contributor as well
@@fortnitegod6987 that’s not how the Bulls operated Rodman. He was part of a rotation on Shaq. Phil knew Shaq would feast on him so he was only used on Shaq in high energy spurts. Besides the Lakers had about a 15 point lead at one time in the game. What you should ask is why Jordan missed 22 freaking shots that game. Shaq only missed 8. So tell me who shut MJ down? Nick? Eddie?
@@coloneldusty4476 that’s not remotely true 🤣. Phil would allow Shaq to feast early on the game to not allow the rest of his team to get going. Rodman would guard Shaq in the 2nd half to shut him down for the rest of the game. You have no clue what you’re talking about. Rodman shutdown Shaq multiple times so it’s not some “spurt”.
@@lefrenchwithacbg4732 he didn’t guard Centers on his own he held his ground and help came plus I’d like to see him on an island with Kyrie on the perimeter 😂
I remember watching that game. I was shocked that Dennis was able to hold Shaq the way he did. I’ve seen people/teams slow him down but only Dennis was able to shut him down.
@@oreocremeshake Actually, I don't think Shaq scored any points on Rodman. The 4 points he got in the second half(which took him to 27) were made prior to Phil switching Rodman onto Shaq. Rodman completely shut down Shaq this game and held him to 0 points. What's more incredible is that when you watch the full game, it's Rodman doing it without help 90% of the time. Almost all teams doubled Shaq in the paint. The fact that Rodman was able to shut him down and hold him to 0 points over 3 quarters(including OT), with mostly single coverage, is simply insane. It wasn't the only time Rodman really dominated Shaq with defense, either. Shaq always seemed to struggle with Rodman, and Shaq even talks about it from time to time now on TNT. MJ was also ice cold this game, so I think it's fair to say Rodman won the Bulls this game.
@oldschoolpk did you watch the video? The bulls tried like every player they could until the start of the 2nd half when Rodman was put on Shaq and held him off.
All the while laughing about it, knowing it's just Rodman getting under the skin of the opponent. I'm 100% convinced MJ and Pippen only held him back to add to the theatrics.
@@Murasakyba probably because they need the guy to keep checking shaq. the lakers should subs 2 best 3 pointers they have. bull overall defense was so bad.no defense what so ever on the outside.
Became my favorite player of all time after that game. My friend was a huge Shaq fan and we both were freaking out over how Rodman played it was awesome
Rodman is the person who only work for winner and Jordan might be encouraged him with the word "I need you to take care the defense and let me handle the offense".
@@Mikael-jt1hk i don't think you understand what IQ means, specifically 'game' IQ lmao the fact you haven't heard this common term shows you don't play or watch any sports lmao
@@ngatiwarrior6975 IQ is a specific measurement of human intelligence. Dont try to change the meaning because you're clearly the ''well below 100 demographic'
Whats great about Rodman is that he can actually play any position. He can shoot, fly, dunk but he has a laser focus on the task that is given to him. He doesnt care about how many points he gets when hes already sorounded by point getters. He cares about what role he has to take on to contribute for the win. Temper aside, he's the guy you want to fill in the last slot on your team.
This is why players from todays era wouldnt make it back in the 80s and 90s. They were allowed to play defense, now if you look at a guy wrong they blow the whistle.
That explains why the post game is just owning the league today.. its just way to easy to score down there because they cannot defend in the post.... Oh... wait.. the post game is not owning league today. You have zero clue what you are talking about.
@@Kunfucious577 A lot of the greatest rebounders did that. IF you can use the tip of your fingers to direct it then you can effectively beat taller players for the rebound. Hakeem used to do it too. Rodman was the greatest rebounder of all time. The early guys don't count to me cause they played such a different game.
To be fair, Shaq himself has stated that WILT was the most dominant player ever (on TNT as an analyst) - but Bill Russell the greatest (at Shaq's HOF speach).
I wouldn't say the best defender but definitely the best rebounder and easily the most annoying defender ever, he was great then because there weren't as many fouls called as there is know a days. The best defender hands down has to be bill Russel
I don't even watch NBA games anymore...haven't really played since high school....stumbled across this channel and I watch every single video. Keep up the good work BTM!
He was a winner before he became the worm when dumars says he would run a. Hour on the stair master after the game...just shows determination...I would watch nba just watch this guy rebound his positioning for his size was a thing of beauty and the fact he didn’t have to score to impact the game like he did was just remarkable no man ever will ever mimic his skill sets my favourite player of all time
Dennis was a genius on the basketball court. He was also clutch. That Game 6 vs the Sonics back in Chicago things were starting to slip in the 3rd quarter. Rodman made three crucial baskets IN A ROW. Yes Dennis Rodman a non scorer who did everything else to perfection. When that happened it sent the message like, ah, there’s no way you’re winning this Seattle. Forget about it. Classic Dennis. Not just a HOFer, but one of THEE best ever. And yet he gives a Michael and Scottie all the praise as the ultimate team player would.
This is Shaq being coached by Del Harris. When Phil came to town, he knew Shaq was missing opportunities by not reposting and getting the ball deeper. Got MVP right away.
@@Edd1e8 And Rodman doesn't need to depend Shaq. Because when Phil coached Shaq. Rodman played together with Shaq for the Lakers and Phil after the 98 season.
I watched dennis in the 90's with the Bulls ; he is hardworker and anyone knows basketball knows that running up & down the court is not easy , and needs top shape athlete !
@@sarahhape8077 it may be easy running back and forth. Try running back and forth while dribbling. Constantly changing directions, stopping, turning and attacking. Not in the same sequence everytime. It becomes exhausting, the constant change of direction that rugby doesn't have.
Basketball is nearly as physically demanding as rugby. Basketball players play almost half as less in a sport where your barely aloud to touch eachother. Now try running up and down a 150-200 feet pitch while being tackled by 250 pound men running at top speed. I know which one id rather do.
Thank you for your videos. One of my favorite channels. Dennis Rodman was a variable in championship teams that made that team a champion. He went on the court and did things no one else wanted to do, but needed to be done...
My question is which Dennis was more deadlier? Detroit Dennis w/o the tattoos & crazy hair. Or Bulls Dennis with all of them & still being all team defence??
