Remembering an Era: 2006-07
by Matt W on Apr 27, 2009 3:05 PM CDT
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Lined up on the soon to be bloody fields of Kurukshetra, the ancient warrior Arjuna, somewhat egotistically, guided his chariot between the two armies to assess the battle field, knowing that he could by himself destroy both armies. Arjuna attempted to rise above death - asking his divine (according to mythology) charioteer: what value is in death and destruction for me? Are the riches of the worlds worth the inevitable isolation after all your loved ones are likely to perish in such an epic war?
Krishna inspired Arjuna to fight and the Bhagavad GIta emerged. LeBron James, like Arjuna, faced a similar dilemma in game five of the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals and he not only chose to kill but make witnesses in his destruction.
I'm usually not one to tout a corporate ad campaign but dayuum was Nike efficient and on top of things with the whole "witness" thing. Unfortunately Pistons' fans were witnesses to the collapse of Tayshaun Prince's reputation as a defensive player and dignity. Ever since that series, Prince has looked like he's been playing in the league for thirty years while logging thousands of games. He's only been in the league for six years.
LeBron's heroics in game 5 have been talked about and written about extensively - I would say hyped a bit too much considering Wade's antics in the finals the year before were over an entire series and in the finals when his team was down.
Sidenote: Is it just me or does D-Wade not get enough love around the league? He's accomplished more than LeBron already, recovered from a major injury, put up with Shaq (very underrated), came off the bench in the Olympics, dated Starr Jones - seriously what more does Wade need to do?
Anyways, yeah it happened, LeBron killed the Pistons in divine fashion scoring 25 straight points but let's not forget how awful that Cavaliers team was (David Wesley and Eric Snow - nuff said). They got swept in the finals by the Spurs for a reason - they were awful and the Eastern Conference was at its weakest (The Toronto Raptors were a third seed - all love for their little dinosaur hearts).
So LeBron did go crazy on the Pistons in historic fashion but there was still no reason for the Pistons to lose that series. They should have been better than that but they weren't. They broke down, began to blame Flip Saunders, who I remember constantly biting his lower lip during games, unable to exert any authority over his roster. Flip also mysteriously hid Webber on the bench during the playoffs after starting and playing him regular minutes during the regular season. Lack of a rotation - classic Flip.
While ESPN-ites will always remember the Eastern Conference finals as LeBron's arrival or crowning or induction into basketball heavens, I will once again remember it as another series that the Pistons should have won, could have won but just didn't. That's the story of this era.
Remember Me? You have to give Joe Dumars credit, he can get people to believe anything. Like he thought second round pick Willy Blalock is the backup point guard that the Pistons' roster had been craving for years. Instead, the Blalock era can summarized by this:
Give him credit - he took that towel in the face like a champ.
Best Moment: Maybe it's because I'm more attracted to failure than success, defeat than victory and tears than smiles, but I've always been absurdly intrigued by Chris Webber. The controversial ties to the state of Michigan, wearing out his welcome in two NBA cities before becoming loved by the Kings, the disappointing end in Sacramento - Webber has been a walking curse, or at least his career played out that way.
In an era where the Pistons prided themselves on redemption stories and a place where misfits (Billups, Sheed) can come to play together, Webber at this point in his career was a model Piston.
But still there was always this uneasiness or tension with Webber because he's such a polarizing figure in Michigan basketball history.
Even though Webber gradually broke down as the year went on and was unable to contribute in the playoffs, I enjoyed seeing Webber play in Detroit, just like I will enjoy Sheed playing for the Trail Blazers next year. Oops! Did I just say that? I'm sorry.
Sidenotes: Look how eloquently Webber handles the questions about Michigan at the 5:00 mark here and the 30 second mark here. Props to Mitch Albom for asking the question.
Awards: Chauncey Billups, All-NBA Third Team, All-Star; Tayshaun Prince, All-Defense Second Team; Rip Hamilton, All-Star.
The Drama: Stemming from the team's refusal to play a zone defense at the beckoning of coach Saunders, tensions with their coach catapulted to new highs during the playoffs, most infamously culminating with the following:
I'm a huge Sheed fan and will defend him till the end of his playing days but it's hard to justify getting kicked out of a playoff elimination game on the road when you're within striking distance. Maddeningly entertaining but still unfathomable.
