Deeeeeetoit Baaaaaaasketball! or the Pistons Appreciation Thread

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Hey folks. George Blaha here. Voice of the Detroit Pistons. This should be an interesting season for the Detroit Pistons. They won the championship in 2004, and came within a few minutes of winning a second championship last season.

As always seems to be for the Pistons, the biggest off-season story was a coaching change. In case you've been living in a cave, Flip Saunders takes over from Larry Brown. While most commentators have focused on whether there will be less distractions and if the players will be hungry to prove that Brown wasn't the only reason for their success, I think they're overlooking the fact that Saunders brings a different philosophy than Rick Carlisle or Larry Brown. Will the Pistons be able to avoid the scoring droughts that have plagued them at times the last four years? Will Saunders be able to integrate the Pistons bench, which all of a sudden seems deeper than ever thanks to an influx of youth? Will we see the Pistons play zone? Only the regular season will tell.

The only news to look out for in the next few weeks is who makes the cut. The Pistons have 16 players under salary but only 15 slots. Alex Acker, a second round point guard from Pepperdine, looks to be on the bubble. But, with Lindsay Hunter out with an injury, the Pistons are short at the 1, so Dumars might instead elect to trade Ronald Dupree. Dupree's got some serious ups, but there's a log-jam at the 3. A trade for a future draft pick wouldn't be out of the question.

And hey, how about Darko? Did you see that dunk the other night? Boy I tell you, it doesn't get much better than this. We'll see you on November 2 at the Palace for the season opener against the Sixers. Detroit's ready to go to work!

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 20 October 2005 19:06 (twenty years ago)

(er, I think a mod needs to fix Blaha's spelling error in the thread title)

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 20 October 2005 19:08 (twenty years ago)

Blaha

(yes, I am 15 yrs old)

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 20 October 2005 19:32 (twenty years ago)

http://www.nba.com/media/pistons/sheedpumpkin.gif

So tempted to make a Sheed'o'lantern this Halloween.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Saturday, 22 October 2005 18:57 (twenty years ago)

you should make one of Darko shining the pine.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Saturday, 22 October 2005 20:01 (twenty years ago)

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20051017/capt.mirw10510170109.timberwolves_pistons_mirw105.jpg

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Saturday, 22 October 2005 21:58 (twenty years ago)

But actually, the Pistons site really does have stencils to make jack o'lanterns of your favorite Pistons players (and also Hooper their mascot).

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Saturday, 22 October 2005 21:59 (twenty years ago)

http://www.nba.com/media/pistons/rippumpkin.gif

This is awesome! I might actually try and carve one this week.

― So so Krispie (Ex Leon), Monday, 24 October 2005 23:05 (twenty years ago)

http://www.nba.com/media/pistons/pistonspumpkin001.jpg

Seriously, every home should have one.

― So so Krispie (Ex Leon), Monday, 24 October 2005 23:06 (twenty years ago)

OMG! That's amazing!

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:30 (twenty years ago)

http://www.detnews.com/pix/2005/10/28/sports/s228_pistons_1005n.jpg
YEAH don't fuck with the Pistons bench!

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 28 October 2005 11:39 (twenty years ago)

Booyeah! I like the PIstons chances this year. They're running! They're taking shots before the last 5 secs of the shot clock! DARKO IS PLAYING MEANINGFUL MINUTES! Bring on the Pacers.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 3 November 2005 03:17 (twenty years ago)

And they scored 108 points in a non-overtime game!!

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 3 November 2005 03:27 (twenty years ago)

Man I'm loving the Flip Saunders era... This might actually be a better team than 03-04 and 04-05.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 14:54 (twenty years ago)

Talk about an assbeating last night...although this nastiness may have had something to do with the team's intensity level.

http://www.freep.com/sports/pistons/pistonss9e_20051109.htm

― scrimhaw1837 (son_of_scrimshaw), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

Apparently they didn't see the montage and didn't even know about it until after the game. I'd hate to see how much worse that beating would've been if they had the extra motivation.

― Jeff Reguilon (Talent Explosion), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 18:21 (twenty years ago)

I'm willing to give the Maloofs and the Kings management a pass because they hadn't seen the montage before the game, but Leland Patton you are on notice!

http://www.detnews.com/2005/pistons/0511/09/D01-377035.htm

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 18:30 (twenty years ago)

Awesome win. Never in doubt :-)

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 11 November 2005 06:17 (twenty years ago)

That game felt like playoff basketball, which is just something you don't get to see before the All-Star break. I hope these two teams meet in the finals and Amare's healthy.

