Dennis Rodman spoke with The Dan Patrick Show on the ongoing comparisons to LeBron James and Michael Jordan, along with the current Miami Heat lineup being compared to the Chicago Bulls from the 90’s era. The Miami Heat are well on their way to winning a second consecutive NBA Final, and regardless of their success, Rodman doesn’t feel as though their squad matches up with his Chicago Bulls from the past.
He began by dishing on LeBron being compared to Michael Jordan.
“It’s really not a comparison. If LeBron was playing in the late ’80s and early ’90s, he would be just an average player. To do what Michael has done…what he did was more charisma, there was more articulating and stuff like that. LeBron is more like…there’s no flash to his game. He’s a great player, don’t get me wrong, he’s a hell of player, I’ll give him that. But to me Scottie [Pippen] and Michael [Jordan] are probably the two best one-two punches I’ve ever seen.
“LeBron came into the age of the game at a perfect time. Michael came into the game when back then you could hit people, knock him down, shoot a free throw and get back up. And LeBron can’t do that. All they do today is b*tch about a foul. All they do is b*tch. I’m just sick and tired of people comparing (James) to Michael Jordan. It’s a whole different era, man.”
He then dished on Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, and how he and his Bulls would shut them down if they played during the same era.
“It would be no contest. The Heat has better talent than we had, but we had smarter players. That’s the only thing we had, smarter players. I would take Bosh out of his dαmn game easy. That’s not even a problem.
“If I was 28 years old guarding Lebron….seriously dude? Are you kidding me? 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.”
“And how would Dwyane Wade match up with Scottie Pippen? Really? And Scottie Pippen would guard LeBron easy. And how are you going to cover those two guys [Jordan and Pippen]?”
Source: bossip.com