Thanking his coaches and apologizing to his family for his shortcomings, Dennis Rodman was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday night. Choking up often during an emotional speech, Rodman said his regret was not being a better father, and praised his coaches for being a father to him, after his own father left when he was a child. The enshrinement of Rodman capped the enshrinement of the 10-member class of 2011. Chris Mullin, the two-time Olympic gold medalist, opened the night as the other headliner. Rodman wore two outfits to the event, but said his many looks were an “illusion” and that he loved “to just be an individual that’s very colorful.” He thanked Commissioner David Stern and the N.B.A. community “to even just have me in the building” and saved his deepest appreciation for the coaches Phil Jackson and Chuck Daly, the Lakers owner Jerry Buss, and James Rich, whose family took Rodman in after his mother threw him out of the house. Rodman described them as men “you can call any time of day” who ignored his antics and “looked at an individual that had a good heart.” He apologized to his mother, who was in a crowd that did not know quite what to expect from Rodman. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/13/s...nd-rodman-headline-basketball-hall-class.html
You wonder if the Bulls will ever retire Rodman's number. Rodman said he considers himself a Bull as well as a Piston at his induction ceremony and, as a Bulls fan, that's certainly good enough for me. He certainly played his part in the second three-peat. And that's a hell of a lot more winning than any Chicago fan is used to.
God Bless you Dennis. Seriously #91 deserves its place in the UC rafters. Without question. We don't win without Michael. We don't win without Scottie But we also don't win a 2nd 3 peat without Dennis
