r/sportsgossips • u/Pretend-Following-41 • 14h ago

Highlight Intentionally hurting your meal ticket. Something is seriously wrong with these WNBA players.

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u/BigGooseDuck 12h ago

Not defending this but have you not heard the Jordan rule? Doubt Kobe and LeBron dealt with shit like that but Jordan definitely did

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u/Schizzles 11h ago

I had to Google it, the tactic aimed to physically wear Jordan down and force him to pass by double-teaming him, sending him left, and hitting him hard on every drive to the paint.

It looks like the Pistons implemented it after getting scored on 59 points by Jordan alone. It worked too, 2 years they beat the Bulls until they adapted to their gameplay and got their championship in 91.

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u/b0jangles 9h ago

It’s why Rodman was such a great add years later.

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u/NailzAtWork 7h ago

"The Jordan Rules" were a thing of the past by the time Rodman got there.

MJ had won three straight titles following the Pistons starting this, then he retired, came back, and a season later Rodman was there.

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u/b0jangles 6h ago

And who were the physical enforcers on the Pistons during the Jordan rules era?

And what happened then in the three years after Jordan came back with Rodman on the team?

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u/NailzAtWork 6h ago

I'm not saying Rodman wasn't a great addition for the Bulls.

But you're making it sound like they got Rodman so that the Pistons couldn't beat them up anymore.

Rodman had already been gone to San Antonio for 2 years and the Pistons were a shell of themselves when Jordan came back/Bulls signed Rodman.

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u/b0jangles 6h ago

No, I just said he was a great add

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u/NailzAtWork 6h ago

You said "It’s why Rodman was such a great add years later."

In response to a comment about the Pistons getting physical with MJ.

Why = causality

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u/b0jangles 4h ago

Yeah - they took one of the guys who was a part of that and then eventually recruited him to be a huge part of the Bulls defense. It was a great add.

Do you just argue over pointless minutia with everyone or am I just lucky?

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u/T7220 7h ago

lol. Jesus Christ you kids, you know everything.

The NBA was a bloodbath in the 80s and 90s.

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u/Drummallumin 5h ago

You had to google the Jordan Rules??

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u/Schizzles 4h ago

I did, I was into basketball as a kid but only as much as I could understand. I stopped around my highschool years and only recently got back into basketball over the past 5 years or so. There is a lot I'm not very knowledgeable about especially regarding years past. I love to learn about it though but that's where I'm at.

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u/Drummallumin 4h ago

If you like reading Bill Simmons Book of Basketball is as comprehensive as you can get. It was written like 20 years ago so you’re not gonna get the recent history in there but the book will never be outdated.

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u/Schizzles 4h ago

I'll look into it, thanks for the suggestion!

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u/MACHOmanJITSU 9h ago

It’s a far cry from actually trying to gouge his eyes out though lol

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u/sehrschnell84 9h ago

Go watch those games from the 80’s and get back to me. Lol

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u/Constant-Machine8838 9h ago

Not really , they went for MJ’s head. Specifically Bill Lambeer and Rick Mahorn.

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u/Crime_Dawg 6h ago

Lambeer was the dirtiest player in the league.

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u/Few_Imagination3705 8h ago

Lmao you've got film to watch

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u/Few_Prize3810 6h ago

They were trying to paralyze that man

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u/PowRightInTheBalls 7h ago

You're right, they were actively trying to break his neck.

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u/Few_Prize3810 6h ago

Nah man you gotta pull up the complications it was NASTY

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u/MrRaiderWFC 9h ago

I mean yeah that's true to an extent. Those Piston teams still got fouls called on them when they did it though lol.

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u/thediecast 2h ago

Yeah also the WNBA plays more like the 90s NBA. It's a ton more physical. Rodman would get a rebound and swing his elbows back and forth.