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Why he should be inducted:
5-time NBA champion [2 Detroit (1989, 1990), 3 Chicago (1996,
1997, 1998)]
7-time rebounding champion (1992-1998)
2-time defensive player of the year (1989, 1990)
7-time all-defense (1989-96), 6-time 1st team
Stats:
Season Ag Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS +------------------+----+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+----+ 1986-87 25 DET NBA 77 15.0 2.8 5.1 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.6 2.1 2.2 4.3 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.2 2.2 6.5 1987-88 26 DET NBA 82 26.2 4.9 8.6 0.1 0.2 1.9 3.5 3.9 4.8 8.7 1.3 0.9 0.5 1.9 3.3 11.6 1988-89 27 DET NBA 82 26.9 3.9 6.5 0.1 0.3 1.2 1.9 4.0 5.4 9.4 1.2 0.7 0.9 1.5 3.6 9.0 1989-90 28 DET NBA 82 29.0 3.5 6.0 0.0 0.1 1.7 2.6 4.1 5.6 9.7 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.1 3.4 8.8 1990-91 29 DET NBA 82 33.5 3.4 6.8 0.1 0.4 1.4 2.1 4.4 8.1 12.5 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.1 3.4 8.2 1991-92 30 DET NBA 82 40.3 4.2 7.7 0.4 1.2 1.0 1.7 6.4 12.3 18.7 2.3 0.8 0.9 1.7 3.0 9.8 1992-93 31 DET NBA 62 38.9 3.0 6.9 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.6 5.9 12.3 18.3 1.6 0.8 0.7 1.7 3.2 7.5 1993-94 32 SAS NBA 79 37.8 2.0 3.7 0.1 0.3 0.7 1.3 5.7 11.6 17.3 2.3 0.7 0.4 1.7 2.9 4.7 1994-95 33 SAS NBA 49 32.0 2.8 4.9 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.3 5.6 11.2 16.8 2.0 0.6 0.5 2.0 3.2 7.1 1995-96 34 CHI NBA 64 32.6 2.3 4.8 0.0 0.4 0.9 1.7 5.6 9.3 14.9 2.5 0.6 0.4 2.2 3.1 5.5 1996-97 35 CHI NBA 55 35.4 2.3 5.2 0.1 0.3 0.9 1.6 5.8 10.2 16.1 3.1 0.6 0.3 2.0 3.1 5.7 1997-98 36 CHI NBA 80 35.7 1.9 4.5 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.4 5.3 9.8 15.0 2.9 0.6 0.2 1.8 3.0 4.7 1998-99 37 LAL NBA 23 28.6 0.7 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.7 2.7 8.5 11.2 1.3 0.4 0.5 1.3 3.1 2.1 1999-00 38 DAL NBA 12 32.4 1.0 2.6 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.2 4.0 10.3 14.3 1.2 0.2 0.1 1.6 3.4 2.8 +------------------+----+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+----+ 14 Seasons 911 31.7 3.0 5.8 0.1 0.4 1.2 2.0 4.8 8.4 13.1 1.8 0.7 0.6 1.6 3.1 7.3 +------------------+----+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+----+
Stats from http://www.basketball-reference.com/
Comment:
Yes, the guy was a flake, but if citizenship were a requirement, then Bobby Knight would not be in the hall -- and he has less rings than Rodman. Yes, he could not score, but doesn't every coach say defense and rebounds win championships? In the 1990s, no one did both better. Few forwards in history played better defense. No forward ever dominated the boards like Rodman, and you can put him on the short list with Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell as the greatest rebounders ever. The stat geeks have shown that he grabbed a higher percentage of rebounds during his 7 year run than any player in history.
If lack of offense keeps him out, then lack of defense should have kept out Pete Maravic.
Rodman should have been a first ballot inductee. Without him, Chicago does not win the last 3 titles of the Jordan era. Many argued (myself included) that he was the rightful MVP of the 1996 finals.
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