Dennis Rodman Battles Bill Laimbeer in First Return to Detroit (Rodman Ejected)

[@LEEMAN-X]

Damn watching Bill you can really see where Dennis got all his antics from..lol

[@oldhickory4686]

Lol! Laimbeer was a better Rodman than Rodman...if that makes sense.

[@LEEMAN-X]

@@oldhickory4686 absolutely lol

[@sportscoatjunior3689]

Right

[@PolishBehemoth]

but Bill Lame beer doesnt have nearly as many rings though.

[@jarenmontaos5195]

​@@PolishBehemoth And Rebounds and DPOY

[@sidhalee5897]

No One can make Rodman so mad, except Laimbeer

[@southbeachtalent]

Dennis Rodman in a Spurs jersey, Sean Elliot in a Pistons jersey. Bizzaro world indeed

[@EFunkRock]

Sean Eliott returned to San Antonio in 1994.

[@theone-ds7iz]

Dennis said! Nicely 3 seconds 👌 please.

[@michaelpipetap8307]

Rodman didn’t get good until he became a Bull

[@whaddyathink949]

@@michaelpipetap8307 you should keep your mouth shut if you don't know anything about the subject.

[@codieomeallain6635]

@@michaelpipetap8307 He was only defensive player of the year for the Pistons years before he felt anything but disgust for the Bulls. Not really good.

[@robotube7361]

People forget that it wasnt just Jordan that made the league so watchable in the 90s. There was a plethora of colorful characters like Rodman, Gary Payton, Mahorn, Lambeer which made the league so fun to watch.

[@slynn6167]

Dang that was Tom Thibodeau as an Assistant Coach of the San Antonio Spurs, with a head full of hair, holding back Dennis Rodman at the end there.

[@JCmeister9]

Was that really him? I thought he kind of looked like him from an angle but I couldn't really tell because he looked a lot younger, skinnier, and had a lot more hair.

[@vinylfrontierextra]

Mista Thibbs!!

[@romeovega7229]

Bill Lambeers combat basketball in full effect. Crazy rodman took this act up another notch as the years went on hahaha

[@dannoah1002]

Bill laimbeer was a 6'11 punk. Instigator...a cheap shot artist and actor...Larry Bird is on record that punk Bill was the dirtiest player. I don't know what game you were watching but lame beer elbowed Rodman in the face several times It is that the NBA hated Rodman's lifestyle and wanted him out of the league. Rodman should have given lame beer a broken nose.

[@Gogetta80]

Ugh I had that game on Super Nintendo 🤦‍♂️

[@whaddyathink949]

@@Gogetta80 It was pretty fun if you didn't know what to expect & had no concept of who Bill Lambeer was at the time. I used to imagine it took place in the same future as Smash TV.

[@jamesdouglasallen]

Laimbeer gave Dennis a Master Class in agitation and distraction. Rodman would learn all those lessons and apply them a few years later with the Bulls.

[@markuyehara7880]

Rodman was a great agitator but was volatile himself. Bill was almost always in control.

[@mikelcollins9273]

No doubt

[@Cthames123]

Rodman didn't wait until he got with the Bulls to apply those antics he was doing them his whole career!

[@phatplates]

He put on an absolute clinic in mind games

[@stephencorbitt2752]

Rodman forgot Bill Laimbeer was the master teacher.

[@toddtaylor6506]

It was just like practice ....and Laimbeer knew exactly what buttons to push.

[@trsdarrin]

Dennis learn from the master, but he got schooled

[@oneyedthing]

Laimbeer is king of trolling To this day Larry Bird still hates Laimbeer. Rodman never reached the level. This battle was over even before it started.

[@ryandavis8658]

Lol Bill isn’t even close to Rodman’s skill level! There was no “Battle”

[@oneyedthing]

@@ryandavis8658 well someone didnt get it...

[@toddsands6000]

@@ryandavis8658 If you want to say Rodman was a better career player than Laimbeer, I can definitely agree with that. But Laimbeer was still Rodman's mentor when it came to the game of mental intimidation.

[@4banger875]

You smokin or what? Pinecone!

[@Jux925]

I would say Rodman got schooled how to manipulate the situation. Later in Chicago he was even better. Never snapped.

[@edmondlau511]

Rodman could not be controlled by David Robinson or John Lucas in San Antonio. It would take players with the presence of a Michael Jordan or Isiah Thomas or a coach with the authority such as Chuck Daley or Phil Jackson to keep Rodman focused. Even Shaq and Kobe with Kurt Rambis as head coach could not keep Rodman on track. I have a feeling that if Phil Jackson had started with the Lakers in the '98-'99 season, he would have been able to keep Rodman mentally and emotionally focused for them to win the championship. They certainly had the talent with a Shaq who was still peaking, Kobe who was starting at that point and some veterans.