MJ, Scottie and Phil Jackson openly said that Dennis Basketball IQ is off the chart. When he joined the bulls was very easy for him to understand the triangle offense
@@rezyfx Easier said than done bro, if you said is true, why only the bulls and Phil Jackson, Tex Winter applied it? Why none of the other teams applied it too?
@@andersonking609 because they have other plays, you know teams know other teams plays right, if a play is so good, knowing it won’t do anything, the triangle offence is a simple play but very effective.
Favorite Worm story. Thomas recalled in a game during Rodmans rookie year he grabbed a rebound. Had the open dunk. But was just so happy to have the ball he dribbled back out and passed the ball back to Thomas and reset the offense
I loved watching Rodman play as much as I did Jordan. Michael made you appreciate his dominance while Dennis made you appreciate his work. I learned so much about the game from those 2.
Dennis Rodman was a classic player who you used to hate when he played against your team but when he joined your team, you loved him so don't be too quick to judge you might end up loving that person,oh and by the way I was at this game!!!
As a Bulls fan, this happened to me as soon as the Bulls got Rodman, who previously played for the hated "Bad Boys" Pistons. As soon as I heard Rodman was coming to Chicago, I was like "We're going to win the Championship!" And then we did win it, and then again, and then again. Now Rodman is probably my favorite player of all time, even moreso than Jordan.
Prime Rodman was not to be messed with, he'd get you 10 points, 15 rebounds, and a couple assists and the guy he was guarding was in for a rough night. I was a big fan of Rodman since the Bad Boy days
I literally get chills every time I see those early/mid 90’s east all star teams jus imagining the thought of Shaq and Jordan on the same team is terrifying
Dennis Rodman was probably the most talented defensive player ever in my opinion. His crazy antics often over shadowed his talent but he got the job done like a pro..
As a huge Bulls fan in the eighties and nineties, I find this statement incredibly optimistic. I never watched a game that came down to the wire and thought, "I hope Rodman shoots now," except for when Rodman was playing for the Pistons. But Rodman might still have been the best all-around player on the team, or at least second-best.
The NBA is not what it used to be it changed a whole lot back then got to play hard to win today's NBA is not fun to watch in all honesty I don't see Hall of Famers in today's NBA back then in the NBA each team had an All-Star player some teams even had two or three All-Star players in the old NBA LeBron James couldn't play back then the way the game was played America,THANK'S COMMENT FROM CHICAGO.
Dennis Rodman has never ever bin a player that worries about scoring points he's always about defending that's why he's one of the greatest defenders of all time my next favorite is Uncle Ben Wallace these guy's are tuff like concrete
@@RafaelGarcia-ju1tc cause they lost like 3 role players and penny missed 2 games... its not all about mj being better than in 95, magic was worse in 96
phil is a great coach watching everything going on and making changes good to see he knew what dennis was good at and knew dennis was going to shut the big man down because he was a great defender, really enjoy that jordan seen what dennis can do and asked phil if he can coach him, sucha great outcome and a great player to be on the same team as jordan and pippen.... but this game damn 0 points but look at that 16 rebounds
Dude like, he can literally read aerial ball trajectories and determine where it's gonna likely miss and prep himself for the rebound before the ball even hits the rim
Rodman must have been extremely strong or he knew a lot about physics. My guess is both. Especially knowing how he used to study rebounds and how much energy he had.
dude was a legit genius. He always seemed to know where the ball would fall even before it hit the rim. If you watch some of his highlights, he barely moves on some rebounds because of great positioning
This video would be my "Exhibit A" in several cases I could make for/against certain NBA tropes. One case is the uniqueness of Rodman's career from his early Detroit slashing/finishing perimeter defender to his manic rebounding interior force late career with the Bulls. At different points of his career he was one of the rangey-est , quickest perimeter defenders , on par with guys like DJ and Coop, in terms of foot speed, length and quickness to one of the most physical, tenacious fundamentally sound interior defenders. If you were to divorce said aspects of his one career and extrapolate them into two separate careers, the one being the perimeter defender and the other being the 'banger, both "players" would be HOF'ers. Another case I would use this for is the ability of Phil Jackson's coaching staff to improve the fundamentals of their players , namely Shaq's atrocious footwork and positioning, as the Jackson era Shaq's footwork was much more fluid and less choppy and his positioning far more effective. The Shaq of Orlando and early LA had terrible habits and would merely try to overpower someone when his first or second moves were countered, later career Shaq had criminally underrated fundamentals. The last case I would use this video in is to put to rest anyone arguing that Shaq was better than Hakeem. This kind of thing never happened to Dream, early career Dream was a bit of a knucklehead like 'Sheed was so you might of been able to get him out his hook up, but when he recommitted to his faith and add the H back to his name all bets were off, he was the hoops embodiment of the whole "Bruce Li be like water" ethos. While I am a fan of 'Diesel, Dream was like a force of nature. Anyways thanks for the video Sean! Appreciate you!
Michael Jordan is my all-time...but even I have trouble justifying it sometimes when I compare him with the Dream. I also really appreciated Jordan backing me up by saying he'd take Hakeem first in his fantasy draft. ha!
What we see here is impeccable foot work with Rodman. Just to name a few recent great both offensive and defensive players who had impeccable foot work, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryan, Hakeem Olajuwon,, Steve Nash, Carmelo Anthony (in descending talent order). Basketball is played as much or more with your legs then your arms. Shaq is a legend with below average footwork and he is still an all time great. Respect.
@@trollpuppetmaster6878 I recommend that you read the comments you're commenting on. I never insinuated that Carmelo or Nash where great defensive players. Be polite and lay of the booze before commenting with your stupidity on youtube. Have a nice day Sir.
