Comments on: Still a bright future

By: Doogie

Doogie — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:06:15 +0000

Today’s game at Atlanta was a tell-tale game by the way. When Rip got “hit” in the paint, while going to the rim, and was laying on the court, wiggling in pain, he then got the big flagrant Tech by Rodney Mott and was gone! Currie showed no sympathy for Rip as Mike Abdenour was attending to him on the bench. All the while, A.I. is sitting on the bench looking disgusted by the fact that he’s not playing the last 5 or 6 minutes of a close game.

Currie’s told them and I think he’s had enough with their “bad call by the refs” attitude and that they’ve got to shrug all of that off and just play. They’re soft, they whine, they expect calls that aren’t coming and they feel “screwed” constantly by the refs. Time to change the attitude around this team. Wonder how to do that?

Bye Rip……Sheed……Allen……oh, and by the way, do you think those guys…Sheed, Ben and Rip were a really good influence on Darko when he came into the league…..not likely.

By: Doogie

Doogie — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:58:47 +0000

Oh boy, it’s tough to watch this current squad! i guess we’re all going to have to get used to watching close games with teams like Milwaukee, Chicago, Indiana, Washington, Philly, etc.

Reality is that 6 straight ECF is a great accomplishment; however, with that team, they only won ONCE and didn’t have the fortitude to get it done in the “loss” years of 2006 D.Wade, 2007 LBJ and, of course, 2008 Celts. What, did we honestly think that we could triumph against Bos or Clev in 2009 ??? Seriously ??

Time to re-tool and we should all be thankful that we have Mr. Dumars on the scene; the guy knows the game a little better than the average GM and a hell of a lot better than the rest of us knucklehead fans.

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:53:53 +0000

Motown will be ok….Joe D is great and by getting stuckey in the darko trade will live up to a d wade that can play both the 1 and the 2 and not turn the ball over 50 times a game…. the problem her and the reason DP are not going to get pass the cavs or celtics is that they have no low post presence. j max solid but is under sized to start and the only other option other than mycdess is kwame who has turned out to be more disapointing in detroit then anywhere else. Sheed needs a banger in there to do the things on D he dont do when he doesnt show up….. I say hang tough, expect 2 average seasons and wait till we land bosh or amare in 2010

By: Crazy people everywhere

Crazy people everywhere — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:51:38 +0000

Look I will keep Joe D over the GM in sacramento, or the bucks, or the clippers, or just about any other GM there is.

Look hind sight is 20/20, yes could of been better draft picks, heck we all were like what the heck are you doing on draft nights, but why not gamble I mean come on cut some slack look at the Sam Bowi over Michael Jordan draft or the Olawokandi draft, etc.. there is alot of players who went #1 but never accomplished anything in the league other than lacing up their shoes which were already laced.

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Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:23:41 +0000

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By: space

space — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:16:41 +0000

iverson is just like terrell owens. great player but eventually he damages your franchise. no where near as close, but he really doesn’t fit any team right now. he is an undersized point who plays like a two guard. only a real veteran coach with a name could change his game. iverson will probably never see a ring until he comes off the bench as a gunner a la vinnie johnson.
the pistons still have PLENTY of talent. the playoffs are always a different story. do no write them off. DO NOT write them as nba or even eastern conference champions, but do not write them off just yet.

By: Lexo

Lexo — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:19:37 +0000

Listen DP fans…I’m a die hard Jazz fan but when I think of a team that through the years have played true five man basketball, with no true superstar, I think of Detroit. Y’all punked the dream team Lakers and have been in the mix with mad respect every year…Trust in Dumars! Yes, this year will be a long shot at best to go deep in the playoffs, but it will be fun to watch because this is the type of team that will reap benefits from playoff Ball where D is king! JD knows how to put players in position to win, it’s just that AI is a basketball enigma that is hard to work into a team concept. Bosh is such a stud, if D town can head fake for wade or LBJ and get CB4…watch out…can you imagine the D with Bosh and TP, not to mention Maxielle and Stucky comin up??

By: Zane

Zane — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:17:29 +0000

how about leaving an insightful comment on basketball rather than anonymusly slagging off strangers on the internet?
tossers like you should be banned from these blogs.
you don’t think Pistons would be in this mess with Wade and Josh Howard right now? well then you don’t know sh*t about ball either.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:03:57 +0000

Detroit still has a chance to have a deep run into the playoffs. I agree with the writer above the offense is not conducive to AI being productive. What good does it do to have him in your lineup playing like an average NBA player. You could get someone else to do that. Curry has not figured out how to get the most out of AI or this lineup. They play too slow. I could see if this pace was helping their defense but it’s not. Pick up the pace. Unlease AI. He is passing way too much and trade Sheed. Enough is enough. Either you are going to show up everyday or you’re out of here. Luckily Hamilton has finally gotten over losing his girlfriend and is playing better.

By: LB

LB — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:10:17 +0000

It didn’t take very long to realize that Allen Iverson was not being welcomed with open arms by the Detroit Pistons. With all the fanfare and accolades going Chauncey Billups way, you almost have to feel sorry for the A.I. Within a matter of days, the grumbling from Rip Hamilton about his own minutes began. In one way it is perfectly understandable. Iverson was an intruder in their “almost” perfect little world. On the other hand, it makes me want to slap them stupid. Suck it up and make it work. All this me, my minutes, my numbers over there in that locker room is annoying. Team spirit seems to have gone down the drain. Since the trade, the numbers speak for themselves. Pistons 11-8, Nuggets 13-4. The return of Antonio McDyess hasn’t seemed to restore order, as they have lost 3 straight since his return. How the Pistons sort their way through this big ole mess at this point is anyone’s guess. The players checking their egos at the door may be a start, but I wouldn’t bet on that happening anytime soon.