[@markuyehara7880]

Jackson couldn't keep Rodman in check at all. The only person who reached him was Chuck Daly because Rodman loved him so much.

[@MegaTroy12]

This was bill laimbeer teaching rodman his last lessons.

[@vegadog3053]

Bill only played 11 games that season. Luckily that got to go up.against each other once. The Pistons' bad boys wore their bodies out with their style of play, but they got two championships out of it. It is amazing Rodman was able to continue for so many years afterwards. It shows the kind of athletic talent he really was.

[@zerocal76]

@vegadog he got drafted he was 25 so a lot less wear and tear on his body. Same result from never having to carry a scoring load, that beats up your knees and joints. Even so, the guy was very gifted athletically

[@earllewis1229]

Bill didn't waste any time. The elbow & arm was all on Rodman's neck as Bill attempted to block out for the rebound

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

@@earllewis1229 That was the NBA back then. Bill had the inside position. From there, the fact that he's mugging Dennis? They didn't care back then. No one from the Pistons would be successful in today's NBA, whereas a lot of guys back then like MJ would be even better with no one beating the crap out of him. Imagine Shaq playing today where no one could even touch him? Holy crap, he would need a triple team every time the ball got near him!

[@aleksthegreat4130]

Isiah Thomas would have been successful in any era,any time. ​@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403

[@jason_berns]

And that's how Rodman learned to use taunting while keeping his cool and the opposing player agitated.

[@charlesparksmd]

I truly love it when Dennis said he not friends on the court and no pity on none of them that he out there to battle and win just like they out there to do the same...i really miss watching him play

[@whiskeymonk4085]

What's the last book you read?

[@charlesparksmd]

@@whiskeymonk4085 What do you mean?

[@whiskeymonk4085]

@@charlesparksmd Simple question.

[@brandonmorris92]

@@whiskeymonk4085 🤨

[@robjewett700]

The last book I read was Salems Lot. Not that anyone should give a rip!

[@tbmike23]

Bill was the undisputed king of the head games. He could get you off your game so easy. Teams would just self destruct.

[@terronymusbraddock2350]

Teams need a guy like that. Especially then. You can damn the guy to Hell, but one should admit that he brought something to the table.

[@alanduff1054]

I REALLY don't understand what Dennis was thinking... He LEARNED from Bill...

[@henny6566]

@@alanduff1054 Me either. Even looking at this clip almost 30 years later and I'm yelling at the screen saying, what the hell are you doing? For someone as good as Dennis was at getting in players heads and taking them out of their games he sure got a taste of his own medicine here.

[@uncasunga1800]

@@henny6566 well you have to remember Laimbeer was much older there is a good chance Rodman learned a lot from him. 25 years later it's easy to forget they were not the same generation

[@Christoff070]

Not really, plenty did it better than him. Some days you.just get a bad ref

[@kaspafischer]

awesome video! love seeing Worm battling against his "mentor"... hahaha

[@marianotorrez179]

The way Dennis is dressed in the opening interview makes it seem like 2022

[@Skibbitypappappa]

This video makes me laugh so much because Dennis knew as well as anybody about Laimbeer and how he agitates opposing player yet STILL fell for it. Laimbeer underrated af

[@keyboardwarrior4092]

yea because nobody likes him

[@Someone-hi1nt]

laimbeers soft lol, he only depended on people not fighting him because he was white, any time someone did fight back this dude ended with a black eye and had to take 4 games off

[@gobackpls3029]

@@keyboardwarrior4092works in his advantage

[@redrick8900]

Yeah, guy assaults people and they get mad at him, what a great athlete.

[@andresdelportillo9917]

@@redrick8900Rodman was just as dirty…… from kicking pippen in the face to elbowing Alonzo mourning in the ribs

[@thephantom1026]

Man walks onto the floor like a bully to play against a a team who already know what pushes his buttons.

[@preston74]

Laimbeer, the Prince of Chaos, deserves the HOF.

[@AnnusMirabilus]

1:42 If you were a Pistons fan in those days, you know that sequence symbolized Lindsey Hunter's whole career. "This kid might be a huge star. He has the potential to be the next---- aaaaand NO."

[@morisaledano7576]

Yep

[@michaelheppe218]

100%

[@unnaturalselection8330]

The student lost to the teacher. Rodman learned the irritation game from Laimbeer.

[@icecreaman2010]

Detroit should have never let him go. Probably the best rebounder to ever lace up shoes. Top 4 all time defender as well. Big mistake by the pistons. Basketball will always remember the worm.

