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[mateen cleaves]

Originally Posted by Roscoe P Wallace

Originally Posted by JPZx

He's going to get his jersey retired?

Dude won as many DPY as Mutumbo and was the defensive cornerstone to an underdog Championship team... city of Detroit will retire his jersey for that. Plus why not play at the Vet Min for a couple years in a city that loves you, Chicago secured his financial future.

thats if he gets his #3 back.

 

[truthgetsbusy]

Originally Posted by Mateen Cleaves

Originally Posted by Roscoe P Wallace

Originally Posted by JPZx

He's going to get his jersey retired?

Dude won as many DPY as Mutumbo and was the defensive cornerstone to an underdog Championship team... city of Detroit will retire his jersey for that. Plus why not play at the Vet Min for a couple years in a city that loves you, Chicago secured his financial future.

thats if he gets his #3 back.

If Allen Iverson couldnt get the 3 I don't think Ben is gonna.

 

[blazers21ntnp]

I'm neither a Pistons or Ben Wallace fan, but I definitely think his number deserves to be retired.

 

[acidicality]

Benedict Wallets

 

[jdb1523]

Big Ben's number should absolutely be retired in Detroit. Hell, even more than half of NT thought he should make the Hall a few months ago when it came up.

As for Rubio, he's getting way too much attention for not even stepping on an NBA court yet IMO.

 

[heat23]

JPZx wrote:

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Did the Lakers win the Finals this year?

There's your answer.



A simple yes would have did the trick but then again, I probably should have known

 

[jpzx]

I was trying to be stealthy

 

[mateen cleaves]

Originally Posted by TruthGetsBusy

Originally Posted by Mateen Cleaves

Originally Posted by Roscoe P Wallace

Originally Posted by JPZx

He's going to get his jersey retired?

Dude won as many DPY as Mutumbo and was the defensive cornerstone to an underdog Championship team... city of Detroit will retire his jersey for that. Plus why not play at the Vet Min for a couple years in a city that loves you, Chicago secured his financial future.

thats if he gets his #3 back.

If Allen Iverson couldnt get the 3 I don't think Ben is gonna.

season was already started

offseason you can change numbers

 

[air max 87]

Originally Posted by Mateen Cleaves

Originally Posted by TruthGetsBusy

Originally Posted by Mateen Cleaves

Originally Posted by Roscoe P Wallace

Originally Posted by JPZx

He's going to get his jersey retired?

Dude won as many DPY as Mutumbo and was the defensive cornerstone to an underdog Championship team... city of Detroit will retire his jersey for that. Plus why not play at the Vet Min for a couple years in a city that loves you, Chicago secured his financial future.

thats if he gets his #3 back.

If Allen Iverson couldnt get the 3 I don't think Ben is gonna.

season was already started

offseason you can change numbers

you do relize when your traded you can choose any number you want....... and stuckey wears #3 right......

 

[japanair21]

Really? I mean yeah he is the one figure that stands out most from the new-age Detroit Pistons (him and Chauncey IMO).

I just don't see it IMO..

A retiring of the jersey is at least 10 years in the making IMO..

 

[blazers21ntnp]

Originally Posted by JapanAir21

A retiring of the jersey is at least 10 years in the making IMO..

If that was the case, the majority of jersey numbers that are retired by franchises in the NBA, wouldn't be.

I like how most franchises do it: not based on tenure, but rather what the player accomplished while on that team.

Sacramento retiring Divac's & Webber's still has me confused, though... an attempt to draw fans in for a couple nights, maybe?

 

[nomadicsole21]

Divac im not so sure about, but Webber was that dude though.

When you think of Kings, who else do you think of?

I used to love seeing him and Rasheed when he was with Portland battling it out.

 

[uclamike]

i have no problem with webber and Divac getting there number retired because they put a city and team that had no history on the map

a franchise with history like the pistons tho? EH

 

[nicedudewithnicedreams]

Originally Posted by Blazers21NTNP

Originally Posted by JapanAir21

A retiring of the jersey is at least 10 years in the making IMO..

If that was the case, the majority of jersey numbers that are retired by franchises in the NBA, wouldn't be.

I like how most franchises do it: not based on tenure, but rather what the player accomplished while on that team.

Sacramento retiring Divac's & Webber's still has me confused, though... an attempt to draw fans in for a couple nights, maybe?

