MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FELLOW BLOGGERS .. BEEN AWHILE SINCE MY LAST BLOG ... MY BELOVED PISTONS ARE ON A ROLL WINNERS OF 6 IN A ROW . HOW ABOUT THAT BOSTON GAME LAST WEEK ..WOW .. TALK ABOUT A NAIL BITER .. NOW JUST IMAGINE 7 GAMES JUST LIKE IT .. THATS WHAT YA CAN EXPECT IN THE ECF THIS YEAR ... IT WILL MAKE YA FORGET ABOUT LAST YEARS ECF LOL .
IN RECENT NEWS BULLS COACH SCOTT SKILKES GOT CANNED TODAY .. GETTING CANNED ON CHRISTMAS EVE .. COULD PAXON BE ANYMORE OF AN #### ?? .
THE TALK OF THE NBA RIGHT NOW ?? .... THE ODEN - LESS PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS ON A 10 GAME WIN STREAK .. WHO'D THUNK IT ??.
INTRESTING NEWS ON THE KOBE FRONT .. HOT OFF THE PRESS
Online book points finger at Kobe
There is never a dull moment in Kobe Bryant's world. The latest distraction he might have to deal with is a scurrilous online book published by someone who claims to have worked as a bodyguard for the Lakers star. Patrick Graber was charged in September 2003 with soliciting the murder of the woman who accused Bryant of r*pe in Colorado the same year. Nonetheless, Graber recently released an online book, Dead Women Tell No Tales, in which he accuses Bryant of, among other things, asking him to kill the woman who accused Bryant of r*pe. Bryant, who might consider legal action against Graber, declined to comment on the book beyond saying that he doesn't even know who Graber is and that the man never worked for him.
DAMN KOBE DOWN AND DIRTY .
IN THE MIDDLE OF FFB TITLE GAMES IF YOUR TEAM IS STILL IN THE TITLE HUNT CONG .
THE MIAMI HEAT ARE FALLING APART BEFOR OUR VERY EYES .. SHAQ IS GETTING PISSY ABOUT TOUCHES IT'S OBV THE BIG FUNDAMNETAL IS CRUMBLING INTO NOTHING- NESS .. EVEN WADE HAS TAKIN POT SHOTS AT THE BIG OAF .. RILEY SOLD HIS SOUL FOR THE ####LE IN 05 AND NOW IS REAPING THE CONSIQUENCES.
SKILES IS OUTTA OF A JOB WHILE ISIAH THOMAS STILL HAS ONE LOL GOTTA LOVE THE NBA .
THATS ALL FOR NOW ... EXPECT TO SEE MORE OF ME AROUND NEXT YEAR
JUST WANTED TO DROP A NOTE TO SAY I'M STILL ALIVE AND HERE LOL .. BEEN ON VACATION FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS IN SUNNY CALI ... WILL BE HOME AND BACK ON THE 31ST .. OH AND NOT TO MAKE ANYBODY UPSET I'LL MAKE SOME COMMENTS ON SOME SPORTS STUFF LOL .
WELL WE GOT KOBE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRADE TALKS AGAIN WHERE WILL HE GO .. EAST COAST WEST COAST ? .. CHI ? .. DALLAS ... WILL HE STAY IN LA LA LAND ?.
BEEN MISSIN MY LIONS GAME OUT HERE IN CALI YEA I KNOW AINT MISSING MUCH LOL .. GO MSU AND I GUESS GO BLUE LOL .. MISSING MY PISTONS PRE SEASON GAMES DAMN IT LOL. WELL THATS ALL FOR NOW
MY BROTHER CALLED ME AND ASKED ME TO LOOK UP A NUMBER FOR HIM IN THE YELLOW PAGES .. HE HAD TO HAVE A TREE REMOVED AND NEED TO LOOK TO LOOK UP A NUMBER UNDER TREE SERVICES .. I LOOKED IN 3 PHONE BOOKS ..COULD NOT FIND THE NUMBER .. OF COURSE THE MIN HE HUNG UP I FOUND IT IN THE LAST PHONE BOOK I HAD .. ANYWAY GOT ME TO THINKIN WOULD BE FUNNY TO SEE WHAT LISTINGS OUR FAV SPORTS ATHLETES WOULD BE UNDER IF THERE WERE A YELLOW PAGES FOR ATHLETES
1. KOBE BRYANT - PROB WOULD BE UNDER CHILD CARE/DAY CARE ALSO SEE MENTAL HEALTH CARE
2. MIKE TYSON - PLEASE LOOK UNDER PSYCHIATRY - CHILD AND ADOLESCENT
3. ALEX RODRIGUEZ - MIGHT WANNA CHECK MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY
4. TOM BRADY - I THINK PATERNTIY TESTING AND SERVICES WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO LOOK
5. RICKY WILLIAMS - LETS SEE IF WE CANT FIND HIM IN - DRUG ABUSE ADDCTION INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT PLEASE ALSO SEE EMPLOYMENT TRANING SERVICE
6. PACMAN JONES - THIS ONE IS TO EASY LOL GENTLEMEN CLUBS AND ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PLEASE ALSO SEE ATTORNEYS AND LEGAL SERVICE
7. SHAQ - AFTER 2 YEARS YOU MIGHT SEE SHAQ UNDER THIS CATAGORY LOL GARBAGE REMOVEL AND TRASH PICKUP
8. DWAYNE WADE - WHEEL CHAIRS AND SCOOTERS
9. THE DET PISTONS - CEMETERIES AND BURIAL PLOTS :( LOL SEE EVEN I HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR
10. BARY BONDS - HEALTH AND NUTRITION CONSULTANT SEEMS LIKEA PERFECT FIT TO ME ..WHAT COULD POSSIABLY GO WRONG ???
I FOUND THIS POST ON PISTONS.COM ALL CREDIT GO'S TO THE POSTER SOUND THE TOLL .. I JUST FOUND IT SO INTRESTING AND WELL WRITTEN I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE IT WITH YOU FINE PPL AND OBV IT APPLIES RIGHT ABOUT NOW
Posted June 03, 2007 01:25 AM It’s been ages since I’ve gone all out and made a legit and substantial thread on our “beloved” Detroit Pistons. I figured now would be a good time to get back in the swing of things. So, here’s how this is going to shake out. I’m not going to suggest that the team gets blown up. I’m not going to yell “Fire Flip” without a legit alternative option. I’m not going to throw at you some ridiculous Kobe trade threads. I am, however, going to breakdown the Pistons salary situation, their draft pick situation, and their current personnel, coming to an ultimate conclusion as to what will happen from here on out. My goal is to get this thread as a central place for the banter that will be coming in the next couple days, but without the ridiculousness that has already seeped into the boards.