[@uncasunga1800]

I don't think either had a choice watch the 30 for 30 9n it it's a great 1 👍

[@021881mt]

President Bush himself said there's not going to be any more "Bad Boy's" in regards to the Detroit Pistons, then immediately the expansion happened and Mahorn was the first to get traded away.

[@Head318Hunter]

Wilt or Moses. Then Rodman

[@Head318Hunter]

Wilt or Moses. Then Rodman

[@Atman457]

for his size he is #1. he really was a master at predicting the rebounds direction. he would whats rebounds for hours until he noticed a pattern. i like to compare him to bill russell. a modern bad boy version.

[@im2hastyle]

That last foul was like a parallel twilight zone dimension kind of thing, seeing Spurs Rodman foul Pistons Elliott lol.

[@dannoah1002]

What high lite are you watching the guard was acting like a little girl...Rodman barely shoved him. And that 6'11 punk lamebeer girly man should have won an acting award for exaggerating any Rodman contact, as though Rodman was the biblical Sampson

[@uncasunga1800]

@@dannoah1002 Samson lol You have no idea what that guy was talking about haha

[@uncasunga1800]

@@dannoah1002 you are not smart enough to tie your own shoelaces

[@dannoah1002]

@@uncasunga1800 That's why I wear loafers...I know my limitations.

[@artmeddaugh6669]

@@dannoah1002 I love it that guys like you hate Bill Laimbeer. I would like to be present to see what would happen if you and Bill were face-to-face and you called him a punk girly man. You would be suing for you hospital bills to be paid.

[@chucknola484]

Seeing how this game took place in the early 90’s these calls were horrendous. Rodman was marked by the Ref’s before the game even started.

[@luissantana882]

How can you watch a whole 3 point game after watching this jewel? Man, I miss the good old days!!!

[@sheldonj2496]

👍

[@uncasunga1800]

Amen buddy

[@BigfootBionic]

true, when NBA was a man's game

[@uncasunga1800]

@@BigfootBionic when it was actual basketball lol not loaf-a-rilla playground fast break cherry picking polticosity Twitter fest haha

[@uncasunga1800]

@@BigfootBionic uneducated narcissist greedy braggarts

[@jameswarner300]

Sean Elliot went Hollywood on that push.

[@jimmys1219]

And pistons fans still respect rodman when got ejected

[@021881mt]

Lol, it's hard to see Rodman on the other end of the infamous Pistons genius mind game wizardry. Rodman was clearly still the student as Bill got in his head and stayed there even till the bitter end by congratulating him to his face for getting ejected. Rodman really lost it at that moment.

[@sheneedsme]

Bill loved getting the last laugh. He knew he got in Rodman head and it lead to Rodman losing it and getting ejected.

[@g99se9]

And then the Worm joined the Bulls and MJ and won three more titles…poor Bill enjoyed winning a regular season game on a Tuesday in Detroit. Yay

[@whaddyathink949]

@@g99se9 awww...thanks for the info...not EVERYBODY already knew that, you lil piss-ant hater.

[@gregoryjanuszczak4250]

i've been a piston fan since 1959 - as a kid i've played in games before the pistons played at Cobo hall. Dennis in his early bad boy personna was the best. Did you notice bill outplayed him and the pistons beat him?

[@RampartPh]

dennis was still trying to find his groove here w/ the spurs after being in a structured family atmosphere in detroit. sadly, he never did get to bond solidly w/ his mates at san antonio. more than anything else, he was considered a distraction in texas.

[@jayjay-vf9qe]

That's why we welcome him in the Chi. Three more rings.

[@jayjay-vf9qe]

@Mark Grace The admiral was not a leader. Robinson only cared about stats. Jordan and Phil gave Dennis Room. When he f up Mike would let him know. Detroit same way. Robinson could careless. Big difference my friend and Three Three Championships in a row. Tells you the system wasn't working in San Antonio. No matter how you try to explain it. Dennis will you his all when you show that you want him and back him. Leadership comes in all different types of ways. I'm from the chi and I seen this dude bust his ass, why because he had the support and the fans. So again three championships from this dude giving his all. I was pissed when he got suspended for kicking a photographer for many games or getting toss. But when he plays he flat hustle and play. Tim Duncan gets so much love because he is a team player, Robinson was all about himself. Pistons won championships with Rodman. Regardless all the talk, Jordan love this dude, Pip got over the hate for Rodman and trust him. Numbers don't lie and when teams are in sync it's no stopping them.

[@bennyfranklin8241]

That was solely due to john stockton and karl malone beating them EVERY year in the playoffs during the spurs/rodman years...some of the most intense playoff basketball ive ever seen!

