Steve Kerr: Rodman 'took great pride in not scoring'

Dennis Rodman wasn't known as a scorer, and according to his former Chicago Bulls teammate and current Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, that suited him just fine.

"I think he took great pride in not scoring ... it was really bizarre," Kerr said of Rodman on the "Tolbert, Krueger & Brooks Podcast" recently. "I mean, when we were in Chicago together, he would have games where he would get an offensive board and literally have a layup, and he would just throw it back out, I think hoping that we would miss another shot so that he could get another offensive board."

Rodman led the NBA in rebounding for seven consecutive years, including his three seasons with the Bulls from 1995-98. He averaged just 5.2 points per game during his time with Chicago.

Kerr, who played for the Bulls from 1993-98, believes Rodman could've scored a lot more if he wanted to.

"I will say, though, he picked up the triangle (offense) right away," Kerr said. "The triangle for me ... because I was there for five years and I saw a lot of players come through there, I figured out after the first year that the triangle is a really good kind of litmus test to see if a player knew how to play or not.

"Because you had to see the whole floor, and you had to know that there were multiple reads depending on where the pass went. Everything had to be connected. And it took Dennis like three days, and he figured out the offense quickly, and there were guys who never got it, honestly.

"He had a great feel for the game. He could've scored so many more points, but he just wanted to be Dennis."