(P.S. I'll have a much better time watching this season if I delude myself into thinking a Spurs finals victory isn't a foregone conclusion.)

― Jeff Reguilon (Talent Explosion), Friday, 11 November 2005 15:57 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/WIDH10111270302.jpg

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Sunday, 27 November 2005 04:41 (nineteen years ago)

12-2 BAYBEEEE!!!!

why do they show college basketball on my tv but no pistons games? why should i suffer cause i ain't got cable?!

― tres letraj (tehresa), Saturday, 3 December 2005 19:07 (nineteen years ago)

make that 13-2!

SUCKAS!!!!

― tres letraj (tehresa), Sunday, 4 December 2005 04:27 (nineteen years ago)

sheed is such a jackass. bulls will win the next meeting.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 5 December 2005 00:00 (nineteen years ago)

Theresa, you are a Pistons fan? sweet! I never knew. yeah, the boys are looking great this year. Even that second game they lost against Washington was outstanding, battled back and took 'em to two overtimes after falling behind earlier. I was psyched I got to see it while in michigan over Thanksgiving.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 00:24 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, my little sister got me hooked last year (she goes to school in michigan)! the funny thing is that i am in love with the pistons but i really don't care about any other team to the point that i rarely know who any of the players on the opposing team are. so sad that i can't watch their games, but i try to keep up to speed from their website. they are playing chicago while i am in chicago and i got all excited, but sadly, the game is at the palace so no live pistons action for me :-(

― tres letraj (tehresa), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 06:34 (nineteen years ago)

actually, detroit played at chicago

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 23:26 (nineteen years ago)

i was referring they meet again dec 16 at the palace. i guess i should have used future tense...

― tres letraj (tehresa), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 06:17 (nineteen years ago)

*to when* they meet again

― tres letraj (tehresa), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 06:17 (nineteen years ago)

when will we meet again?

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 06:21 (nineteen years ago)

COME ON, DETROIT, TRY TO KEEP UP WITH THE WARRIORS TONIGHT!

― Obsessing over the unobtainable and nonexistant. (Leee), Friday, 9 December 2005 19:05 (nineteen years ago)

oooh i couldn't follow along online during the game tonight but when i went to check the score just now i was very worried by the close win... but hey, they still won!!!

― tres letraj (tehresa), Saturday, 10 December 2005 09:18 (nineteen years ago)

i really think leee's trash talk is backfiring

― Sym Sym (sym), Saturday, 10 December 2005 20:48 (nineteen years ago)

man this team is good. the game last night just demonstrated the difference between a partly-new starting unit that's pretty hot and will definitely make the playoffs (clips) and a starting five that doesn't change and is just loaded with talent at every spot and will contend for the championship (pistons).

the pistons bench was pretty impressive in that 3rd quarter, too- i think you really only need 1-2 good dudes coming off the bench, especially when your starting five is as hole-free as detroit's, but they were looking alright. i still think arroyo suxorz.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Monday, 12 December 2005 19:10 (nineteen years ago)

..now ... losing to that big doofus Okur? ..*that* stinks..

anyway, can't win 'em all. still kicking it, lookout 95 Bulls...

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 07:18 (nineteen years ago)

Pistons-Nuggest 370-pointer from this day in 1983 on Classic today...still time to tune in, it hasn't even gone to overtime #1 yet.

Last night wasn't a bad night to pick up a L, despite it probably making Memo's week.

― scrimhaw1837 (son_of_scrimshaw), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 19:50 (nineteen years ago)

Last night Ben wore MAGIC GLASSES!!!!

http://cmsimg.detnews.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=C3&Date=20051215&Category=SPORTS0102&ArtNo=512150392&Ref=H1&Profile=1004Q=100&MaxW=250

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 15 December 2005 18:47 (nineteen years ago)

that is the sweetest picture in the history of the universe

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 16 December 2005 00:12 (nineteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

wow

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Friday, 30 December 2005 03:25 (nineteen years ago)

tayshaun prince is good

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Friday, 30 December 2005 03:25 (nineteen years ago)

oh my god what a team.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 30 December 2005 05:03 (nineteen years ago)

It really feels like they're toying with teams this season... Keep it close during the first half, then get a lead in the third, then hit some clutch shots and make some key shots in the fourth. Anyway, this season is by far the best I've seen these Pistons play. I just wish the playoffs would hurry up and come!