Rodman played with a lot of heart, and was such a good defender that he could still be a starter with virtually no offense. He made defense fun to watch. Then as you see, he makes those clutch free throws. Here’s a personal story inspired by Rodman. When my son moved into a higher basketball league, and the established players wouldn’t pass him the ball. I remembered Rodman, and told my son (who was upset and ready to quit) to be “nightmare guy” on defense. I told him, since they won’t pass you the ball, you can play a game within the game. I told him, “Who ever you are guarding to be all over them like Rodman, and make it a nightmare for them to where they pass the ball because you overwhelm them.” From the stands, it was one of the most entertaining games I ever saw because he got in the head of that other kid mentally, and completely shut him down. You could see his spirits lifted. He had a purpose. It was like that all season until one game; the coach and 3 of his star players missed a game for some other league thing. I forget what it was called. Traveling league?? Bottom line my son finally got to show he can play offense on that game. They came back from behind on his shooting a defense, and he scored some clutch jump shots. As a father. That was the best game of my life to watch. The whole family was in the stands on our feet. Some of us were in tears we were so happy. Pretty silly I know.
Somebody somewhere sat Dennis down and told him "If you lose your shit and get ejected we lose. If they do, we win." because in chicago he showed incredible restraint... for The Worm anyhow.
@bojo perez So after seven years, being a key member, winning 2 DPOTY, and 2 championships in Detroit, you’re telling me that they didn’t influence Rodman?
I have this game on VHS tape!!! Occasionally we'd record random games, and this one happens to be one of them. I've watched it a lot. Toni Kukoc was the hero!!
Shaq is definitely one of the best centers of all time, but when Rodman was on him his dominating game wasn't as good as it usually is, but his big ego won't let him admit it , Rodman is one of the Best defenders of all time for a reason
WOW! I watched this game live and remember Jordan and Pippen tackling him near the end of the great comeback, but I was not aware of the fact that he held Shaq scoreless.
YO!! dope video! I've always wondered what game it was when Jordan and pippen wrestled Rodman to the ground in that iconic photo, lol. To know THIS was the game and he did that, after being dwn 22.. LOL damn shaq!!
There's a reason Jordan and Pippen were happy to put up with all his shit. The man was an incredible asset on the floor and did all the hard/dirty work others couldn't or didn't want to do.
Shaq said that centers didn't give problems but smaller guys that were power forward give him tougher time like Charles Oakley, Karl Malone, Dennis Rodman, and others.
Okay let's not get carried away he never locked down Jordan He gr ave Jordan some dirty fouls sometimes and then some good defense othe times but Jordan would take it personally and do the same thing to Rodman he did to everyone else.
This guy could guard all 5 positions. Guys like Shaq don't want to recognize how good he really is. They'd pick on the man they can bully... like Dwight.
Rodman was the player u wanted on your team. He played hard, didnt care to shoot, & took pride on getting 0 points & 18 rebounds
Rodman's defensive tactics made him the most misunderstood player evev. Scoring was not a priority but winning the game was...
He just did the things the team wanted him to
@@marvin4827 exactly. He figured if hes gonna score 0 points. He gonna make sure the top guy on the other team do the same shit.
My real question is which Rodman was more deadlier all around. Pistons Rodman or Bulls Rodman?
@@dashboardmoney5743 Yeah like get rebounds, save a ball from goin out of bounce, & defend/piss off the other team anyway possible. That's easier said than done.
One the best d pl. Rebounding +
Rodman was so good he had Shaq complaining about physicality.
Shaq was so mad he got a hard time vs Dennis he can't even push him back down ..
And rodman only an inch taller than jordan
now that says something
David Borges he probably knew secret Chinese pressure points that would cause excruciating pain upon contact.
Why he is called big worm
This is the first time I’ve seen Shaq so nervous being defended. The unstoppable force has met the immovable object.
The other game to watch is the firtst Yao Ming game vs shaq.
That is the perfect description of what happened there. I mean, assuming Shaq is the "immovable object," we've all seen how he hustles.
@Narendra
No, Shaq is and always has made his career off of being an immovable object. That's why he played center.
@@elbruces bruh no, unstoppable force is offense while immovable object is defense. You saying Rodman is the unstoppable force?
Ótima comparação
I hear a lot about how Dennis was incredibly strong and had tremendous endurance. No one talks much about his trolling ability- he was a smart guy. Picked the roll he was best at and pushed it. Champion
Yeah smart and insanely crazy, I don't understand to this day how someone can combine those traits
Shaq was 6 inches taller and over 100 pounds heavier than Rodman at the time
My respect for Rodman 📈📈📈
Rodman was strong Malone was also much bigger than him ..
@@zendo09 if I remember correctly malone is the only player that got the better out of dennis rodman
@@morpher728 not too much better, 2 rings say Rodman did good enough job lol
@@ClaptonsWig 3 rings with the Bulls and 2 with the Bad Boys.
Pure heart amd passion
Dennis could actually shoot the ball..
He could fly and dunk the ball, pass, steal, rebound, guard, shoot the 3 pointer and party all night and still have a good game.
i know he could dunk, pass, and play defense but he cant shoot 3 automatic or good but his jumper was okay
That first sentence was bait that Bad Boy shot Bricks but who cares he got boards!
Man I miss when the NBA would let the Big Men bang it out in the paint. Rodman was a beast and Shaq please NOT HUMAN
He had nice touch but no, he could not shoot
@@jeffreysmith4196 right the current NBA is so weak in defense. I swear a little touch is a foul in these days.
Call me crazy, but if I was building my all-time team it would include Rodman. There have been plenty of great scorers over the years, but he might be the best defender and best rebounder of all time. He always hustles and brings a competitive spirit to the team... that is, if he shows up.
Reason Jordan got him brought to Chicago
He would be in my all time team too
I'd put him on my all time best defensive team with Michael Cooper from the Lakers first.
I used to have that debate with a buddy years ago. Rodman or Ben Wallace, and I always went with Wallace because Rodman would bring some drama and Big by contrast was a locker room leader. That said, if you're talking all round game and better athlete, I would go with Dennis. I have to be transparent, Ben Wallace is one of my top five all time favorites so Im biased.
He’s in my all-time list too. He’s one of the greatest to ever play! He does things that normal superstars don’t do. Absolutely love the worm
The Bulls don’t pull off the second three-peat without Rodman. He was such a major force in that team and so vital to offense, defense and taking players out of their comfort zones. Rodman was the key to that three-peat.
