Morning Shootaround: Pistons Links Galore!

I missed this. I’m far to lazy to browse the internet myself.

I was going to post the Pistons/Wings arena as a fanshot.

The palace is old, but it’s not really aging. I don’t see the Stones moving outta there.

But, “alternate” type games could be played at the new arena. I guess the only concern would be the team playing on so many different courts in a season. At this point it’s purely speculative though.

I’m just thrilled they are talking about building in downtown Detroit.

I like link dumps, but I have to say I prefer them on the weekends over weekdays.

However, I do wonder if it’s more beneficial to post some of the best as fanshots?

Unless i read that wrong.

but it would be cool to see them back in Detroit proper.

In Portland, you can take a bus to see the Blazers. It drops you off right in front of the Rose Garden.

I think it would be sweet to take a bus to see the Pistons.

I might actually make it out to games. Its a bitch driving out to the palace and its hard to find a dd that’s down with making that trip.

I may be in the minority, but I live up near Saginaw. Detroit is long way to drive to see a game. Going to Auburn Hills isn’t to bad to see the Pistons, but going to see Red Wings or Tigers all the way downtown takes lots of extra time.

If I was the shotcaller I would commission downtown-only jerseys for the new arena.

Maybe even Bad Boys throwbacks, I think Ben Wallace deserves to wear one for at least a season.

For fans in Toledo (like me), Detroit would be quicker and easier to get to.

Though I was a “noob” in the original DBB, so my opinion many not hold much weight. It is updated often enough, organized and easy to use. Leaving the conversation and catching up where you left is much easier. Plus the fanposts/shots enable to mantain certain constant subjects as the game thread move on.

However, I must add that I would trade all that in for the black background with the white fond. That just kicked too much ass.

i do miss it, more for nostalgia then any other practical reason. out of the pistons blogs i have looked at this is by far my favorite. the commentators and contributors are whats important not the layout. the commenting auto refresh is fucking sweet. it makes the game threads way more fun in my opinion.

darko is a total bitch. jesus christ what a cry baby. i feel no sympathy for him. he’s not a great player. he is the definition of a bust. i mean kwame is a huge bust as well, but at least he can settle for a bit role and try when he’s out there. darko always played and acted like everyone should bow down for him and let him score or rebound at will.

Maybe in the future her blog will be called “Need For Swede”/

Nicely done Packey. GMs didn’t pick Blair because they place too much emphasis on getting zero from a pick because a guy has an injury history. The Pistons got zero from plenty o’ picks because they sucked while healthy so what’s the difference? Blair regularly outplayed Hasheem Thabeet at, uh, the game of basketball. That should count for something in a draft of basketball players. Somehow the guy who got outplayed is a top pick and the other guy is a 2nd rounder. Stoopid.

Also, add me to the chorus of voices who misses the fire banner. I appreciate the features of the SB platform but visually it’s a bit of a mess. The ratio of ads and widgets to Pistons related photos is way, way to high.