Salary Situations Expiring Contracts Dale Davis Chris Webber Amir Johnson
Player Options Chauncey Billups Antonio McDyess Flip Murray
Team Option Will Blalock
To me, this is relatively simple, especially now that the Pistons obviously did not win the ‘ship. First, Dale Davis, au revoir. You were appreciated, and probably under-utilized. However, the state of this team cannot warrant a contract offer. Enjoy where ever life takes you. Amir Johnson played enough to show that he’s got potential, but didn’t play enough to get any unreal contracts. Good for the Pistons. I would expect a Jason Maxiell-like offer to go to Amir, 2+ years at 1.5+ Mil. Hopefully he takes it. Chris Webber is an interesting situation. I’ll get back to him. Of the player options, Chauncey will obviously opt out. The question is, will Joe pay him. The answer is yes. Chauncey played god-awful this series. Pathetic, even. However, there is no way you can adequetly replace him. This doesn’t rule out a sign and trade, however, which I’ll get to later. Antonio McDyess has an option for 6+ Mil. He takes it in a heartbeat, forcing the Pistons into a tough situation. Expect McDyess to be around for the start of the season, with trade possibilities. Flip Murray doesn’t seem to like his situation, and I would expect that he opts out and the Pistons choose not to pursue. So, back to the Webber situation. Alot of this has to do with what Jomars will do with Nazr Mohammed. The best situation, it would appear, is that Joe is somehow able to move Nazr. Heck, I would consider a buy out at this point. We don’t want him, he doesn’t want to be here. However, we need to do anything possible to move him. That said, we may see Chris Webber return to the Pistons, despite what just about everybody wants. That is, if he is willing to accept a bench role. More on that later. Will is doubtful to return with the Pistons holding two first round picks, one almost guaranteed to go to a point guard.
So right now we are looking at.....
Departures: Will Blalock, Dale Davis, Flip Murray
Non-Expiring Contract Issues
As I said, Joe will be looking to do everything in his power to move Nazr Mohammed. Someone like, GASP, Cleveland, may be a decent suitor. Cleveland will soon find out that another tree to go along with Z is what they are eventually going to need. Nazr has a contract that baloons to nearly 7 Mil until 2010/11. Disgusting. Dreadful. Atrocious. Please, Joe, anything. I don’t care what we get in return. Get rid of that contract. Someone will bite for a relatively young 7’er.
Rasheed Wallace. Oh how ye have worn on thee. And it seemed like he had finally accepted going into the post and working from there. Alas, the new NBA will not put up with his antics. However, we will have to. For two more years. That’s because at 12-13 Mil, Rasheed is here to stay. Actually, once he hits that last year he will be trade bait as an expiring contract. But there’s no doubt he’ll be here for atleast next year and likely the rest of his contract.
Coaching Issues
Some of you may take me for a Flip defender, since I pretty much always defend Flip. However, I always defended LB, as well. And I definately defended RC. Generally, I’m one to look at the players first, coaches second. That said, I don’t think Flip is an elite head coach. I don’t think he’s an awful head coach. I would say he might be top 10. The question then becomes, is top 10 good enough for this team in this situation. The answer? Now it is. Because like it or not, the Pistons are not championship calibre, right now. And because of that, there is no reason to fire a coach and bring in another. A new head coach will not put this team over the top. That’s a fact. Now, Joe may pull some miraculous moves where we start to think “All right, now this team is right back at the top”. Then, and only then should we be looking at firing a head coach, who, while isn’t elite, isn’t awful. And considering the alternate options, well, there aren’t many. The Czar comes to mind. I’m not a fan of Van Gundy. And LB wore out his welcome with the players. So, only if Joe is able to get in players that will legitimately make this team a contender (and I’ll get to what that means in a moment) should we look at changing coaches. And that may very well be the case sooner than later.
The Draft The Pistons hold the #15 pick and the #27 pick in the first round. These two picks are HUGE to the future of this franchise. These two picks may allow Joe to rebuild without tearing down. Right now the Pistons, while everyone says they’re old, have a solid young core. Rip (29), Tayshaun (27), Carlos (25), Maxiell (24), and Amir (20) provide a nice core of youth. When you add two more first rounders to that, it appears that the Pistons have an ideal mix of young and old. I won’t get into who the Pistons end up choosing. I will however, strongly expect that the Pistons draft a PG and a big man. Chauncey may get his payday, but the Pistons will be looking for a true point guard. Someone who can come in off the bench and provide instant offense for himself and by being a playmaker. Preferably and drive and dish type player that can find a niche with Delfino as an outside shooter. Check out the thread in Around The NBA to see the options. A big man would be nice, especially if the Pistons choose not to resign Webber and eventually move Nazr. In fact, we may very well see the Pistons select a big man with the #15, if they believe he can produce more than Webber. That’s kinda the situation I’m hoping for at this point.
The Attitude
You’re sick of it. I’m sick of it. We are all sick of it. This team is not the blue-collar, going to work team that we fell in love with during the 2002-2004 years. This team is ****y, arrogant, egotistical. And unjustifiably so. To be honest, I think the #1 culprit is Chauncey Billups. Yeah he’s a smooth talker and says all the right things in the interviews. But it’s the things he doesn’t say. It’s the wry smile after chucking the most ill-advised shot I’ve ever seen in game 4. He’s the captain. He has to change things in that locker room. Hopefully Joe has a nice talk to him, because I really can’t expect that Joe would put up with the self-entitlement that this team has portrayed. Rip showed some signs of improvement, as far as technicals go, in the playoffs. And Tayshaun showed he wasn’t afraid to put Rasheed in his place. Now we need to see that on a daily basis. It shouldn’t come to a surprise to see these players get mad at each other for arguing with the refs, instead of always siding with their teammate. There’s no doubt the Pistons have developed a negative repitoire with the officials. That’s got to change.
