Posting Up, and another DBB Suite Night

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Hmmm. Who would I invite to thanksgiving dinner? Well since we don’t celebrate thanksgiving here in Aus, I would have a BBQ instead. It would also have to be someone that drank lots of beer and enjoyed very late nights talking shit and lighting stogies.
My guest of honour would have to be gangsta… Walter Herrmann is my dude.

Think I have a chance at winning this one Matt?

My member name on Posting Up is “Yahtzee.”

If I could invite any Piston from the past or present to Thanksgiving Dinner, I would have to invite Bill Laimbeer. His bruising style of play would probably translate to the Thanksgiving table, boxing out for the last spoonful of stuffing. I would ask Laimbeer about winning the championships with both the Pistons and Shock, comparisons between the modern and older eras of basketball, and the experience of starring in a blockbuster SNES game. Bill Laimbeer: A dominant Thanksgiving force.

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My posting up name is jmarengo. I would have to pick Scott Hastings. I know its an odd choice, but I would think he has some of the most amazing stories from the 1989-90 team. From a 12th man perspective I think it would only add to the story (Paul Shirley style). I’ve heard some crazy stories from that team so I can only imagine what he would have to offer. Plus he would let everyone else get their plate first since he’s used to waiting.

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First time that’s actually worked when I signed up for a site. Who would I invite to Thanksgiving?

Dennis Rodman. I don’t even know if I need to explain. Here’s what I do know: after dinner, while the rest of the family watches the Lions get raped and pillaged by the Titans, the Worm and I will riding twin Vespas through the streets of Kalamazoo while Queen’s “Your’e My Best Friend” blares from a ghetto blaster I keep strapped on the front of my scooter.

Hey Matt-
I’m Fade Buddha Fade (of course) and I’d have ‘Sheed over for thanksgiving dinner because it’s one of the few environments where he wouldn’t be the craziest person in the room. “GRAVY DON’T LIE!”

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I would invite Joe D. to thanksgiving dinner. One of the only people in the NBA that shut down Jordan most of the time and the current genius GM of the Detroit Pistons. He’s beaten Jordan on the court and after their playing careers in terms of running a team. I wouldnt bother him with any, “Tell me a story”. I would just respect him and hope he enjoys the food.

hi Matt

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I would invite Vinny Johnson so we could warm up our food in real time

Hey, my name on Posting Up is the same as it is here, tricks574. Makes it easy to keep track of everything.

I would invite Jason Maxiell, because I’m sick and tired of having football games interupted by crying babies.

according to freep the bulls are going to sign Lindsay Hunter

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And the question is a toughy because I would like to invite several Pistons over to dinner old and new.

But if it has to be funny, then I guess I’m going to lean towards the newest member of the Pistons, Allen Iverson. So this is how my Thanksgiving day would go…

10:00 am

Iverson is waiting for his Limo to come pick him up to drop him off at my house. A black van comes streaking around the corner and makes an immediate hault right in front of him. “They” slide open the doors and four men dressed in all black, grab him and throw him in the back of the van. So as you could guess, the questions start coming.

10:05 am

Allen: WTH are yall doing?
Man #1: We are taking you to your destination.

Allen: Where the @#$#% is that?
Man #4: Aren’t you the “Answer”, why don’t you “Answer” that for us?

Allen: Man, this is insane, even the fans in Philly never harrassed me like this.
Man #2: Silence, before we make you watch Game 5 of the 2001 NBA Finals! Muahahahaha!

11:10 am

Finally the van comes to a permanent stop.

Allen: So where are we now?
Man #3: We are here…

Allen: Where is here?
Man #2: At a place, where you hate to be?

Allen: Practice?
In Unison: YES!

Allen: Who the heck practices on Thanksgiving day around Eleven….(and then the light turns on).
In Unison: Muahahahhahahahha!!!!!

Allen: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
In Unison: More Laughing!

5:35 pm

On this brutal day, he was forced to practice but not just any practice it would be warm-up practice for the Detroit Lions. And it was not like the practice or the game was actually physically brutal but the fact that he was the only person on the team that actually knew how to play football…go figure.

Iverson ended the game with well over 300 rushing yards, 400 passing yards, 390 recieving yards to himself and 5 TDs.

