Dennis Rodman (by: Dror) Essay, Research Paper

DENNIS RODMAN HAS DEVELOPED FROM A JANITOR WHO NEVER PLAYED BASKETBALL IN AN ORGINIZED WAY, TO ONE OF THE BEST REBOUNDERS IN THE NBA. NOT ONLY IS HE ONE OF THE BEST REBOUNDERS BUT HE IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED ATHELETS IN THE WORLD. RODMAN HAS CAUGHT THE PUBLIC EYE FOR HIS EVER CHANGING HAIR COLOR, TATOOS AND UNORTHODOX LIFE STYLE. HE IS AN INCREDIBLE PLAYER AND HAS GRAET ACHIVMENTS ON COURT, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE FACT THAT HE HAS DICIPLINE PROBLEMS.

HE IS A TWO TIME DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, HE IS A MEMBER OF TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH DETROIT AND ONE WITH CHICAGO BUT THE MOST AMAZING THING ABOUT HIM IS THE FACT THAT HE HAS FIVE CONSECUTIVE REBOUNDING TITLES AND HE IS ONLY 6-8. ANOTHER GRAET THING ABOUT HIM IS THAT HE IS ONE OF THE FEW PLAYERS THAT CAN CHANGE THE COURSE OF A GAME WITHOUT TAKING A SHOOT.

RODMAN DID’NT PLAY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL AND WAS ONLY 5–11 WHEN HE GRADUATED. AT THE AGE OF 20 HE WORKED AT THE GRAVE YARD SHIFT. WHILE THAT, HE DECIDED HE WOULD PURSUE BASKETBALL (AFTER GROWING 8 INCHES SINCE HIGH SCHOOL). HE INROLED IN COOK COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE IN TEXAS AND AFTER THAT HE TRANSFERED TO SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE. THREW THE YEARS 1983-1986, RODMAN AVERAGED 25.7 POINTS AND 15.7 REBOUNDS. HE LED THE NAIA IN REBOUNDING TWICE AND REGISTERED A .637

FEILD GOAL PERCENTAGE.IN 1986 HE WAS THE 27TH DRAFT PICK BY THE DETROIT PISTONS. HE HAD AN UNREMARKABLE ROOKIE SEOSON AND MADE HIS PRESENTS FELT.

IN THE SEOSONS OF 1988-89 AND 1989-90 THE PISTONS TOOK TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS AND DENNIS WAS THE MAIN REASON. IN THE SECOND TITLE YEAR RODMAN EARND DEFENSIVE PLAYER AWARDS, MADE THE ALLSTAR TEAM, AND AVAREGED 9.7 REBOUNDS. WITH RODMAN AS A STARTER IN THE FINAL 43 GAMES OF THE SEOSON, DETROIT WENT 39-4. IN THE SEASON OF 1990-91 DENNIS RODMAN HAS WON THE TITLE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE TIME AND FINISHED SECOND IN THE NBA IN REBOUNDING.

UNTIL THEN RODMAN HAD ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A GRAET REBOUNDER, BUT IN THE SEASON BETWEEN 1991-1992 HE BROKE THE MOLD AND BECAME A LEGEND. HE PLAYED MORE THAN 40 MINUTES PER GAME AND AVERAGED 18.7 REBOUNDS. AFTER WINNING THE CROWN AGAIN DENNIS BECAME THE FIRST FOWARD EVER TO WIN BACK TO BACK REBOUNDING TITLES.

IN 1993-94 RODMAN WAS TRADED TO THE SAN-ANTONIO SPURS FOR SEAN ELLIOT. RODMAN KEPT TAKING REBOUNDS AND WINNING AWARDS AND IN THE SEASON OF 1995-96 HE WAS TRADED TO THE BULLS AND WON A CHAMPIONSHIP WITH THEM.