The Play
What are we? During the regular season we shared the ball, found the mismatch, and attacked the basket. Against Cleveland we took the first shot, avoided the lane, and played one-on-one basketball. Offensively, I still believe the Pistons can succeed without a superstar (OMG, there’s that word). However, they need Chauncey to play like the Chauncey of 2006. They need Rip to know his role (jabroni, okay, I couldn’t resist). And they need Maxiell to continue to progress in the new Ben Wallace. He’s gotta crash the O-boards and create havoc. Something that lacked from this last year’s starting lineup. Defensively, we have to play better. On all fronts. Rasheed got dunked on and suddenly went from defensive spark to curious onlooker. That attitude won’t cut it. If getting dunked on is too embarressing for you, then someone needs to put you in your place, especially when you have that much talent. So again, alot of it falls back to the attitude of the leaders of this team.
In conclusion...
Things need to change. However, you are not going to see the blowup of this team. Not yet. Chauncey gets his payday, and this team looks very similar come November. However, major changes aren’t far. This could be our last year with Sheed. This is likely the beginning of a youth movement. Think about that for a minute. Every team goes through cycles. The Pistons have been to 5 straight ECFs. They will in all likelihood be a top 3 team in the East again. If they are able to quietly rebuild with some youth, like I said above, then we as fans should be thrilled. Not many franchises can win and rebuild at the same time. However, with Rasheed’s 2 years left, and the crop of youngsters we are assembling, it looks like Joe has done a pretty darn good job. So, have at it. Tear this post up. Just remember, it’s not too bad being a Pistons fan. Just look at the Celtics. Or the Hawks. Or the Pacers (gee remember when they were the next greatest thing?).
WHY DO WE ALWAYS RUSH TO PROCLAIM AND ANOINT A PLAYER TO BE THE G.O.A.T. BEFOR HE HAS REALLY DONE ANYTHING OR WHEN HIS CAREER IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING FINISHED OR WORSE YET WHEN IT'S BARELY BEEN A CAREER IN THE FIRST PLACE .. CASE AND POINT THE COUNTLESS ARTICLES AND NEWSPAPER STORIES AND YES EVEN BLOGS LOL WHO SAY THIS PLAYER OR THAT PLAYER TO BE THE NEXT MICHAEL JORDAN OR THE NEXT BIRD OR THE NEXT MAGIC ETC ETC .. PLAYERS WHO HAVE A HISTORY AND WHOS CAREERS YOU CAN GO BACK AND LOOK AT HOW THEY CHANGED THE GAME PLAYERS WHO HAVE PAID THEIR DUES AND HAVE GAVE THEIR BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS TO THE GAME OF BASKETBALL PLAYERS WHO HAVE PUT ON THE GREATEST PERFORMANCES IN NBA HISTORY ONLY TO HAVE SPORTS WRITERS FANS AND WEEKEND BLOGGERS COMPARE THEIR GAME TO THESE NEW AGED "SUPERSTARS " WHO HAVE ONLY BEEN IN THE LEAGUE ONE OR TWO YEARS WHO HAVE PUT UP AMAZING STATS .. MAYBE EVEN OUT OF THIS WORLD INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES BUT IN THEIR SHORT CAREERS IN THE BIG PICTURE OF THINGS HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING YET .. I DONT GET THAT.
WHEN PLAYERS LIKE GRANT HILL , KOBE, PENNY HARDAWAY, LEBRON, WADE, AND COUNTLESS OTHERS FIRST CAME INTO THE LEAGUE WITHIN THE FIRST 2 - 3 YEARS OF THEIR CAREERS PPL ALLREADY HAD CROWNED THEM THE NEXT MJ .. IN FACT I REMEMBER READING AN ARTICLE ABOUT GRANT HILL ENTITLED " CAN GRANT HILL SAVE THE NBA ? " HELL LEBRON WAS MENTIONED IN THE SAME BREATH AS MJ BEFOR HE EVEN STEPPED FOOT ON A NBA COURT .. ARE WE AS SPORTS FANS NBA FANS INPERTICULAR ARE WE THAT DESPERATE TO TRY TO BOUNCE BACK FROM WHEN THE GREATS RETIRED THAT WE JUST CLING ON TO WHATVER PLAYER HAPPENS TO BE THE FLAVOR OF THE MONTH AND AUTOMATICALLY PUT THESE KIDS ON SUCH HIGH PEDESTALS AND BORDER LINE IDOLIZE JUST TO TRY TO RECAPTURE HOW IT WAS IN THE 1980'S TO THE LATE 1990'S WHEN THE NBA WAS TRULY AT ITS PEAK ? WHEN THEY SIMPLY HAVNT PLAYED ENOUGH GAMES OR BEEN UNDER ANY KIND OF TRIAL BY FIRE IN THE PLAYOFF'S ESP IN THE FINALS ??
