…living in Akron, and going to college, and not being able to afford League Pass, yeah I barely get to watch the Pistons play. However, the few games I have seen, they would be at least the top 10. I watch a lot of sports, I can’t see them being as entertaining as OKC, LAL, but they are def. more entertaining than the likes of NY, Washington, the Spurs, and the Clippers…and the Cavs. So I think the top ten makes sense honestly.

Wish I could see more games I hate living in Ohio and never getting to see my teams play…GO PISTONS!!

That’s how much fun I have watching this team. Years past I kinda tuned out. Now I watch every minute (unless I’m commenting in the amazing game threads here that everyone should be participating in from here on out).

Dynamic scorers (Will, BG, CV, Rip, Stuckey)
Hustle players (Big Ben, Jonas)
A guy who eats babies (Maxiell)
and a host of other players who fill their roles very nicely.

There is not one moment in a Pistons game that isn’t filled with something or somebody who is completely watchable.

I originally had them higher (Indiana/Philly territory), but I was a bit shaken by the Wiz-Pistons game, which was a collosal ugly-fest. Their guards other than Gordon bug me even if they are somewhat effective.

But it’s a subjective exercise. One man’s pitiful home atmosphere is another person’s good one.

Well, we sure as heck aren’t 26th. I’d much rather watch us than watch Philly, Chicago, Toronto, and Washington, and that’s just the EC off the top of my head.

Of course, I’m a little biased. But no way are we 26th.

If it’s not the Lakers I’ll be surprised. Yes I’m a die hard Laker fan, but come on, it’s the Lakers. Top 5 are probably Lakers, Cavs, Suns, Heat and Mavericks. That’s my guess.

Yes, I completely agree with the fact that this is the most exciting pistons team to watch in the past decade including their championship year in 2004(although it was fun watching all the “sports analysts” eat their words with the pistons majorly upsetting the lakers in that series).

Coming from an NBA fan and a pistons fan who watches about 2-3 NBA games a night, The pistons are the most under rated team in the NBA. The Pistons have the deepest and the best combination of starting and bench guards in the NBA. 2 of the hardest working players in the NBA right now(Jonas Jerebko, Ben Wallace). The ability to lock a team down defensively when they can. And the best offensive rebounding team in the NBA.

The Pistons are indeed the most under rated team in the NBA and I will tell you why. Hard work is not a Box score stat or its not something that makes a ton of ESPN highlight reels, but it something that wins close NBA games and is often the deciding factor in many close games in which the pistons have found. The pistons have 7 Guys who have scored over 20 points in a game. Now there aren’t many teams who can say that they have had that kind of production out of their players. I can think of maybe a few(Lakers, Celtics, Jazz???)

Any of the Pistons guards should and would be starting on any other team in the NBA if on any other team. Sharpshooter Ben Gordon, one player who I believe would have the best chance in a game of horse with Kobe. Will “the Thrill” Bynum is one of the most electrifying players in the NBA off the dribble. Richard “Rip” Hamilton, one cannot say enough about one of the most consistant 20+ pts per game scorer and who has the most noticeable set play on the court, in the back side “pick and pull up for a J”. And the Pistons head man this year Rodney Stuckey. Stuckey has been an awesome guard but the most noticable thing that has stuck out to me more than any other has been Stuckey’s shooting performances in Piston losses. Don’t quote me on this but it probably averages out to about 35% from the floor, which has to improve if the Pistons intend to make a splash in the post season.

Not enough can be said about how much Jonas Jerebko has suprised the pistons organization and the whole league. To Paraphrase John Kuester "I’m waiting for the day where Jonas is going to run out of steam and stop playing as hard and i’m going to have to tell him to step it up. But it hasn’t happened yet and it doesn’t look like thats going to be anytime soon. One of the most noticable things that I appricate about Ben Wallace and Jonas is when your watching a game. Watch after the pistons miss a shot(especially Ben) and watch where his eyes go. Most guys go straight down to play defense on the sound of the ball touching the rim but Ben’s eyes don’t shift away from the ball untill the ball is almost at half court with the point guard bringing the ball up for the other team. Jonas doesn’t do it as often as Ben but he still impacts the game in this way.

Well all in all i like the Pistons as the 4th best team in the Eastern Conference behind the Celtics, Magic and Cavs. I believe the Pistons are better than their record and better than the Hawks. the hawks are on a high right now and I don’t believe it will last the whole season.