Rodman is the only player I've seen practically win an NBA Finals series with defense and rebounding. That's what he did against Seattle in 96. He should have been the Finals MVP.
Absolute robbery, Pippen and Jordan were bricking it up in that series and he saved them in a couple key games with his offensive rebounding. He also contained Kemp to an extent
@@Someone-hi1nt I understand your perspective, but did you watch that series? I did. And I'm the biggest Jordan/Pippen fan in the world. But Rodman's impact went far beyond just his defense and rebounding. The Bulls had trouble offensively that series - particularly MJ. It was one of his worst playoff performances ever. And Rodman literally changed the course of multiple games by himself. He basically got Frank Brickowski ejected from the series, and he made Brickowski completely compromised even when he did play. There was a sequence of plays in one of the games, while the Bulls were having trouble scoring, that Rodman got like 4 straight offensive rebounds, dove on th floor, got fouled, and got a technical on Frank Brickowski like all in a row. The crowd was going nuts - they were up out of their seats, and Rodman was fist pumping. He seriously changed the entire series. Without him, I'm not so sure they win. You should go back and watch the full games. That's the only way to get a sense of his impact, because it was far beyond numbers.
It's like Kenny Smith said, defence was expected out of everyone and you didn't really have specialists back in the 80s. But Dennis Rodman made it marketable
100% the Best Defender Ever. From his days as a Piston to stopping Shaq. Last part of Defense is the Rebound. Nobody better at that. Rodman was such an elite athlete too with the biggest motor. No player was so elite all over the court vs anybody like he was.
@@deebofleebo6427 Love Hakeem but he couldn't stay with guards as well as Rodman did. Rodman's versatility covering more of the floor gives him the slight edge and his rebounding clinches it.
@@heirrose1606 Olajuwon is #9 all time in steals and was stealing the ball out the hands of guards like Magic, Stockton, Isaiah, Payton, since day 1! There's compilation videos of Olajuwon blocking and stealing the ball from prime, quicker than lightning Jordan or pinning Pippen's dunk against the backboard, there's also the numbers, seeing that Olajuwon went back to back league leader in rebounds and blocks in the neighborhood of 14rpg, 2.1spg, 4.4bpg, seriously nobody in NBA history comes close to Olajuwon defensively, nobody
@@heirrose1606 there's footage of 37y old Olajuwon running up and checking Kobe at half court. Before Kobe could even move forward with a dribble, Olajuwon had already snatched it out his hands and was starting a fast break for the Rockets lol
@@deebofleebo6427 He was amazing and who I'd pick as my starting Center vs anybody. Hakeem is the closest to Jordan when it comes to playing hard both. Rodman still did more on defense. It's not about whether or not Hakeem could do what Rodman did, it's that it didn't actually happen irl not in some hypothetical.
@@deebofleebo6427 Dream may have been the greatest defensive big man at the 5 or 4, but Dream couldn't guard at all 5 positions like WORM. THAT'S WHAT MADE RODMAN THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME AT DEFENSE.
@@agentjames3083 Rodman could not guard any centers besides Shaq! Olajuwon is #1 all time in blocks and #9 all time in steals! Olajuwon has more steals than Lebron, Iverson, Isaiah Thomas, and Kobe! Goat defensive player and nobody comes close
@@agentjames3083 No, Rodman was helpless against centers like David Robinson, Olajuwon, Ewing, Mourning, even Kemp used to dominate Rodman, you're literally just speaking in talking points! Olajuwon was able to switch and guard guards, could guard Jordan and Pippen on the perimeter, was getting steals out the hands of Magic, Isaiah, Stockton, Payton, and Rod Strickland! He is the greatest rim protector of all time, he's the only center even in the top 50 all time in steals at #9, the only player in history to record 200+ steals and blocks in a season, he recorded at least 100 steals and at least 200 blocks for his first 12 seasons, he was blocking 3p buzzer beaters to win Finals games, Rodman is an amazing defender, but he's nowhere near Olajuwon defensively
@@edmondlau511 Green would be riding the bench in the 80s and 90s for most teams that won championships. Hell I'd have started Randy Brown over him. You want to talk about a player that plays defense look at that guy. Not much in offense but you told him to lock down someone who played guard that sucker thought he had a Doberman on his ass. The Doberman squad of the Bulls for that second 3peat was Jordan Pippen Brown Rodman and Harper. Those 5 flat out shutdown the opposing team and got the Bulls back into games when they were behind.
@@haroldbenton979 hell yeah they did! One of their specialties was trapping the ball handler along the sideline just as he crossed half court. No where to go. Can’t go backwards, can’t go out of bounds. Gotta pick up that dribble and hope a teammate moves to open space and the Bulls can’t rotate fast enough. The quicker guards or streak shooters could give them trouble at times. Guys such as Rex Chapman, Damon Stoudamire, and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf but then they’d get punished in the post by Jordan. If that squad played in todays NBA, I say Kukoc would replace Longley at center. Kukoc would fit in perfectly in todays softer league without having to contend with physical forwards.
