ESPN's 30 for 30 on Dennis Rodman

[Goo Punch 4275]

I'm only 45 minutes into it, but man is it some crazy stuff, even if like me you're already somewhat familiar with his story. But seeing the actual footage, and hearing the firsthand accounts- from graduating HS at 5'9", to going to jail and getting kicked out of the house and becoming homeless in South Dallas at 20-21, to growing 11 inches out of nowhere, to essentially getting adopted by a loving but somewhat racist white family at 23, to being a 26 year old NBA rookie, and so on and so on...it's all just surreal and amazing. Never gonna be another Worm. Definitely a film worth checking out. 

[Michael Knight 13217]

I thought it was one of the weaker 30 for 30s about one of the least interesting topics

[BrazilHorn 6841]

Having had a father who drank himself to death I feel bad for his kids. 

Rodman’s daughter thinking he’ll somehow connect with his grandson is very wishful thinking. 

[RPM 26622]

Watched a biopic on him years ago and his story is amazing. Will watch this 30 for 30. Having said that, he's a fucking nutburger.

[C-Man 27779]

Was flipping channels the other night and ran across it a few mins in. I watched the rest of it. I liked it. What a tumultuous two years with my Spurs. He was so, so, so good and necessary for our team but he was a complete fuck-up off the court that it just would never work. They didn't even mention his motorcycle accident during the second season when the Spurs won the most games in NBA, Robinson was named MVP and the Spurs fell to the Rockets in the WCF.

Was interesting to see what it was that finally sent him off the rails -- it was his brief marriage and child born when he was in Detroit. That and Chuck Daly walking away. Rodman apparently didn't like Pop, who had ZERO skins on the wall when he came back to SA and then traded Rodman to the Bulls for Will Perdue. I wonder how that relationship would've been after Pop had won a few titles. At any rate, Rodman was as good as a rebounder as I've ever seen and surprisingly had some decent offensive moves and finishes in his college career. Seems odd he was so out-of-sorts at that part of the NBA game.

[HornsOverIthaca 2339]

Does it mention the part about going to Las Vegas with the smashing pumpkins right before the Michael Jordan has the flu game?

[Scooter Monzingo 821]

Rodman was the best pound for pound rebounder I have ever seen live. TV simply didn’t do him justice. 

In an era where you could get fucked up playing down low, Dennis thrived. Shame his life off the court has always been a mess. Maybe that is why he was so good?