True. But by that time all 3 superstars were masters of the game
It was the all around chemistry. Pippen learned a lot from MJ and MJ motivated Rodman. MJ's competitive dedication was so fierce. When the other players see how relentlessly bad you want it, they want it too. Imagining what they would've been like without any of the starting 5 is tough. Toni K was a huge contributor as well
@@oceanwaves83 I think everyone knew if they missed assignments MJ would get on their asses lol. You couldn't play poorly
And the rockets not making it outta the west
Rodman was just great component. I mean the bulls did win a 3 peat a few years earlier without Rodman. Lol the key in both 3peats was MJ.
Rodman's statsheet for this game:
Points: 2, Rebounds: 18, Shaqs neutralized: 1
Bullshit. Shaq scored 27 points this game. On 60 percent shooting. MJ was 10-32. .313 percent shooting.
@@coloneldusty4476 yea he was 27 before Phil Jackson put Rodman on him. He didn’t score after that.
@@fortnitegod6987 that’s not how the Bulls operated Rodman. He was part of a rotation on Shaq. Phil knew Shaq would feast on him so he was only used on Shaq in high energy spurts. Besides the Lakers had about a 15 point lead at one time in the game. What you should ask is why Jordan missed 22 freaking shots that game. Shaq only missed 8. So tell me who shut MJ down? Nick? Eddie?
@@coloneldusty4476 that’s not remotely true 🤣. Phil would allow Shaq to feast early on the game to not allow the rest of his team to get going. Rodman would guard Shaq in the 2nd half to shut him down for the rest of the game. You have no clue what you’re talking about. Rodman shutdown Shaq multiple times so it’s not some “spurt”.
@@coloneldusty4476 you probably one of the dummies who disagree that Rodman would shutdown Lebron.
Pip just smiling the whole time he’s tackling Rodman. Is the funniest shit ever
So trueee 😂
Rodman was smiling too. They both knew it was clock running time and worm was notorious. Pip had that look like "aww come on Dennis, again?.." 😂
I remember watching this game live. Every one though the refs would eject Rodman.
@@level2boxing749 right but shaq was the one mad and started causing problems, good no ejection by the refs
@@dylonmartinez7946 In those days the refs needed little reason to eject Rodman.
It still brings tears to my eyes watching the old bulls....
Feel that
Yall some weak ass males getting emotional over grown men shooting balls
@@dawolfx_9518 You a kid tryna piss off people appreciating The 90's Bulls
Me 2 bro
Amen!!!
Will never forget this game. Especially when MJ and pip tackled Rodman to prevent a fight lol. They were all laughing lol
The Worm is one of the greatest defensive players ever! He was a winner! I love how intense he played every game.
U dont see that shit anymore, greetings from Costa Rica
@Yuvi A Rodman can guard a 6" point guard or a 7" center. Wilt and Russel can block....
And he wore nose rings, imagine getting locked down by a guy with nose rings and 69 style hair.
@@lefrenchwithacbg4732 he didn’t guard Centers on his own he held his ground and help came plus I’d like to see him on an island with Kyrie on the perimeter 😂
@@davidfebreeze428 he doesn't guard center, he just held his ground ?!? WTF is guarding for you ??????
I would pay good money to see Rodman guarding LeBron.
I would bet they would make some whatever reason to suspend Rodman in game 5
I would pay good money to see Rodman doing anything at all in 1996 ahahahhahahah
Easy... Lebron will bleeding
LeFlop would cry to the refs and write a letter to the China and get Rodman benched.
Young Pistons/Spurs Rodman would give Lebron hell...Bulls Rodman wasn't shifty and quick enough on his feet to guard Lebron in open space.
I remember watching that game. I was shocked that Dennis was able to hold Shaq the way he did. I’ve seen people/teams slow him down but only Dennis was able to shut him down.
Shaq went 27/13 on 60 percent shooting. wTF you talking about. Jordan shot 10-32. He missed 22 damn shots. This is a Jordan cover up.
@@coloneldusty4476 He scored 23 of em when someone else was guarding him.When rodman strted guarding him shaq only scored 3 points.
@@oreocremeshake Actually, I don't think Shaq scored any points on Rodman. The 4 points he got in the second half(which took him to 27) were made prior to Phil switching Rodman onto Shaq. Rodman completely shut down Shaq this game and held him to 0 points. What's more incredible is that when you watch the full game, it's Rodman doing it without help 90% of the time. Almost all teams doubled Shaq in the paint. The fact that Rodman was able to shut him down and hold him to 0 points over 3 quarters(including OT), with mostly single coverage, is simply insane. It wasn't the only time Rodman really dominated Shaq with defense, either. Shaq always seemed to struggle with Rodman, and Shaq even talks about it from time to time now on TNT.
MJ was also ice cold this game, so I think it's fair to say Rodman won the Bulls this game.
agreeed
@@coloneldusty4476 those points were against Longley and Wennington. He scored NOTHING against Rodman. You're watching the proof
Anyone who can keep prime Shaq to 0 points, even just for 1 game, deserves to be in the NBA75.
Give ‘em a Medal of Honor and Purple Heart too Lmao
shaq had 27 points that game, bulls fans are crazy.
@@oldschoolpk you could easily google the stats for that game and verify that sha scored 27 that game
@oldschoolpk did you watch the video? The bulls tried like every player they could until the start of the 2nd half when Rodman was put on Shaq and held him off.
And Shaq wanna talk bad about Howard but never talked about how Dennis shut him down only weighing 220 pounds 😂🤣😂 Rodman stayed in Shaq head.
And Rodman was as short as Jaylen Brown while Howard was around 6’9-6’10
@Rodzilla It's said that in Wilt's day, he never got away with those lead elbows and still retired with a higher scoring average.
@feldman marty Good point!!
@Rodzilla Yes, cause he didn't bully a lot.
@The Book Of ƬЯXPXP Right, like, he could hit them 🤣😂
I absolutely loved watching MJ and Pippen holding him back so he doesn’t get ejected. 👌🤣
All the while laughing about it, knowing it's just Rodman getting under the skin of the opponent. I'm 100% convinced MJ and Pippen only held him back to add to the theatrics.
@@shanefield7339 no cus he’d beat the crap out of shaq
@@Murasakyba probably because they need the guy to keep checking shaq. the lakers should subs 2 best 3 pointers they have. bull overall defense was so bad.no defense what so ever on the outside.