That combined with accusations against him of not listening to Flip and not sitting in the huddle, it was in these very Eastern Conference Finals when the team was unfairly categorized as lazy, undisciplined, spoiled, cocky. Before this point, they had underachieved, but after this epic collapse, the entire era became tainted in the eyes of the local media moguls who for some reason hate their team more than any national columnist.
Other drama: Sheed going off on ESPN's Chris Sheridan. Good job Sheed.
Best* Boxscore: More disappointing than LeBron's dominance in game five was Daniel "Boobie" Gibson's monstrosity of a game six. Seriously. Boobie (worst nickname ever) had 31 points on 7/9 from the field which included 5-5 on threes and 12-15 at the free throw line in only 29 minutes. I don't care if LeBron kills the Pistons but Boobie? The dude named after a mammary gland? What a nasty, disgusting, sick joke.
*By best I actually mean worst.
Results: The Pistons finished 53-29, first in the conference. Swept the Orlando Magic in round one, beat the Chicago Bulls in six in round two and lost to the LeBrons in the Eastern Conference finals.
Lasting Memories: In many ways, this is the most disappointing Pistons team of the decade. They won the conference by winning a mere 53 games - everybody in the conference was awful. There was really no reason for them not to make a finals appearance.
After the Cavaliers series, I remember how badly I wanted things to change. There was questions about how much or if Dumars should pay Billups in the off-season, whether or not Saunders should come back and just overall sour potatoes.
Nothing changed in the off-season, which wasn't an awful decision but everyone just a got a year older and Flip once again failed to establish anything resembling a regular rotation with his younger players. The worst thing that happened this year: the team lost its swag. They were no longer the nobody can beat us bad boys sequel but rather the team that had already peaked in years prior.
Up next: Kendrick Perkins is a killa'.
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Every year when the Pistons lost, it would inevitably lead to a huge fight between me and whichever girl I was dating at the time that usually went something like this:
Her: “I can’t believe you’re so upset. It’s not fair to me that I have to feel the brunt of all your anger because of some stupid game.”
Me: “You shut the FUCK up!” gets drunk/high/weeps
This ‘07 meltdown was by FAR the worst though. Just reading this little article (which is fabulously written by the way) is giving me that “sick to your stomach”/"just got a phone call from the cops late at night about a relative’s accident" feeling. I do not like it. Compared to ’07, the loss to the Celtics last year was like, “Big whoop. Wannafightaboddit?”
by Joel on Apr 27, 2009 3:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I know the Pistons didn’t play their best basketball in that series, but please let’s not gloss over how lopsided the officiating was in the Eastern Conference Finals that season. If the series had been called the same on both ends of the court the Pistons take the series in about 5 games. It wasn’t just Lebron getting the calls, either. That “Boobie” Gibson statline wouldn’t have happened if the Pistons hadn’t been held to a different standard of “contact” when playing defense.
by Michael on Apr 27, 2009 3:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah, Will Blalock. I could watch you getting hit in the face with a sweat-soaked jersey all day.
by Patrick Hayes on Apr 27, 2009 3:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Also, I may be in the minority here, but I’ve always felt Sheed’s reaction and ejection in game 6 was perfectly appropriate. The outrageous reaction was the only rational response to the outrageous officiating. I would’ve loved to see some of that passion in this season’s matchup against the Cavs.
Irritatingly, the broadcast team chooses that moment to bring up the the Cav’s “composure” after Rip’s defense in the closing seconds of game 2. I wouldn’t call it composure considering how much nonsense we had to hear about it afterward. The fact is that that was the one point in game 2 where the Pistons got the same benefit of the doubt on D that the Cavs had received all game.
by Michael on Apr 27, 2009 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, at least when we lost to the Heat and Celtics, they went on to win the NBA championship, so at least we could say we were maybe the second best team in the NBA. The Cavs looked completely not-ready-for-prime-time against the Spurs.
