Rodman is 2 meters 01 tall, weighs 100 kilograms, in that era of the NBA dominated by tall interior lines, he had no height advantage, no weight advantage, but miraculously elected 7 rebounding kings, 2 times selected to the best team three teams, 7 times selected to the best defensive team first team, 1 time selected to the best defensive team second team, 2 times elected the best defensive player.
Although Rodman is a big forward, as the most reliable interior defender of his team, he has many opportunities to defend the opposing center, especially against the four major centers of Olajuwon, O'Neal, Ewing and Robinson, when the center of the team is blown up, he must stand up to these centers, so can he defend the four centers with such a good top defender?
Rodman vs Olajuwon
The two have played each other 30 times, 24 of them in the regular season and the remaining 6 in the playoffs. In these 30 games, Olajuwon averaged 27.8 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.2 steals and 3.2 blocks per game, shooting 50.4% from the field, leading his team to a record of 10 wins and 20 losses.
Rodman averaged 6.1 points, 14 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1 steal and 0.5 blocks per game, shooting 49 percent from the field, helping his team achieve a 20-10 record.
It can be found that Rodman's ability to grab rebounds is indeed very strong, averaging nearly 3 more rebounds per game than Olajuwon, but he did not prevent Olajuwon, Olajuwon averaged 27.8 points per game, shooting 50.4%, he did not because the defender is Rodman Scored lower, scoring efficiency did not decrease, his rich and diverse offensive weapons made Rodman helpless.
Rodman vs O'Neal
Rodman and O'Neal didn't play each other much, just 16, 12 of them in the regular season and 4 in the playoffs. In these 16 games, O'Neal averaged 26.8 points, 12.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.8 steals and 2 blocks per game, shooting 56.5% from the field, helping his team achieve a record of 3 wins and 13 losses.
Rodman averaged 7.5 points, 16.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.6 blocks per game, shooting 44 percent from the field, helping his team to a 13-13 record. Against O'Neal, Rodman won in terms of record and did a better job of rebounding protection, but lost O'Neal in other ways.
O'Neal scored 26.8 points from 56.5 percent shooting, and his average score per game against Rodman was a little lower than Olajuwon's, but his shooting percentage was not good than Olajuwon's, and even in the Magic's O'Neill, Rodman could not limit him very well, not to mention the Lakers' triple-title period O'Neal, who was invincible at that stage.
Rodman vs Ewing
Rodman and Ewing have played far more games than the other three centers, having played 53 times, 38 of them in the regular season and 15 in the playoffs. In those 53 games, Ewing averaged 24.6 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.5 blocks per game, shooting 47.8 percent from the field, helping his team achieve a 21-32 record.
Rodman averaged 8 points, 11.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks per game, shooting 50.3 percent from the field, helping his team to a 32-21 record.
Against Rodman, Ewing averaged less than Olajuwon and O'Neal, shooting less than 50 percent to just 47.8 percent, which is relatively low for centers, indicating that Rodman's defense has played a good limiting effect.
Rodman vs Robinson
Rodman and Robinson were teammates on the Spurs, and the two had a conflict, they only played 9 times as opponents, the number of encounters was very good, and they only played in the regular season. In these 9 games, Robinson averaged 24 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.8 steals and 3.2 blocks per game, shooting 44.6% from the field, helping his team achieve a 5-4 record.
Rodman averaged 4 points, 16.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game, shooting 31.4 percent from the field, helping his team achieve a 4-5 record.
Robinson is the only one of the four centers who has an advantage in terms of record against Rodman's team, but he is also the only player who is restricted by Rodman, he averaged 24 points per game when facing Rodman, the lowest score of the four centers, his shooting percentage was only 44.7%, also the lowest of the four centers, this shooting rate is not too qualified for defender players, not to mention Robinson is a center, which shows that Rodman perfectly restricted him.
When Rodman faced the four centers, he did not have an advantage in height, weight, arm span and other aspects, but he was a very cunning player, who would affect the opponent's mentality through some small actions, coupled with his defensive skills, it could really play a good defensive effect, and he could also grab so many rebounds on the head of the four centers, which was very remarkable.