Became my favorite player of all time after that game. My friend was a huge Shaq fan and we both were freaking out over how Rodman played it was awesome
Rodman was the smartest defender. His mastery of leverage, angles and the game's mental acuity are rivaled by no one
Rodman is the type of person to listen to nobody yet he listens to Jordan.
Cause Jordan is more intensity than Dennis. And he knows it.
Rodman is the person who only work for winner and Jordan might be encouraged him with the word "I need you to take care the defense and let me handle the offense".
cause he respect MJ so much. its all about the respect
That’s prolly the person he couldn’t guard
Because he wanted too. Beside michael Jordan gave Dennis Rodman his RESPECT.
Dennis was strong af, never got tired, high iq, and insane. Lol
The perfect combination
I dont think you understand what IQ is mate..
@@Mikael-jt1hk i don't think you understand what IQ means, specifically 'game' IQ lmao the fact you haven't heard this common term shows you don't play or watch any sports lmao
@@ngatiwarrior6975 IQ is a specific measurement of human intelligence. Dont try to change the meaning because you're clearly the ''well below 100 demographic'
@@Mikael-jt1hk like I said, try playing sports for once in your life 🤣
Whats great about Rodman is that he can actually play any position. He can shoot, fly, dunk but he has a laser focus on the task that is given to him. He doesnt care about how many points he gets when hes already sorounded by point getters. He cares about what role he has to take on to contribute for the win. Temper aside, he's the guy you want to fill in the last slot on your team.
I remember a game where Rodman got a couple of three pointers. Good thing he made them else Jordan would have knifed him.
This is why players from todays era wouldnt make it back in the 80s and 90s. They were allowed to play defense, now if you look at a guy wrong they blow the whistle.
I remember Duncan getting ejected for laughing WHILE ON THE BENCH
That explains why the post game is just owning the league today.. its just way to easy to score down there because they cannot defend in the post.... Oh... wait.. the post game is not owning league today. You have zero clue what you are talking about.
@@jamessackett9239 Yeah man for sure, there sure is a great selection of skilled low post big man compared to back then no doubt...
1) Rodman plays mind games with his opponents
2) Rodman isn’t afraid to get hit
He learned from Bill Laimbeer and Isiah Thomas and Rick Mahorn. Rodman was a Piston first.
Rodman said it himself. He would study how a player misses the shot and he would know where it would end up, so he would be there when it happen.
That’s how you rebound
Thats actually pretty interesting
He would just keep poking the ball up in the air until it got in his hands. It would frustrate the hell out of everyone.
@@Kunfucious577 A lot of the greatest rebounders did that. IF you can use the tip of your fingers to direct it then you can effectively beat taller players for the rebound. Hakeem used to do it too. Rodman was the greatest rebounder of all time. The early guys don't count to me cause they played such a different game.
Rodman might be my favorite player of all time. Guy lived and loved the game.
Yeah Shaq is the most DOMINANT player, until Rodman guards him.
Or Hakeem or robinson or Ewing or any all time elite big man
@@morpher728 the truth
To be fair, Shaq himself has stated that WILT was the most dominant player ever (on TNT as an analyst) - but Bill Russell the greatest (at Shaq's HOF speach).
@@morpher728 when did Hakeem ever guard Shaq. He relied on double and triple teams
Yao Ming
I know Shaq was amazed by Rodman’s strength. Shaq legit couldn’t budge him 🤯
He tired him out
Ben Wallace had a similar effect on Shaq. I think because both being shorter than O'Neal they had a better center of gravity.
@@traw1369 Rodman kept hitting him and banging him and it took a toll on Shaq
@@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 lol Shaq went 26 pts on 63 percent shooting on Wallace in the 2004 finals.
@@KDSlimReaper Shaq shit on Rodman. Not even a question
Wrong! He is not one of the best defender, HE IS THE BEST DEFENDER in NBA's history
Wilt Chamberlain has him beat. You’re not looking at the whole history. Not taking away from Rodman though. He was damn good.
I wouldn't say the best defender but definitely the best rebounder and easily the most annoying defender ever, he was great then because there weren't as many fouls called as there is know a days.
The best defender hands down has to be bill Russel
I’d say Bill
No, wilt chamberlain was
Agreed
I don't even watch NBA games anymore...haven't really played since high school....stumbled across this channel and I watch every single video. Keep up the good work BTM!
Imagine Rodman guarding LBJ. LeBrown would quit in the first half...
🤣 but today's NBA the ref will defend LBJ from RODMAN
Bro would be crying lmao the refs would eject rodman for defending
Probably retire
LBJ would have quadruple-double- 33pts, 11rbds, 10ass, 18flops
LeBron would average 18 ppg 9 apg on 42 % shooting against the 96bulls
It’s so much harder to grab 20 boards than get 20 points
Look at the stats in the 90s vs other gens in total rebounds. Its like 8 or 9 less on average. The fact he averaged 17 in the 90s is nutty
you seen Jokic?
At the time it was the other way around, it was based on scoring. But depended on who was on your team hogging the boards.
of course, cause 20 points can be a 2 or 3 pointer.
Draymond Green wouldn't stand a chance guarding Shaq. Rodman is top 3 defensive player.
Word
Draymond wouldn't make cut back then
Defense at the NBA is a playground for kids nowadays comparison with the 80s and 90s is just doesn't make any f. sense.
Interesting, who is top 1 and 2? Carl Melon? Maybe in scoring, who is better than Dennis in defence? Pure defence?
@@tiantony4416 i would put Bill Russell at the top actually
He was a winner before he became the worm when dumars says he would run a. Hour on the stair master after the game...just shows determination...I would watch nba just watch this guy rebound his positioning for his size was a thing of beauty and the fact he didn’t have to score to impact the game like he did was just remarkable no man ever will ever mimic his skill sets my favourite player of all time
Dennis was a genius on the basketball court. He was also clutch. That Game 6 vs the Sonics back in Chicago things were starting to slip in the 3rd quarter. Rodman made three crucial baskets IN A ROW. Yes Dennis Rodman a non scorer who did everything else to perfection. When that happened it sent the message like, ah, there’s no way you’re winning this Seattle. Forget about it. Classic Dennis. Not just a HOFer, but one of THEE best ever. And yet he gives a Michael and Scottie all the praise as the ultimate team player would.