@@edmondlau511 Do we really have to attempt to make Rodman look better by saying how "bad" Draymond would be? Different eras, and Draymond and Rodman were completely different defenders, even if they were both undersized. Draymond is more of a KG type of defender, using his 7'1" wingspan to disrupt and deflect. He literally just teleports to where help is needed at times, and is always talking letting his teammates know where to go. I also think Draymond was better if he is switched out onto a guard, especially at his peak. He's snuffed out point guards thinking they can go at him. And while he probably couldn't guard Shaq, I think Dray would hold his own as much as any other like sized PF could (he'd do better than Barkley, who's roughly the same height). Dray is probably the best defender for AD(no one makes AD work harder for each bucket), and it's not like Dray has not held his own against people way larger than him. In 2015 he was tasked with guarding Marc Gasol in the playoffs because Kerr wanted Bogut to roam off of Tony Allen and Dray held his own: Against Gasol he held him to sub 37% after Game 2: www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/marc-gasol-stats-vs-draymond-playoffs-2015 He made key defensive stops against Jokic: czcams.com/video/W3t5okZUIDI/video.html And he was versatile enough to guard guards/wings (Brunson/Jalen Brown) even though IMO he's past his defensive peak(2015-2019). Remember, earlier this year, he guarded KD and made him shoot 1/7(when Dray guarded him): czcams.com/video/W3t5okZUIDI/video.html To understand what Dray does defensively, this video here probably explains it best: czcams.com/video/x7gfXF6De38/video.html Rodman on the other hand really had 2 different ages of defense. His early Pistons days he was way more mobile and more versatile. While I don't think he had the defensive leadership qualities of Draymond, Rodman could teleport to anywhere on the floor. He could guard most wings and some guards (great option of players such Bird and Magic, could hold his own against Jordan), and still could guard the PFs and some centers. He agility was on another level, and he'd do anything to get in good position, and was just plain annoying. His Bulls days were definitely less agile. I probably wouldn't trust this version of Rodman to chase anyone around screens or switch onto a speedy PG like Pistons Rodman, but his added strength and amazing post defense made it so the Bulls essentially could play small ball and not be penalized (Bulls loved closing with Kukoc instead of Longley, and the trio or Jordan/Scottie/Rodman were the reason why). He'd be able to not move against most centers, and (though a young Shaq, so not peak) did amazing for someone his size again Shaq in the ECF. While Dray is probably more consistent with coming over for weak side vertical contests and blocks, Rodman was the much better charge taker, and flopped a lot more (this is meant to be in a good way) to iritate the opponent into mistakes. Also, while Dray is a good rebounder for his height, Rodman is the GOAT rebounder, so let's not discuss that. All in all, both are amazing defenders. We don't have to diss one to make the other look better. They are both top 5-10 defenders of all time MINIMUM, and if you were to put both of them on the court for one defensive stand , good luck scoring. You'd have Dray barking orders and switching relentlessly, and teleporting to block jumpshots and contest without fouling at the rim. All the while, Rodman is grabbing and flopping and switching as well, clapping and celebrating as he tips the ball 20 times to get the rebound. Those two would be hell on defense together, and when you eventually turn it over or miss, you'd have Dray trash talking in your left and Rodman celebrating and still locked elbows trying to box you out on your right. Oh, and if you just want a team of defense, as some of the comments below have done, here's mine (going 15 deep, bc why not) Payton Jordan Pippen KG Russell (WIth all that competitive fire, does this team ever lose lol) Kidd Dumars Kawhi Rodman Hakeem CP3 Tony Allen Dray Duncan Robinson Let me know what yall think, and who you'd have instead!
I'm just glad that Dennis Rodman is getting his roses while he yet live, the great Dennis Rodman I don't even care if Dennis Rodman don't think he's great we looked at him we cheered him on we know his great work we know what he did we saw it good job Rodman 🏀🥰🥰💎🏆💎🏆💎🏆💎🏆💪📜
Dennis Rodman is the type of player that is not afraid to die on the court because of his love of the sport, he turned defense and rebounding into an art, there is no one like him before or after, truly gem of a player
I never got the people that said Rodman flopped. He got in great position, took the hit and added his own strength to increase force of the hit. He earned every charge. Rodman may be the only human to ever live that was able to take a charge in such an athletic/artistic way.
That's how a Defensive Genius work Right positioning In terms of defense and knows how offense will gonna work on his favor plus factor hardwork ,aggression, timing
Playing those bulls teams must’ve been a nightmare Pippen and Jordan covering the wings and if you somehow get pass them, you got Dennis the Menace waiting in the paint
9 WORDS 9 HALL OF FAMERS TO TRIPLE TEAM WILT. SHOW ME CURRY PLAYOFF WITHOUT KLAY ??? IF HE CANT BEAT JA MORANT 1 ON 1 THAT MEANS CURRY AND BILL RUSSELL ARE NOBODIES WITHOUT SUPERTEMS. BEST DEFENDER IS HAKEEM CAUSE HE WASTE HIS ENERGY ON 25 POINTS TOO. RODMAN DOING ONLY 1 THING. REST IN OFFENSE SO HE CAN DO DEFENSE.
Look at the age when defending is an art. High frequency body contact, using arm to push the back of the backling down attacking team. But hey, it's no more now... such defense would have been called a foul today. That's why i stop watching NBA games.... since most of these games nowadays are just boring 3-points contest.
I don't understand growing up all i heard about Dennis Rodman was that he wasn't Jordan, and his haircut, and he got fouls a lot. Wtf, no one ever talked about how he was probably one of the best defensive players in NBA history.
If the modern refs called offensive fouls the same way, we would actually see more defensive plays. Currently its so hard to play defense because defenders can't get calls
Imagine Lebron played in that era... Imagine Rodman would have guarded him... Shut down 9/10! Nobody in their right mind would consider lebron the goat. Nobody.
You can make an argument for Rodman being the greatest defensive player ever. Rodman went up against the likes of shaq, zo, Ewing, Karl Malone, kemp, Barkley, AND Jordan (many other hall of famers I can’t think off the top of my head) No hate on bill at all (RIP), just saying you can make a case for Dennis as being the goat defender.
