Rodman comparing his era to current era

[fayt]

“If LeBron was playing in the late ’80s or early ’90s,”
Rodman said, “he’d be just an average player.”
“If Michael played today … really? If he played the
game today at 28 years old, he would average 40
points a game, probably more,” said Rodman, who
won three titles as Jordan’s teammate with Chicago.
Rodman added: “I’m just sick and tired of people
always comparing him and Michael Jordan. It’s a
whole different era, man.”
“Look at those teams [when Rodman played]. Look
at the Cleveland Cavaliers. Look at Golden State
when they had Chris Webber and all of those guys. If
those teams then could play now, they would kick
anybody’s ass today. Are you kidding me?”
“The Heat has better talent than we had, but we had
smarter players,” Rodman said. “We would match up
with the Heat easy. I would take Bosh out of his
damn game easy. That’s not even a problem. How
would Dwyane Wade match up with Scottie Pippen?
Really? Scottie Pippen would guard LeBron easy.
How are you going to cover those two guys [Jordan
and Pippen]?”
Rodman said he would have welcomed the chance to
guard James.
“If I was 28 years old guarding LeBron … are you
kidding me?” Rodman said. “If he scored on me, I
would be like, OK, thanks. Guess what, though?
Sooner or later, somebody’s gotta win, somebody’s
gotta lose, and most of the time I don’t lose.”

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[Prime™]

Agreed. I don't watch NBA much but to me the Jordan era was indeed the golden age of NBA. Andaming magagaling.


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[Zurca]

yeah, i think the 80's and 90's are the golden age of nba. jordan popularized the sports (with 2 threepeats), the magic and bird rivalry (lakers and celtics too), the bad boys of detroit, hakeem's houston rockets and many great players such as charles barkley, karl malone, john stockton, dominique wilkins, isiah thomas, glenn rice, mitch richmond, reggie miller, tim hardaway, patrick ewing, gary payton, david robinson, clyde drexler, chris mullin, joe dumars, young shaq, scottie pippen and alonzo mourning to name a few.

the level of play is not as high as it used to be, and i know that a lot of people in the league might be surprised to hear such comments coming from fans because they really did everything they could to make fans believe that the game became better by changing the rules to allow players to put huge numbers and break records, they marketed (and still do it) the idea of a "next michael jordan", try to make the public believe they found him in so many players,they use slogan like "players are bigger, faster, stronger" or "the game evolved" but the truth is players are not as good as their peers from the 80's and 90's. when you look at those games you just see it how players were skilled, a lot more fundamentally sound. seems like everybody knows how to shoot the ball,the intensity (level of effort) is incredible (specially in the playoffs), the level of the defense is a lot higher, the game is so much more physical and you have a lot more centers,the game is more collective etc. so after the departure of a figure like jordan in 98, the downfall of an incredible generation of players (age), the permission for players to come directly from high school without solid fundamentals, the money they are given at such young age, the hype they enjoy, the change of rules to help offensive players to put big numbers, the lock out in 99, the disapearance of the physical aspect of the game...all those factors contributed to the game that is played today.

[Prime™]

@ Zurc07

Wow you really are an enthusiast. Yes those guys are really gold.

These days it's not as magical, and you hit the nail right on the head when you mentioned the word hyped.

Most sports lately are so damn commercialized it's not even funny.


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[kingjames24szupladoh]

yeah, i think the 80's and 90's are the golden age of nba. jordan popularized the sports (with 2 threepeats), the magic and bird rivalry (lakers and celtics too), the bad boys of detroit, hakeem's houston rockets and many great players such as charles barkley, karl malone, john stockton, dominique wilkins, isiah thomas, glenn rice, mitch richmond, reggie miller, tim hardaway, patrick ewing, gary payton, david robinson, clyde drexler, chris mullin, joe dumars, young shaq, scottie pippen and alonzo mourning to name a few.

the level of play is not as high as it used to be, and i know that a lot of people in the league might be surprised to hear such comments coming from fans because they really did everything they could to make fans believe that the game became better by changing the rules to allow players to put huge numbers and break records, they marketed (and still do it) the idea of a "next michael jordan", try to make the public believe they found him in so many players,they use slogan like "players are bigger, faster, stronger" or "the game evolved" but the truth is players are not as good as their peers from the 80's and 90's. when you look at those games you just see it how players were skilled, a lot more fundamentally sound. seems like everybody knows how to shoot the ball,the intensity (level of effort) is incredible (specially in the playoffs), the level of the defense is a lot higher, the game is so much more physical and you have a lot more centers,the game is more collective etc. so after the departure of a figure like jordan in 98, the downfall of an incredible generation of players (age), the permission for players to come directly from high school without solid fundamentals, the money they are given at such young age, the hype they enjoy, the change of rules to help offensive players to put big numbers, the lock out in 99, the disapearance of the physical aspect of the game...all those factors contributed to the game that is played today.

i agree very well said ^^

[Zurca]

plus there is a lot less flopping during the 80s/90s than today lol.

[kingjames24szupladoh]

plus there is a lot less flopping during the 80s/90s than today lol.

yeah i agree with that too ,Defense was RUTHLESS back in the 80's and 90's... Referees weren't as quick to call fouls and it was the Era of the big men aka centers... With that said MJ still managed insane numbers, was consistent and CLUTCH... Rodman spoke nothing but the truth on here . . .