But in the end the Lions still lost 38-35 and would finish the season 0-16.

No Allen Iversons were hurt during this Thanksgiving story

L. Hunter is a Luvabull

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3700242

dennis rodman

i he´d bettr bring camren electra

• better bring carmen eletra

Hunter’s a Bull? That makes sense. They need more guards, right? Ha!

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I would have Joe D over for Thanksgiving without a doubt. He and Isiah will always be my wife’s favorite players, and she got to meet Joe D in a hotel elevator in Orlando last year during the playoffs. She got to talk with him a minute before her floor came, and she was so excited that she ran to her room, called me, and started jumping up and down yelling “I MET JOE DUMARS!!!” Having Joe D over for Thanksgiving would give me the chance to actually see my wife lose it, instead of just hearing about it. How could I pass that up?!?!

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I would have to invite Dyess to Thanksgiving. A nice family dinner would hopefully sway him into re-signing with Detroit on the seventh.

Ok, so I joined, but I didn’t use a silly name – I used Rob G. Yeah.

Who would I want to have for Thanksgiving dinner? Sorry, it’s cliche, but I gotta do it: Roscoe. I want to see the guy off the court, postin’ up on some turkey and cranberry jelly. I actually admire the guy.

My Posting Up name is Bynum > You.

I would invite Bill Davidson, the Pistoniest Piston of them all, to my Thanksgiving dinner. Although since I’m in Canada, he’d probably have to take a day off work to visit, but that’s okay — he’s Bill Davidson and he can do whatever he wants. After reading his pretty candid interview earlier in the summer, I’d love to hear the stories he’d tell over some hot turkey and mashed potatoes. He’s been there, done that, and seen it all, and he would probably have some pretty awesome stories about every Piston from the Isiah years (when I first became a fan) through the Grant Hill times (when I stayed true even throughout the teal), to now. I wonder what he thinks about AI? If I had him over for dinner I’d ask him.

My name over there is Tw.

If I could invite a Piston, it would have to be George Blaha. Yes I consider him a Piston because he’s been with us since 1976. He would be fun because he could narrate things that happen during Thanksgiving:

While cooking – "Measures and makes!
Making a turkey – “Count that baby and a fowl (get it?)!”
When passing food around the table – “Gives it up, gets it back!”
When eating mashed potatoes – “Scoops it, scores it!”
After eating too much – “In and out… and back in again!”

On a side note, one Piston I wouldn’t want at my Thanksgiving is Walter Herrmann. Even though he is my favorite Piston and I think it would be hilarious to have him as my guest, I would be afraid of him using his Fabio good looks and keen fashion sense to steal my fiancee.

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Bringing to TG dinner: Spider Sal, because i want to hear all the crazy Rodman stories without actually having Rodman in the vicinity of my family or my turkey and stuffin.

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Who would I invite to Thanksgiving dinner?

My initial reaction is to say Scott Hastings. I think he and I would have the most in common since we were both on championship teams (Spring Rec League Champs 2008!) but successfully rode the pine while reaping the benefits of a spectacular squad. Add to the fact that we’re both white, mildly uncoordinated (reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC3IT3VisHA), and enjoy making fun of ourselves (reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GZ4Z2R1Zr4), I think we’d get along great.

The best part of the entire experience would be the all out destruction of the thanksgiving meal while exchanging quips about how pathetic the Lions truly are and the reminiscing about the glory days of Scott Mitchell, Herman Moore, and Barry Sanders.

Sure Scott wasn’t as great of a player as guys like Sheed or Chauncey, but you know he would be so much more appreciative of being picked. And lets not forget that his 1.1 points, .8 rebounds, .2 assists, .1 steals, and .1 blocks per game was a major contributing factor in the Pistons repeat as NBA champs in 89-90 (similar to my epic, 1 point, 4 foul, 3 elbow, 2 loose ball performance in our rec league championship back in May.

Oh and did I mention I live way out in Seattle these days so seeing a Pistons game at the Palace over thanksgiving could be one of the best surprises of the year…especially if my Walter Herrmann jersey gets here before I fly home :D

Hey Matt, the Posting Up name is Blahaha.

