Prime Dennis Rodman vs. Current Chris Bosh

[HisAirness3]

Who would you rather have, and who was the better player?

[Notorious D.M.C]

Who would you rather have, and who was the better player?

I'll take the manlier one aka Rodman

[kaiiu]

Her

[iamgine]

Rather have: Rodman

Better player: Bosh

[97 bulls]

Rather have: Rodman

Better player: Bosh

Say what? Rodman is the better payer. The guy dominated at 2 of the 3 main facets of basketball. Rebounding and defense.

Bosh is a very good scorer. I even think rodman is a better passer than bosh too. And bosh is blessed to have the luxery of playing in an era of terrible centers. Bosh in the 90s would be and offensive horace grant.

[Heat007]

For that Chicago team, Rodman is better. For this Miami team, Bosh is better.

You need a guy who can space the floor when you have 2 fantastic drive players like Wade and LeBron. And a guy who can nail his midrange shots (both Bosh and Haslem are great at shooting midrange shots).

Also Miami has a Top 3 defense with Bosh so Rodman isn't needed.

Moreover the Heat are a Top 3 rebounding team already so Rodman isn't needed.

Wade is averaging 8 boards in the playoffs (had 9 last night and many of them were in traffic in the paint as he's always been an excellent rebounder against bigger people). LeBron is also a great rebounder and had 10 rebounds last night.

Haslem is Top 6 for rebounding rate of all NBA power forwards. He's really good positionally and can box out really well - Notice that the Bulls only got 2 offensive rebounds last night during the 23 minutes that Haslem played.

And Mike Miller is a ridiculous rebounder and has a very high rebound rate for per minute played this year. Then of course Bosh can net you 10 boards per game. And any center you plug in there can get boards.

People who say Miami can't rebound are very dumb. Miami demolished the Lakers Bigs on the boards this year, did very well against top rebounding teams this year, outrebounded the Bulls 45-41 last night. Rebounding is all about effort, hustle, boxing out and proper spacing. Miami definitely has the guys for that... and the first 4 guys I mentioned are all excellent at tracking the ball to judge where the ball will land right as it arrives at the rim.

Miami was 3rd in the NBA for rebounding rate this year and were one of the best defensive rebounding teams in the league.

[97 bulls]

For that Chicago team, Rodman is better. For this Miami team, Bosh is better.

You need a guy who can space the floor when you have 2 fantastic drive players like Wade and LeBron. And a guy who can nail his midrange shots (both Bosh and Haslem are great at shooting midrange shots).

Also Miami has a Top 3 defense with Bosh so Rodman isn't needed.

Moreover the Heat are a Top 3 rebounding team already so Rodman isn't needed.

Wade is averaging 8 boards in the playoffs (had 9 last night and many of them were in traffic in the paint as he's always been an excellent rebounder against bigger people). LeBron is also a great rebounder and had 10 rebounds last night.

Haslem is Top 6 for rebounding rate of all NBA power forwards. He's really good positionally and can box out really well - Notice that the Bulls only got 2 offensive rebounds last night during the 23 minutes that Haslem played.

And Mike Miller is a ridiculous rebounder and has a very high rebound rate for per minute played this year. Then of course Bosh can net you 10 boards per game. And any center you plug in there can get boards.

People who say Miami can't rebound are very dumb. Miami demolished the Lakers Bigs on the boards this year, did very well against top rebounding teams this year, outrebounded the Bulls 45-41 last night. Rebounding is all about effort, hustle, boxing out and proper spacing. Miami definitely has the guys for that... and the first 4 guys I mentioned are all excellent at tracking the ball to judge where the ball will land right as it arrives at the rim.

Miami was 3rd in the NBA for rebounding rate this year and were one of the best defensive rebounding teams in the league.

So who's the better player?

[iamgine]

Say what? Rodman is the better payer. The guy dominated at 2 of the 3 main facets of basketball. Rebounding and defense.

Bosh is a very good scorer. I even think rodman is a better passer than bosh too. And bosh is blessed to have the luxery of playing in an era of terrible centers. Bosh in the 90s would be and offensive horace grant.

Nah Bosh is the better player.

[lefthook00]

WTF? Rodman.

[whoartthou]

bosh is the overall better player.

But rodman has the tangibles (positives and negatives... )

[az00m]

For that Chicago team, Rodman is better. For this Miami team, Bosh is better.

You need a guy who can space the floor when you have 2 fantastic drive players like Wade and LeBron. And a guy who can nail his midrange shots (both Bosh and Haslem are great at shooting midrange shots).

Also Miami has a Top 3 defense with Bosh so Rodman isn't needed.

Moreover the Heat are a Top 3 rebounding team already so Rodman isn't needed.

Wade is averaging 8 boards in the playoffs (had 9 last night and many of them were in traffic in the paint as he's always been an excellent rebounder against bigger people). LeBron is also a great rebounder and had 10 rebounds last night.

Haslem is Top 6 for rebounding rate of all NBA power forwards. He's really good positionally and can box out really well - Notice that the Bulls only got 2 offensive rebounds last night during the 23 minutes that Haslem played.

And Mike Miller is a ridiculous rebounder and has a very high rebound rate for per minute played this year. Then of course Bosh can net you 10 boards per game. And any center you plug in there can get boards.

People who say Miami can't rebound are very dumb. Miami demolished the Lakers Bigs on the boards this year, did very well against top rebounding teams this year, outrebounded the Bulls 45-41 last night. Rebounding is all about effort, hustle, boxing out and proper spacing. Miami definitely has the guys for that... and the first 4 guys I mentioned are all excellent at tracking the ball to judge where the ball will land right as it arrives at the rim.

Miami was 3rd in the NBA for rebounding rate this year and were one of the best defensive rebounding teams in the league.

Did you know rodman spaced the floor perfectly fine in the triangle? He set great picks and him being in paint always meant he needed two bodies on him thus spacing the floor...

Rodman would be a much better fit with that team. What's the one thing bulls and heat have in common? They both had shitty centers. But, bulls manage to win with their starting power forward and center combining for less then 17 points a game...

Watch a couple of rodmans games from his prime time, and even his chicago games and you will know he was a great spacer.

[talkingconch]

hahahahahah

[Kobe24Clutch]

I'll say Rodman.

[Heat007]

Did you know rodman spaced the floor perfectly fine in the triangle? He set great picks and him being in paint always meant he needed two bodies on him thus spacing the floor...

Rodman would be a much better fit with that team. What's the one thing bulls and heat have in common? They both had shitty centers. But, bulls manage to win with their starting power forward and center combining for less then 17 points a game...

Watch a couple of rodmans games from his prime time, and even his chicago games and you will know he was a great spacer.

Oh come on. You are talking about two entirely different things.

Bosh is a better floor spacer in the sense that he's a scorer. And he will attract defenders to follow him because Bosh must be accounted for by the defense.

The Heat are already a Top 3 defense, and a Top 3 rebounding team. If the Heat didn't have Bosh, then they wouldn't be the great offense they are... and we need him to be a more "balanced" team.

That's why Bosh fits our team much better.

What you are forgetting is Spoelstra's offense requires his PF's to have a great midrange game, who can really move and shoot well from midrange, for floor spacing. It's no coincidence that Bosh has a great midrange shot, and so does Haslem (and one of the many reasons he was resigned this past summer)

[catch24]

Rodman would make Bosh his b*tch (if he isn't one already).