A few other points I would add to the good write-up. Webber really helped in the regular season. Getting Nazr M. to replace Ben led to a barely .500 record in the first part of the season. After the Webber acquistion, the winning percentage went WAY up, so going into the playoffs, we were actually looking much better than our (not shabby) 53 win record.
Also, this is where a feeling of, “OK, what do we do next?” started to set in, at least for me. After losing to the Spurs, the lesson was, “gotta get home court advantage!” Next year, after blistering the league in the regular season but losing to the Heat in the ECF, the lesson was “OK, we can’t burn ourselves out during the regular season.” But the bench continued to suck. Thus began my “how hard IS IT to get a decent backup SF, when that’s such an OBVIOUS PROBLEM?” dark thoughts.
And this was the first year when questions about the team’s temperment, discipline, and even character began to show up. Those issues got pushed aside until the melt down against the Celtics at the end of the next year, since everything went really well in 2007-08 until then, but rightly or wrongly, this year brings all that back.
by Toledo Joe on Apr 27, 2009 4:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sources say Pistons forward/center Rasheed Wallace asked for a buyout this year, but management declined. Some observers think the possible buyout would have been to join the Cavs. He’s an unrestricted free agent this summer and could be someone the Cavs covet — at the right price. He seems totally disinterested in this current series, but the 6-foot-11, 230-pounder still has something left in his tank.
http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2009/04/26/sports/nh808375.txt
by Mike on Apr 27, 2009 4:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
“Also, this is where a feeling of, "OK, what do we do next?" started to set in, at least for me. After losing to the Spurs, the lesson was, "gotta get home court advantage!" Next year, after blistering the league in the regular season but losing to the Heat in the ECF, the lesson was "OK, we can’t burn ourselves out during the regular season." But the bench continued to suck. Thus began my "how hard IS IT to get a decent backup SF, when that’s such an OBVIOUS PROBLEM?" dark thoughts.”
This, for me 100%. And I enjoyed watching Webber play in the regular season, especially when he first came to the team. He didn’t even really know the plays but he was hitting Rip on back door cuts and really helping the ball movement for a while.
by Garrett on Apr 27, 2009 6:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
From todays FREEP:
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As for coach Michael Curry, it appears he will return for a second
season. He has two years left on the $2.5-million-a-year deal he signed last year
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Trade Amir Johnson this summer.
by Mike on Apr 27, 2009 6:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Another classic non-sequitur:
As for coach Michael Curry, it appears he will return for a second season. He has two years left on the $2.5-million-a-year deal he signed last year. Trade Amir Johnson this summer.
Mike, is that your email signature now? Do you greet people with “trade Johnson now” instead of “hello” and “goodbye”? If someone calls your house and your answering machine picks up, does it say “This is Mike, I’m not at home, so trade Amir Johnson and leave a message”? If you went to a doctor, would he diagnose you with a severe case of trade-Amir-itis? Or would he refer you to a shrink to be evaluated for obsessing-about-trading-Amir-Johnson-and-delusions-of-Piston-fandom-but-really-you’re-just-a-tool-and-kind-of-a-dumbass syndrome?
by PS on Apr 27, 2009 8:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
something that got buried. webber hit a jump shot that put the pistons up by 3, i think, in the second overtime, or was it the first? with almost no time left. for a moment, that was going to be the story.
by andyfrombrooklyn on Apr 27, 2009 8:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
is mike true about curry? if so that is news to me. expected. regretted. but still news. thanks mike. trade amir now! but fire curry while you are at it!
by andyfrombrooklyn on Apr 27, 2009 8:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That was Will Blalock taking the towel to the face? Wow, I always wondered who that was, nice little highlight reel for a guy that didn’t see alot of playing time as a Piston.
by Diablo on Apr 27, 2009 9:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Great read. And the Mahabharata allegory was surprising, but apt. I’ll never forget that series – my friend and I watched our favorite team fall apart at the BW3, walked home depressed out of our minds, and fell asleep mid-conversation on the couch.