9 WORDS 9 HALL OF FAMERS TO TRIPLE TEAM WILT. SHOW ME CURRY PLAYOFF WITHOUT KLAY ??? IF HE CANT BEAT JA MORANT 1 ON 1 THAT MEANS CURRY AND BILL RUSSELL ARE NOBODIES WITHOUT SUPERTEMS. BEST DEFENDER IS HAKEEM CAUSE HE WASTE HIS ENERGY ON 25 POINTS TOO. RODMAN DOING ONLY 1 THING. REST IN OFFENSE SO HE CAN DO DEFENSE.
I didn't watch the vid. No Disrespect to Rodman, the defensive player period. BUT WHO IS ON CZcams RIGHT NOW WATCH DEFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS??? SHAME ON YOU ALL😂😂😂
The best Defender? LOL..Wilt Chamberlain eat Dennis Rodmann. Chamberlains Stats in Rebounds and Blocks are much more than Rodmanns. Feelings don't count only Numbers.
You kidding rigjt? The psych war was practically inventrd by Bill Russell as well as help defense and jumping on blocks! Russell locks up the whole frontcourt and he was so relentless that players miss their layups trying to elude his defense. They also miss layups looking for him, even though he's sitting on thr bench! I like rodman but saying he's the greatest defender is disrespecting Bill Russell.
No it's not disrespectful at all. I'm a Celtics fan thats my fav team but he cant guard the little guys too. Rodman could guard 1-5. Bill is one of the best shot blockers ever but Rodman could legit guard any man god has ever made. Look at the difference in competition too but it's all good i respect your opinion bro
@@bbvextra , Russell can guard west pretty good, so as robertson if he bridged the imaginary gap. A lot of guards back then said that they miss layups coz they were looking for him, including one time he's actually sitting on the bench. Imagine that much impact on defense? I haven't seen anyone make that much difference on defense. Don't get me wrong, rodman is may favorite newer defensive player but with the little clips I've seen and interviews from his contemporaries, I'm convinced Bill Russell is the ultimate defensive player. With rodman coming second of course. You can't surpass the MASTER!
Rodman was more versatile imo. You said it yourself, they would miss their Lay Ups because bill was hunting to block that lay up. Rodman guarded people on the perimeter, his Detroit Days were awesome to watch. (You stil can find some of those late 80/begin 90's games on yt)
Watching this whole vid and i still dont know why others(Haters) say that LeBron wont survive in these era, only if they say that bcoz he always flops, I think all of us literally know that its bcoz he wants to get calls, but as we can see, lebron's body physique is like a mountain full of muscles. I really dont get it why they say james is soft(P.s sorry guys for putting lbj's name here,just want to tell my pov and also sorry for my grammar, hope ur braincells still get it:(
😂😂😂😂When people call 80's and 90's weak era...... How many players defence like that in this era..... D. Green? 😂😂😂 Not even close.... D. Green don't even jump out to safe the ball and keep the game going..... AD? 😂😂😂😂.... Dwight still little juice like that... But, that's all......
Rodman was a laker for a short time. I would go to games with something for him to sign. Never got close to him but it was exciting. Since LeBron joined... I have no interest in going to a laker game
Rodman was certainly a world class flopper. For me, that detracts from his overall defense. Pippen was a much better defender. So was Ron Artest. There are many centers better defensively too. For non-centers, Rodman is somewhere towards the back of the top 10.
But he was so thorough in so many aspects of the game. (1 ) ran the court . ( 2) rebounded- relentlessly. ( 3) guarding a strong big man was not his strong point, but could play it adequately ( 4) ..could shut down anyone else on the remaining 4 pos.(5) tireless defender.
@@FuShengAlex PLUS OLAJUWON WASTE ENERGY FOR 25 PPG RUSSELL AND RODMAN DOING ONLY REBOUNDS AND DEFENSE. OLAJUWON IS GOD RODMAN AND RUSSELL NOBODIES. I TOOK PIPPEN , GARNETT, OLAJUWON OR WILT ANY DAY. CAUSE THEY CAN GUARD MULTIPLE POSITION BUT ALSO SCORE 20 TO 25 PPG. WHAT RODMAN AND RUSSSELL CANT EVEN DO IN VIDEO GAME.
@FIVE FIVE NINER u know damn well Bill Russell would dominate on defense today and in the 90s. He was like McHale size but way more athletic. Dude jumped over a guy on a dunk in the 50s lol.
TRY TO SCORE OR BEAT MY TEAM OLAJUWON (SWEPT SHAQ, RUSSELL CANT SHOOT) GARNETT (CAN GUARD 1 THROUG 5 , RODMAN CANT SCORE 2 PPG) PIPPEN (ONLY PLAYER IN HISTORY BESIDE GARNETT WHO LED TEAM IN ALL 6 MAJOR STATS) DUMARS (BEAT JORDAN IN 3 PLAYOFFS) MONCRIEF (SWEPT JORDAN IN PLAYOFF)
My all time defensive team: Point Guard:Gary Payton and Lindsey Hunter Junior Shooting Guard:Michael Jordan and Dwyane Wade Small Forward:Scottie Pippen and Kawhi Leonard Power forward:Dennis Rodman,Kevin Garnett,and Draymond Green Center:Bill Russell,Hakeem Olajuwon,and Ben Wallace Coaches:Larry Brown,Gregg Popovich,and Pat Riley
BEST DEFENDERS IN HISTORY : 1. OLAJUWON 2. PIPPEN 3. GARNETT 4. BEN WALLACE 5. RODMAN 6. WILT (COULD BE EVEN TOP 3) 7. DWIGHT 8. KAWHI 9. GIANNIS 10. ADMIRAL
@@sideshowbobsaget8876 EWING CANT DEFEND GUARDS AND HE DIDNT STOP OLAJUWON. DUNCAN LOST GOLD CAUSE HE CANT PLAY DEFENSE OR SWITCH OUTSIDE. RUSSELL HAD SUPERTEAM WILT AVERAGE 36 PPG VS HIM IN FIRST 7 YEARS THATS NOT DEFENDER WHEN U CANT SCORE BUT YOUR GUY SCORE AT WILL. MOURNING SAME LIKE EWING CANT DEFEND PERIMETER. THURMOND IS GREAT BUT NOT TOP 10.
