Why did only three of the Pistons retire their jerseys after defeating the Lakers in 2004?

In the 2004 finals, many people probably did not expect that with four superstars, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Gary Payton and Carl Malone, the Lakers actually lost to the "Civilian Legion" Pistons. Moreover, they were defeated 4:1 by their opponents, which can be said to be a very shame. Since then, the Pistons Five Tigers have become famous. Just like the bad boys army back then, the Pistons Five Tigers helped the Pistons become the overlord of the Eastern Conference in those years. Any team that wants to enter the finals must defeat the Pistons in order to rush out of the Eastern Conference. In the 2006 All-Star Game, Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Ben Wallace and Rashid Wallace were selected for the All-Star lineup together, and made a debut in the fourth quarter, beating the Western Conference All-Stars with LeBron James, which also became a good story.

However, if 21 years have passed since they won the championship, the heroes who won the championship have already retired one after another, but it is somewhat surprising that only three of the Pistons' Five Tigers have retired their jerseys, namely Billups, Big Ben and Hamilton, so why did Rashid Wallace and "Little Prince" Techelon Prince not get the treatment of retired jerseys? Let’s analyze it together to see the specific reasons!

1. The honors received were relatively small, and the little prince missed it.

First of all, let's talk about Prince. He entered the NBA in the same class as Yao Ming. He is a well-established Pistons' own draft. Although he only contributed 3.3 points and 1.1 rebounds in the first season, he became the team's starter in the second season with his outstanding defensive ability and team-oriented offensive ability. In the next 10 seasons, he was able to stably output 13+5+3 levels of data every year. In the finals that year, the team was able to win the championship. Prince's effective restrictions on Kobe were crucial, so even though he had never been selected into the All-Star lineup, in the eyes of the outside world, Prince is the one who best represents the culture and heritage of the Pistons. In fact, although Prince's style of play is very low-key and is good at team attributes, he has some honors after all. He has been selected for the best second defensive team for four consecutive years and was also noticed by old coach K, becoming a member of the Dream Eight team's competition in the Beijing Olympics, which is enough to prove his ability.

But it is precisely because of the sacrifice in data, and in addition to an Olympic gold medal and 4 best defense second team, Prince's legendary attributes are a bit average. Billups, Hamilton and Big Ben have all been selected into the All-Star lineup and the best team. These honors are relatively more outstanding than Prince. Moreover, although Prince played for 11 seasons, he was only 33 years old when he left the team in 2013. If he could play for the team until he retired, even if he had not been selected as the All-Star and had no honor to be successful, he would probably still be able to retire the jersey. Therefore, it can only be said that the little prince is indeed a pity. After all, among the Five Tigers, he is the one who sacrificed the most. As for the team's current situation, he may not be given a retired jersey in the future.

2. The service time is too short, and the roaring Heavenly Lord is not destined to be.

Next, let's talk about Rashid Wallace. The team was able to fulfill its dream of winning the championship that year and getting Rashid in the mid-season trade was a very important part. It was his arrival that strengthened the team's inside offense and formed the Wallace brothers' inside defensive front with Da Ben, thus ensuring the strength of both offense and defense. Moreover, after coming to the team, he sacrificed a lot. After all, he was the best boss in the Trail Blazers era. He had output nearly 19+8 almost every season, and he has been selected for the All-Star twice. You should know that in the Pistons lineup at that time, in addition to Da Ben, only Rashid was an All-Star player, so he made a lot of contributions to the team. In addition, during the Pistons' seasons, he has stable output every season. Even in the 2008-09 season, he was already 34 years old, and he could contribute 12 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists, which is enough to be satisfactory.

In addition, Rashid has also entered the All-Star lineup twice with the Pistons. Overall, he can be considered able to play in team history. It is indeed a bit regrettable that he has not retired a jersey. However, if you look into the background at that time, you will find that he did not come to "technical poverty alleviation". You should know that during the Trail Blazers, he was a problematic player who was hated by everyone. He would get technical fouls in the game when he had a disagreement, and he was also doing something wrong in the locker room. It can be said that no team was willing to take over. The Pistons also had a certain "big bet" element when signing him. Of course, don't forget that he only played for 5 and a half seasons in total with the Pistons. It is difficult for such a market to satisfy the team. Moreover, he also changed his numbers in the middle and appeared in the No. 30 and No. 36 respectively. So in general, it is expected that Roaring Tianzun was not retired from the jersey.