Afflalo & Stuckey, by the numbers
Posted by pistonsnationIt’s all about the small details when you’re a Pistons fan-atic. Here I’ll fanalyze our rookie backcourt’s jersey # selection.
Arron Afflalo wore #4 while at UCLA, but playing for the Pistons presents an obvious conflict in wearing that number, just ask Chauncey who wore 4 his whole career before coming to Detroit (it’s even tattooed on his arm). Arron held up a #8 jersey for the press which was the writing on the wall for Will Blalock. Arron then wore #9 in Summer League play. Along comes Jarvis Hayes who wore #24 for the Wizards, but that number can be found on the back of Mr. McDyess. Jarvis was ok with not wearing #24 because as he said it didn’t bring him much luck in D.C., so he picks #9 with the analogy of cat’s having 9 lives. So Afflalo, the rookie, gives up dibs on the number and grabs #28. By the way, the number 9 in the Piston’s typeset looks more like a lower case g than the number to me.
Rodney Stuckey’s number isn’t as involved, but still very interesting. Rodney wore #3 in college in honor of his favorite player Dwyane Wade. That explanation does nothing for me being a die hard. YOU SUCK WADE!…Sorry ’bout that. Anyhow he’ll wear number 3 as a Pistons which makes some fans uneasy because of who wore “the big red three” as Mason would call it. Myself, I’m on the fence at this point. A case can be made either way, but I believe if Stuckey continues to be as brilliant as advertised I think, sadly perhaps, the number will become more synonymous with Rodney.
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October 10th, 2007 at 5:04 pmSeems like a lot of number changes for Arron Afflalo. I think with the way Ben Wallace left (going for more money) his #3 doesn’t mean as much now. If Stuckey really gets things going for DET, Ben may become a distant memory.
October 10th, 2007 at 7:56 pmI agree Nick. Out of site, out of mind. I believe Ben will be forgiven for leaving for the dough once his playing days are over and we’re able to reflect again on what he did for us. It’s hard to do that now when he’s with the enemy trying to knock us off.
If Rodney’s Piston career pans out right we might just have to acknowledge #3 for both him and Ben.
October 10th, 2007 at 8:21 pm