Rodman averaged only 7.3 points per game. This has to be by far the lowest for anyone in the NBA Hall of Fame. He ranks near the top for career rebounds per game, however. About two-thirds of Rodman's rebounds were on defense which translates to significantly fewer second chances for opposing teams. Apparently for teaming up with Jordan, this enabled Jordan to have more chances and at a higher percent than Rodman, especially for three-pointers, yet what I find amazing is that Rodman's two-point percentage is quite high and higher than for Jordan on a career basis yet still lower while on the Bulls. In fact, Rodman's two-point percentage is at the level of Lebron James. Jordan's attempts at three pointers was on par for the day but nothing like how it's being done today. Jordan started off as a superstar dunker and was doing hardly any three-pointers but upped this aspect late in his career and coinciding with years with Rodman. Perhaps in focusing on rebounding so m...
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