The worm's tactic - Prior to receiving the ball, keep Shaq positioned outside the paint.
I don't think many can do that 😂😂
@@cicciobombabumbumcha worm is strong even if his body is twice as small as shaq :D incredible man
This is Shaq being coached by Del Harris. When Phil came to town, he knew Shaq was missing opportunities by not reposting and getting the ball deeper. Got MVP right away.
@@Edd1e8 And Rodman doesn't need to depend Shaq. Because when Phil coached Shaq. Rodman played together with Shaq for the Lakers and Phil after the 98 season.
Well no... Shaq had a tendency to post up in the block like that. Phil put his ass right under the basket
I watched dennis in the 90's with the Bulls ; he is hardworker and anyone knows basketball knows that running up & down the court is not easy , and needs top shape athlete !
It is easy running up and down on a court in basketball running up and down on a rugby field is awhole another level ! But you are true though
@@sarahhape8077 try running 48 minutes 8 month a year .. it needs athleticism top notch!
@@sarahhape8077 it may be easy running back and forth. Try running back and forth while dribbling. Constantly changing directions, stopping, turning and attacking. Not in the same sequence everytime. It becomes exhausting, the constant change of direction that rugby doesn't have.
Basketball is nearly as physically demanding as rugby. Basketball players play almost half as less in a sport where your barely aloud to touch eachother. Now try running up and down a 150-200 feet pitch while being tackled by 250 pound men running at top speed. I know which one id rather do.
I would've loved to see a rebound battle between Rodman and Moses Malone.
I love videos on Rodzilla! People often forget how critical he was to the Bulls success. He did exactly what Mike and Scottie needed!
Thank you for your videos. One of my favorite channels. Dennis Rodman was a variable in championship teams that made that team a champion. He went on the court and did things no one else wanted to do, but needed to be done...
Dennis was a white man with a black skin color.
that's how he felt.
I'm from Detroit,. Most people don't know that Dennis was EXTREAMLY smart when it came to basketball. He was just a unique dude off the court.
My question is which Dennis was more deadlier? Detroit Dennis w/o the tattoos & crazy hair. Or Bulls Dennis with all of them & still being all team defence??
MJ, Scottie and Phil Jackson openly said that Dennis Basketball IQ is off the chart. When he joined the bulls was very easy for him to understand the triangle offense
@@andersonking609 it’s easy for anyone to understand a play like that lol but yeah he’s very smart.
@@rezyfx Easier said than done bro, if you said is true, why only the bulls and Phil Jackson, Tex Winter applied it? Why none of the other teams applied it too?
@@andersonking609 because they have other plays, you know teams know other teams plays right, if a play is so good, knowing it won’t do anything, the triangle offence is a simple play but very effective.
8:58 even scottie and jordan doesn't understand that Rodman just playing mind games there. He's smiling coz mission accomplished
pippen smiled too when they fell lol
They were just playing the "good cops" role.
Well... he also "played mind games" that got him ejected from most games in one playoff series. I don't think they were overreacting.
Favorite Worm story. Thomas recalled in a game during Rodmans rookie year he grabbed a rebound. Had the open dunk. But was just so happy to have the ball he dribbled back out and passed the ball back to Thomas and reset the offense
I’ve been watching this channel for about 2 months now. Just now subscribed 🤘🏽
I loved watching Rodman play as much as I did Jordan. Michael made you appreciate his dominance while Dennis made you appreciate his work. I learned so much about the game from those 2.
I would put rodman as the best non center defender of all time and easily top 5 defender of all time
Over Tim Duncan?
@@theomiller7182 defender? Yes! But if you ask overall, that would be Tim
Top 5 defender and rebounder.
@@TheFerozuddin stfu
@@gaswvtv1400 He right that Rodman was a better defender and rebounder, but ofc tim d is the better player
I always come to your channel when I need a break…many thx for cheering me up with your videos☀️☀️
Yooo I just caught your new Rodman video, bout to catch this one! Appreciate the work Sean!
This guy sounds like he was born in England, but grew up in philly
gotta be from baltimore
I was just like damn kid from the UK knows his hoops
I definitely agree I couldn't put my finger on it but I got it now
He sounds like a Dutch native to me
He says Dennis Rot-man- like he stops breathing and can't use the D sound in RoDman. 😂
Dennis Rodman was a classic player who you used to hate when he played against your team but when he joined your team, you loved him so don't be too quick to judge you might end up loving that person,oh and by the way I was at this game!!!
That’s dope
What!!!! No Way!?!? When was it again? Where were your seats? How'd you get tickets?
As a Bulls fan, this happened to me as soon as the Bulls got Rodman, who previously played for the hated "Bad Boys" Pistons.
As soon as I heard Rodman was coming to Chicago, I was like "We're going to win the Championship!" And then we did win it, and then again, and then again.
Now Rodman is probably my favorite player of all time, even moreso than Jordan.
Prime Rodman was not to be messed with, he'd get you 10 points, 15 rebounds, and a couple assists and the guy he was guarding was in for a rough night. I was a big fan of Rodman since the Bad Boy days
I literally get chills every time I see those early/mid 90’s east all star teams jus imagining the thought of Shaq and Jordan on the same team is terrifying
Dennis Rodman was probably the most talented defensive player ever in my opinion. His crazy antics often over shadowed his talent but he got the job done like a pro..
DENNIS ,is not a player, hes an ATHLETE..., hes complete package..RESPECT THE MAN, UNDER RATED POWER FORWARD.. HOF..
He's not underrated most people see him as a top 5 defender and most see him as the best rebounder ever or at least top 3
@@AntdaGreat yeah but people forget he won 2 rings without Jordan.
Man, everytimes I'm listening to you talking about early 90's basketball it's goosebumps.
One of your Videos, worth watching more than once for sure!
Six things Rodman was the All Time Goat at: Rebounding, Defense, Energy, Getting into your head, Acting like a freak, and Explosive episodes of anger.
Rebounding is Wilt, Defense is Russell, Energy is Kobe, the 4th is KG, Kobe or MJ.
the wicked part is RODMAN can shoot and score when he wants too, but gave all that to MJ and pippen. GROAT!