[@spharion1941]

I don't care that Dennis has played for the Spurs and the Bulls, for me, he will always be a Bad Boy from the Pistons.

[@jamesburden6726]

And terrorize and own by Jordan 🤣🤭✌️

[@chucku.1745]

💯

[@reeseangle9621]

He was a dog in Chicago

[@alanduff1054]

FOREVER....

[@maxmx767]

Lakers and Dallas as well

[@camzpras3435]

Rodman learned a lot from Laimbeer. The Master and his apprentice at work.

[@mt3311]

Rodman had redeeming qualities as a player, that is why he has 5 rings and Laimbeer has 2. Teams paid for good players, not punk ass hacks. that is why he has rings with teams other than the Pistons. Laimbeer was a punk and a hack, Rodman, as much as a flake as he was and is,was the best defensive player of his generation.

[@andresdelportillo9917]

@@mt3311Rodman was a bench player who honestly costed Detroit against the C’s and LA before they won in 89-90 , laimbeer could score , protect the paint and rebound , Rodman wasn’t an all around player like bill he was just a defensive menace who learned how to be dirty from mahorn

[@mt3311]

@@andresdelportillo9917 Rodman was never on any team to score. He was the greatest defensive player of his generation. Laimbeer was a thug who had no redeeming quality as a player other than his skill in pissing people off to get them off their game. He had no other game. If he wasn't there to piss people off, he would not have been there. I would have thrown an elbow at his face too. He was a pink. Laimbeer was not the rebounder or defensive player Rodman was. Laimbeer couldn't hold Rodman's jock when it came to rebounding and playing defense.

[@andresdelportillo9917]

@@mt3311 Rodman wasn’t even the best defender on his team during the Detroit era , Rodman got embarrassed by worthy , bird , Wilkins and then pippen , dumars was the best defender on that squad and laimbeer was the best rebounder while salley was the best shot blocker , Rodman was a bench player who made energetic plays and played his role

[@mt3311]

@@andresdelportillo9917Really. Rodman had more Rebounds than Salley, and Dumars. Dumars had Sally had 72 blocks, and Rodman had 76. Tell me again how 72 is better than 76? Laimbeer had 4 more total rebounds than Laimbeer, Laimbeer had more offensive rebounds as a Center than Rodman did as a Foward. Rodman got more defensive rebounds as a Foward than Laimbeer got as a Center. The numbers don't match your assertion about him on the team. Dumars wasn't the defender on that squad he was the scorer. The only 4 to score on that team were, Thomas, Dumars, Johnson, and Laimbeer. Three of the 4 scored in excess of 1100 points, and Thomas scored over 1400 points. Dumars was scoring points, not rebounds, or blocking shots.

[@lennonjamesbebiano9845]

Laimbeer Schooled Rodman But Later Years Rodman Adapted The Lesson He Learned From Laimbeer.

[@rolo281]

That's what Rodman got for politely trying to call out Lamibeer in the beginning...."3 SECONDS PLEASE!"...next thing..box out, frustration and a tech..It was crazy how Bill could take you out your psyche real quick🤣

[@uncasunga1800]

Rodman was like his protege

[@brocklanders9259]

Laimber the Jedi mind trick master.

[@jaybdub77]

Dennis learned his tactics and mind games from Laimbeer.

[@Dream-on7ps]

Laimbeer is Rodman's teacher. He couldn.t beat him on his own game.

[@enochcushite496]

Nonsense the refs were soft!

[@youtuber3328]

it's nice 2 meet u + pls read my comment

[@youtuber3328]

it's nice 2 meet u + pls read my comment

[@alanduff1054]

I don't know WHAT Rodman was thinking...

[@DWilliam1]

Laimbeer was a much better player than most think. He wasn’t like Mahorn who was just an enforcer.

[@bertric23]

My first Five: 1.Bill Liambeer 2.Bruce Bowen 3.Zaza Pachulia 4.Dennis Rodman 5.Karl Malone

[@enriquesundiang3558]

Meta World Peace

[@kc.jeffery]

No Shaq? Cmon

[@itsmeitstrue]

Charles Oakley?!

[@angelorualo289]

remove karl malone replace john starks, pat beverley, artest or draymond green

[@mtklaric]

@@enriquesundiang3558 hahahahahaha

[@danieloceans9652]

Laimbeer took Rodman back to school here. Rodman became different and better once he got to The Bulls with Phil and MJ leadership. Plus Jordan’s aura

[@vanvarner7679]

Jordan left his Black wife for a Wyte woman 🤷🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@kamilmusalat]

@@vanvarner7679 cause why not?

[@4banger875]

@@vanvarner7679 I would too!