My bad man you right The Dream and MJ pretty much ruled the late 80's. Not sure what I was thinking dude. Dennis the worm Rodman is sort of a basket case kind of a kooke. I now dude had a tough upbringing which molded the "personality" we all know today. 💯
All these delusional comments about the teams from then 80's and 90's, how tough they were....... blah, blah, blah.... The teams from the 80's and 90's would be blown out because they wouldn't know how to defend against the 3-pointers!!! The athletes today are far superior!!! The "bigs" from 80's and 90's are slow AF !!!!
Exactly imagine scottie tryna guard Shaq haha it would be ugly. Scottie isone of the best but not better than prime Rodman who could clamp down everyone
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Rodman is the only player I've seen practically win an NBA Finals series with defense and rebounding. That's what he did against Seattle in 96. He should have been the Finals MVP.
Absolute robbery, Pippen and Jordan were bricking it up in that series and he saved them in a couple key games with his offensive rebounding. He also contained Kemp to an extent
Yer he was awesome
no he shouldnt have lol, i get he was impactful but be real
@@Someone-hi1nt MJ shot 41% and Pippen 34%, be real 🤣
@@Someone-hi1nt I understand your perspective, but did you watch that series? I did. And I'm the biggest Jordan/Pippen fan in the world.
But Rodman's impact went far beyond just his defense and rebounding. The Bulls had trouble offensively that series - particularly MJ. It was one of his worst playoff performances ever. And Rodman literally changed the course of multiple games by himself.
He basically got Frank Brickowski ejected from the series, and he made Brickowski completely compromised even when he did play.
There was a sequence of plays in one of the games, while the Bulls were having trouble scoring, that Rodman got like 4 straight offensive rebounds, dove on th floor, got fouled, and got a technical on Frank Brickowski like all in a row. The crowd was going nuts - they were up out of their seats, and Rodman was fist pumping.
He seriously changed the entire series. Without him, I'm not so sure they win. You should go back and watch the full games. That's the only way to get a sense of his impact, because it was far beyond numbers.
Every championship team needs a Rodman.
Watching Dennis Rodman work so hard on Defense is amazing!
It's like Kenny Smith said, defence was expected out of everyone and you didn't really have specialists back in the 80s. But Dennis Rodman made it marketable
I miss watching good physical defense like this
There are definitely high intensity defensive players in the league today
100% the Best Defender Ever. From his days as a Piston to stopping Shaq. Last part of Defense is the Rebound. Nobody better at that. Rodman was such an elite athlete too with the biggest motor. No player was so elite all over the court vs anybody like he was.
Olajuwon is a better defender than Rodman
@@deebofleebo6427 Love Hakeem but he couldn't stay with guards as well as Rodman did. Rodman's versatility covering more of the floor gives him the slight edge and his rebounding clinches it.
@@heirrose1606 Olajuwon is #9 all time in steals and was stealing the ball out the hands of guards like Magic, Stockton, Isaiah, Payton, since day 1! There's compilation videos of Olajuwon blocking and stealing the ball from prime, quicker than lightning Jordan or pinning Pippen's dunk against the backboard, there's also the numbers, seeing that Olajuwon went back to back league leader in rebounds and blocks in the neighborhood of 14rpg, 2.1spg, 4.4bpg, seriously nobody in NBA history comes close to Olajuwon defensively, nobody
@@heirrose1606 there's footage of 37y old Olajuwon running up and checking Kobe at half court. Before Kobe could even move forward with a dribble, Olajuwon had already snatched it out his hands and was starting a fast break for the Rockets lol
@@deebofleebo6427 He was amazing and who I'd pick as my starting Center vs anybody. Hakeem is the closest to Jordan when it comes to playing hard both. Rodman still did more on defense. It's not about whether or not Hakeem could do what Rodman did, it's that it didn't actually happen irl not in some hypothetical.
Dennis rodman !!!!!!!!!! Warrior period!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
🗣️YEAH LIKE GOLDEN STATE GREEN! 🤷💯💪😎
GREATEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER EEEEEEEEVER !!!!!
Not better than Olajuwon
@@deebofleebo6427 Dream may have been the greatest defensive big man at the 5 or 4, but Dream couldn't guard at all 5 positions like WORM. THAT'S WHAT MADE RODMAN THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME AT DEFENSE.
@@agentjames3083 Rodman could not guard any centers besides Shaq! Olajuwon is #1 all time in blocks and #9 all time in steals! Olajuwon has more steals than Lebron, Iverson, Isaiah Thomas, and Kobe! Goat defensive player and nobody comes close
@@deebofleebo6427 I think you need to look at film because RODMAN guarded EVERYBODY. Dream as great as he was didn't !!!