It would be tough to turn down all the other Piston greats, but I think for my dream Thanksgiving dinner I would have to invite trainer Mike Abdenour.

What other guest could be so versatile as to sit down and relive amazing “in the huddle” stories from 30 years of Pistons games one minute and dislodge a turkey bone from my unconcious aunt the next? Give me the Piston that knows the Heimlich.

As an added bonus: when I am preparing the meal and the timer is running low, I could always count on his “Go to it! Go to it!”

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Who I’d Invite to Thanksgiving: Obviously Mehmet Okur, he’s from Turkey.

Posting Up screen name: Fadel

I would invite to Thanksgiving Dinner Oliver Miller, because I always wanted to know what the hell he eats.

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Who to invite for thanksgiving? Well, Tayshaun Prince would probably be a good one because he really wouldn’t eat much food, and you would have leftovers. However, i won’t pick him.

Bill Davidson would be a nice guest to have over, but my house doesn’t have any wheelchair ramps, so i can’t pick him.

My pick would probably have to be Fennis Dembo. He’s one of the last few people i need to meet from the championship team. Plus, who knows what he’s doing these days? He could probably use a good meal!

Matt, I would have to say Isiah Thomas. For a few good reasons. First he’s the best point guard we have ever had. Having him at Thanksgiving would be a great honor. Not only listening to some bad boys stories, but getting some deep down stories from that era. That team was wild. I bet he has some great stories about Dennis Rodman. From his speech at the pistons top players ceramony from last season, he said “Dennis, its time to come home.” Secondly, finding out exactly why the relationship between himself and Mr. D went so sour to helping the eastern conference out by running the Knicks into the ground for the past few seasons.

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I’d invite Kwame Brown. And hope he brings cake.

My Member name is “KingFish”

If you could, which current or former member of the Pistons would you invite to Thanksgiving Dinner, and why?

I would invite Bob Lanier to my friends house with me just to watch him stuff himself on turkey and get sleepy. He’d stretch out on the monster barcalounger, probably rattle the windows by snoring, and when we took off his shoes, those size 22 boats would scare the bejeebus outta my friends 2 year old child… It’d be worth the look on her face!

Posting Up name is quacker.

Overcome by the holiday spirit, I think I’d invite Mateen Cleaves. Wherever he is now, it’s likely that he’s in need of a warm meal. And a hug.

I hit 100 Friends today! Love the pistons!

If you could, which current or former member of the Pistons would you invite to Thanksgiving Dinner, and why?

I would invite my hero , Bill Laimbeer!

We would sit enjoy our Turkey….Then as we watched the Lions
get there but kicked by the Titans…Bill would get Furious…
pick up the carcus of the Turkey and Throw it at my TV……

It would be incredible!

he would turn to me..and raise his arm …and say…

“My bad!”

I know it was weak……But hey I love Bill…..He was the baddest of the bad boys!

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Have a good day!

PS

My son would love this!

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Bill Laimbeer Pong

And of course if i could have thanksgiving day dinner with any pistons it would have to be bill laimbeer. I’d get a chance to have dinner with one of the pistons all time players not to mention one of the most entertaining. We could talk about our dislike for larry bird and all celtics alike and to finish off the evening play of nice game of…

http://www.coolrom.com/screenshots/snes/Bill%20Laimbeer’s%20Combat%20Basketball.gif
combat basketball.

Name on Posting Up is ‘Detroit72’.

If you could, which current or former member of the Pistons would you invite to Thanksgiving Dinner, and why?

I’d want Chuck Daly first and foremost for the stories and insight into what was an amazing time for the team.

But, if coaches are excluded, then I’d have to go w/ ‘Sheed. I would sit across from him at the table, throw rolls at him and be busting his chops all freaking night for the way he’s been playing lately.

I kid.

About the rolls part, we don’t throw the rolls at the table because Moms would kill us.

I’d invite Dennis Rodman to Thanksgiving Dinner just for the amazement of seeing how many tattoos, piercings, and what color Turkey he’d get airbrushed into his hair. Anythings better than watching the Lions!

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Name on Posting Up is TheJanitor.

The Pistons I would invite to Thanksgiving Dinner would have to be Uncle Cliff. For the obvious reason he’s family and it wouldn’t be right to choose someone else over family.

name on Posting Up is marybeth.