THE ONLY PLAYER FROM THE NEXT GENERATION WHO GETS A FREE PASS ON THIS SUBJECT IS WADE ..WHY YOU ASK ?? HE'S PUT IN THE HARD WORK ..HE HAS PUT IN THE DEDICATION YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT HE HAS PAID HIS DUES HE'S BATTLED TESTED IN HIS SHORT CAREER HE HAS GONE THROUGH THAT FIRE AND CAME OUT AS A CHAMPION .. LOL MAN ALL OF YOU WHO KNOW ME KNOW HOW MUCH IT TOOK FOR ME TO EVEN WRITE THAT BUT YOU CANT DENY THAT EVERY YEAR HE HAS BEEN IN THE LEAGUE HE HAS IMPROVED HIS GAME FROM HIS DEFENSE TO HIS 3 POINT SHOT TO HIS JUMPERS TO HIS BANKER OFF THE GLASS .. SIMPLY PUT HE HAS BROUGHT IT EVERY YEAR
ON THE FLIP SIDE WE COME TO LEBRON JAMES .. I'M GONNA SAY THIS RIGHT NOW THIS IS NOT HATE THIS IS JUST MY OBSERVATION FROM WATCHING THE GAMES I HAVE SEEN AND HOW HIS CAREER HAS GONE SO FAR .. BRON HAS BROKEN ALMOST EVERY NBA RECORD FOR BEING THE YOUNGEST PLAYER TO DO ........... FILL IN THE BLANK HE HAS PUT UP STATS THAT NO PERSON HAS EVER PUT UP AT HIS AGE IN NBA HISTORY .. AS SOME HAVE HAVE SAID HE'S A LINE BACKER THAT JUST HAPPENS TO PLAY BASKETBALL WHEN HE GETS GOING TO THE LANE WITH HIS UPPERBODY STRENGTH HE'S ONE OF IF NOT THE BEST FINSIHER IN THE LEAGUE ... HE HAS PUT UP NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN SINCE OSCAR ROBINSON , MAGIC, DR. J ETC ETC ETC ... AND THAT IS GREAT .. ALL OF THAT IS WELL DESERVED HOWEVER .. UNTILL THIS YEAR HE HAS NOT TAKIN THE CAVS PAST THE 2ND ROUND IN 3 YEARS .. LOOSING TO DET IN 7 IN 05 - 06 AND NOT MAKING THE PLAYOFF'S IN 03 - 04 OR O4 - 05 ....... BUT YET THAT DID NOT STOP PPL FROM ONCE AGAIN PROCLAMING HIM THE BEST SINCE MJ ,MAGIC AND BIRD .. DESPITE LEADING HIS TEAM REALLY TO NO WHERE .. AGAIN MAYBE IT WAS THE NBA FANS WANTING DESPERATELY TO RE CAPTURE THE FEEL OF THE NBA AND HOW IT USE TO BE SO BADLY THEY JUST SEEM TO HAVE OVER LOOKED THOSE POINTS OR ONLY POINT TO HIS STATS TO SUPPORT THEIR ARGUMENT AND IGNORING THAT HIS CAREER WAS JUST STARTING .. AND THEN WE COME TO THIS YEARS PLAYOFF'S GAME 5 IN PERTICUALR .. BRON GO'S UNCONSCIOUS SOME SAY A GAME FOR THE AGES ..SOME SAY THE GREATEST PLAYOFF GAME IN NBA HISTORY .. OF COURSE THOSE OF US OVER THE AGE OF 21 KNOW BETTER BUT EVEN US VET'S WHO HAVE SEEN THOSE GREATS PLAY GET SWEPT UP IN THE HYPE OF OVER HYPING A PLAYERS PERFORMANCE AND QUICKLY LABEL THEM THE SECOND COMMING OF THOSE PLAYERS WHO PLAYED BEFOR THEM .. AGAIN IGNORING THE FACT THAT THERE CAREER IS ONLY JUST BEGENNING AND REALLY CANT BE COMPARED TO THOSE WHO HAVE LONG BEEN RTETIRED OR PLAYED IN DIFFRENT GENERATIONS UNDER DIFFRENT RULES .. BUT AGAIN THAT DOES NOT STOP US FROM DOING IT ANYWAY .. I ALLREADY KNOW WHATS COMMIN LOL " BUT HE WAS ONLY 20 " .. " HE HAD VIRTUALLY NO HELP " ETC ETC .. AS VALID AS THOSE POINTS ARE .. IT STILL DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO DO IT AS OPPOSED TO WADE WHO TOOK THE HEAT TO THE SEMI FINALS IN 04 BEFOR FALLING TO THE PACERS .
IT SEEMS TO BE OUR NATURE TO APPOINT OR PUT THESE KIDS AT SO HIGH OF A LEVEL WHEN THEIR NOT READY TO BE PLACED THAT HIGH AGAIN I ASK YOU WHY DO WE DO IT ?
I WILL MAKE THIS SHORT AND SWEET .. GOODEN AND GIBSON ARE PLAYING WAY OVER THEIR HEAD .. GIBSON GETTING CALLS LIKE HIS LAST NAME WAS WADE .. 11FT ATTMPTS IN THE 1ST HALF FROM A COMP NOBODY .. IF THAT DOSNT SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY GAMES ARE CALLED IN TODAYS NBA NOTHING WILL AND GOODEN HAS NEVER SHOT THIS WELL IN HIS ENTIRE CAREER .. THIS IS THE FIRST GAME I WILL ACTUALLY GIVE CLEVELAND AN OUNCE OF CREDIT THEY WANTED IT MORE THEN DET TONIGHT ... BILLUPS I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY OR HOW TO DEFEND BILLUPS ANYMORE THAT 3 WAS JUST FREAKIN POOR DESCION MAKING IF I EVER SAW IT .. BRON STEPPED UP TONIGHT GOING 5/5 ON HIS FT ATTMPTS .. NOW I WILL SAY CLEVELAND HAS SOME MOMENTUM .. NOW THAT IT'S TIED I WASNT ABOUT TO SAY IT WITH DET STILL UP BECAUSE IT JUST WASNT TRUE .
I'M VERY SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT NOT EVEN WACHING THE REST OF THIS SERIES IN PROTEST OF DETS PLAY THE LAST TWO GAMES .. THIS IS NOT DET BASKETBALL .. IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE .. LIKE I SAID I'LL GIVE CLEVELAND A TINY BIT OF CREDIT FOR TONIGHTS GAME BUT I STILL BELIEVE THAT IF DET PLAYS AT THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL AND THE CAVS PLAY AT THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL I STILL THINK THE CAVS STIL ARE NOT EVEN IN DETS LEAGUE .. IF ANYTHING THE LAST 5 YEARS HAVE PROVED THAT DESPITE THE LAST TWO GAMES AND DESPITE THE CAVS TAKING DET TO 7 LAST YEAR .. 1 1/2 GOOD YEARS YEARS DONT MAKE UP FOR 4 BAD ONES .
I'M SICK OF SEEING DET PLAY DOWN TO THEIR OPPONETS LEVEL .. THEY BETTER FIND THAT SWITCH FAST OR ELSE THERE GONNA FIND THEMSELVES FISHING ON LAKE MICHIGAN.
WELL HERE WE GO AGAIN .... STOP ME IF YOU HAVE HEARD THIS ONE BEFOR ..DET PLAYS DOWN TO THEIR OPPONET'S LEVEL AND GIVES THEM REASON TO BELIEVE THEY HAVE A CHANCE AGINST THEM . IT HAPPEND AGAIN LAST NIGHT IN A 89 - 82 LOSS TO THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS . LEBRON WENT FOR 32 - 9 - 9 PRETTY IMPRESSIVE .. ALTHOUGH THE QUESTION SHOULD BE WHERE WAS THIS ALL ALONG IN GAMES 1 AND 2 IN DET ??? HOW ABOUT IN LAST YEARS SERIES ?? HOW ABOUT SINCE BRON HAS BEEN IN THE LEAGUE 4 YEARS AND THIS IS HIS FIRST ECF .. WHILE FOR DET THIS MAKES 5 YEARS INA ROW .