All said and done, it is definitely nice to see Denver go crazy on NOLA. This write-up is a good reminder that a change needed to happen.
by Thumbu on Apr 27, 2009 9:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice little game the Nuggets are having. Is Chauncey deforming the defense?
by kevin s. on Apr 27, 2009 9:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
it was a terrible season, the kind of season i’m not used to, and we can say a lot of things on how bad this season was, but one thing is true, the season has ended and a new season is looming over the horizon.
i’m looking forward to the new season and this is one of the things i’m hoping for, that Antonio Mcdyess stays, that he be the leader of the next batch of players.
by C4life on Apr 27, 2009 9:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Am I the only one who sort of hopes Dice doesn’t stay? We all know what a leader he is, but I think it’s just going to be more disappointment for him, for a while, on this squad. He deserves better, especially at this point in his career.
by Thumbu on Apr 27, 2009 10:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh my goodness. Denver beat the snot out of New Orleans. Absolutely merciless.
Dice should go where he wants, but I hope he stays. Sheed should go, Tay should stay unless traded. Would Tay go to the bench for the good of the team? If we somehow grab a good physical SF, Tay should make like Ginobili.
The problem is clearly a lack of a credible 4 and 5. Tay is a good player as a third or fourth option. If we get a go to guy or build a real solid frontline that plays CONSISTENTLY, we will be fine.
by Laughton on Apr 27, 2009 11:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Anybody watching Lamar Odom in this Lakers/Jazz game?
And I just remembered, pretty much out of nowhere, that Milkwaukee is in desperate need of cutting salaries and they have Andrew Bogut… that guy just started to scratch his potential last year. I’d LOVE to have a good, young, legit 7’ center who can pass shoot, and recently decided to start playing defense (Skiles’ doing, no doubt).
Those two guys could make a very formidable frontcourt.
by Joel on Apr 27, 2009 11:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That Nuggets game was just mean. ESPN showed the graphic for fewest points allowed in a half in a playoff game— the Nuggets gave up just 23 points in the second half to NO, tying the Pistons of ’04 (vs. Pacers) and the Pistons of ’06 (vs. Cavs).
Strange, there’s something similar about both those Detroit teams and this year’s Denver team…
by Joel on Apr 27, 2009 11:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Laughton, what do you think about Bogut joining the Pistons? :)
by PS on Apr 28, 2009 12:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep, I would love me some Bogues. If we also draft Patty Mills and trade for Jawai, I just might just have to buy some more undies.
by Laughton on Apr 28, 2009 12:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This really never happens you can take my word, I want to apologize, that’s just absurd.
by Forty on Apr 28, 2009 12:25 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
But Laughton, how did you feel about the ending to the Sixth Sense?
by Forty on Apr 28, 2009 12:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I have been mucking around with free agents and salaries and stuff for the last half an hour and I came up with some partially flawed ideas.
1. Trade Tay and Max for Bosh. Sign Ariza and do other stuff, but get Bosh.
2. Trade Tay for Chris Kaman (Milwaukee wont trade Bogut). Sign Boozer and Ariza. Dance.
3. Trade Tay + Amir for Darko, Rudy Gay and Marko Jaric (the contract to sweeten the deal). Sign Boozer. Joe welcomes Darko back and they all go to the strip club together.
I like option three just because of the youth and getting Darko back, plus the sheer balls required by Joe to put his job on the line doing it. Imagine this:
Darko
Boozer
Gay
Rip
Stuckey
That would be a crazy, crazy lineup. Do it Joe.
by Laughton on Apr 28, 2009 12:33 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Forty – I expletive deleted in my pants
by Laughton on Apr 28, 2009 12:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
God I love Samberg.
I got my swim trunks. And my flippy floppies. I’m flippin burgers, you at Kinkos straight flipping copies ::cut to Akiva:: I’m ridin on a dolphin!
lmao
by Forty on Apr 28, 2009 12:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
@Joel:
Every year when the Pistons lost, it would inevitably lead to a huge fight between me and whichever girl I was dating at the time
Bra-fucking-vo. You and me both man. pisses in all of my ex-girlfriends shoes. post asparagus
@PS:
Mike, is that your email signature now? Do you greet people with "trade Johnson now" instead of "hello" and "goodbye"? If someone calls your house and your answering machine picks up, does it say "This is Mike, I’m not at home, so trade Amir Johnson and leave a message"?