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 30 December 2005 06:29 (nineteen years ago)

it's such an announcer cliche, but that really did feel like a playoff-intensity game. the crowd in detroit is so awesome- if i were rasheed i'd be firing constantly just to hear everyone go "threeeeee!"

chauncey hit some freakin clutch shots, though. that sequence where he nailed a tough jumper and then drove and passed to sheed, running into a brick wall of shaq in the process, was definitely some mvp-level shit.

you could tell wade was pissed he had 5 fouls so they couldn't really go 1-on-1

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Friday, 30 December 2005 17:18 (nineteen years ago)

also why are there so many damn denver games on national tv this year? i guess they were supposed to be good. but dammit, let's see some more golden state, clips, wizards and bucks. enough with the denver, seattle and kings on tnt already

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Friday, 30 December 2005 17:21 (nineteen years ago)

i mean, i know they have to make these schedules way in advance, but still, i think denver is on tnt's thursday game every week. i don't like carmelo THAT much

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Friday, 30 December 2005 17:22 (nineteen years ago)

awwwww yeaaaahhhh.....

see you in the finals SA

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 13 January 2006 05:13 (nineteen years ago)

I really really hope they cool off for the second half of the season. :(

― ohmyface (Matt Chesnut), Friday, 13 January 2006 05:21 (nineteen years ago)

cliche but ... Pistons really did "toy" with the Knickerbockers down the stretch tonight.

really really sad display by the Kinckerbockers. I don't say that as a hater (big Zeke fan of course) *or* as a Pistons fan ... the lack of competitive spirit was alarming. Time after time, Knickerbocker defenders rolled and left Pistons unguarded for uncontested threes and etc etc. the just sort of gave up and got rocked by really basic NBA offensive sets.. sad

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 20 January 2006 05:55 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

Q: how excited am i that there's a pistons game on non-cable tv today and i get to watch my first game this year?

A: VERY FUCKING EXCITED! my boys better not let me down!

― tehresa (tehresa), Sunday, 26 February 2006 16:05 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12136582/

rasheed, come on! what are you doing to me!?

boy better get himself in check before the playoffs!

― tehresa (tehresa), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 15:24 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Loge/7346/index.html?20063

"We had some phantom technical fouls called when we had Rasheed. I know that. He'd just scream, he was so happy with a dunk and the next thing you know it's a technical foul. If I ever dunked, I would have screamed. If I'd go up and sky and dunk one, I'd scream too." --college basketball's all-time winningest coach Dean E. Smith

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 23:10 (nineteen years ago)

Bit of trivia: Pat Summit of Tennessee has beat out Dean Smith as 'college basketball's winningest coach with 882 wins 172 losses. Dean Smith is still the NCAA's "Men's" College Basketball winningest coach though.

― Polysix Bad Battery (cprek), Thursday, 6 April 2006 18:25 (nineteen years ago)

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― dan (dan), Thursday, 6 April 2006 22:56 (nineteen years ago)

I've never liked that record going to Pat Summit. Women's basketball just wasn't - and still isn't - as competitive across the board. How many Summit wins were racked up over years when there were only a half-dozen good programs?

― Big Willy and the Twins (miloaukerman), Saturday, 8 April 2006 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

Can I just say that Ben Wallace refusing the re-enter the game on Friday is the biggest non-story of the season? Having Scottie Pippen and Mark Jackson during today's pre-game show moan on and on about how the Pistons are in trouble was ridiculous. Have they looked at the standings lately? Not to mention that by demolishing the Pacers I think the Pistons proved my point.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Sunday, 9 April 2006 20:16 (nineteen years ago)

oh man, today's game was just sad! i was literally laughing watching it. and b wallace with 22 rebounds awesome! and good for lindsey hunter with the field goals!

also, i'm a girl, so i thought the feature on rip hamilton's mask where he did the napolean dynamite and hannibal lector impressions was cute, even if he did say "hello, kelis" instead of "hello, clarice".

― tehresa (tehresa), Monday, 10 April 2006 00:48 (nineteen years ago)

The boyz looked amazing today!!!!!!

holy sheeze ... Tayshaun and B-B-B-B-Ben WWWWWWWallace.

god I love these guys! best team effort I've seen in a long, long time. Thursday against the Heat was a beat, but, thes cats keep delevering .. can't wait for Wednesday!!