SOME PPL EVEN SAY THAT BRON HAS HIS " KILLER INSTINCT " NOW .. REALLY ?? AFTER ONE GAME ?? HIS KILLER INSTINCT MUST HAVE BEEN ON VACATION IN GAMES 1 AND 2 .. MORE SO IN GAME 1 WHEN HE HAD A 2 FOOT DUNK BUT DECIDED TO PASS IT OFF INTO THE CORNER FOR A OPEN 3 ATTEMPT TO WIN THE GAME INSTEAD OF GOING FOR THE SURE THING A 2 AND A POSSIABLE 3 POINT PLAY . ( FOR THE RECORD I THINK HE MADE THE RIGHT DESCION BUT ALOT OF PPL SEEM TO DISAGREE WITH ME )
GAME 3 WILL GET MORE OVEREXPOSURE THEN BRITTANY SPEARS GETTING OUT OF A CAR IN A SHORT SKIRT .. I'VE EVEN SEE THE OBLIGATORY MJ REFRENCES .. WOW .. DID NOT SEE THOSE COMMIJNG AT ALL. DIDNT WE SEE THOSE SAME REFRENCES IN LAST YEARS SERIES BETWEEN THESE TWO TEAMS HOW DID THAT TURN OUT AGAIN ?? .. STOP WITH THE MJ REFERENCES PPL AND WAKE UP TO REALITY BRON IS NOT MJ .. HE NEVER WILL BE MJ AND ONE VERY GOOD PREFORMANCEANCE .. EVEN AN EXCELLENT PREFORMANCE WONT CHANGE THAT .. PERIOD .
SHOULD DET FANS BE WORRIED ABOUT BRON AND THE CAVS .. NOW THAT THEY DID EXCATLY WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO DO AT HOME AND THATS WIN ?? .. NOT REALLY .. I WOULD BE WORRIED OBV IF THEY WERE DOWN 2 - 1 OR 3 - 0 BUT THEIR NOT .. DET STILL HAS HCA THEY DIDNT GO OUT AND WIN THAT FOR NOTHING .. WE HAVE SEEN THIS BEFOR WITH DET IN THIS YEARS PLAYOFFS WHERE THEY HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH A DISAPPOINTING LOSS ONLY TO BOUNCE BACK TWICE AS STRONG AND PICK THEMSELVES UP OUT OF THE FIRE .. I HAVE FULL FAITH THAT RECENT HISTOY WILL REPAET ITSELF IN GAME 4 DET WILL FIND ITSELF ONCE AGAIN .. BILLUPS AND RIP WILL FIND THEIR GAME WORD ON THE STREET IS THEIR GAME IS ON MILK CARTONS IF ANYBODY HAS FOUND IT LOL.
SURE I WAS PISSED AFTER GAME 3 JUST LIKE ANY NORMAL HOT BLOODED FAN WOULD BE WHEN THEIR TEAM TAKES A LOSS IN THE PLAYOFF'S .. I WASNT PISSED THAT THEY LOST I WAS PISSED AT HOW THEY LOST .. 4TH QUARTER .. DET DOWN BY 4 NOT MUCH TIME LEFT ON THE GAME CLOCK 20 - 25 SECS NOT QUITE SURE .. SO DET NEEDS TO SCORE QUICKLY .. SO WHAT DO THEY DO THEY PROCEED TO RUN AROUND AND TAKE FOREVER TO SET UP A PLAY BURNING PRECIOUS SECS OF THE CLOCK .. BEFOR BILLUPS PASS'S IT OUT TO TAY FOR A 3 WHICH HE CLANKS OFF THE RIM AND GOODEN SNATCHS THE REBOUND AWAY .. END OF GAME .. DET TOOK WAYYYYYYYYYYY TO LONG TO SET UP THAT LAST SHOT . AGAIN WASNT PISSED THAT THEY LOST WAS PISSED AT THE WAY THAT THE LOST .. OH THAT AND RIP DET'S LEADING SCORER ONLY SCORING 7 POINTS AND CHAUNCY WAITING TILL 3 MINS LEFT IN THE 4TH TO DO ANYTHING AND ONLY ENDING UP WITH 13 POINTS 3 DIMES AND 5 TO'S DIDNT HELP THEIR CHANCES AS WELL HE'S CERTAINLY NOT PLAYING LIKE HE WANTS A NEW CONTRACT NEXT YEAR.
I HAVE TO GIVE IT UP FOR BRON THOUGH FOR THAT DUNK ON SHEED THAT WAS POSTER MATERIAL .. HOWEVER NOBODY REMEMBERS HIM MISSING THE FT LOL .. SO ON TO GAME 4 I HAVE NO DOUBT MY BOYS WILL COME THROUGH . OR WILL I BE ON HERE WED SAYING HERE WE GO AGAIN .. GUESS WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.
BY NOW YOU HAVE ALL SEEN THE BLOGS AND STORIES ABOUT GREG ODEN AND KEVIN DURRANT AND WHO THE TRAILBLAZERS WILL PICK .. THOSE ARE AL WELL AND GOOD BUT WHAT I'M INTRESTED IN KNOWING IS WHERE WILL THESE PLAYERS END UP IN NEXT YEARS NBA FANTASY DRAFTS .
I AM STILL A NEWBIE WHEN IT COMES TO FANTSEY SPORTS MY FIRST YEAR VEING LAST YEAR I WAS 2 LEAGUES ONE WAS THE ANNUAL DIMESMACK LEAGUE IN WHICH THE REGULARS WHO COMMENT ON DIME SMACK WERE A PART OF .. AND THE OTHER WAS SET UP BY A MEMBER OF DIME SMACK . I DIDNT DIDNT DO AS BAD AS THOUGHT I WOULD IN THE 1ST LEAGUE COMMING IN 12 TH OUT OF A 14 PLAYER LEAGUE AND 6TH IN THE OTHER LEAGUE OUT OF 12 .. FOR MY FIRST YEAR I JUST DIDNT WANT TO BE DEAD LAST .
