Rodman was a great rebounder, and good at getting into people's heads, no doubt. But offensively, he was just about useless, only one season averaging even double figures - 11.6 in his 2nd year. And that went DOWN in the playoffs.
Chauncey Billups was not as on dimensional a player as Rodman, but he couldn't hang with Oscar on either end of the floor. While we don't have steals stats for most of Big O's career, his final year, he averaged 1.1 SPG - while Chancey only averaged 1 SPG for his whole career. Anecdotally, Oscar may have been as proficient a thief as anyone. And, let's not forget, his season of 30.8/12.5/11.4.
Kobe over Pistol, yeah, of course, altho I suspect that the 3 pt line would have evened it up a bit. And the gap between Larry Bird and Iceman is smaller than most probably think. But the real battle here is between the centers, and, honestly, it's a tough one. Kareem is bigger and faster and a better offensive player, but Russell revolutionized the game with his defense. Kareem is no slouch in the defensive arena, either, - 5 time 1st team all defensive, 6 time 2nd team, 3rd all time total blocks.
But, again, my 2nd team is full of all-defensive players, so if Kobe of Larry start heating up, just put Squid or AK47 in.
