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Rodman wasn't nearly as athletic.
It's hard to judge from just one game, but he reminds me of a MUCH BETTER Francisco Elson. I feel dirty even saying that. Elson sucked. Pops is nice.
For players like Pops who is trying to find his place in the NBA, he'll be following in the footsteps of many players who have preceded him, many just as athletically gifted and probably even more talented, who failed to make the grade. I think a lot of these young high flyers try to be jacks-of-all-trades and wind up being average or mediocre players who either drop out or spend careers warming the bench.
I'm sure luck plays a certain part in determining whether a player becomes successful or not, but I look at a guy like Bowen who decided early on that he would work harder than anyone else and become a great defensive specialist. He was smart inrealizing that great defenders are always in demand. BB realized his stregths and weaknesses early on and made a strategic career choice that has paid dividends for him financially and professionally. But it took a tremendous amount of hard work and discipline.
Getting back to Pops, I see the potential to be a great rebounder and defender, maybe a Dennis Rodman in the rough. He's about Rodman's size and is probably just as athletic. Like Rodman, pops doesn't have much of a jumpshot. He could set his sights on becoming a defensive terror and rebounding machine.. skills that are always marketable and in demand.
Rodman wasn't nearly as athletic.
It's hard to judge from just one game, but he reminds me of a MUCH BETTER Francisco Elson. I feel dirty even saying that. Elson sucked. Pops is nice.
More of a ... Tyson Chandler.
Rodman was a great athlete, and a true student of the game.
What made Rodman what he was was effort and the very fact that all he offered was rebounding...and maybe some advanced ability to predict the direction of the ball off the rim. Frankly I'm surprised the NBA hasn't seen such a specialization player since he retired.
Rodman had great instincts, and hustle like a mofo.
I'm not sure he was that athletic though.
Rodman was a unique physical specimen.. didn't Phil Jackson cite him as being the greatest athlete he ever coached (or something to that effect).endurance was off the charts.. not a great leaper though, Pops has him beat there. .another person he might emulate is Ben Wallace.. he's not that much taller than Pops but he'd have to spend lots of hours in the weights room to reach Big Ben's physique.. still achievable if he really makes a conscious effort.. I say be recognized as great at one thing rather than as average at everything..
i see him as the answer to guarding athletic big men. The ones Timmy usually have hard time dealing with.
Any help up front will be greatly appreciated and should help extend Timmy's productivity and effectiveness and possibly his career.
I think I smell sarcasm but not quite sure.
A great athlete, no question. A true student of the game? Probably more like the school troublemaker who spent a lot of time sitting outside the principal's office or in detention.But Dennis sure knew how to get into an opponents head..think Bruce Bowen on steroids
Inch for inch I'd have to say that Rodman was one of, if not the best rebounders the game has ever seen (Barkley would enter into a discussion of this sort as well...). He was also a very good low post defender, all of the shenanigans aside. I'm not certain how anyone can say the Rodman wasn't athletic. It's possible that he wasn't as athletic as Pops is, but he was athletic nonetheless.
Why didn't we pick up Pops to a 10 day contract sooner. Why the were we messing with Austin Croshere? I would love to see an athletic guy like Pops play tandem with Duncan. I mean can you see him picking up the trash and laying it in? I'd be jumpng out of my seat.
Rodman was both; the first true multiple-personality in the NBA. Rodman basically studied every jumpshot in the league to see how everyone missed. I remember he said Kerr's misses were usually long and usually went more vertical than most other shooters; he had rules like that for rebounding everyone's shots. There's no doubt he was an incredible player when not acting like a spoiled child.A great athlete, no question. A true student of the game? Probably more like the school troublemaker who spent a lot of time sitting outside the principal's office or in detention.
Next Rodman? How about the next Wilt?
Let's not aim too low when forecasting great things for the latest Spurs fan D-League romance.
Exactly who I was thinking of.
There will never be another Rodman. He was a freak of nature. A 6'8" guy who led the league in rebounding 7 straight seasons, and who played tenacious defense (2-time NBA defensive player of the year).
Pops has ZERO chance of being Rodman. But he could be a Tyson Chandler type, and if he develops a jump-shot, he could be like an Amare-light.
...or he could be in the Bulgarian B league in a year.
gotta love the positive thinking
or he could trip on his and break his neck......
What the does it matter? He's got a great opportunity if he gets his defensive wheels in motion.
I think we all want Pops to succeed, but this kid's on a 10 day contract......
I'll bet the inks being applied to a second......
Amen. Pops is already better than David Robinson. Who's next on the totem pole?
You're off about 4-5 inches eh?
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