Basketball Hall of Fame Debate

[District303aPastPlayer]

Does Dennis Rodman, EXCLUDING HIS PERSONAL LIFE, belong in the hall of fame?


* Led the NBA in rebounding (15.0 rpg) in 1997-98 for a record seventh consecutive season
* Has been a member of five NBA championship teams with the Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997, 1998) and Detroit Pistons (1989, 1990)
* Shares the NBA Finals record with 11 offensive rebounds in a game, achieving the feat twice during the 1996 NBA Finals
* Has appeared in 169 career NBA Playoff games, averaging 6.4 ppg and 9.9 rpg
* Grabbed a 1997-98 season-high 29 rebounds, adding 6 points and 5 assists, against the Atlanta Hawks on 12/27/97
* Posted 1996-97 season-highs of 16 points (8-11 FG) and 26 rebounds in a 116-101 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on 1/10/97
* Grabbed the 10,000th rebound of his career against the Washington Bullets on 1/14/97
* Recorded his first career triple-double, with 10 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, against Philadelphia on 1/16/96
* Named NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1989-90 and 1990-91
* Named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team seven times (1988-89 to 1992-93, 1994-95, 1995-96) and to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1993-94
* Named to the All-NBA Third Team in 1991-92 and 1994-95
* Appeared in the NBA All-Star Game in 1990 and 1992, grabbing a total of 17 rebounds in 36 minutes
* Led the NBA in field-goal percentage (.595) in 1988-89

[District303aPastPlayer]

Career Averages

Games -- 911
Games Started -- 573
Minutes/Game -- 31.7
Field Goal Percentage -- 52.1%
3 Point Percentage -- 23.1 %
Free Throw Percentage 58.4 %
Offensive Rebounds -- 4.8
Defensive Rebounds -- 8.4
Total Rebounds -- 13.1
Assists Per Game -- 1.8
Steals Per Game -- .67
Blocks Per Game -- .58
Points Per Game -- 7.3

[Sweetwater Red]

I'm a lifetime Piston fan. If you ever watch any replays of the
"Bad Boy" days on ESPN classic it's hard to imagine that Rodman
didn't always have tatooes and dyed hair. He's a first ballot
HOF'er. He broke some rules and did some unpopular things. But,
none of them were criminal offenses. Well, except for kicking that
camera man.:(

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by Sweetwater Red
I'm a lifetime Piston fan. If you ever watch any replays of the
"Bad Boy" days on ESPN classic it's hard to imagine that Rodman
didn't always have tatooes and dyed hair. He's a first ballot
HOF'er. He broke some rules and did some unpopular things. But,
none of them were criminal offenses. Well, except for kicking that
camera man.:(

The worst of his antics were kicking the camera man, and headbutting an official. He never killed anyone, ran into the stands to beat the crap out of anyone, or tested positive for PED's. I was watching the Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... and it stated that Rodman is actually a quiet guy.

[District303aPastPlayer]

no reasons for why not??

Here's my reason for why... He is the greatest Rebounder ever to play the game.

[Blastoderm55]

Agreed. He should definitely make his way in.

[Sweetwater Red]

Who does the voting for the basketball HOF ?

[District303aPastPlayer]

i'm not sure, but im wondering what reasons the 2 people who voted no will give... if they give reasons

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by Sweetwater Red
Who does the voting for the basketball HOF ? i think it's much like the heisman, the media gets a certain number of votes

and yes, he was one of the greatest rebounders of all time, and probably the darkhorse reason that the bulls won the second set of championships

[Sweetwater Red]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
i'm not sure, but im wondering what reasons the 2 people who voted no will give... if they give reasons

I noticed that too.

Haters!:mad:

[big daddy russ]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
i think it's much like the heisman, the media gets a certain number of votes

and yes, he was one of the greatest rebounders of all time, and probably the darkhorse reason that the bulls won the second set of championships
I'll agree with every last bit of this. He was the man who took Horace Grant's spot in that lineup. For those who don't remember anything about Grant, he was a great PF in his day. An All-Star and four-time All-NBA Defender. Was the approximate equivalent of a Rasheed Wallace today.

Rodman not only replaced Grant, but made everyone forget about him. What Ben Wallace does today, Rodman did at a higher level.

First ballot HOFer.