[@userjlj]

@@vanvarner7679 MJ left her hispanic wife for another hispanic wife.. MJ loves latinas, he has good taste if you ask me..

[@userjlj]

dude, rodman's rebounding legend continued with the spurs.. why do you think the bulls would get rodman if his career tanked in san antonio?

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

90s basketball was peak

[@wilmetteentwistle9242]

Laimbeer was a dirty player but he was a master at getting into people heads.

[@tomitstube]

he wasn't in rodman's head, the refs were, first tech on rodman was total bullshit, i could get inside someone's head too if i could stick my giant elbow in their neck for 5 steps.

[@Realdealrob]

He was good at other things of the game too

[@sheneedsme]

@@Realdealrob True. He lead the league one year in rebounding and was an excellent 3 point shooter for a big man when that was not common.

[@mikewhite6288]

You right there. He always was trying to hurt players intentionally. That's why he isn't a hof player.

[@mattm7798]

Laimbeer was a complete tool but yeah, definitely was a valuable asset on the court.

[@joebuck4496]

Bill Laimbeer was the Jesus of the NBA. If ever there was a player who epitomized love, kindness, sportsmanship, and forgiveness…it was Bill.

[@charlesgilbert2054]

I bet Sean Elliott wanted to hop on the flight with the Spurs after the game.

[@CocheseSha]

He did the next season

[@CocheseSha]

He did the next season

[@edscottable]

They later would let Dennis get away with all these moves as a member of the Bulls

[@mikewill6092]

I didn’t know Sean Elliott ever played for Detroit. Always knew him as a Spur.

[@jeffjackson9679]

@R G He had a poor year for Detroit, but the Pistons gave up on him way to early, so they traded him back to San Antonio for freaking Bill Curley and Elliot went on to get another all-star nod for the Spurs a year later. Pistons management was terrible during this era.

[@jeffjackson9679]

@R G He avg. only 12 ppg that year, way below his normal production. Maybe he was a bad fit, but I still think they gave up on him too early, esp. considering he had already been an all-star once for the Spurs and was only 26 years old that season.

[@jeffjackson9679]

@R G LMAO. The "Big O". I remember Barkley talking sh*t to Miller when he was with the Suns: "Man, you couldn't hit the top of that (basketball) rim unless there was a Big Mac sitting on it"

[@sheneedsme]

@@jeffjackson9679 Barkley the best lol

[@Flips420]

Laimbeer and Rodman...masters of getting in your head.

[@Cohen.the.Worrier]

Masters of elbowing people in the face. 😂

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

@@Cohen.the.Worrier Yeah, that too!

[@tonyfrederickson6692]

Robert Parish fist got in Lambeers head one time,it hurt

[@PC-iv5so]

To be fair Lambeer basically punched him in the face like 10 times and not called for it once.

[@unclematt3]

2:20 Just a momentary peak of Lloyd Daniels, the guy who was supposed to be Magic Johnson with a real jumpshot, but who never quite worked out.

[@blake7871]

Daniels was a drunk. That ruined his career.

[@kylein9869]

Thought that was Antonio Daniels

[@unclematt3]

​@@kylein9869 I may be wrong, but Lloyd Daniels was with the Spurs from 92-94, and he wore #24 with them, so I think it's him. Antonio was with the Spurs from 98-02 and he work #46. I think it is Lloyd Daniels. He's one of the great tragedies of basketball, an immense talent who had a horrible upbringing and who could never get off drugs. Had he had some kind of a normal upbringing and been sober, he could have been mentioned in the conversations about the greats.

[@kylein9869]

@@unclematt3 I never heard of Lloyd Daniels until I seen your comment. I looked him up and yeah what a shame how his career turned out. He seemed like he had major potential and had no problem putting up over 20ppg while he was healthy, but drugs and alcohol took over.

[@waltm.6107]

Laimbeer got a way with so much this game.

[@TrideepNagg]

Lol laimbeer kind of trolled Rodman in this game

[@rashb3994]

Kind of felt like the other way around especially when Rodman threw the ball off of him. Though Laimbeer definitely trolled with the clapping when Rodman got a sec tech. I think Rodman was extra emotional because of his first game back in Detroit.

[@mobetta2092]

This is right up Laimbeer's alley 😂 because he helped raise Rodman

[@kc.jeffery]

Trolled by the refs

[@ryandavis8658]

Bill was an overrated 🥒

[@dannoah1002]

Nag, absolutely, and the ref's ignored Lame beer elbows& forearms to Rodmans face.

[@rollendecuzar282]

Wow thats young thibs, never knew he coached rodman.