BUT ENOUGH ABOUT MY FALIURES .. LOL SO WHERE DO YOU THINK MR. ODEN AND MR. DURANT WILL LAND IN THE FANTSEY DRAFTS .. LIKE I SAID I'M STILL LEARNING BUT I KNOW ENOUGH THAT ROOKIES USALLY DONT GO IN THE FIRST 5 ROUNDS AGAIN I COULD BE WRONG .. I'M SURE SOMEBODY CAN TELL ME WHERE LEBRON AND WADE WENT IN THEIR ROOKIE YEAR IN FANTASEY DRAFTS WHAT ROUNDS .
FOR ME PERSONALLY IF I WAS GETTING PREPARED FOR A DRAFT I WOULD NOT PUT THEM HIGHER THEN THE 5TH OR 6TH ROUND .
WHERE TO START... I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M NOT SAYING THIS AS A DET FAN ... OK THAT'S A LIE LOL .. BUT EVEN CASUAL FANS COULD HAVE SEEN THAT LAST NIGHTS GAME WAS THE WORST R#### PLAYOFF GAME THEY HAD EVER SEEN IN A LONG #### TIME ... I COUNTED AT LEAST THREE PALMING VIOLATIONS BY LEBRON THAT WERE NOT CALLED .. VARIOUS TRAVELS .. NUMEROUS FOULS THAT WERE MISSED .. IT JUST DIDNT SEEM VERY EVENLY CALLED BY A LONG SHOT .....
CLEVELAND SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAD THAT MANY CALLS GO IN THEIR FAVOR ON SOMEBODY ELSES HOME COURT . ESP IN A PLAYOFF GAME .. THAT WAS 100 % #### .
THE LAST FEW PLAYS OF THE GAME .... WAS LEBRON FOULED .. YES .. WAS THEIR ENOUGH CONTACT TO EFFECT A GAME WINNING SHOT .. UMMM NO .. A CASE COULD HAVE BEEN MADE FOR BRON USING HIS OFF ARM LIKE HE DOES 75 % OF THE TIME HE DRIVES THE LANE .. LIKE A BATTERING RAM .. I PERSONALLY COUNTED AT LEAST 3 PALMING VIOLATIONS ON LEBRON THAT WERE NOT CALLED . TRAVELS THAT WERE NOT CALLED ..NUMEROUS FOULS THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CALLED .. ETC ETC ..
CAV'S FANS IF YOU'RE GONNA BLAME ANYBODY BLAME HUGHES FOR MISSING A GOLDEN OPPERTUNITY FOR MISSING A WIDE OPEN 10 FOOTER .. BLAME FLOPPPY MC FLOPPERSON FOR MISSIN THE TIP IN ..BLAME THE CAVS FOR CHOKING AWAY A 12 POINT LEAD .. IF THEY WOULD HAVE TAKIN CARE OF BUSINESS IT WOULD NOT HAVE COME DOWN TO THE LAST FEW POSESSIONS IN THE FIRST DAMN PLACE .. ..
ON SHEEDS OFFENSIVE FOUL ON FLOPPY ( VEREAJO ) WAS LEGIT BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WAS THAT WAS CALLED SWEET JUSTICE AND PAY BACK FOR ALL THE BULL #### DET WAS GETTIN ALL NIGHT LONG .. AND YOU KNOW WHY IN MY EYES ANYWAY AND I'M SURE IN ALOT OF OTHER PPLS EYES CLEVELAND WAS GETTIN CALLS ON THE DET'S HOMECOURT ?? BECAUSE IN GAME 1 THEY GOT VERY LITTLE IF NONE AT ALL AND BRON WENT TO THE LINE ZERO TIMES AND THE OFFCIALS WERE SCREWIN DET OVER BY MAKIN UP FOR IT LAST NIGHT .. SAY WHAT EVER YA WANT BUT YOU KNOW THATS TRUE ...
I JUST DONT KNOW HOW THE REFS AND THERE FOR THE LEAGUE CAUSE THE REF'S WORK FOR STERN AND THE LEAGUE HOW THEY CAN LET SUCH BIAS OFFCIATING EXIST .. IT'S OBV WHO THEY WANT IN THE FINALS AND LAST NIGHT THE DID ALL THEY COULD DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS A VERY VERY VERY GOOD CHANCE OF THAT HAPPENNING .. THINK ABOUT IT BEFOR YOU CALL ME CRAZY OR A HOMER OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES .... EXCEPT FOR LAST YEAR WHO HAS BEEN TO THE FINALS THE MOST .... THATS RIGHT DET AND THE SPURS .. YOU DONT THINK THAT THE LEAGUE WANTS A FRESH NEW TEAM IN THE FINALS AKA THE HEAT LAST YEAR .. EVERYBODY KEEPS SAYIN HOW DET VS SAN ANTONIO IS DULL ..IT'S BOERING .. NOBODY WANTS TO SEE FINAL SCORES OF 75 TO 70 .. YOU DONT THINK THE LEAGUE SEES THAT AND EITHER SUBTLY OR IN THE CASE OF LAST NIGHT NOT SO SUBTLY.. I DONT WANNA SAY FIX'S CAUSE THATS A LITTLE CRAZY ..EVEN FOR ME LOL .. BUT OFFCIATES GAMES SO THAT THE SERIES COULD TILT IN FAVOR OF THE " UNDERDOG " THE UNDERDOG AKA THE FRESH NEW TEAM IN THE FINALS YOU DONT THINK THAT WOULD NOT OR COULD NOT BE A POSSIABLITY EVEN IF IT'S A SMALL POSSIABLITY IT'S STILL A POSSIABLITY ....
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY " WELL HOW COME THE JAZZ HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY CALLS TO GO THEIR WAY IN THEIR SERIES SINCE UTAH IS THE " UNDERDOG " " .. OH IT'S COMMIN IT WILL COME HEADING BACK TO UTAH .. THE HOME TEAM ALWAYS GETS CALLS .. BUT AGAIN AFTER WATCHING LAST NIGHTS GAME YOU WOULDNT BE ABLE TO TELL THAT .
DON'T GET ME WRONG I'M GLAD DET WON BUT THERES NO WAY YOU WILL EVER CONVINCE ME THAT THAT WASN'T A POORLY CALLED GAME .. AGAIN EVEN CASUAL FANS OR EVEN FANS WHO DONT WATCH THE NBA BUT KNOW THE RULES OF BASKETBALL COULD TELL THAT .
SO ON TO GAME 3 IN CLEVELAND .. WE'LL SEE IF DET DOSNT HAVE TO PLAY 5 ON 8 .