@@agentjames3083 No, Rodman was helpless against centers like David Robinson, Olajuwon, Ewing, Mourning, even Kemp used to dominate Rodman, you're literally just speaking in talking points! Olajuwon was able to switch and guard guards, could guard Jordan and Pippen on the perimeter, was getting steals out the hands of Magic, Isaiah, Stockton, Payton, and Rod Strickland! He is the greatest rim protector of all time, he's the only center even in the top 50 all time in steals at #9, the only player in history to record 200+ steals and blocks in a season, he recorded at least 100 steals and at least 200 blocks for his first 12 seasons, he was blocking 3p buzzer beaters to win Finals games, Rodman is an amazing defender, but he's nowhere near Olajuwon defensively
no one destroy the record of rodman being defender ❤️
It wasn't dirty play it was hard work and physical play with a touch of Mind Games
It was dirty too lol
Definitely low key dirty lmao
What does this guy do in the weight room I wonder? Look at him pushing around Mourning and other guys much bigger than him!
Rodman is still so underrated when Draymond Green considers himself as the best defender ever...
Green would’ve been eaten alive by the PFs and Cs in the 80s and 90s.
@@edmondlau511 Green would be riding the bench in the 80s and 90s for most teams that won championships. Hell I'd have started Randy Brown over him. You want to talk about a player that plays defense look at that guy. Not much in offense but you told him to lock down someone who played guard that sucker thought he had a Doberman on his ass. The Doberman squad of the Bulls for that second 3peat was Jordan Pippen Brown Rodman and Harper. Those 5 flat out shutdown the opposing team and got the Bulls back into games when they were behind.
@@haroldbenton979 hell yeah they did! One of their specialties was trapping the ball handler along the sideline just as he crossed half court. No where to go. Can’t go backwards, can’t go out of bounds. Gotta pick up that dribble and hope a teammate moves to open space and the Bulls can’t rotate fast enough. The quicker guards or streak shooters could give them trouble at times. Guys such as Rex Chapman, Damon Stoudamire, and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf but then they’d get punished in the post by Jordan. If that squad played in todays NBA, I say Kukoc would replace Longley at center. Kukoc would fit in perfectly in todays softer league without having to contend with physical forwards.
@@edmondlau511 Do we really have to attempt to make Rodman look better by saying how "bad" Draymond would be? Different eras, and Draymond and Rodman were completely different defenders, even if they were both undersized.
Draymond is more of a KG type of defender, using his 7'1" wingspan to disrupt and deflect. He literally just teleports to where help is needed at times, and is always talking letting his teammates know where to go. I also think Draymond was better if he is switched out onto a guard, especially at his peak. He's snuffed out point guards thinking they can go at him. And while he probably couldn't guard Shaq, I think Dray would hold his own as much as any other like sized PF could (he'd do better than Barkley, who's roughly the same height). Dray is probably the best defender for AD(no one makes AD work harder for each bucket), and it's not like Dray has not held his own against people way larger than him. In 2015 he was tasked with guarding Marc Gasol in the playoffs because Kerr wanted Bogut to roam off of Tony Allen and Dray held his own:
Against Gasol he held him to sub 37% after Game 2: www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/marc-gasol-stats-vs-draymond-playoffs-2015
He made key defensive stops against Jokic: czcams.com/video/W3t5okZUIDI/video.html
And he was versatile enough to guard guards/wings (Brunson/Jalen Brown) even though IMO he's past his defensive peak(2015-2019). Remember, earlier this year, he guarded KD and made him shoot 1/7(when Dray guarded him): czcams.com/video/W3t5okZUIDI/video.html
To understand what Dray does defensively, this video here probably explains it best: czcams.com/video/x7gfXF6De38/video.html
Rodman on the other hand really had 2 different ages of defense. His early Pistons days he was way more mobile and more versatile. While I don't think he had the defensive leadership qualities of Draymond, Rodman could teleport to anywhere on the floor. He could guard most wings and some guards (great option of players such Bird and Magic, could hold his own against Jordan), and still could guard the PFs and some centers. He agility was on another level, and he'd do anything to get in good position, and was just plain annoying.
His Bulls days were definitely less agile. I probably wouldn't trust this version of Rodman to chase anyone around screens or switch onto a speedy PG like Pistons Rodman, but his added strength and amazing post defense made it so the Bulls essentially could play small ball and not be penalized (Bulls loved closing with Kukoc instead of Longley, and the trio or Jordan/Scottie/Rodman were the reason why). He'd be able to not move against most centers, and (though a young Shaq, so not peak) did amazing for someone his size again Shaq in the ECF. While Dray is probably more consistent with coming over for weak side vertical contests and blocks, Rodman was the much better charge taker, and flopped a lot more (this is meant to be in a good way) to iritate the opponent into mistakes. Also, while Dray is a good rebounder for his height, Rodman is the GOAT rebounder, so let's not discuss that.
All in all, both are amazing defenders. We don't have to diss one to make the other look better. They are both top 5-10 defenders of all time MINIMUM, and if you were to put both of them on the court for one defensive stand , good luck scoring. You'd have Dray barking orders and switching relentlessly, and teleporting to block jumpshots and contest without fouling at the rim. All the while, Rodman is grabbing and flopping and switching as well, clapping and celebrating as he tips the ball 20 times to get the rebound. Those two would be hell on defense together, and when you eventually turn it over or miss, you'd have Dray trash talking in your left and Rodman celebrating and still locked elbows trying to box you out on your right.
