One of That NBA Lottery Pick's all-time favorite players is Dennis Rodman and recently got back into the news while coaching the Elmira Bulldogs of the Eastern Basketball Alliance.
Rodman was paid about $40,000 to coach two games with the team. Obviously, this was a publicity stunt to try to get fans into the arena.
The only problem was it didn't work. We get more from StarGazette.com:
Dennis Rodman guided the Elmira Bulldogs to their second straight win, but the persona of the former NBA star failed to attract many fans to First Arena again.
The Bulldogs won a close contest against the New York Wizards, 105-103, on Saturday night. The win avenged the Bulldogs' only loss of the season, which came against the Wizards last weekend.
The teams are tied for first place with 7-1 records in the Northern Division of the Eastern Basketball Alliance.
Rodman was paid $40,000 to coach Elmira on Friday and Saturday, filling in for regular Bulldogs coach James Schutz. The games drew only about 600 fans, said Charles Berch, the Bulldogs' director of operations. Estimated attendance Saturday was about 350.
"We got two wins, but at a huge price," Berch said. "We tried to do this because we were trying to get the team on better financial ground, but it backfired on us. The community and the city did not support this event. I'm beginning to think maybe they are not into basketball. Maybe it is just a hockey town.
It's pretty sad when your EBA team can only draw about 1,000 people when trying to lure Dennis Rodman into the coaching professional.
Hell, those numbers were even lower than the Nets attendance for their Blizzard Game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
In the end, "The Worm" made himself $40,000 and the Elmira Bulldogs are one-step closer to folding as a franchise.
(Courtesy of Detroit4Lyfe)