Mr. Rodman goes to the Hall, will it ever be the same?

Dennis Rodman

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Really? Dennis Rodman? To the Basketball Hall of Fame? Yeah, we know, he was a pretty good basketball player in his time. But he was mostly a rebounder and defender. Yes, we know he won a couple of titles with the Detroit Pistons.

But the man is a loon.

Now in the interest of equal time, we should mention that there were several others elected to Hall and announced to an astonished gathered media in Houston this morning.

Among those going in in Rodman's class: Chris Mullin, Tex Winter, Ron Magee, Artis Gilmore, Teresa Edwards, Arvydas Sabonis, former Globetrotter Goose Tatum and Satch Sanders.

But none of the aforementioned make you say "Huh?", like Mr. Rodman. All were good solid ballplayers and/or coaches who achieved varying levels of greatness and hopefully are well known to basketball fans and aficionados.

We won't even touch on his post-basketball accomplishments...or attempts at them. From Grade Z Movie Actor to the poster boy for celebrity death pools. We await the betting pool that forms asking the question

Dennis Rodman, member of the "Bad Boys" and human tatoo and piercing subject and now Basketball Hall of Famer. It just has a really odd sound to it.

All we can really say to this is "Can't wait for the induction ceremony"....

In the interim, Rodman actually got his number retired last week by the Detroit Pistons, here's some video of that ceremony:

This is Old School Cool

Count me as impressed. Michael Jordan has new found respect...at least in my eyes. As most of you know, he is entering the Basketball Hall of Fame this year. Come to find out, when asked who he wanted to introduce him at the ceremony. He picked the original "Skywalker" himself...David Thompson.

For those of you who don't know who Thompson is, look up the history of the American Basketball Association (ABA). Or for that matter, check back with North Carolina State basketball circa early 1970's. If you watch the highlights and see some guy jumping out of the building...it was probably Thompson.

Check out the story from the LA Times here .

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Thompson had a modestly successful career in the NBA with the Denver Nuggets, once they moved to the NBA. In fact, he and "The Iceman" George Gervin staged one of the greatest scoring title battles in the history of professional basketball in if memory serves...1979.

I know that for some, the choice is odd. Why would a North Carolina Tar Heel choose someone who played for NC State? It's quite simple really. When Jordan was a kid...his idol was none other than David "Skywalker" Thompson.

Check out this video montage. The music is kind of cheesy, but the video should give you an idea of what this guy could do. Courtesy: You Tube/NBA TV