I agree with webz, jersey retiring is about longevity with one team. Ben played only 6 seasons with the Pistons, but he did put up some amazing numbers:

• 4 All-Star games
• 4 DPOY
• 5 1st team All-Defense
• 5 All-NBA (2 3rd team, 3 2nd team)
• 2 times led NBA in rebounding
• 1 led NBA in blocks
• 2 times in top 10 in steals
• 2 Eastern Conference Championships
• 1 NBA Championship

Leaving Detroit for more money doesn't help his case, but the acclimades above certainly build a strong one. Tough call.

If you rule out Ben becuase he went to Chicago, that leaves at least a 15 or 16 year gap between players.

Unless you want to put Mikki Moore up there.

If we're gonna retire Big Ben's number we outta also retire Dennis Rodman's number.

Absolutely.

Nice. Ruth also wore No. 3.

For some reason, I can see Rodman's body being a combination of metal parts and chemical preservatives.

Progressive thinking.

I imagine we could get Darth Milicic to preside over the carbon embalming ceremony.

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Nov 13 LW Milan Lucic had an active night. He scored his first goal in eight games since his Oct. 25 hat trick and also pounded Michael Komisarek in a third-period fight. Lucic cut his hand in a fight with Michael Komisarek. "I'll be fine," he said. "(X-rays are) negative, but there's so many broken bones in there from before you can't really tell."

How about we just put both of them in the floorboards. Not the jerseys...the players. Kind of like how Jabba the Hutt carbon dated Hans Solo.

(Dang Micro, you posted your reply to this before I deleted and reposted with the quote. You're fast)!!!

Definitely could consider retiring the worm, but to much baggage afterwards and the time that has expired since he left probably prevents him from getting one.

However if the Pistons fall off the planet for the next 5 years then yeah maybe he can get his raised for being the cog that got the "ship" and the 4 straight visits to the ECF....In other worsd while he was here we "reached our peak"