What I Love About the 2014 Pistons Stalking the various Detroit Pistons online forums, it is easy to slip into a rut about what is wrong with the current Pistons team. They discuss who is to blame for each loss, who is being selfish, what the coach did or did not do properly, and how many days Joe Dumars has before he is fired. Unfortunately, these are the same … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
Pistons: Just say “NO” to Isiah Thomas : #Pistons
No, Isiah! Incredible. The rumor today is that Tom Gores is going to offer Joe Dumars' position of President of Basketball Operations to none other than Isiah Thomas. Oh...my....goodness. Has Tommy followed Thomas' horrible career? At least the suit and tie portion has been nothing less than disastrous. Ok, all respect is due to Isiah Thomas, first ballot HOF'er, … [Read more...]
12 Things To Hate About the Detroit Pistons : #Pistons
12 Things About the Pistons that Make Me Vomit (a little in my mouth) If this is the Detroit Pistons team we will have for the rest of the season, it is time to be honest with ourselves. Players have come out, so now is the time for us to…about what we dislike about our Pistons. 1. Josh Smith’s infamous LOOOONNNNGGGG 2-pointer…attempt: Back in December, an … [Read more...]
Scouting the 2014 Detroit Tigers’ New Additions : #Tigers
Scouting the 2014 Detroit Tigers' New Additions Ian Kinsler Ian Kinsler (2B) was one of the more controversial pickups during the offseason. We all know he was acquired through a trade with Texas, in exchange for Prince Fielder. While we will surely miss Prince's power at the plate, we will appreciate the dramatically improved the infield defense and … [Read more...]
Who Got Mo Cheeks Fired? : #Pistons
Who Got Mo Cheeks Fired? Last Saturday evening, sports columnist Peter Vecsey tweeted: Source reveals Cheeks was doomed when Josh went 2 Dumars & wanted Mo fired & Billups went w him. Denials f Love, Flip & Minny media at 11— Peter Vecsey (@PeterVecsey1) February 22, 2014 This opened up a flood gate of rumors, as to who received credit for … [Read more...]
A Life Lived Under the Curse of Bobby Layne : #Lions
A Life Lived Under the Curse of Bobby Layne All Motor City football fans have pondered the following question at one time or another...... "How can the Lions continue to do this year after year?" There are many theories. It is not as simple as good year, bad year. We have had some good teams ('62, '70, '83, '91), although most have been mediocre or just bad. We … [Read more...]
Charlie Villanueva Wants Out : #Pistons
Charlie Wants Out! Don’t Let the Door… Last year at this time, Charlie Villanueva was asked if he was planning to pick up his player option for $8.5 million. He replied, “Would you let that money go?” Case closed. Immediately after the trade deadline last Thursday, February 20th, forward Charlie Villanueva was asked about the possibility of receiving a buyout … [Read more...]
Busy Summer Ahead for the Pistons
What the Pistons Will Do This Summer Leading up to the NBA trading deadline on February 20th, Detroit Pistons fans were at odds as to which player(s) should be traded. Some believed forward/center Greg Monroe was expendable, since he would demand a maximum contract this summer. Others thought that the experiment of Josh Smith at small forward was over and he should … [Read more...]
Zetterberg Will Miss the Rest of the Season : #RedWings
Say Goodby to Zetterberg...For Now Despite Ryan Martin, assistant GM, telling M-live, “It went very, very well” or “The recovery process looks very, very positive.” I'm saying right now, that Henrik Zetterberg will not play for the Red Wings this season...or post-season. Sure, we all wish that Zetterberg could make a triumphant return and put the team on his back, … [Read more...]
Why Wasn’t Joe Dumars Fired? : #Pistons
Why Wasn't Joe Dumars Fired? Many sportswriters, sports announcers, and fans were expecting Joe Dumars to be shown the door shortly after his hand-picked head coach, Mo Cheeks, got fired earlier this month. The timing was questionable, however, it does show that owner Tom Gores is controlling the future of the Pistons, since he took credit for this firing. Why … [Read more...]