Oh, and if you just want a team of defense, as some of the comments below have done, here's mine (going 15 deep, bc why not)
Payton
Jordan
Pippen
KG
Russell
(WIth all that competitive fire, does this team ever lose lol)
Kidd
Dumars
Kawhi
Rodman
Hakeem
CP3
Tony Allen
Dray
Duncan
Robinson
Let me know what yall think, and who you'd have instead!
Draymond is far more impactful than Rodman. There is not comparison between the 2.
I'm just glad that Dennis Rodman is getting his roses while he yet live, the great Dennis Rodman I don't even care if Dennis Rodman don't think he's great we looked at him we cheered him on we know his great work we know what he did we saw it good job Rodman 🏀🥰🥰💎🏆💎🏆💎🏆💎🏆💪📜
One of the greatest defenders of all time. In my opinion it's Russell, Rodman and B. Wallace in the top 3.
Rodman made rebounding cool.
Without a doubt Dennis Rodman the WORM is #1 D-Fence. Back in the day ~ If he's not on your team ya hated him if he's on your team ya loved him...
I love you Dennis
Dennis Rodman is the type of player that is not afraid to die on the court because of his love of the sport, he turned defense and rebounding into an art, there is no one like him before or after, truly gem of a player
If he played the way he played in his Detroit years all throughout his career, he would've won a lot of DPOY's
He did play his entire career the way he played in Detroit
Yep but he got a relative late start in the NBA and as he aged, he foot slower but bulked up and got stronger to start guarding more centers.
Olajuwon could've been DPOY every season for his first 12 years in the NBA
He was even better in Chicago
Just didnt need to score anymore cuz he had Scottie and MJ
I had to pause @7:47 and just appreciate the 9.1 points a game and 20.6 rebounds a game also !
Rodman .One of the greatest
I never got the people that said Rodman flopped. He got in great position, took the hit and added his own strength to increase force of the hit. He earned every charge. Rodman may be the only human to ever live that was able to take a charge in such an athletic/artistic way.
It's sad we don't see this kind of defense and plays nowadays.
We do 😂
Very nice video!
It's interesting to look at these highlights. 2:01 Refs would call this a foul in todays game.
90s NBA You could hand check, forearm check, and body check perfectly legal……
Everywhere. Every team. A ring
That's how a Defensive Genius work Right positioning In terms of defense and knows how offense will gonna work on his favor plus factor hardwork ,aggression, timing
Playing those bulls teams must’ve been a nightmare
Pippen and Jordan covering the wings and if you somehow get pass them, you got Dennis the Menace waiting in the paint
it was nice when Jordan said..Yes, I want Rodman on my team
Rodman's positioning and legs were so strong he could bully the biggest men on the floor. Look at how he turned into a brick wall on Alonzo Mourning.
This was back when offensive fouls still existed and the offensive players were not protected like endangered species.
Smart guy
People really do forget Bill Russell played basketball but was an Olympic level track and field star
All I gotta say is who blocks Kareem on the same play twice!!! 💯🤷
Yeah! Real hard for Lakers fans.
Wilt Chamberlin did
Two words Bill Russell. 6'9 playing center
9 WORDS
9 HALL OF FAMERS TO TRIPLE TEAM WILT. SHOW ME CURRY PLAYOFF WITHOUT KLAY ??? IF HE CANT BEAT JA MORANT 1 ON 1 THAT MEANS CURRY AND BILL RUSSELL ARE NOBODIES WITHOUT SUPERTEMS.
BEST DEFENDER IS HAKEEM CAUSE HE WASTE HIS ENERGY ON 25 POINTS TOO. RODMAN DOING ONLY 1 THING. REST IN OFFENSE SO HE CAN DO DEFENSE.
you see that a lot today
Rodman one of the smartest players ever
Retired number 91 in Chicago
Rodman 👍
Goes to show mj had the best teamastes in the wolrd csnt do it alone 0-9 without this man 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
Green is way miles and miles way from the worm. Rodman shuts downs the opponent's superstar player yet green only guards the average ones 💀
Rodman 💪😊
He did the dirty work!!
Look at the age when defending is an art. High frequency body contact, using arm to push the back of the backling down attacking team. But hey, it's no more now... such defense would have been called a foul today.
That's why i stop watching NBA games.... since most of these games nowadays are just boring 3-points contest.
As I've said. He even rebounded Madonna
Anyone who can get Magic pissed on D, das a great defender. Magic was pissed
back when u could actually play defense
Bring back the arm bar!
Why was Van Exel in this?! Why zoom in on him to never show him? Fix it.
pistons, San Antonio,Bulls,and a couple more. everywhere a ring. lakers
Phil Jackson asked Jordan... Should we get Rodman. After a moment Jordan said.. Yes
Mi preferido es el rodman de los pistons
I don't understand growing up all i heard about Dennis Rodman was that he wasn't Jordan, and his haircut, and he got fouls a lot. Wtf, no one ever talked about how he was probably one of the best defensive players in NBA history.
If the modern refs called offensive fouls the same way, we would actually see more defensive plays. Currently its so hard to play defense because defenders can't get calls
League doesnt wants players to play D anymore... Sadly.
Its all about flashy shoots, 3's and high scores.
If I may I compare an v12 engine idol
Did Rodman ever play for the bulls against magic?
The above pic had to be Magic's last year '96 after his 2 ND (?) comeback,& Rodman's 1st with the Bulls.Magic didn't finish the season.
36:55
Madonna!!!😅
Greatest defender in nba history. How can that be when bird used to wipe his ass on Rodman and Rodman has bird playing in Europe if he played now.
