Ex-NBA guard, Scott Burrell, who was part of the Chicago Bulls team that won the 1998 NBA championship, appeared on the Scoop B Radio Podcast and talked about the New Jersey Nets days, playing for the Bulls, Chicago recent documentary, and more.
During the podcast, Burrell also shared his memories about his former Bulls teammate, Dennis Rodman, per Heavy.com:
“It was so competitive in practice. He would disappear once a week, I think. Once every couple days or week, so that was the only thing different about Dennis. But Dennis was such a great player. He watched so much film. He good care of his body. He lifted weights before games. I mean, he was so dedicated to being a great player.
To watch him go to work, and not even look to score, but STILL dominate a game defensively and rebounding, it was AMAZING that someone could do that without trying to score. His knowledge of the game – his IQ was unbelievable,” Burrell said.
Talking about who can be the modern-day Rodman, current head coach at Southern Connecticut State University, stated:
“No one. Nobody. Scoring is everything to these guys. Dennis didn’t even want to score. So I would say there is really no one like that. And no one could go get 30 rebounds, or 25, rebounds or 20 rebounds every game. Well, it’s different now because they let guys get rebounds. You had to go get rebounds back then.”
He also revealed how clever Rodman, nicknamed Worm, was on the field:
“Dennis used to always get under people’s skin. But it was a great tactic. He would get guys off their games, get them thinking – I remember what he did to Frank Brickowski. I wasn’t playing with the Bulls at the time, but I know what he did to Frank Brickowski against Seattle and got him thrown out the game a couple times. He was always the agitator, he was great at his craft, and he played mental games with a lot of people.”
