NYT on Bill Laimbeer
Henry from TrueHoop spotted an excellent article about Bill Laimbeer in today’s New York Times. I’ve been letting the makings of a Laimbeer post simmer in my head the past couple of days, but this is a good appetizer.
June 05, 2007, 8:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Minor details while waiting for the big stuff
Kind of interesting — Chauncey Billups signed a “lifetime” deal with adidas: He is covered through his career and after retirement. Billups said in a phone interview that he and his agent, Andy Miller, approached Adidas with the deal. “I wanted to sign for the duration of my…
June 05, 2007, 8:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
On Cheikh Samb’s development and potential
Ever since the Pistons acquired the rights to the 7-foot-1 Cheikh Samb last year, fans have been curious about his potential. Unfortunately, most of us in the U.S. are relatively ignorant about the ins and outs of European basketball, and updates on his progress have been few and far between. But…
June 05, 2007, 7:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Odd happenings at the Palace today
A. Sherrod Blakely has an interesting observation from the Palace today: I’ve been covering this team since 2000, and have been at every one of their season-ending pow-wows just before the players head off to parts unknown, for the summer. But this one was unlike any I had seen before. For…
June 05, 2007, 7:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Flip Saunders has no quarters
The Pistons are the topic of MJD’s always-excellent Debriefing column over at the FanHouse, and he comes up with the best metaphor I’ve seen for Flip Saunders, calling him “a kid in an arcade without a quarter. He was at the machine, he was pressing buttons and moving knobs, but…
June 05, 2007, 7:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Cleveland finally creates history
Why are fans in Cleveland so excited? Because this is the first time anything topped the Miracle of Richfield. For the sake of the fans, congrats: your team now has a legitimate place in NBA history.
June 05, 2007, 7:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Antonio McDyess: “I’m never going to win”
Like many fans, one of the players I feel for the most right now is Antonio McDyess, especially after reading his comments from after Game 6: “I feel like I’m at the end of my career and it just ain’t gonna happen,” said McDyess, 32, who has a contract option to return.…
June 05, 2007, 6:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Done.
Coming into Game 6, the Pistons were determined not to let LeBron James single-handedly destroy their NBA Finals hopes by allowing him to waltz through the paint all night long completely unscathed. Well, mission accomplished, I guess, albeit in a U.S.S. Lincoln kind of way. LeBron was held to a…
June 05, 2007, 6:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Game 6: Something far short of motivational
Look, I won’t lie. I’m not exactly throwing in the towel, but the Pistons haven’t done much to convince me that they can go on the road tonight against an opponent in their head and come out with a scheduled game on Monday. At this point, I’d consider “dignity…
June 05, 2007, 6:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Losing breeds disharmony
To be honest, I’m actually more optimistic about Game 6 than I was when I penned my vomit post — the stakes are high for Cleveland, very high. And with any luck, there’s a chance they’ll start to believe the hype surrounding them and ease up. But in any case, I’m still…
June 05, 2007, 6:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Antonio McDyess will play
We can breath a (mini) sigh of relief: The Pistons got some good news Friday when they learned that forward Antonio McDyess will not be suspended for his flagrant-2 foul on Anderson Varejao in Game 5. As I pointed out on the FanHouse, McDyess will likely play a huge role in Game 6 given his fresh…
June 05, 2007, 6:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rasheed Wallace to the Knicks?
The offseason has barely started and there’s already been a ton of trade rumors, most of which I haven’t really addressed here. In addition to the Zach Randolph stuff (which I don’t put much weight in), there’s now this: the New York Daily News reports that Isiah Thomas…
June 05, 2007, 5:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
On eating our own vomit
After losing Game 5 in double overtime 109-107, the Pistons are losers of three straight and five of their last eight. After accumulating 53 wins in the regular season and 10 so far in the postseason, they now sit on the brink of elimination. As fans, we spend so much time celebrating this…
June 05, 2007, 5:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Can the Pistons avoid the K.O.?
Let’s face it, if the Pistons lose tonight, the series is might as well be over. There’s not much else than can be said. I still think they can close this series out in six, but they’ll have to show a lot more than what we’ve seen the last couple of weeks. I’m…
June 05, 2007, 5:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
On LeBron on Chauncey
Late in Game 4, the Cavs put LeBron James on Chauncey Billups. It was an odd matchup, and one I intended to discuss but forgot to mention. Fortunately, Brian from MGoBlog picked up the slack: Freed of the presence of Larry Hughes’ stifling defense, Billups dominated the first half against a…
June 05, 2007, 5:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rasheed owes Will
From the Detroit News: Pistons rookie Will Blalock didn’t need this kind of exposure. TNT and ESPN viewers across the country saw Blalock get hit in the face with Wallace’s sweaty jersey in the aftermath of Game 4. “That was bad, man,” Blalock said. “He’s going…
June 05, 2007, 5:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
NYT on Bill Laimbeer
Henry from TrueHoop spotted an excellent article about Bill Laimbeer in today’s New York Times. I’ve been letting the makings of a Laimbeer post simmer in my head the past couple of days, but this is a good appetizer.
June 05, 2007, 4:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rumor: Warriors and Bulls Want Yi
Earlier today Chad Ford dropped version 3.0 of his mock draft on ESPN.com (stay tuned for the 2nd Edition of We're Mocking You). In his mock draft Yi Jianlian of The Movement fame is slotted to go to the nuclear disaster that is the Boston Celtics with the #5 pick. BUT Ford sees the Golden…
June 05, 2007, 4:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Dwight Howard Endorses The Movement
The man child that is Dwight Howard is in many ways Baby Shaq. He's an absolute beast on the glass and throws it down like Shaq in his Orlando days where the backboard was simply at his mercy. Last season Howard was good for nearly 18 points a game and a shade over 12 rodmans a game. He…
June 05, 2007, 3:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Another reason Clay Bennett likes Presti
If Clay wasnt enamored enough with the San Antonio Spurs, how about the fact that the Cleveland Cavaliers are being called San Antonio East because a great deal of their front office is derived from the Spurs organization? And both teams are in the NBA Finals. When Dan Gilbert took over the Cavs,…
June 05, 2007, 1:15 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Minor details while waiting for the big stuff
Kind of interesting — Chauncey Billups signed a “lifetime” deal with adidas: He is covered through his career and after retirement. Billups said in a phone interview that he and his agent, Andy Miller, approached Adidas with the deal. “I wanted to sign for the duration of my…
June 05, 2007, 09:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
On Cheikh Samb’s development and potential
Ever since the Pistons acquired the rights to the 7-foot-1 Cheikh Samb last year, fans have been curious about his potential. Unfortunately, most of us in the U.S. are relatively ignorant about the ins and outs of European basketball, and updates on his progress have been few and far between. But…
June 05, 2007, 08:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Prepping for another round
Some things I've been thinking about The Finals and other stuff, in random order: --You know I like to keep weird stats. I've decided what I'm going to track in this series, who flops more: Anderson Varejao or Manu Ginobili....
June 05, 2007, 05:00 AM ET from Cavaliers Blog by Brian Windhorst
Does David Stern Know Where the Warriors Play?
Although I've been very critical of NBA Commissioner David Stern's recent moves and think it's time for him to retire, there's no question that he's a brilliant man who has done many wonderful things for the league during his tenure. Having said that, I have to say I'm pretty disappointed…
June 05, 2007, 00:15 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Witness the Return of the NBA Season
Just before Conference Finals began I declared the NBA season over. Well thankfully I was only half right. The Western Conference finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz was incredibly painful featuring such lowlights as the Jazz fans overtaking the Pistons' fans as the…
June 05, 2007, 00:00 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
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