Imagine Lebron played in that era...
Imagine Rodman would have guarded him...
Shut down 9/10!
Nobody in their right mind would consider lebron the goat. Nobody.
6:37-6:41
Best defender ever is gonna go to Bill or Wilt Rodman is the greatest wing defender all time easily tho
Bill Russell invented defense and won 11 rings with it, not Rodman.
You can make an argument for Rodman being the greatest defensive player ever. Rodman went up against the likes of shaq, zo, Ewing, Karl Malone, kemp, Barkley, AND Jordan (many other hall of famers I can’t think off the top of my head) No hate on bill at all (RIP), just saying you can make a case for Dennis as being the goat defender.
@@aynakoitzjose not even close
9 WORDS
9 HALL OF FAMERS TO TRIPLE TEAM WILT. SHOW ME CURRY PLAYOFF WITHOUT KLAY ??? IF HE CANT BEAT JA MORANT 1 ON 1 THAT MEANS CURRY AND BILL RUSSELL ARE NOBODIES WITHOUT SUPERTEMS.
BEST DEFENDER IS HAKEEM CAUSE HE WASTE HIS ENERGY ON 25 POINTS TOO. RODMAN DOING ONLY 1 THING. REST IN OFFENSE SO HE CAN DO DEFENSE.
@@aynakoitzjose BARKLEY IS WORST DEFENDER IN HISTORY .
JORDAN CANT STOP SHAQ HE NEED RODMAN. THAT MEANS OLAJUWON IS BEST IN HISTORY.
Bill russell guarding plumbers. Stop the hype
rodman may be the dirtiest defender of all time
I didn't watch the vid. No Disrespect to Rodman, the defensive player period. BUT WHO IS ON CZcams RIGHT NOW WATCH DEFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS??? SHAME ON YOU ALL😂😂😂
Don't poke the Bull.
D'Best talaga si Rodman si Shaquil nga nahirapan e
The best Defender? LOL..Wilt Chamberlain eat Dennis Rodmann. Chamberlains Stats in Rebounds and Blocks are much more than Rodmanns. Feelings don't count only Numbers.
No, Rodman is more faster and Smoth in difference
You kidding rigjt? The psych war was practically inventrd by Bill Russell as well as help defense and jumping on blocks! Russell locks up the whole frontcourt and he was so relentless that players miss their layups trying to elude his defense. They also miss layups looking for him, even though he's sitting on thr bench! I like rodman but saying he's the greatest defender is disrespecting Bill Russell.
No it's not disrespectful at all. I'm a Celtics fan thats my fav team but he cant guard the little guys too. Rodman could guard 1-5. Bill is one of the best shot blockers ever but Rodman could legit guard any man god has ever made. Look at the difference in competition too but it's all good i respect your opinion bro
@@bbvextra , Russell can guard west pretty good, so as robertson if he bridged the imaginary gap. A lot of guards back then said that they miss layups coz they were looking for him, including one time he's actually sitting on the bench. Imagine that much impact on defense? I haven't seen anyone make that much difference on defense. Don't get me wrong, rodman is may favorite newer defensive player but with the little clips I've seen and interviews from his contemporaries, I'm convinced Bill Russell is the ultimate defensive player. With rodman coming second of course. You can't surpass the MASTER!
Rodman was more versatile imo.
You said it yourself, they would miss their Lay Ups because bill was hunting to block that lay up.
Rodman guarded people on the perimeter, his Detroit Days were awesome to watch. (You stil can find some of those late 80/begin 90's games on yt)
2:02 Modern soft NBA my mans would have fouled out of the game in one sequence😂😂
Watching this whole vid and i still dont know why others(Haters) say that LeBron wont survive in these era, only if they say that bcoz he always flops, I think all of us literally know that its bcoz he wants to get calls, but as we can see, lebron's body physique is like a mountain full of muscles. I really dont get it why they say james is soft(P.s sorry guys for putting lbj's name here,just want to tell my pov and also sorry for my grammar, hope ur braincells still get it:(
😂😂😂 like a mountain full of muscle?😂😂😂 ask Shaquille O'Neal bcuz rodman is the one guarding him
😂😂😂😂When people call 80's and 90's weak era...... How many players defence like that in this era..... D. Green? 😂😂😂 Not even close.... D. Green don't even jump out to safe the ball and keep the game going..... AD? 😂😂😂😂.... Dwight still little juice like that... But, that's all......
Draymon still green
Olajuwon first
Rod would've got him fouled out
For me, the best defensive player of the 90s is David Robinson, and the most valuable rebounder is Dennis Rodman.
Rodman was a laker for a short time. I would go to games with something for him to sign. Never got close to him but it was exciting. Since LeBron joined... I have no interest in going to a laker game
Damn y'all really find any reason to complain about LeBron
@@oceanman4905yup
Rodman was certainly a world class flopper. For me, that detracts from his overall defense. Pippen was a much better defender. So was Ron Artest. There are many centers better defensively too. For non-centers, Rodman is somewhere towards the back of the top 10.
But he was so thorough in so many aspects of the game. (1 ) ran the court . ( 2) rebounded- relentlessly. ( 3) guarding a strong big man was not his strong point, but could play it adequately ( 4) ..could shut down anyone else on the remaining 4 pos.(5) tireless defender.
@@homoerectus744no one wants to speak about the level of competition Rodman had to face consistently
Only the late Great mr Bill Russel had an bigger, deffensive impact, than Rodman.