[@jeffhowland2400]

No you didn't coach Dennis Rodman Dennis Rodman the smarter than Bill laimbeer Dennis Rodman didn't try to rip somebody's head off literally like I saw Lambert Larry Bird and a few other players oh Michael Jordan too boy Dennis Rodman actually paid a guy that hit the room at every conceivable angle I did this all the time throughout several hundred bricks at him so if you know precisely where the ball is going to go he's six seven guy but there are guys taller heavier stronger than Rodman but I've seen him come up with 32 when he played for the Spurs in one game so Dennis Rodman is certainly could change a teams imminent future when the guys getting 23-24 rebound every night as a matter of fact Shaq said Dennis Rodman was the only guy that could guard him.

[@chrisumscheid523]

That’s like pro wrestling. The refs pretend they don’t see the stuff Laimbeer is doing and make the calls against the other guy.

[@dahoss5405]

Are you kidding? Bill Laimbeer had 3,633 personal fouls called on him during his career ranking him # 23 all time in NBA history. To put that in perspective Dennis Rodman only had 2,843 personal foul called on him while playing two less seasons. So the refs went after Laimbeer a lot more often than they went after Rodman.

[@dannoah1002]

Chris Umscheid, Exactly, the dirty player lamebeer was flopping everytime there was Rodman contact. The ref's should have been docked a games wages for incompetence.

[@dannoah1002]

@@dahoss5405 Not that night...lame beer played the girly man flopping around at the least contact of Rodman. That makes lame beer a punk... Larry Bird said he was the dirtiest player he ever played against!

[@GBrimstone]

@@dannoah1002 I mean if someone baits you and you take it... You're a fool. Rodman was already hot tempered.. and he bought right in.

[@rominaalabastro7330]

@@dannoah1002 and mj said bird was the dirtiest player he ever played against

[@oferecidu]

The apprentice meets the master.

[@bigdawg7262]

Dennis thinking "Damn, so that's why the rest of the league hates Laimbeer"!

[@rodneymckinnon9075]

😂😂😂

[@SF-wl7tj]

Was that a young Tom Thibodeau at the end holding him back??

[@jonsheldon69]

The apprentice meets the master..dennis later bball years you could tell where he got his skills from

[@nonamer0o016]

Dennis master is mahorn

[@alanduff1054]

OBVIOUS to a Piston fan...

[@icecreaman2010]

Bill did not teach Rodman rebounding and defense. Rodman is all time best top 3 ever in rebounding and defense. Where is Laimbeer in those categories. Laimbeer will be known as bully and enforcer. Rodman will always be remembered as a GREAT player.

[@leusmaximusx]

@@icecreaman2010 hell yeah ! facts and stats man, the Worm is more wiser

[@iFanchi]

@@icecreaman2010 I think he meant about mind games.

[@dennisjr77]

The worm got baited by his teacher

[@Andrew-ly6yf]

Love the announcers! They dont act like middle aged women when they see a lil physicality.

[@mikehammer1777]

Bill Laimbeer is the type of guy you would absolutely hate to play against, but you'd love to have as your teammate.

[@stevencardenas6094]

Oh, he'll no!!! I'd ask for a trade.

[@alecvip7562]

His teammates hated him too. No one wanted him on their team.

[@NotaPizzaGRL]

@@alecvip7562 Isiah Thomas and Rick Mahorn disagree.

[@sebastiedjuan7468]

@@alecvip7562 he was a leader of a team of bastards

[@terronymusbraddock2350]

Like AJ Pierzynski. However, AJ was usually the smartest guy on the diamond, and Bill was the roughest/dirtiest on the court. Both dicks. Different, but effective. I loved having AJ.

[@AICMasta]

Dennis tried to beat the Master (Bill Laimbeer), at his own game, but could not

[@kimmitchell1692]

👍

[@gamelove100]

No

[@mehkibrown8637]

@@gamelove100 yes.

[@gamelove100]

@@mehkibrown8637 Laimbeer is the master of nothing basketball related, besides cheatin and fouling players like a brainless Neanderthal. Dennis Rodman mastered the art of rebounding. Don’t compare that scrub to Rodman

[@PatrickWilliams-ts4le]

If you mean he couldn't out goon the king of goons, because Rodman was an actual skilled basketball player; then yes.

[@bradgaines]

It's awesome they hate each other on the court but are friends off of it.

[@artmeddaugh6669]

Nobody was better than Bill Laimbeer when it comes to getting into an opponent's head. Dennis made the list just like hundreds of players before him. Another one for the Good Guys!