+ a bagillion (mathematically a sequence of digits between a billion and a bagina)
by Mike Payne on Apr 28, 2009 2:25 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/58826/20090428/curry_forecasts_big_offseason_in_detroit/
I like the sound of the players were trying to keep, Stuckey, Rip, Aflalo, Bynum, Maxiell, and Kwame.
Sounds good to me, I think we can get some great value in Tayshaun, maybe package him for a center, or if the Bosh thing catch’s some steam.
I think a guy like Marvin Williams would be a good pick up, but first we have to concentrate fully on our BIGS situation.
by rban on Apr 28, 2009 9:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I like the sound of those players too, although if Amir goes I hope it is for something pretty good in return. Also I would love to have McDyess back, but those who say he deserves better have a point.
by Michael on Apr 28, 2009 9:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Our bigs situation is looking fairly desperate. Everyone seems to agree ‘Sheed isn’t coming back, Dyess is making noises about not wanting to come back (and who could blame him?). That would leave us with Brown, Johnson, and Maxiell. We’ve seen the best Kwame can do, and it’s not all that great. Johnson and Maxiell hugely underperfomed this year, and without re-igniting old arguments, at most one would have to be incredibly optimistic to think either is going to be a quality 30-min per game player next year.
I really, really want Bosh.
by Toledo Joe on Apr 28, 2009 9:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sidenote: Is it just me or does D-Wade not get enough love around the league? He’s accomplished more than LeBron already, recovered from a major injury, put up with Shaq (very underrated), came off the bench in the Olympics, dated Starr Jones – seriously what more does Wade need to do?
Thank you for justifying and indulging my sense of superiority as it relates to main stream media.
Fun read, matt.
by brgulker on Apr 28, 2009 10:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Our bigs situation is looking fairly desperate. Everyone seems to agree ‘Sheed isn’t coming back, Dyess is making noises about not wanting to come back (and who could blame him?).
Good riddance to Sheed.
That’s tough for me to say, because I’ve loved him.
But, he’s either 1) Washed up or 2) Fed up with being in Detroit.
And in either of those scenarios, the ’stons and Sheed are best served by parting ways.
I have to think that he would love to play for a team like SA, Bos, or Cle, where he can take a supporting role on a contending team. Maybe it will even make him give a shit again.
But ultimately, you’re right. Our big situation is desperate.
We’re looking at KwaMirMax as both the starting and supporting cast at this point, which is darn scary. I would say no more than 20 points and 25 boards from all three combined in any given game…
And that ain’t gonna cut it with Stuck+Rip+Tay in the front court. We need some scoring inside…
by brgulker on Apr 28, 2009 10:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, but I love the idea that Stuck, A.A., Bynum, Kwame, Johnson, and Maxiell will finally get their time to shine next season. They probably will miss the playoffs if we don’t bring in a big name during the summer but who cares? I want to see how good they can be.
And sorry if you guys think Bosh,
by iLegend on Apr 28, 2009 12:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, but I love the idea that Stuck, A.A., Bynum, Kwame, Johnson, and Maxiell will finally get their time to shine next season. They probably will miss the playoffs if we don’t bring in a big name during the summer but who cares? I want to see how good they can be.
And sorry if you guys think Bosh, or Boozer are coming to Detroit anytime soon. For one, Boozer is in his prime and wants to contend for a championship which means Detroit is out the running. Secondly, our back court for the most part is young, inexperienced, and quite frankly isn’t all that good rite now. And thirdly the weather sucks.
by iLegend on Apr 28, 2009 12:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Brgulker:
Yeah, I think it’s time for ‘Sheed to go too. But as we both say, that leaves us with a terribly inferior frontcourt. I’m more optimistic than iLegend about getting a good big to come here, but it’s far from a sure thing.
by Toledo Joe on Apr 28, 2009 1:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If I were a player, I’d want to go to Cleveland for the next 10 years and ride the LeBron tidal wave as he wins championship after MVP after championship.
by Garrett on Apr 28, 2009 1:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Vice Ellis of the FREEP opines.
