In an interview with Rodman in light of his earning a spot at the Hall of Fame

Coaching legend Tex Winter, ABA/NBA star Artis Gilmore and 5-time NBA champ Dennis Rodman are just three of the ten honorees of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for 2011. Their common denominator, aside from being soon-to-be Hall of Famers and being "Bull-blooded," is their gift to rise above difficulties. Many years ago, no one could have foreseen that either one of these inductees would receive the top honor in basketball because of the hardships they had early in life.

Dennis Rodman, now 50 years old, finished 14 years of his basketball career with 5 championship rings, two trophies for Defensive Player of the Year, 7 rebounding titles and 7-time NBA All-Defensive first-team spot. At first, no one expected this from a lanky child who grew up with no father in an unlikely neighborhood in Dallas. Krause, who traded Rodman from the Spurs in 1995, regards Rodman as a "great teammate" who can "guard any position" because he's all "about winning."

Artis Gilmore, 61, was the number one dispersal draft pick in 1976 which got him to Chicago. His talents got recognized in the ABA Championship where his team, the Kentucky Colonels won. He retired as the record-holder of field goal percentage of .599, a top shot blocker and a 4-time All-Star out of 7 seasons playing for the Bulls. The 7-feet-2-inches tall country boy from Florida grew up in a poor family and learned hard labor at an early age by picking cotton and loading watermelon on trucks.


Tex Winter, 89, had 57 successful years of college and professional basketball coaching career which notably included 9 championships as assistant coach to Jackson (6 of which with Chicago Bulls) and the innovation of the triangle offense. He spent his boyhood in West Texas at the time of the Great Depression and suffered the loss of his father at a young age. Even if he is debilitated after suffering from stroke in 2009, he will be attending the weekend celebration.

This year will be the third consecutive time for the home of basketball, Springfield, Massachusetts to receive a big number of participants and guests from the legendary team, Chicago Bulls. The Basketball Hall of Fame enshrined Michael Jordan in 2009, followed by Scottie Pippen in 2010. This week, as Gilmore, Rodman and Winter receive their honors, they will be joined by ex-GM Jerry Krause and past coach Phil Jackson to celebrate their achievements.

Phil Jackson, Hall of Fame Coach 2007, will present Dennis Rodman and Tex Winter while Artis Gilmore will be presented by Julius Erving, Hall of Fame Player 1993. The latter is in recognition of shared memories during their time at the American Basketball Association. Jerry Krause, on the other hand, will be among the several basketball personas previously or presently connected with the Bulls who will attend the ceremony at the Springfield Symphony Hall on Friday night, August 12.


In an interview with Rodman in light of his earning a spot at the Hall of Fame, he humbly said that he never actually thought about it when he was playing. "You think about winning," he said. This is exactly what the Bulls' 2011 Hall of Famers did to be successful.

Known as the Class of 2011, the other seven honorees that will join Gilmore, Rodman and Winter are Tara VanDerveer, Arvydas Sabonis, Chris Mullin, Teresa Edwards, Tom "Snatch" Sanders, Reece "Goose" Tatum, and Herb Magee.


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