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 10 April 2006 04:40 (nineteen years ago)

hitting on all cylinders...

hehe ... omg, it was fun to watch Delfino etc. go off

Take that, Indy ... take fucking that

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 10 April 2006 04:43 (nineteen years ago)

With San Antonio and Dallas losing tonight, Detroit just clinched the best record in the NBA.... BOOYEAH! Home court to the Finals!

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 14 April 2006 04:38 (nineteen years ago)

San Antonio is cold, cold limping into the playoffs right now. Not feeling too good.

― Pwnjabi MC (Matt Chesnut), Friday, 14 April 2006 12:26 (nineteen years ago)

:D :D :D

― tehresa (tehresa), Friday, 14 April 2006 22:00 (nineteen years ago)

nevermind.

i wish i could have seen that game, but i could only follow along with the scors online :(

― tehresa (tehresa), Saturday, 15 April 2006 00:59 (nineteen years ago)

Sadley my husband (born in Auburn Heights (Hills..now) got cable so he could watch any Detroit Pistons games...we saw a couple here in Sydney Australia... but they haven't showed anything yet in the playoffs...booo

We can only hope...

― Miss Tissy, Thursday, 27 April 2006 11:36 (nineteen years ago)

The boredom of playing a pretty terrible team will do that. But hey they're up 2-0!!

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 27 April 2006 13:31 (nineteen years ago)

six months pass...

I AM GOING TO SEE THE PISTONS PLAY NJ IN DECEMBER! EEEEEEE! LOWER LEVEL!!!!!!!!

― sometimes my entire life be like DAMNNN! (tehresa), Saturday, 28 October 2006 19:45 (nineteen years ago)

I almost bought tickets to see them play the Bucks at the Palace at Auburn Hills until I remembered I don't live in Detroit. Grr.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Saturday, 28 October 2006 21:22 (nineteen years ago)

WHOO GO BULLS

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061027/061027_wallace_vmed_5p.rp420x400.jpg

― (9ò_ó)-o Q(^.^Q) (Adrian Langston), Saturday, 28 October 2006 21:34 (nineteen years ago)

Laurence Fishburne, I salute you.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Sunday, 29 October 2006 04:24 (nineteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

Detroit Pistons, WHA HAPPENED?

― c('°c) (Leee), Sunday, 12 November 2006 08:01 (nineteen years ago)

Joe Dumars hasn't added one useful player in like two and a half years. Now you have the big four instead of the big five, and when Rip's on the bench, they really don't have a chance. Unless Maxiell turns into a player or McDyess finds the fountain of youth, I think this team will wind up in the 6 to 8 seeds, and potentially in the lottery.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Sunday, 12 November 2006 10:24 (nineteen years ago)

Pish, the season's just started... I'd rather have the Pistons finally develop a bench and peak at the end of the season than peak around the All-Star Break like they did last year. They'll wind up around the 3-5 seed and make it to second round or the Conference Finals.

I mean, ATLANTA is the top team in the East right now and Phoenix and Dallas are in the lottery in the West. Think that'll last?

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Sunday, 12 November 2006 19:18 (nineteen years ago)

no, but I sincerely hope so

― Dionne Warrick Dunn football psychic hotline (Matt Chesnut), Sunday, 12 November 2006 20:42 (nineteen years ago)

That would be pretty awesome. Air Josh!

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Sunday, 12 November 2006 22:12 (nineteen years ago)

haven't seen them in action yet this season (here is where i start my annual 'why don't i have cable?! :(' lament) but i saw that score and said, 'WHAT??????'

― sometimes my entire life be like DAMNNN! (tehresa), Monday, 13 November 2006 03:57 (nineteen years ago)

two months pass...

so i was out earlier and saw part of the first quarter of tonight's game... now i see they're in 2nd overtime!??!?! soo tempted to go back to the bar!

― more grease in the pianissimo. (tehresa), Saturday, 20 January 2007 03:58 (eighteen years ago)

wow 104-98 now. wish i was watching :(

― more grease in the pianissimo. (tehresa), Saturday, 20 January 2007 04:14 (eighteen years ago)

seven months pass...

http://info.detnews.com/pistonsblog/index.cfm?blogid=1055

― tehresa, Saturday, 15 September 2007 03:06 (eighteen years ago)

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