I wish I could pick a starting five to invite for dinner! But because you’re making me choose only one…I’d pick Joe D, simply because he’s the past, present, and future of the organization.

Hey Diablo, that isn’t actually that farfetched. AI was pretty good at football in HS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCAkVvNFk-0

Matt, my name on posting up is YROK (I think they changed it to Yrok).

If I had to choose a current or former Piston to invite to my Thanksgiving dinner, I would without a doubt choose Flip Murray.

I live in a pretty bad neighborhood and every year, some house gets robbed on Thanksgiving. Flip Murray has no fear though, and I think he could protect us. When his house was getting robbed, did he surrender the goods? Nope. He slammed the door in the face of an armed gunman. Flip has the kind of guts that could finally bring a happy ending to our Thanksgiving.

Also, after getting robbed, the adults in our neighborhood usually have a shot-taking contest, to help ease the pain. We have this really mean next-door neighbor who, whenever a basketball would fall over his fence, he would pop the ball before throwing it back over. It seems that every year, he wins this competition and rubs it in our faces all year long.

Flip Murray is an expert at taking shots. In fact, he’s never seen a shot that he didn’t like. I think he could help bring an end to our neighbor’s reign of terror.

Flip Murray - the people’s champ.

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As for the Piston I’d invite to dinner, that’s a tough one. I’d probably have to go with the one and only Darko Milicic, my all-time favorite human victory cigar. I’d strap him down like in “The Clockwork Orange” with his eyes pried open. Then I’d make him watch Bosh play, and Wade play, and Melo play, and Kaman play, and Hinrich play, and Ford play, and Ridnour play, and West play, and Outlaw play, and Howard play, and Kapono play, and Pauchulia play, and Korver play. And maybe, just maybe, after hours and hours of watching 2003 draft picks who are all better players than he is, he’d truly understand how much he screwed us out of the next true NBA dynasty with his truly spectacular awfulness and inability to learn to play basketball. But hey, Darko…I’m not bitter…so come on over. I make some very tasty stuffing….:D

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I’d invite Kwame Brown to make him feel like he has friends.

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     Weave Me Awone, I’m Watching a Piston’s Game.

It just reminds me of this boy I knew when he was little.

I would invite Dennis Rodman. My mom always like him. She thought he was just a little misunderstood. (She used to like Bill Laimbeer, but then heard he was an atheist, big turnoff for her.)

Anyway, I figure Rodman would certainly be enough incentive to require a “real” family reunion, even out-of- staters would attend. My mom would try to reason with him and change his ways. It probably wouldn’t work, but miracles do happen. Even if he didn’t change a thing, the rest of us would have a great time watching him listen to her talk.

Posting Up Screen Name" Bballer

Ben Wallace, you are cordially invited to my family’s Thanksgiving Dinner.

Yes, I admit, Grandma will have an initial shock of having a 6’9" black man sitting at the very suburban, traditional, Thanksgiving Dinner this year, but she’ll get over it. And don’t worry about the neighbors peaking of their windows wondering who the heck is at my house this year, as yours limo waits outside. I won’t be embarrassed that they want to take pictures next to it.

And you know what, my family won’t mind you telling us stories about Chi-town, you new friends. We’ll break open a few bottles of wine and reminisce about the good old days when you were here, with our boys. It’s o.k. if we shed a tear or two, we miss you too.

But Ben, the real reason I want to invite you over is; I need to put my $49.95 to the test! I’ve been practicing for nearly 2 years, and I need to know: Am I now able to "Jump Shots Over Big Ben", can I do "Power Lay-Ups, Dribble Transitions, & Low Post Moves"? Am I really better at Catching & Shooting? Does the Inflatable Defender really work? (http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2006-04-05/all-the-fun-half-the-bruises-the-ben-wallace-blow-up-doll/)

So, in the mean time, "Blow Up Ben" will be saving the place at the table. Hope to see you there.

Posting Up Name: Stuck

I would say that I’d bring Corliss Williamson (a family favorite), but every time you’d pass a dish to him you’d probably never get it back.

And … entries are closed. I’ll announce the winners in a bit.