The NBA's official selection of the 75 superstars in NBA history, Rodman's selection is also unexpected. Remember that when the top 50 superstars were selected that year, Rodman, who was nearing the end of his career, was not selected. In the next 25 years, the honor has been fixed, and he can squeeze out Howard Maddy and others to be selected, which is indeed a bit strange.
Choosing 75 people in '75 means that almost everyone will be the top ten players of his time. And Rodman, I'm not exaggerating to say, even at the peak of his Pistons' personal peak, wasn't even close to the top 20 in the league.
First of all, we have to admit that Rodman's rebounding is indeed a historical level, with 7 rebounding kings, especially from 91 to 93, averaging more than 18 rebounds per game for two consecutive seasons. In the era when the offensive rhythm of basketball was slow, such data was absolutely amazing and unprecedented, even if the offensive rhythm of basketball is flying fast today, the rebounding king in each season has an average of only about 15 rebounds per game. And even if you look forward, only like Chamberlain in ancient times, Russell can have such an exaggerated average of rebounds per game. Such rebounding stats, like Jordan's 37:1 points per game that season, are a monument in the history of modern basketball rebounding.
Defensively, Rodman is a historic single defender, but not the kind of player who can support a team's defensive system. When faced with a large number of defensive changes, Rodman's performance can hardly be called excellent. In fact, in the Bulls at that time, it was Pippen, a small forward, who supported the team's entire defensive system. Moreover, Rodman, as a top single defender, has a more ugly defensive performance against the top attackers of the same era, and is not mentioned when he is completely blown up by the four major centers. Even facing kemp, Malone, Barkley and Rodman in the same position as him, there are many famous scenes that have been blown up. In the 1996 Finals, Rodman averaged 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 55% shooting per game under The Camp under rodmanship, and all the data increased compared with the regular season, and even got the votes of the loser Fmvp.
As for Malone, in the 97 and 98 finals, the postman blew Rodman to the ground, and in the case of his own efficiency of 25+10, rodman could hardly play. At that time, even zen masters chose Langley to defend Malone without Rodman, and in the 98 finals G5 life and death battle Malone scored 17 points in a single quarter and scored 39 points, and singles beat Rodman and did not even know Madonna. The G6 Bulls let Rodman single-handedly defend Malone, Malone all kinds of crushing, a dozen a quasi.
In addition to the 7 rebounding kings, Rodman has 5 championships, 2 All-Stars, 2 best defensive players, and 7 league defensive ones, almost all of which are defensive and team honors.
So I'm going to draw up the career honors of another player who has had four All-Star resumes, won the championship as the team's No. 3 player from the greatest duo in history, and his personal honors also come almost entirely from the defensive end — 4 defensive players, 5 defensive firsts, and 3 defensive second-team times. Obviously, it is definitely not to lose to Rodman, and may even win a lot. But it was such a player who was not selected for the 75, and no fans tried to make a fuss for him, and even after many years of retirement (far more than 5 years), he was finally inducted into the Hall of Fame. He was Ben Wallace.
If you think Rodman is supergiant, then So is Big Ben. If you don't think Big Ben is a 21st-century supergiant, then what qualification does Rodman have to be on the Top 75? And howard, who has been the best defensive player in one game and one defense for three consecutive years, an all-star in 8 years, a block king twice, and a rebound king for 5 times, is worse than him?
Although the NBA has never said it explicitly, it has become a conventional fact that the historical status of offensive and defensive players is greater than that of offensive players and pure defensive players. The essence of basketball is still a game that scores higher than who, no matter at any time, a player who is excellent in defense but extremely crotch-pulling offensively is difficult to call a superstar of this era. Even the Monsters, which are now spat on for their rough technology, have a resume of scoring an average of 20 points per game in many seasons. Rodman has always been unable to shoot in terms of independent offense, and has not been in the middle distance. The jump shot posture is also not decent. The few jumpers that often appear in the highlights may also be the only ones in my career. In the three seasons around Jordan, Rodman's offensive performance is difficult to say. The regular season shooting percentage was 48%, 45%, 43%, and the playoff shooting rate was even worse, 48.5%, 37%, 37%, far below the average level of the interior players at that time, and this is still the strongest player in NBA history to attract defense, played.
To be honest, if put in the present, Rodman would be a super spit man with less certainty than Drummond's basket, a more maddening space black hole than Dream Green, and with the knocker room buff explosion attribute, almost no team can bear to have such a presence on the offensive end. Thanks to the era in which he played, the NBA's pursuit of offensive space was not as great as it is today.
Due to the presence of the Bull Dynasty and Jordan, many people around him have inadvertently been elevated by the fans, one person has won the Tao, and the chicken dog has ascended to heaven. Rodman may be one of the most existential players in NBA history, and he's a darling of the media and gossip mainstream, but that doesn't mean he has the strength to make it into the ranks of the 75 superstars. There is no doubt that he is a great player, and his spiritual attributes, his 7 rebounding kings, are destined to shine in basketball history. But at least, in my mind, many of the more powerful players deserve the title of Big 75.