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Old 01-23-2007, 01:22 PM   #81 (permalink)
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Re: Reggie Miller is not a first ballot Hall of Famer

Rodman fills the stat sheet in just one category, rebounding. Sure, his D was sometimes great. By his Bulls' time, it was largely hype. Rodman was always a threat to implode and take his team out of the playoffs, exactly the opposite of Reggie.

I can't imagine any playoff series the Pacers could conceivably have won without Reggie. I can't think of many series Rodman's teams won that they couldn't have won without him. On the other hand, his chronic underachievment helped lose a number of series in which they were favored.
In '92 the Pistons were bumped by the Knicks in the 1st round; in '94 his Spurs were upset by the Jazz, in '95 by Houston. Each time, Rodman failed to deliver his usual output for the playoffs. Reggie always overachieved in postseasons.

Non-boxscore contributions -- like Rodman's D (his steals and blocks are never impressive) -- can be attributed to Reggie, as well. A number of his teammates never duplicated their effectiveness elsewhere. Mark Jackson, notably, but also Jalen, Travis, Dale. Perkins, Byron Scott, and Mullin were useful in Indy after they were considered expendable elsewhere. All they had to do was get open, and Reggie got them open.
Reggie had to guard some pretty good shooters: Jordan, Iverson, etc. This often cut into his output on offense, but he was always ready to shoot.
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