[Dimmu Borgir]

NBA games evolves as years go by. Thanks for this rivalries and dominance (Russel - Chamberlain, Julius Irving dominance, Magic dominance, MJ dominance) that Basketball become famous.
 
It was Jordan who revolutionized what we called "flashy games". In this era started the media hype of the NBA not only in US but around the world. Starting to NBA itself, players endorsement and so on. The NBA became so famous and means a lot of money.

It was so hype that today, even a single comment of an NBA player will be trending on social networks, unlike before.

But sadly the quality of players & plays is not as great as before. The standard and rules of the game, often changes to accommodate average players and great players not to excel.

Look at today, the passion for the game, the will to win & the dedication is oftentimes you cannot see from the player itself.

Today basketball is a big business. Not unlike in the 60's or 70's era..
 
   

yeah, i think the 80's and 90's are the golden age of nba. jordan popularized the sports (with 2 threepeats), the magic and bird rivalry (lakers and celtics too), the bad boys of detroit, hakeem's houston rockets and many great players such as charles barkley, karl malone, john stockton, dominique wilkins, isiah thomas, glenn rice, mitch richmond, reggie miller, tim hardaway, patrick ewing, gary payton, david robinson, clyde drexler, chris mullin, joe dumars, young shaq, scottie pippen and alonzo mourning to name a few.

the level of play is not as high as it used to be, and i know that a lot of people in the league might be surprised to hear such comments coming from fans because they really did everything they could to make fans believe that the game became better by changing the rules to allow players to put huge numbers and break records, they marketed (and still do it) the idea of a "next michael jordan", try to make the public believe they found him in so many players,they use slogan like "players are bigger, faster, stronger" or "the game evolved" but the truth is players are not as good as their peers from the 80's and 90's. when you look at those games you just see it how players were skilled, a lot more fundamentally sound. seems like everybody knows how to shoot the ball,the intensity (level of effort) is incredible (specially in the playoffs), the level of the defense is a lot higher, the game is so much more physical and you have a lot more centers,the game is more collective etc. so after the departure of a figure like jordan in 98, the downfall of an incredible generation of players (age), the permission for players to come directly from high school without solid fundamentals, the money they are given at such young age, the hype they enjoy, the change of rules to help offensive players to put big numbers, the lock out in 99, the disapearance of the physical aspect of the game...all those factors contributed to the game that is played today.

[fayt]

agree in this statement.. Jordan era is a whole lot different in Lebron era..

i agree also that they lebron would not stand a chance against defense minister scottie pippen.


the two era is like mind vs power

[¿m☺ÿ]

we can't really put the present from the past.... but i will not say that the era before has more better players than today.... why? because before only few people can really make a flashy move but now almost all players are doing it... in this era kids are getting bigger, faster and can even do a layup a shot with 2 seconds left ...before when a guy is 6'9 up will be power forward or even center because they can't really dribble the ball well but now look at the 6'10 bringing the ball down, heck even the center can move around pivoting and shooting moving the ball around very well.... i still remember when the original dream team took the Gold in the Olympics but became harder and harder for the next generation to claim is it because the talent is subsiding in US? definitely no, because the coaches around the world is not just seating while waiting to face the US basketball in the Olympics or world championship, instead they trained their heart out to find a way to beat the US team.... and that is what's happening now, everybody is training, playing for us to give them credit....not blame the other team when they loose.....

[psycho29]

may point naman siguro sya.. kaya lang di rin tlga natin masasabi kung ganun nga mangyayari

[serestro09]

Dennis Rodman has some VERY Harsh but true words for LeBron James and the Miami Heat.

“If LeBron was playing in the late ’80s or early ’90s,” Rodman said, “he’d be just an average player.”

“If Michael played today … really? If he played the game today at 28 years old, he would average 40 points a game, probably more,” said Rodman, who won three titles as Jordan’s teammate with Chicago.

Rodman added: “I’m just sick and tired of people always comparing him and Michael Jordan. It’s a whole different era, man.”

“Look at those teams [when Rodman played]. Look at the Cleveland Cavaliers. Look at Golden State when they had Chris Webber and all of those guys. If those teams then could play now, they would kick anybody’s ass today. Are you kidding me?”

“The Heat has better talent than we had, but we had smarter players,” Rodman said. “We would match up with the Heat easy. I would take Bosh out of his damn game easy. That’s not even a problem. How would Dwyane Wade match up with Scottie Pippen? Really? Scottie Pippen would guard LeBron easy. How are you going to cover those two guys [Jordan and Pippen]?”

Rodman said he would have welcomed the chance to guard James.

“If I was 28 years old guarding LeBron … are you kidding me?” Rodman said. “If he scored on me, I would be like, OK, thanks. Guess what, though? Sooner or later, somebody’s gotta win, somebody’s gotta lose, and most of the time I don’t lose.”

 

[hazmoore]

agree ako kay Rodman
stop comparing different ERA , thats the point

[serestro09]

 iba prin ang era nila Jordan   

[fayt]

Hehehe tama naman si rodman dito


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