Pistons will retire Dennis Rodman’s number during halftime tonight

Essentials

Teams: Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons

Date: April 1,  2011

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Television: Fox Sports Detroit

Records

Pistons: 26-48

Bulls: 54-20

Probable starters

Pistons:

• Dennis Rodman
• Dennis Rodman
• Dennis Rodman
• Dennis Rodman
• Dennis Rodman

Bulls:

• Dennis Rodman
• Dennis Rodman
• Dennis Rodman
• Dennis Rodman
• Dennis Rodman

Really, are you going to be thinking about the players on the court or Rodman?

Las Vegas projection

Spread: Pistons –8.5

Over/under: 189.5

Score: Bulls win, 99-90.5

One thing to watch

1. The Pistons will retire Dennis Rodman’s number at halftime

A great honor for a great player. Rodman is one of the most fascinating people on this planet and, for my money, the most underrated player of all-time in any sport.

It will be nice to celebrate Detroit Basketball for a night.

Pregame Reading

• Terry Foster of The Detroit News doesn’t think Dennis Rodman gets enough credit.
• An old Mitch Albom column on Dennis Rodman
• George Blaha reflects on what tonight’s ceremony means for Rodman, the Bad Boys and the 1980s NBA.