Amir Johnson
The Pistons were going to learn what they had in Johnson and after four seasons it appears not a lot. His 6-foot-9, 210-pound frame is undersized for banging in the paint, and he can be easily pushed around. He also showed a propensity for blowing assignments in drawing Curry’s wrath. With a $3.6-million price tag for next season, he is prime trade bait. Even if he is back, it’s unlikely the Pistons re-sign him when he becomes an unrestricted free agent after next season.
http://www.freep.com/article/20090428/SPORTS03/904280379/1051/Expect+a+major+shake+up+with+the+Pistons
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Trade Amir Johnson now.
by Mike on Apr 28, 2009 4:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
OT: This is old and you may have already seen it, but a friend just sent it to me today. Really touching stuff. In fact, I think there might be something in my eye……
by Garrett on Apr 28, 2009 6:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
@Garrett – That was a wonderful story. I have to admit that I got a little choked up myself.
by Laughton on Apr 28, 2009 8:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
mike, amir had a propensity for blowing assignments. this drew curry’s rath.
this team had a virtually mistake free season. mistakes were not tolerated by the coaching staff.
it was essential to see how dyess would hold up playing forty minutes. he is the future. so that is another reason amir saw little action.
by andyfrombrooklyn on Apr 29, 2009 7:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I watched games 5 and 6 at bars in Chautauqua, NY, a favorite vacation spot for…Clevelanders. Balls.
by CTown on Apr 29, 2009 9:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been watching the other playoff series, and I can’t imagine anybody thinking that KwaMirMax would be competitive against the starting 4-5s of pretty much any EC playoff team (with the possible exception of Miami) unless they got a LOT, LOT better. And it kills me to say this, because I really don’t like some of the rival 4-5s (cough, Perkins, cough, Varejo). But this is where we are, since ’Sheed is almost certainly gone and Dyess might be gone and if he stays will be one year older.
Although I still like Tayshaun, he’s obviously overmatched by the top two SFs in the conference, LeBron and Pierce. And we have no consistent backup SF, much as I enjoy watching Herrmann play sometimes.
On the other hand, I still like our guards. Stuckey, I think, still has a big upside, Rip improved his game this year, Bynum was the one ray of light in a dismal season, and I love AA’s attitude so much that I’ve convinced myself he’s getting better.
The problem is, I think we need several front-court pieces to be competitive. That’s a tall (literally) order.
by Toledo Joe on Apr 29, 2009 11:04 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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by Garrett on Apr 29, 2009 1:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My favourite part of the article?
The Pistons plummeted to the last spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs and were swept in four lopsided games by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Dumars, though, did not blame Curry for Detroit’s demise.
“The fact that we made so many changes for a first-year coach, I had to step back and be a little more patient than I have been,” Dumars said. “During the season I said to myself, ‘What affect is this having on him as a first-year coach.’ I tried to put myself in his shoes.”
by Garrett on Apr 29, 2009 1:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Also, irony of ironies? Chauncey wins the Joe Dumars Sportsmanship Award:
http://www.nba.com/2009/news/04/28/sportsman.award.billups.nba/index.html
by Garrett on Apr 29, 2009 1:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
@Garrett
My favorite part is that the AP wrote “affect” when it should have been “effect.”
Grammar! Woo!
by Birdman on Apr 29, 2009 1:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, but I love the idea that Stuck, A.A., Bynum, Kwame, Johnson, and Maxiell will finally get their time to shine next season. They probably will miss the playoffs if we don’t bring in a big name during the summer but who cares? I want to see how good they can be
The irony is so thick here that I think everyone missed it.
1) You admit that that group of players would miss the playoffs.
2) Yet, it’s their “time to shine” as young players. How is missing the Playoffs shining?
3) You want to see how good they can be, but you’ve already said they will miss the playoffs.
Looks like you’ve answered your one big question and managed to contradict yourself in the process.
Classic.
Also, irony of ironies? Chauncey wins the Joe Dumars Sportsmanship Award:
That’s almost too good to be true!
by brgulker on Apr 30, 2009 8:21 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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