Pistons to retire Rodman's number on 4/1/11

[Glenn]

Perfect day for him. I thought it was a joke at first, but it's legit.

Will be cool to see some Rodman/Big Ben interaction ( :nh: ).

Monroe will continue to wear #10, but it will never be re-issued after that.

[Vinny]

THe timing of this is just strange, I wonder if this was one of Mr D's dying wishes? Otherwise you'd think they wouldn't tinker with Mr Gores' new toy until he got a chance to kick it around awhile.

[Tahoe]

Prolly true Vinny.

[Uncle Mxy]

This means Big Ben's # is also retired.

[Timone]

What a way to kick off April in the D!

[Uncle Mxy]

http://apps.detnews.com/apps/blogs/t...php?blogid=400

If the Detroit Pistons want to honor Dennis Rodman, the team could retire his tax debt, not his jersey. According to public records, the retired rebounder owes more than $42,000 in delinquent taxes to the state of California.

Rodman's business manager, however, disputes the debt.

The lien is surfacing as Rodman, 49, approaches a possible career milestone. Rodman, who was paid more than $26.9 million during his career, should learn this week whether he is a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and his jersey will be retired by the Pistons on April 1.

[Glenn]

Dennis Rodman at Pistons morning shootaround

[Glenn]

This whole Rodman thing has a WWE feel to it, especially all of the "backstage" shots of him.

[Tahoe]

I'm kind of feelin it.

I remember when he came into the league, of course, and it was a good time.

Is Zeke gonna be there? 1 in 99?

[Vinny]

Twitter says he's been elected to HOF.