I NOTICED WHEN READING DIFFRENT PPLS BLOGS ..LISA'S .. REV'S .. HOFFMAN'S . JOSH Q PUBLICS ETC ETC ..... THAT BLOGS THAT HAVE PICS IN THE BLOGS HAD MORE COMMNETS ON THEM AS OPPOSED TO BLOGS WITH NO PICS .. DO HAVING PICS REALLY MAKE THAT BIG OF A DIFFRENCE ?? JUST SEEMS THAT WAY ... NOT THAT HAVING PICS OR NOT SHOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING AS LONG AS THE CONTENT OF THE BLOG IS WORTH READING .. JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT YOU ALL THOUGHT ...
MICHAEL JEFFREY JORDAN .... SOME CONSIDER HIM THE BEST TO EVER PUT AN ORANGE BALL INTO A ROUND HOOP .. WHILE IT'S HARD TO ARGUE CONSIDERING HIS STERLING ACHIVEMENTS DURING HIS PLAYING CAREER ... 6 NBA TITLES .. 5 MVP AWARDS .. 10 TIME ALL NBA FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS .. IN THE NBA 50 GREATEST PLAYERS OF ALL TIME LIST .. 6 TIME FINALS MVP .. 9 TIME DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS .. LEAD THE LEAGUE IN SCORING 10 TIMES .. HOLDS THE NBA FINALS RECORD FOR HIGHEST SINGLE SERIES SCORING AVG AT 41 PPG ... 13 TIME NBA ALL - STAR ... 3 TIME NBA ALL - STAR MVP .....
PRETTY IMPRESSIVE .. DAMN IMPRESSIVE ..... SO WAS JORDAN THE BEST TO EVER PLAY THE GAME ... CEARTINLY YOU CAN ARGUE FOR IT .. OR MAYBE IT WAS A CASE OF THE STARS ALIGNING AND JORDAN BEING THE RIGHT PERSON AT EXCATLY THE RIGHT TIME IN THE NBA .. MAYBE A CASE OF MARKETING GENIUS ON THE PART OF MR. DAVID STERN .. THE MAGIC VS BIRD RIVELARY WAS JUST DYING DOWN WHEN JORDAN CAME INTO THE LEAGUE AND THE NBA NEEDED A SPARK A WAKE UP CALL .. AND HERE CAME JORDAN WITH HIS FLYING DUNKS AND OFF COURT PERSONALITY ... THE PRESS AND MEDIA ATE THIS NEW KID UP WITHA SPOON AND CAME BACK FOR SECONDS .. HE WAS WELL SPOKEN.. CLEAN CUT ... THE NBA'S NEW POSTER CHILD .. AS FAR AS THE LEAGUE WAS CONCEARNED JORDAN COULD DO NO WRONG .. SOON YOU WERE SEEING HIS FACE ON EVERY SPORTS PAGE AND ESPN HIGHLIGHT .. LETS FACE IT THE NBA IS A BUSINESS JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER BUSINESS AND JUST LIKE ANY OTHER BUSINESS DAVID STERN HAD TO MARKET AND TRY TO SELL THE LEAGUE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO DO THAT THEN TO FORCE FEED THE NEW KID DOWN THE GENEREAL PUBLICS THROAT .. THEN MR. JORDAN SIGNED WITH NIKE AND THE NON STOP FORCE FEEDING OF MICHAEL JORDAN REACHED NEW HIGHTS ON AND OFF THE COURT
NOW JORDAN MANIA IS IN FULL SWING .. JORDANS POPULARITY IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH .. HOW DID THIS POPULARITY SPILL OUT ON THE BASKETBALL COURT ? NOW WE COME TO THE HEART OF THIS WHOLE TOPIC .. THREE WORDS .. THE JORDAN RULES ..... YOU WANNA KNOW HOW THE PHRASE " STAR TREATMENT " ENETERED INTO THE NBA LOOK NO FURTHER THEN JORDAN .. JORDAN WAS THE DEFINITION OF SOMEBODY WHO RECIEVED " STAR TREATMENT " ... TRUE HE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE ONLY PERSON AT THAT TIME WHO RECIEVED IT BUT NOBODY GOT IT MORE IN CRTICAL SITUATIONS AND YOU KNOW WHY ?? CAUSE THE REFS WERE TO SCARED TO CALL A FOUL OR A NO CALL ON THE MIGHTY MICHAEL JORDAN .. WHY SIMPLY BECAUSE OF HIS NAME AND HIS POULARITY .. BAD FOR THE LEAGUE .. ESP IN PLAYOFF GAMES .. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES HE GOT AWAY WITHA FOUL A TRAVEL ..PALMING THE BALL AND NO CALL WAS MADE .. CASE IN POINT .. JORDANS PUSH OFF IN UTAH IN THE 1998 NBA FINALS ON BYRON RUSSELL .. REPLAYS CLEARLY SHOW JORDAN USING HIS OFF HAND TO SHOVE RUSSELL DOWN ..HE DIDNT SLIP ..HE DIDNT FALL ... BUT OF COURSE NO CALL .. NOT ON MICHAEL JORDAN ARE YOU CRAZY ?? AND THE REST AS THEY SAY IS HISTORY .
ALL OF THIS BRINGS ME TO MY MAIN POINT FOR WRITING THIS BLOG ... WAS JORDAN THE BEST NBA PLAYER OF ALL TIME .. OR OVER THE YEARS ESP IN THE MID 80'S AND EARLY 90'S HAS THE PRESS ..DAVID STERN ..AND THE MEDIA BRAIN WASHED US INTO ONLY BELIEVING HE WAS .. DID HE GAIN ALL THOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY SIMPLY BEING BETTER THEN EVERYBODY ELSE OR WAS IT BECAUSE OF HIS NAME AND GETTING PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT BY THE LEAGUE ??
I JUST THINK CALLING JORDAN THE BEST PLAYER EVER IS A INSULT TO THE GAME ITSELF .. THE GAME IS BIGGER THEN JUST ONE SINGLE PLAYER .. AND ITS AN INSULT TO THOSE WHO CAME BEFOR HIM ..
