He averaged 4.5 reb more than the #2 guy. That is absolutely ridiculous. He led the league in RPG 7 straight years (this one was #6). In 1991-92, he averaged 18.7. That's crazy.
So, which hair makes the HOF? I say leopard-print. What do you think?
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
What color hair will Rodman's HOF bust have?
While going through some basketball cards last night, I came across this Rodman:
He averaged 4.5 reb more than the #2 guy. That is absolutely ridiculous. He led the league in RPG 7 straight years (this one was #6). In 1991-92, he averaged 18.7. That's crazy.
So, which hair makes the HOF? I say leopard-print. What do you think?
He averaged 4.5 reb more than the #2 guy. That is absolutely ridiculous. He led the league in RPG 7 straight years (this one was #6). In 1991-92, he averaged 18.7. That's crazy.
So, which hair makes the HOF? I say leopard-print. What do you think?
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If you are impressed with Rodman's numbers take a look at Chamberlin's numbers sometime. Here is just the rebound numbers:
NBA rebounding records
* NBA Record - Career Total Rebounds (23,924)
* NBA Record - Career Rebounds Per Game (22.9)
* NBA Record - Most seasons leading the league in rebounds (11)
* NBA Record - Most seasons with 1,000 or more rebounds (13)
* NBA Record - Rebounds Per Game in a season (27.2)
* Chamberlain also holds the next two highest averages with 27.0 in 1959-60 and 25.7 in 1961-62)
* NBA Record - Total Rebounds in a season (2,149 in 1960-1961)
* Chamberlain also holds the next six highest totals.
* NBA Record - Rebounds in a game (55, Philadelphia Warriors vs. Boston Celtics, November 24, 1960)
* NBA Record - Most rebounds per game by a rookie in a season (27.0)
* NBA Record - Most rebounds by a rookie in a season (1941)
* NBA Record - Most rebounds by a rookie in a game (45 on February 6, 1960)
* Chamberlain, as a rookie, also grabbed 43 rebounds in one game, 42 in two others, and 40 in another.
* NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds in a playoff game (41 against the Boston Celtics, on April 5, 1967).
* Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals.
* NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds in a half (26 against the San Francisco Warriors on April 16, 1967)
* Also an NBA Finals record.
* NBA Playoff Record - Highest rebounding average in a playoff series (32.0 in a five game series against the Boston Celtics in 1967).
* NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds in a 5-game playoff series (160 against the Boston Celtics in 1967).
* NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds in a 6-game playoff series (171 against the San Francisco Warriors in 1967).
* NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds in a 7-game playoff series (220 against the Boston Celtics in 1965).
* NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds by a rookie in a game (35 against the Boston Celtics on March 22, 1960)
* Scored a then-playoff record 53 points (still a rookie record) in the same game (a game 5 victory).
* NBA All-Star Game Record - Most career rebounds in the NBA All-Star game (197).
* NBA All-Star Game Record - Most rebounds in a half (16 in 1960).
All these rebound stats are impressive but not as impressive as one of his offensive stats. In the 61-62 season he averages 50.4 points per game. Over 50 points per game FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON.
@AdamE yeah, I've looked at his numbers but it gets to be disgusting at a certain point just because of how video-game-like they are. I will say though, despite the fact that I say Chamberlain is one of the greatest of all-time, the situation he played in can't be ignored. At 7'1", he was typically at least 3-4 inches taller than everyone else. If you put Shaq in that situation, he easily matches Chamberlain's numbers. I would even say that at 6'7", Rodman would have destroyed Chamberlain's rebounding if he played during the same time. His effort for rebounding puts him in a class of his own. Chamberlain also played in a time when FG% was considerably lower. I'm not trying to take anything away from Chamberlain, but the most important thing is that the two times aren't necassarily statistically comparable. It's also interesting to look at his record in 60-61 of 27.2 RPG. The #2 guy was only 3.3 RPG behind him (granted it was Bill Russell).
I don't know which hair color I'd choose... since so many were outrageous and awesome.
However... you've inspired me to finally hunt down all of the different hair color variations for his 1996 Kenner Starting Lineups figures.
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