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Mavs get Collison... not Sessions

blubomber17 — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:13:49 -0000

Mavs get Collison... not Sessions

Time for us to step in? I'm definitely on board with the idea.

Jason's hanging around for the last year

blubomber17 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:31:51 -0000

Jason's hanging around for the last year

Well, that's that.

Agent Zero the answer as backup PG...?

blubomber17 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:27:20 -0000

Agent Zero the answer as backup PG...?

This news intrigues me as much as it scares the hell out of me. I don't know what to make of it.

Detroit Pistons Jerseys Retired

blubomber17 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:27:36 -0000

I read an article yesterday about retired jerseys across the NBA, and whom had potential to be retired. The Pistons section was a bit large. It said for sure Chauncey and Big Ben, possibly Tay, Rip, and Sheed, and maybe down the line the Moose. To quote:

If you’re counting from the “Already Retired” list, that’s five of the Bad Boy Pistons of the late ’80s and early ’90s who’ve seen their numbers lifted to the rafters in Detroit. Could the starting five of the championship-winning, six-straight-conference-finals-appearing mid-’00s Pistons be in for similar honors?

It’s possible, but not guaranteed — the only two that seem sure things to me are Chauncey Billups, who has the Finals MVP on his resume and whose departure in 2008 triggered the Fall of the Detroit Empire, and Ben Wallace, who was arguably the key player on that ’04 championship team, has four All-Star appearances and four Defensive Player of the Year awards to his credit, and who even returned to Detroit to help see the team through through some leaner years.

Of the other three, Rip Hamilton’s No. 32 probably has the best shot — he was the team’s leading scorer and primary offensive option for most of their contending years — but his chances are hurt a little by the acrimonious way in which his Detroit tenure ended, with Rip phoning in the last year or two of his stay, playing a part in that player walkout mess of last season, and ultimately being waived by the team. It’s a similar story for ‘Sheed, whose arrival in midseason 2004 was the final piece of the puzzle for the Pistons, but who had the shortest time in Detroit of the core ’04ers (just over five seasons), and who was increasingly unmotivated towards the end of his stay, eventually finishing out his career with the rival Celtics. Tayshaun has no such PR blemishes for his Pistons career, but doesn’t quite have the resume of the others, being the only of the five to never appear in an All-Star Game.

Still, you’d think all five have at least a 50/50 shot at retirement (and I’d guess they all go up eventually, maybe at the same time?), which is certainly more than you could say for anyone else currently on the Pistons roster — though keep 2/3 of an eye on Greg Monroe and/or Rodney Stuckey, perhaps.

Who do you guys think deserve a jersey retirement? I don't disagree with any of what was said; I don't know what would be publicly acceptable as to when to retire them, but Big Ben for sure would be the soonest, followed by Chauncey, and I think Rip after the memory of him being a cancer in the locker room is mainly faded. And maybe Tay if god forbid he retires here. Way too early to speculate Mooseness though.

Now your thoughts.

If you’re counting from the “Already Retired” list, that’s five of the Bad Boy Pistons of the late ’80s and early ’90s who’ve seen their numbers lifted to the rafters in Detroit. Could the starting five of the championship-winning, six-straight-conference-finals-appearing mid-’00s Pistons be in for similar honors?

It’s possible, but not guaranteed — the only two that seem sure things to me are Chauncey Billups, who has the Finals MVP on his resume and whose departure in 2008 triggered the Fall of the Detroit Empire, and Ben Wallace, who was arguably the key player on that ’04 championship team, has four All-Star appearances and four Defensive Player of the Year awards to his credit, and who even returned to Detroit to help see the team through through some leaner years.

Of the other three, Rip Hamilton’s No. 32 probably has the best shot — he was the team’s leading scorer and primary offensive option for most of their contending years — but his chances are hurt a little by the acrimonious way in which his Detroit tenure ended, with Rip phoning in the last year or two of his stay, playing a part in that player walkout mess of last season, and ultimately being waived by the team. It’s a similar story for ‘Sheed, whose arrival in midseason 2004 was the final piece of the puzzle for the Pistons, but who had the shortest time in Detroit of the core ’04ers (just over five seasons), and who was increasingly unmotivated towards the end of his stay, eventually finishing out his career with the rival Celtics. Tayshaun has no such PR blemishes for his Pistons career, but doesn’t quite have the resume of the others, being the only of the five to never appear in an All-Star Game.

Still, you’d think all five have at least a 50/50 shot at retirement (and I’d guess they all go up eventually, maybe at the same time?), which is certainly more than you could say for anyone else currently on the Pistons roster — though keep 2/3 of an eye on Greg Monroe and/or Rodney Stuckey, perhaps.

Now your thoughts.

This made me cry a little on the inside...

blubomber17 — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:25:55 -0000

This made me cry a little on the inside...

Just the classic Tayshaun block... felt it was right to share again.

So, how is everybody a Pistons fan exactly...?

blubomber17 — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:08:13 -0000

I'm sure this has been done before, but hopefully not recently; in the game threads recently, I've noticed a lot of us have to resort to feeds or league pass to watch our awesome (but usually crappy) Pistons. So, I was wondering; how did you all become fans of the Pistons? Was it maybe the actual Bad Boy era that drew you in? Did you grow up in the metro Detroit area? Me personally, I live about 20 minutes away from Detroit; I know, the Palace is in Auburn Hills, but point being I live in this area. I'm a giant Detroit sports homer and the Pistons are my team. I mean, I love the NBA as a whole, and a handful of other teams as well, but the Pistons have my heart, as does DBB.

Now, to pick up on a meme (or totally steal someone's signature phrase, to which I apologize), your thoughts.

Chauncey does it AGAIN...

blubomber17 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:44:14 -0000

Chauncey does it AGAIN...

Sigh... how I miss Mr. Big Shot.

Hanson NFC Special Teamer of the Month.

blubomber17 — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:54:12 -0000

Hanson NFC Special Teamer of the Month.

He deserves it, been clutch all month. Nice to see him get some props.