[@roneldeleon8704]

Bill Laimbeer is Coward. He only preyed on the weak.. ROBERT PARISH is the NAME.. HE WILL KICK BILL'S ASS. Hahahaha

[@88triz]

The refs were helping bill . Wasn’t fairly officiated , extremely obvious.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Good guys? Detriot only had hacks and thugs in that team. Enjoy your poverty

[@tomitstube]

rodman obviously in laimbeer's head too, rodman was obviously targeted by the refs, that first tech on rodman was complete bullshit.

[@Realdealrob]

@@Frankincensedjb123 clueless

[@paulmeyer4441]

I recall an interview rodman had where he said, "bill lambier is crazier than I am."

[@sheneedsme]

And way smarter.

[@showbread9366]

@@sheneedsme exactly much smarter

[@Cenot4ph]

and much lamer

[@felps1917]

When Student tried to defeat the Master!

[@TerminatedAccount.]

Say whatever you want about hacks in bball but boxing out a guy holding out his troath was something special and I miss it so much.

[@antwan1357]

Bill Laimbeer was well known as being the baddest bad boy Dennis Rodman became The Badboy later on but Laimbeer was definitely The Baddest. Imagine if Bill Laimbeer joined The Bulls they would have been even better.

[@ericcheatem6261]

Mahorn was the baddest not silly billy

[@ronaldjackson7541]

What makes you think any other team would want bill laimbeer on their team . When just like bird once said laimbeer would rather fight than play basketball..

[@JohnSmith-pb4ri]

@@ericcheatem6261 Have to disagree with that. Mahorn was actually a likeable guy. His bad reputation came from being friends with Bill.

[@joshtaylor9884]

@@JohnSmith-pb4ri no, his bad reputation came from laying out anyone that cut across the court on him. That and that deranged look in his eye. Mahorn made you think he was crazy for real.

[@Realdealrob]

@@ronaldjackson7541 any team would love have Bill on their team

[@reggieraines305]

Rodman was so ahead of his time. The physical fitness, the tatts, the hair. Truly one of the greats.

[@mikewhite6288]

Rodman wasn't a normal person.

[@showbread9366]

Nah

[@onlythewise1]

@@showbread9366 i know more primitive

[@choward5430]

How is that NOT A FOUL FIRST ON LAIMBEER? HUH??

[@TekkLuthor]

Dennis Rodman missed out on social media

[@jr9655]

The Pistons got hosed in that Dennis Rodman -Sean Elliot trade. All we had to show for either of them was that bust billy curley.

[@TheViking1980]

Rodman doesn't belong in the hall of the fame

[@jeffiles2280]

He might be the baddest player ever but still loved by many. Gotta respect what he did on the game of basketball 🏀

[@patrickthomas8890]

I honestly didn’t know there was a “delay of game” call in the NBA. Don’t think I’ve ever seen it before

[@zerimar26]

I could watch both Laimbeer and Rodman go at it all day. Be fun to watch. Sad that Laimbeer retired early in the 1993 season.

[@TL2354]

1993-94 season

[@ljvue]

Bill got the Hometown treatment while Dennis became an afterthought of Detroit.

[@allanpaoloalingod1863]

4:08 young Tom Thibs.

[@ivan-7776]

sean elliott, just remembered that he was traded to pistons for rodman but come back to spurs the next season

[@efrain926]

Rodman didn't respect Robinson

[@GlennShook]

And shoulda been other way around. That’s on Rodman. But worked out for both in the end.

[@dannynhl9441]

Bill taught Dennis. Bill the true goat of it haha

[@beezy22]

The 1993-1994 Pistons were in rebuild mode two seasons after Chuck Daly resigned Jack McCloskey left for Minnesota and players were either traded or waived….Bill Laimbeer retired nine games into the 93-94 season..smh…all those years of being a detroit bad boy caught up with him and couldn’t take the heat….Sean Elliott didn’t fit in Detroit Isaiah Thomas retired after the season Sean Elliott was traded back to the Spurs in the off season and the following season Billy McKinney And Don Chaney were fired…RIP Chuck Daly And Jack McCloskey…Why were the 93-94 Pistons not so good that season?

[@plainsimple244]

The real crime was the Pistons not bringing back Vinnie Johnson and James Edwards for the 1991-92 season... when they didn't bring those guys back, their championship hopes were over... they could have kept John Salley in '92-'93 and did good getting Alvin Robertson and Danny Young while getting another big in Olden Polynice--which ironically would have kept them in contention... they really messed up breaking up their roster for '91-'92.