Olajuwons defensive impact was above his and the same for David Robinson
@@FuShengAlex PLUS OLAJUWON WASTE ENERGY FOR 25 PPG
RUSSELL AND RODMAN DOING ONLY REBOUNDS AND DEFENSE. OLAJUWON IS GOD RODMAN AND RUSSELL NOBODIES. I TOOK PIPPEN , GARNETT, OLAJUWON OR WILT ANY DAY. CAUSE THEY CAN GUARD MULTIPLE POSITION BUT ALSO SCORE 20 TO 25 PPG. WHAT RODMAN AND RUSSSELL CANT EVEN DO IN VIDEO GAME.
Bill Russell played in a small pond. Less than a dozen teams back in the day no joke. 💯
@FIVE FIVE NINER u know damn well Bill Russell would dominate on defense today and in the 90s. He was like McHale size but way more athletic. Dude jumped over a guy on a dunk in the 50s lol.
Now today games flop
Gary Payton
Michael Jordan
Kawhi Leonard
Dennis Rodman
Bill Russel
Nobody is scoring.
TRY TO SCORE OR BEAT MY TEAM
OLAJUWON (SWEPT SHAQ, RUSSELL CANT SHOOT)
GARNETT (CAN GUARD 1 THROUG 5 , RODMAN CANT SCORE 2 PPG)
PIPPEN (ONLY PLAYER IN HISTORY BESIDE GARNETT WHO LED TEAM IN ALL 6 MAJOR STATS)
DUMARS (BEAT JORDAN IN 3 PLAYOFFS)
MONCRIEF (SWEPT JORDAN IN PLAYOFF)
Moncrief
Jordan
Kawhi
KG
Hakeem
@@sideshowbobsaget8876 Good list.
My all time defensive team:
Point Guard:Gary Payton and Lindsey Hunter Junior
Shooting Guard:Michael Jordan and Dwyane Wade
Small Forward:Scottie Pippen and Kawhi Leonard
Power forward:Dennis Rodman,Kevin Garnett,and Draymond Green
Center:Bill Russell,Hakeem Olajuwon,and Ben Wallace
Coaches:Larry Brown,Gregg Popovich,and Pat Riley
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Nice photoshop
BEST DEFENDERS IN HISTORY :
1. OLAJUWON
2. PIPPEN
3. GARNETT
4. BEN WALLACE
5. RODMAN
6. WILT (COULD BE EVEN TOP 3)
7. DWIGHT
8. KAWHI
9. GIANNIS
10. ADMIRAL
only Hakeem, KG, Wilt, Wallace and Robinson are top ten defender of all-time. You missed Russell, Duncan, Alonzo, Ewing, Thurmond etc
@@sideshowbobsaget8876 EWING CANT DEFEND GUARDS AND HE DIDNT STOP OLAJUWON. DUNCAN LOST GOLD CAUSE HE CANT PLAY DEFENSE OR SWITCH OUTSIDE. RUSSELL HAD SUPERTEAM WILT AVERAGE 36 PPG VS HIM IN FIRST 7 YEARS THATS NOT DEFENDER WHEN U CANT SCORE BUT YOUR GUY SCORE AT WILL. MOURNING SAME LIKE EWING CANT DEFEND PERIMETER. THURMOND IS GREAT BUT NOT TOP 10.
@@sideshowbobsaget8876 NEXT 10 :
MUTOMBO OVER DUNCAN
MOURNING OVER EWING
MONCRIEF OVER JORDAN
PAYTON OVER STOCKTON
@@PIP...33 My top 20 defenders:
1.Bill Russell
2.Hakeem Olajuwon
3.Dennis Rodman
4.Dikembe Mutombo
5.Tim Duncan
6.Ben Wallace
7.Alonzo Mourning
8.Nate Thurmond
9.David Robinson
10.Mark Eaton
11.Kevin Garnett
12.Patrick Ewing
13.Dwight Howard
14.Wilt Chamberlain
15.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
16.Michael Jordan
17.Scottie Pippen
18.Kawhi Leonard
19.Draymond Green
20.Gary Payton
@@dashauncarney9651 RUSSELL PLAY IN SUPERTEAM HE NEVER PROVED ANYTHING IN LIFE
🧢. Hakeem is better
@@fivefiveniner1537 YEAH WE TALK THAT OLAJUWON WASTE ENERGY ON 25 PPG ALSO SO IT MEANS RODMAN REST IN OFFENSE TO DO ONLY 1 THING . OLAJUWON IS GOD.
My bad man you right The Dream and MJ pretty much ruled the late 80's. Not sure what I was thinking dude. Dennis the worm Rodman is sort of a basket case kind of a kooke. I now dude had a tough upbringing which molded the "personality" we all know today. 💯
All these delusional comments about the teams from then 80's and 90's, how tough they were....... blah, blah, blah.... The teams from the 80's and 90's would be blown out because they wouldn't know how to defend against the 3-pointers!!! The athletes today are far superior!!! The "bigs" from 80's and 90's are slow AF !!!!
He's not better than Scottie Pippin
Yeah but he has more rings! 💯 🤷
I'm a Bulls fan and Rodman flat out shutdown Shaquille O'Neal for us in 96 Mourning in 97 and 98 plus made Malone look like a fool in those finals.
Exactly imagine scottie tryna guard Shaq haha it would be ugly. Scottie isone of the best but not better than prime Rodman who could clamp down everyone
@@bbvextra plus Pippen never won the defensive player of the year and worm freaking did that crap back to back.
Much better in defence , and rebounds!!! 1 one!
Colll🤗❤