Isaiah didn't really keep him in check at the end in his Detroit days either. Otherwise they wouldn't have been desperate to trade him for sleeping in the parking lot with a loaded shotgun. Rodman was ed in the head. Props to him for getting in 3 good years in Chicago (when there wasn't another team in the league who would touch him) in between his failures, but you can't lay his act in San Antonio on Robinson when he pulled the exact same in LA and Dallas.
Dude he was pushing 40 in LA and Dallas. That's really ing old in NBA years.
Bob Hill didn't handle him well, but you have to lay partial blame on Robinson for going Jerry Falwell on him. How can someone be so ignorant to think that a person like Rodman would be receptive to that happy horse ?
I agree by the end his demons caught up to him. But tough to lead rodman when you are aging guys and he is now the better player ...
I'm not disparaging David I just think he and Pippen are a lot a like. Great players, and great physical specimens but they were manufactured ball players ...because both were late bloomers, who had growth spurts in college. Both played at non basketball powerhouse schools. And both couldnt ring without a a all-time great leading DESPITE having teams twith pretty good talent and solid coaches.
What does it matter what age he was pushing when he was clearly capable of still being a major rotation player? You're going to tell me a guy who gets 11 boards a game one year and 14 the next gets cut both years for being old?
Most of the greats are Mcdonald's all americans and AAU superstars neither Scottie or David were, so they missed out (which in some ways wasnt bad) on being the alpha dog amongst the very best of their peers. And I think you see the limits in their mental makeup when you compare them to say Kobe, rose, Lebron or MJ ...
Good news is most of those guys are pricks. Pippen became one hanging out with Phil and MJ ...David stayed true to his faith ...laid a good blueprint for Timmy and Manu ...
So you're telling me Robinson's insistent bible-thumping and alienation of all the non-believers didn't contribute to Rodman's laissez-faire at ude?
If that was the whole problem then why was he such a at his stops after Chicago? It's always excuse after excuse for Rodman's failures. Robinson got his ass kicked by Olajuwon in that series, but at least he didn't throw in the towel like Rodman did.
When the leader gets worked, the squad usually follows suit
Rodman quit on the team in the first quarter of game 2. They lost game 1 by one point when Rodman's man was left open for the game-winner. Seems like he should have been looking at himself for that one.
That's all fine and dandy, but Dream averaged something like 35ppg in that series
Rodman quit on the team in the first quarter of game 2. They lost game 1 by one point when Rodman's man was left open for the game-winner. Seems like he should have been looking at himself for that one.
Forgot my list of least favorite players, forgive me:
1. Ricky Davis - The word "######" has never been more appropriately applied.
2. Kevin Garnett
3. The Jazz teams in the 90's
4. Doug Christie ( got)
5. Tim Thomas
6. Most of the players on the 06 Suns team
7. Richard Jefferson
8. Jalen Rose
Spurs:
1- Post-2007 Michael Finley
2. Keith Bogans
3. Hedo Turkoglu
4. Richard Jefferson
5. Dejuan Blair
Others..
1. Kobe Bryant
2. Kevin Durant
3. Raja Bell
4. Devin Harris
5. Richard Hamilton/Ray Allen/Kevin Martin
Narrowing it down is too difficult, I just listed players off the top..
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