[@beezy22]

@@plainsimple244 yes definitely…I watched a John Salley interview and when he was traded from the Pistons to the heat in 1992, he wasn’t happy when the Pistons kept him over terry mills..another thing I forgot to add was the Pistons releasing Mark Aguirre And he retired before the end of the 93-94 season after playing a few games with the clippers…

[@philipthomas7095]

nah, nothing to do with couldn't take the heat, Laimbeer just got old and had rings, nothing left to prove

[@plainsimple244]

@@beezy22 Yeah, the way it ended for 'The Bad Boys' was terribly sad... just the Isiah wrist injury alone messing up his career... if I had things my way, they would have kept everyone while adding guys here-and-there to help out the guards and frontline until either Vinnie Johnson or Edwards retired gracefully...but Salley and Edwards could play for the '96 Bulls and Rodman was in his prime during 1993-94 but they gave up on Vinnie Johnson way too early... he deserved more...even if you add another guard, still play Vinnie his time so he can go out with a bang...but I read a report that Vinnie Johnson not being there anymore had more to do with him doing Rodman's wife than anything...so there's that... I still would have started Aguirre game 1 in 1991-92 and gave him that job and just use Lance Blanks to back up Joe Dumars all year while letting Walker help out Isiah...you have to use your ability to win but they messed it all up.

[@plainsimple244]

@@philipthomas7095 Oh yeah, Laimbeer was only there for the Pistons, he said that in his press conference and he didn't want to play...matter of fact Laim' didn't like basketball, he did it for the money and just liked his role... the 'all-important' role... he was a gem.

[@BloxfilmPacks2]

Lmao those refs must’ve inspired Joey Crawford

[@rrpostalagain]

I love Laimbeer and how much people hate him, but I’ll admit it’s because I lived through the era in Detroit. This thing reminds me of how much cooler Rodman was before he over-accessorized. When he was a young underdog he was even better. He slowly become a gigantic egotistical boy man. Truly amazing how good he was at being where the ball will wind up. It seems like a combination of a motor that never stops and a good natural ability to read the angles the ball will take.

[@floppygoiter]

loved every second of this

[@mangrove]

I’m surprised that more teams didn’t try this with Dennis. The worst thing you could do to him was ignore his antics, but too many let him inside their heads.

[@nassiglutt6587]

Can't troll a troll master. He's still learning at this point from his mentor bill

[@drjoe2323]

@@nassiglutt6587 lolll yess bill was his master

[@wcorowitz]

Helps that the refs cast a blind eye to Bill's obvious holding and fouling. Talk about HOME COOKING.

[@petr79]

teacher vs student

[@eddiekoumriqian3290]

Bill Laimbeer to Dennis Rodman after the game: “you are my greatest pupil, and I will be proud to pass the torch to you when I retire, but until then, I’m still the maestro.”

[@bennedictartclavecillas3452]

You got the full game?

[@CLewey44]

Yoda reminding Luke who the master of head games was.

[@timotmon]

Rodman was the most freakishly strong basketball player ever... he was a force.

[@johnboehmer6683]

Strength wasn't his main tool though, it was those extremely quick and high springs that allowed him to be the rebounding machine he was, along with his tenacity. But also he had a very quick first step, which served him well on defense.

[@KenWesaw-up5wf]

Laimbeer and Rodman were both great rebounders

[@mikelcollins9273]

Work horses rebounding machines

[@kenmasters6438]

Laimbeer played Rodman like a fiddle and even clapped at him and s*** talked at him as he's getting ejected. easy day at the office for him.

[@alanduff1054]

REAL easy...

[@twentyseven2948]

Dennis' voice got so much deeper over the years.

[@jamesRay79]

Bill was the Master. Every team would love him. Every other team HATED him.

[@CinHalCedHerChance]

80s NBA was good 90s NBA WAS GREAT, I loved that game!!

[@alwayskul]

4:08 - is that Thibs?

[@RiM2540]

It does look like him, but I’m not sure. He was an assistant on that team though that year

[@Swove2204]

Indeed.

[@bdmoore3703]

@@Swove2204 definitely him with hair😂😂😂😂

[@authornahsun634]

Yes, Thibs was an assistant coach that year for the Spurs 💯

[@johntruestom]

@ 2:10, Laimbeer was about push Rodman but stopped himself. Bad boys for life.

[@mikerobinson6969]

Its amazing how quickly Rodman was unraveled by the very same tactics he used when he played for the Pistons.

[@Guiltless765]

Rodman was targeted by the refs many times and he was doing very little for them to act that way.

[@johnbrzenksforearm8295]

Laimbeer was dirty, but his Ball IQ was amazing compared to most players.

[@kaukase539]

Laimbeer is a a…….hole

[@johnbrzenksforearm8295]

@@kaukase539 , he definitely is and played dirty. He knew exactly what to do to get Rodman out of the game.

[@kobena77]

Ball IQ? Nah he’s a punk turned into a basketball player

[@Realdealrob]

And he could rebound and shoot the ball