@Ali Nader S Abdulla S Shbar Al Mousawi I'd take a wild guess he is saying Greatest Rebounder of All Time
As a huge Bulls fan in the eighties and nineties, I find this statement incredibly optimistic.
I never watched a game that came down to the wire and thought, "I hope Rodman shoots now," except for when Rodman was playing for the Pistons.
But Rodman might still have been the best all-around player on the team, or at least second-best.
I thought it was greatest rotation(player) of all time
@Ali Nader S Abdulla S Shbar Al Mousawi groat. Greatest rebounder of all time
A true GROAT! Indeed
I miss this times so much🥺 Thank‘s for upload👍🏼
Keeps shaq at 0 point
Shaq "he cant guard me"
At that stage, he wasn't guarded.. he was domesticated.
The days when Shaq couldn't tell us how many rings he had when he had no comeback were a great time.
@@jasondyrkacz8270 even today rodman still has more rings than him
@@rianadhitana9508 “Domesticated” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I miss the 90s NBA it was so competitive and exciting. Rodman is a Rebounding defensive Artist.
I miss everything from 90s...
@@montazownianr1 I hear ya the 90s was crazy but safe at the same time in a weird way. The summertime was even better 👍
The NBA is not what it used to be it changed a whole lot back then got to play hard to win today's NBA is not fun to watch in all honesty I don't see Hall of Famers in today's NBA back then in the NBA each team had an All-Star player some teams even had two or three All-Star players in the old NBA LeBron James couldn't play back then the way the game was played America,THANK'S COMMENT FROM CHICAGO.
@@joselperez449 always brings Lebron into it don’t you
Got to say he made the game even more fun to watch, such a amazing team!
I'm so glad they have these videos to show all those people out there who talk trash about Jordan , Pippen , Rodman 🔥💯
Dennis Rodman has never ever bin a player that worries about scoring points he's always about defending that's why he's one of the greatest defenders of all time my next favorite is Uncle Ben Wallace these guy's are tuff like concrete
Pretty much dude had like 0 points but 22 rebounds
@@JJ-nr9cs yeah but he can score average 11.1 ppg
Got that right bro
Hakeem better defender than both
@@siren4094 ehhhh possibly at guarding big men. But Hakeem couldn’t defend and lockdown guards like Rodman. Rodman was the ultimate defensive package
1996 Bulls made Shaq avoid the 90s East
Well he was in the east until the lakers. Wouldnt say avoided
@@artisticskillz01 he's saying that's why he went there
SHOTS FIRED
@Just a Man Then Magic was swept by the Bulls the following year 🤷♂️
@@RafaelGarcia-ju1tc cause they lost like 3 role players and penny missed 2 games... its not all about mj being better than in 95, magic was worse in 96
I really loved seeing this video, well done .
phil is a great coach watching everything going on and making changes good to see he knew what dennis was good at and knew dennis was going to shut the big man down because he was a great defender, really enjoy that jordan seen what dennis can do and asked phil if he can coach him, sucha great outcome and a great player to be on the same team as jordan and pippen.... but this game damn 0 points but look at that 16 rebounds
Rodman basketball IQ was off the charts. The best defensive player of All Times!
Lol IQ I dont think he was thinking
@@joe52987 Bruh... you think when you play Basketball.... wth you saying.
Dude like, he can literally read aerial ball trajectories and determine where it's gonna likely miss and prep himself for the rebound before the ball even hits the rim
@@SH2K9 You wouldn't overstand you never played on any sports teams 🤭
you really gonna do hakeem like that?
He humbles Shaq. Shaq tries to ignore this fact but it’s realer than the real deal Holyfield.
Rodman is still the best rebounding/defensive specialist of all time. What a pleasure to watch him in action as a Bull. As a Piston, eh, not so much.
Rodman must have been extremely strong or he knew a lot about physics. My guess is both. Especially knowing how he used to study rebounds and how much energy he had.
dude was a legit genius. He always seemed to know where the ball would fall even before it hit the rim. If you watch some of his highlights, he barely moves on some rebounds because of great positioning
@@sugher4749 Phil Jackson said Rodman mastered the triangle offense faster than any other player he ever coached.
Dennis has to be a top 5 all time defensive player.
Lowkey top 3 lol
HIS SECOND.... TO NONE.
and an underrated passer
definitely best defensive wing.
This video would be my "Exhibit A" in several cases I could make for/against certain NBA tropes. One case is the uniqueness of Rodman's career from his early Detroit slashing/finishing perimeter defender to his manic rebounding interior force late career with the Bulls. At different points of his career he was one of the rangey-est , quickest perimeter defenders , on par with guys like DJ and Coop, in terms of foot speed, length and quickness to one of the most physical, tenacious fundamentally sound interior defenders. If you were to divorce said aspects of his one career and extrapolate them into two separate careers, the one being the perimeter defender and the other being the 'banger, both "players" would be HOF'ers. Another case I would use this for is the ability of Phil Jackson's coaching staff to improve the fundamentals of their players , namely Shaq's atrocious footwork and positioning, as the Jackson era Shaq's footwork was much more fluid and less choppy and his positioning far more effective. The Shaq of Orlando and early LA had terrible habits and would merely try to overpower someone when his first or second moves were countered, later career Shaq had criminally underrated fundamentals. The last case I would use this video in is to put to rest anyone arguing that Shaq was better than Hakeem. This kind of thing never happened to Dream, early career Dream was a bit of a knucklehead like 'Sheed was so you might of been able to get him out his hook up, but when he recommitted to his faith and add the H back to his name all bets were off, he was the hoops embodiment of the whole "Bruce Li be like water" ethos. While I am a fan of 'Diesel, Dream was like a force of nature. Anyways thanks for the video Sean! Appreciate you!
Michael Jordan is my all-time...but even I have trouble justifying it sometimes when I compare him with the Dream. I also really appreciated Jordan backing me up by saying he'd take Hakeem first in his fantasy draft. ha!
Shaq: “Earnie I never got zero points in a game”
Earnie: “Yes you did”…
Shaq: “Whatever Earnie”…
*Ernie
To be fair in that game he also got some points BEFORE Rodman start going against him
I'm new to your channel. I love it. You do good work.
