'Bad Boys' help honor Rodman at halftime
AUBURN HILLS -- Dennis Rodman's accomplishments and insecurities have always converged to form his complex personality, as he struggled Friday evening to reconcile the honor of having his number 10 jersey raised to the rafters of the Palace of Auburn Hills.
"I just feel like I didn't deserve to have my number retired because I didn't do as much I should here. And...I don't know what to say," Rodman told the media before the game, as tears streamed down his sunglass covered face.
On a night when he joined the pantheon of all-time Pistons' greats, Rodman reflected on just how badly the 'Bad Boys' wanted to become world champions.
"When I first came(to detroit), they put their families second, which they shouldn't. But they put their families second because Isiah wanted it so much, Joe wanted it so much, Bill Laimbeer, Vinnie Johnson. They wanted it so much, during the summertime, wintertime. They wanted to win it so bad, man," said Rodman.
The enigmatic former all-star was also told on Friday that he will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
He will be at the Final Four in Houston, for Sunday's formal announcement.