SO THATS MY OPNION .. LETS HEAR YOURS .. LOL THIS SHOULD BE GOOD
I KNOW THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AS LONG AS MR. DAVID " ANAL " STERN WAS COMMISH BUT LETS SAY FOR THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT .. THAT NBA RIMS WERE 12 FEET HIGH AS OPPOSED TO THE 10 FEET THEY ARE NOW ..... WHO IN TODAYS AND LETS THROW PAST PLAYERS IN AS WELL WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO DUNK ON 12 FOOT RIMS WITH EASE .. GIMME YOU'RE TOP 10 MINE WOULD BE ..
THINK ABOUT IT FOR A MIN ..... LIVING IN A WORLD WITHOUT PRO SPORTS .. WOULD THIS BE A GOOD THING OR A BAD THING ??
WHAT WOULD WE DO WITH OUR TIME EVERY SUN COME FALL ? .. COULD WE BE DOING SOMETHING BETTER WITH THE TIME WE SPEND IN FRONT OF THE T.V. WATCHING BASKETBALL OR FOOTBALL ETC ?? .. WOULD OUR SOCIAL CULTURE BE EFFECTED AS A WHOLE ? .. INSTEAD OF AVOIDING OUR FAMILY MEMBERS OR TELLING OUR SPOUSES ... G/F'S .. CHILDREN ETC .. " WAIT FOR A TIME OUT OR THE END OF THE GAME HUN " OR TUNING THEM OUT ALL TOGATHER WE ACTUALLY GOD FORBID LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY .. WHAT ABOUT THE ATHLETES THEMSELVES DO WE THINK ABOUT HOW THEIR LIVES ARE AFFECTED WHEN CHILDREN OR WIFES OF ATHLETES DONT HAVE THEIR DADS OR HUSBANDS HOME WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED MOST ?? DO WE THINK OF THEIR SCARAFICE ? AS THEY GET TO SEE THEM ONLY ONCE INA BLUE MOON ? AND WHAT ABOUT THE PRESSURE THAT WE AS SPORTS FANS PUT ON THESE ATHLEETES TO PREFROM AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL POSSIABLE ? DONT YOU THINK THAT TAKES A TOLL ON THEM MENTALLY AND PHYSCIALLY TO HAVED A WHOLE CITY'S HOPES AND DREAMS OF DELIVERING A TITLE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SPORT ? .. WITHOUT ALL THAT PRESSURE DO YOU THINK ATHLETES WOULD HAVE MORE HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES ? AND WHAT ABOUT COMMUNITYS AS A WHOLE SURELY MONEY SPENT ON ARENAS AND STADIUMS AND ADVERTISING ETC COULD BE SPENT ON MUCH NEEDED PROGRAMS LIKE SCHOOLS .. ROADS .. HEALTH CARE ETC ...
INA WORLD WITHOUT PRO SPORTS DO YOU THINK THAT OUR TEENS AND PRE -TEENS COULD GO BACK TO PLAYING SPORTS FOR THE PURE JOY INSTEAD OF PRESSURING OUR KIDS AND YOUNG ADULTS INTO PLAYING FOR A SCHOLARSHIP SO THAT THEY CAN TURN PRO ? .. WOULD THAT BE A SUCH A BAD THING ? .....
WITHOUT PRO SPORTS WE WOULDNT HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT STEROIDS OR WHINY MILLIONARES COMPLANING CAUSE THEY FEEL THERE NOT GETTING PAID ENOUGH TO PLAY A CHILDS GAME ... WITHOUT PRO SPORTS WE WOULDNT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT REF'S WHO SEEM TO GET IT WRONG YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR ...... OR THE PPL WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT LOL ...
WITHOUT PRO SPORTS WE WOULDNT HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT SAID ATHLETES SHOOTING UP STRIP CLUBS AT 2 IN THE MORNING AND MAKING THEMSELVES LOOK LIKE COMP IDIOTS
CLEARLY I'VE POINTED OUT SOME BAD THINGS ABOUT PRO SPORTS .. I'M NOT HEAR TO SAY THAT PRO SPORTS IS A BAD THING ..OR THAT PRO SPORTS IS THE SOURCE OF ALL THAT IS EVIL IN THE WORLD .. FAR FROM IT ... BUT LIKE ANYTHING YOU GOTTA KNOW HOW TO NOT LET IT CONTROL YOU'RE LIFE OR HAVE IT BE THE END ALL AND BE ALL OF WHO YOU ARE .. WITHOUT PRO SPORTS WE WOUDLNT KNOW THE RUSH OF A GAME 7 .. OR OUR FAV PLAYER SMASHING ONE OUT OF THE BALLPARK FELT LIKE ... OR MARCH MADNESS .... OR THE COUNTLESS TIMES JORDAN BROKE TEAMS HEARTS .. WE WOULDNT KNOW THE BOND THAT EXSISTS BETWEEN TEAM MATES OR BEING INA LIVE ARENA AS YOU'RE FAV TEAM WINS AN NBA FINALS .... LOL WITHOUT PRO SPORTS MOST OF US WOULD BE INA CHURCH ON SUN ... AT TIMES PRO SPORTS GIVS US SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN WHEN WE HAVE NOTHING ELSE OR NOBODY ELSE TO BELIEVE IN .. PRO SPORTS CAN UNITE TOTAL STRANGERS WHO HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON BUT THEIR FAV TEAM AND FORGE LASTING FRIEND SHIPS .
I HAVE GIVN MY CONS AND PROS FOR PRO SPORTS SO I TURN TO YOU'RE OPNION AND I ASK THE QUESTION .. A WORLD WITHOUT PRO SPORTS .. A GOOD THING OR A BAD THING ?
A CAN EXPECT IN THE ECF THIS YEAR ... IT WILL MAKE YA FORGET ABOUT LAST YEARS ECF LOL . 
PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS ON A 10 GAME WIN STREAK .. WHO'D THUNK IT ??. 
the man never worked for him.
LE IN 05 AND NOW IS REAPING THE CONSIQUENCES. 
Detroit Pistons. I figured now would be a good time to get back in the swing of things. 
So, here’s how this is going to shake out. I’m not going to suggest that the team gets blown up. I’m not going to yell “Fire Flip” without a legit alternative option. I’m not going to throw at you some ridiculous Kobe trade threads. I am, however, going to breakdown the Pistons salary situation, their draft pick situation, and their current personnel, coming to an ultimate conclusion as to what will happen from here on out. My goal is to get this thread as a central place for the banter that will be coming in the next couple days, but without the ridiculousness that has already seeped into the boards.