that's right, you guessed it, Dennis Rodman.

Jersey retirement has gotten out of hand.

avery johnson's was worse. man that's going to look even stupider over the years

I understand why they retired Avery's number. I also understand why they retired Elliott's number.

Those guys were in SA through thick & thin and finally helped carry the franchise to the promised land. They aren't going to be HOFers, but they are both pretty special to the franchise.

A guy does not have to put up monster numbers or be the best player on the court to be special to a franchise.

I don't think Avery's # being retired will be all that bad. He played in SA a very long time. He hit the game winner when the Spurs won the title. He was a tremendous community guy who was loved and respected in the city. He has since gone on to be an NBA Head Coach and had some level of success. He's no HOF'er but he is a guy that is loved in the city.

Rodman is a head scratcher. He was there for 2 titles but he also is remembered by most as a Bull as much as a Piston. He won't be in the HOF. He is an absolute nutcase and someone you certainly wouldn't want as a representative of your club.

The interesting one I think that will be discussed in coming years for Spurs fans will be Bruce Bowen. I would probably lean towards not retiring his jersey but I wouldn't have a big issue if they did. Duncan, Manu, and Parker are all locks for jersey retirement. The question is how many others from the "Dynasty era" of the Spurs get the honor?

Gervin and Robinson should be the only ones retired. Period.

Also, if Avery and Sean get their jersey in the rafters, so should Bowen.

Agree with that 100%. Bowen was as valuable to the '05 Spurs as Elliot and Avery were to the '99 Spurs.

If Avery is retired, I think you have to retire Bruce.

I think Tony and Manu are no brainers.

The bar has been set low.

Johnny Moore and James Silas are retired as well so it's not like Avery is the only "questionable" number.

I don't know. I guess if you look at it from the perspective that the Spurs have been a playoff level franchise virtually every year of their existence and have won 4 titles it's not like they have a huge amount of jersey retirements. I'm ok with jerseys being retired with some sentimentality counting, it's not the HoF. What I don't get is Rodman. He wasn't a great player, he wasn't primarily a Piston, and he is a total nutjob.

When are the Spurs retiring Lloyd Daniels' number?

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Gervin and Robinson should be the only ones retired. Period.

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duncan?

It's all meaningless until Larry Smith's jersey is hanging from the rafters.

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duncan?

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I dont think he retired yet.

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I still hate that Avery's was retired. F him

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Why do you hate the Little General?

yeah my bad, i thought he was saying gervin and robinson should be the only ones retired ever

the bar for the NBA HOF is also extremely low.

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the bar for the NBA HOF is also extremely low.

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Especially since there is no such thing as an NBA HOF.

sorry, I meant NFL.

What's going to happen when they retire every single number from 1-99??

How about the Celtics? Not many numbers under 40 left it seems:

Robert Parish - #00

Walter Brown - #1

Red Auerbach - #2

Dennis Johnson - #3

Bill Russell - #6

JoJo White - #10

Bob Cousy - #14

Tom Heinsohn - #15

Tom Sanders - #16

John Havlicek - #17

Dave Cowens - #18

Don Nelson - #19

Bill Sharman - #21

Ed Macauley - #22

Frank Ramsey - #23

Sam Jones - #24

K.C. Jones - #25

Cedric Maxwell - #31

Kevin McHale - #32

Larry Bird - #33

Reggie Lewis - #35


Some serious HoFers in there but also a lot of "who is that?"