Nah man. Divac and Webber, while never leading the Kings to the championship ring, have done a lot on and off the court for the city ofSacramento. And they still do off the court which is a good thing to have from your former players.

 

[blazers21ntnp]

I take back the Webber statement. (Not too sure what I saw thinking... it's late)

I'll stand by my Divac statement.

 

[japanair21]

Originally Posted by UCLAMIKE

i have no problem with webber and Divac getting there number retired because they put a city and team that had no history on the map

a franchise with history like the pistons tho? EH

That's what I'm saying, you wanna put KG's # up there in a few years if he stays with the C's?

There was a thread a while back about players who currently should get their #'s retired. (who have already established their careers).

Tim Duncan
Kobe
Dirk
Shaq
KG
Pierce
Kidd?


Kidd is in question marks for me because although Kidd will likely finish his career in Dallas, his best years were without a doubt in New Jersey.

Detroit has 7 numbers retired, while a team like the Celtics have over 20, but Dallas has two.

To me, if you start adding guys like Ben Wallace, in a few decades you'll run out of numbers for guys to use. I bet most CELTICS fans can't even namehalf of the retired jerseys by number.

Then there's teams like the Jazz, who have very few, and you can pop their names/numbers off like it's nothing. Pistol Pete 7, Mark Eaton 53, JeffHornacek 14, (soon to be Malone/32 and Stockton 12).

When it comes down to it, frankly I don't see Ben Wallace being in the presence of Chuck Daly, Isiah, Laimbeer, Dumars, Vinnie J, Lainer, and Bing.

 

[blazers21ntnp]

You have a problem with Big Ben's number getting retired, but not The Microwave's?

 

[heat23]

JPZx wrote:

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I was trying to be stealthy

I know, I'm just being an ***#&!% because I cant sleep and I have to show some houses @ 9am

 

[japanair21]

Originally Posted by Blazers21NTNP

You have a problem with Big Ben's number getting retired, but not The Microwave's?

Not really, but Vinnie is definitely on the lower-tier of the Pistons.

Someone brought up the argument of the impact of a player and not his longevity, but I think the length of tenure is just as important, and Vinnie J is that.

 

[ogbobbyjohnson773]

Originally Posted by Roscoe P Wallace

Chicago secured his financial future.

 

[th0mas cr0wn]

Originally Posted by heat23

JPZx wrote:

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I was trying to be stealthy

I know, I'm just being an ***#&!% because I cant sleep and I have to show some houses @ 9am

You a Real estate agent?

 

[kingjay718]

Big Ben will get his number retired eventually. He had a big hand in Detroit's come up. I think it's stupid that they retired the #2 in honor of ChuckDaly. They should've just raised a banner with his name, years of tenure, and win total as Pistons Head Coach.

 

[heat23]

TH0MAS CR0WN wrote:

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heat23 wrote:

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JPZx wrote:

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I was trying to be stealthy

I know, I'm just being an ***#&!% because I cant sleep and I have to show some houses @ 9am

You a Real estate agent?

Yes sir! I'm a Realtor w/Century21 in MiddleburgHts,OH (I work in the suburbs of Cleveland) , and soon to be a Real Estate Broker in the beautiful State of Florida

 

[youngtriz]

Originally Posted by heat23

TH0MAS CR0WN wrote:

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heat23 wrote:

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JPZx wrote:

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I was trying to be stealthy

I know, I'm just being an ***#&!% because I cant sleep and I have to show some houses @ 9am

You a Real estate agent?

Yes sir! I'm a Realtor w/Century21 in Middleburg Hts,OH (I work in the suburbs of Cleveland) , and soon to be a Real Estate Broker in the beautiful State of Florida

how did you become a heat fan?

 

[scottsauce88]

Originally Posted by YoungTriz

Originally Posted by heat23

TH0MAS CR0WN wrote:

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heat23 wrote:

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JPZx wrote:

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I was trying to be stealthy

I know, I'm just being an ***#&!% because I cant sleep and I have to show some houses @ 9am

You a Real estate agent?

Yes sir! I'm a Realtor w/Century21 in Middleburg Hts,OH (I work in the suburbs of Cleveland) , and soon to be a Real Estate Broker in the beautiful State of Florida

how did you become a heat fan?




well, like most heat fans he became a fan about 3 years ago














......im jp