After receiving his honorary doctorate at University of North Dakota, LA Lakers Coach Phil Jackson was asked who was the greatest athlete he ever coached. His answer: DENNIS RODMAN… not Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Shaq or Scottie Pippen.

 

Surprising? Maybe to a lot of NBA fans but I’m not surprised at all. Dennis Rodman was and still is my favorite NBA player of all time. His antics in and off the court might prove otherwise but if you look deeper into the personality of the player; his dedication to the game is amazing. Others might think that he is just a clown / freak on the court but for me he was a really efficient, hard-working, blue-collar basketball player. He did the little things that contributed to the success of his teams. I bet that Jordan & Pippen wouldn’t have done the Bulls’ 2nd Three-peat without him. I really respect him as a player that I patterned my way of playing basketball to his style (defense and rebound first). He is also the only basketball player whose trading cards I collected (and I still have to this day).

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