What we see here is impeccable foot work with Rodman. Just to name a few recent great both offensive and defensive players who had impeccable foot work, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryan, Hakeem Olajuwon,, Steve Nash, Carmelo Anthony (in descending talent order). Basketball is played as much or more with your legs then your arms. Shaq is a legend with below average footwork and he is still an all time great. Respect.
Nash,Carmelo defense please 🤭 put back on your Mask 😷 You have the Covid-19 😂
@@trollpuppetmaster6878 I recommend that you read the comments you're commenting on. I never insinuated that Carmelo or Nash where great defensive players. Be polite and lay of the booze before commenting with your stupidity on youtube. Have a nice day Sir.
Paul Pierce also has god tier footwork!
Yao ming as well
@@ingolfurmagnusson4786 Jordan better footwork than Olajuwon wtf he didn't even have better footwork than Kobe
Rodman played with a lot of heart, and was such a good defender that he could still be a starter with virtually no offense. He made defense fun to watch.
Then as you see, he makes those clutch free throws.
Here’s a personal story inspired by Rodman.
When my son moved into a higher basketball league, and the established players wouldn’t pass him the ball. I remembered Rodman, and told my son (who was upset and ready to quit) to be “nightmare guy” on defense.
I told him, since they won’t pass you the ball, you can play a game within the game. I told him, “Who ever you are guarding to be all over them like Rodman, and make it a nightmare for them to where they pass the ball because you overwhelm them.”
From the stands, it was one of the most entertaining games I ever saw because he got in the head of that other kid mentally, and completely shut him down.
You could see his spirits lifted. He had a purpose.
It was like that all season until one game; the coach and 3 of his star players missed a game for some other league thing. I forget what it was called. Traveling league??
Bottom line my son finally got to show he can play offense on that game. They came back from behind on his shooting a defense, and he scored some clutch jump shots.
As a father. That was the best game of my life to watch. The whole family was in the stands on our feet. Some of us were in tears we were so happy.
Pretty silly I know.
@Mightymikeamps . Beautiful story
Awesome stuff and great advice from his dad. ;)
Great story!
Shaq is a force and the Worm did a number on him. Was fun to watch. Great video
Thanks. Great content!
in my book, Dennis Rodman was the best onball Defender this game has ever seen.
Somebody somewhere sat Dennis down and told him "If you lose your shit and get ejected we lose. If they do, we win." because in chicago he showed incredible restraint... for The Worm anyhow.
That would’ve been the Bad Boy Pistons.
@bojo perez So after seven years, being a key member, winning 2 DPOTY, and 2 championships in Detroit, you’re telling me that they didn’t influence Rodman?
Had to be Jordan, Rodman respects him, AND the 1995 Bulls knew they needed rebounds and someone to cover Shaq. Dennis did.
Dennis Rodman is the most underrated player people think he could not compete in today's NBA but look at him handle Shaq back then
The refs would just foul him out so shitters like Harden can travel and throw threes without getting their feels hurt
Loved the commitment from Dennis Rodman proving a big heart can match size
I have this game on VHS tape!!! Occasionally we'd record random games, and this one happens to be one of them. I've watched it a lot. Toni Kukoc was the hero!!
Ya. But if rodman didn't get a good defense in Shaq. Shaq would have scored more.
You can’t talk about Jordan without talking about Scottie n Dennis
scottie yea. but he had 3 rings before dennis ever wore a bulls jersey
Yeah but history tells Kerr and kukoc scored the wins hehehe
@@kabiebebe2332 huh??
@@Se0420_ hahaha
Rodman is one of the main reason why bulls got their 2nd 3peat. Imagine bulls going againts lakers without rodman. They cant stop shaq.
it is a tremendous defensive task to be guarding Shaq in his prime years, and it seems DRod is able to take care of the job.
Amazing video, thanks 😀
Shaq is definitely one of the best centers of all time, but when Rodman was on him his dominating game wasn't as good as it usually is, but his big ego won't let him admit it , Rodman is one of the Best defenders of all time for a reason
Shaq was mad he couldn't bully WORM... Rodman was only one who could guard Jordan to Shaq... Rodman deserves more recognition as a all time great
Rodman is king! Basketball was so tough back then, too. Wow.
WOW! I watched this game live and remember Jordan and Pippen tackling him near the end of the great comeback, but I was not aware of the fact that he held Shaq scoreless.
From this NBA era.I've never seen a player like Rodman.
because of penalties that they will get..money and stats is endanger when they do what Rodman's did.
YO!! dope video!
I've always wondered what game it was when Jordan and pippen wrestled Rodman to the ground in that iconic photo, lol. To know THIS was the game and he did that, after being dwn 22.. LOL damn shaq!!
There's a reason Jordan and Pippen were happy to put up with all his shit. The man was an incredible asset on the floor and did all the hard/dirty work others couldn't or didn't want to do.
When I would watch him play I never realized how good he truly was. Dude counted rotations of people's shots to help predict rebounds. Who does that?
Shaq said that centers didn't give problems but smaller guys that were power forward give him tougher time like Charles Oakley, Karl Malone, Dennis Rodman, and others.
Yao ming and hakeem locked is ass down
@@mmmmm_monke8828 exactly
@@mmmmm_monke8828 hakeem lock everyone down lol
@@retiredwestbrookfan6049 yeah hakeem was a monster
That’s cause rodman outsmarted him and played crafty, Hakeem used to go toe to toe and face him head on, fighting fire with fire
Rodman locked down MJ and Shaq. Let that sink in.
Okay let's not get carried away he never locked down Jordan He gr ave Jordan some dirty fouls sometimes and then some good defense othe times but Jordan would take it personally and do the same thing to Rodman he did to everyone else.
What does the sink want now!?
When exactly did he (or anyone) shut down Jordan?
Post that video.
Dennis Rodman was very strong also don't forget Rodman played against Kareem in the finals 3 times.
He couldn't lock down Hakeem
Rodman could party all night long..show up on game day..not warm up..And still do his job defending & rebounding the ball..
Awesome video!
This guy could guard all 5 positions. Guys like Shaq don't want to recognize how good he really is. They'd pick on the man they can bully... like Dwight.