Interactive Night Tonight on Fox Sports Detroit
by Packey on Mar 23, 2010 12:46 PM EDT
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PrintWith just about every Pistons' fan counting down the games until this disappointing season is officially over, Fox Sports Detroit is still trying to reel in as many viewers as it can:
Via Freep:
This isn't just any old Pistons telecast when they play the Pacers tonight, it's Interactive Night on Fox Sports Detroit (pregame at 7). Fans can go to Foxsportsdetroit.com and post questions, and George Blaha, Greg Kelser, Eli Zaret, John Keating, Mickey York and Mateen Cleaves will answer on the air. Cleaves will do a 30-minute online chat after the game.
To make things easier on you, the actual link for posting questions is here. Post your questions in the game thread, so everyone can give you virtual high fives when Mr. George Blaha says your name. Bonus points to anyone who gets him to mention DetroitBadBoys.com and a question containing five or more 'meow's.
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Not sure if Cleaves will still be answering questions...
… after this. Don’t know why he wouldn’t still, but it’s possible he may not, I guess.
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And a million recs to anyone
Who can get Blaha or Special K to say “MCIAFI” on air. Even if he just says the letters it will be an epic win for this board.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
Can we get a "Jason Maxiell eats babies"
For ol’ times sake.
I root for the Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings and yes, the Lions.
Me in 140 characters
Unrelated, but...
Bill Simmons, in a piece admiring the surging Bucks, recapitulates a point that has been made often on this board in the last few months:
9:30: Johnson posts up Salmons for two, followed by Carlos Delfino (21 points) draining a 3. Bucks GM John Hammond has made three great moves in the past year: the Salmons trade, gambling on Brandon Jennings at No. 10 in the NBA draft and signing Delfino for nothing this past summer. (Not only does Delfino fill up the stat sheet, play both swing spots and give you solid D, but he also has a giant tattoo of a lizard on his left shoulder that looks cool in HD. There’s a lot to like.) Meanwhile, Joe Dumars ran the Pistons into the ground in the 18 months after Hammond bolted Detroit for Milwaukee. Were the two events related? Hmmmmmm.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100323&sportCat=nba
I’ve held that opinion for a long, long time— at least publicly since April of 09 from looking back at DBB’s comment history. In fact, you and I talked about it last June, Bill. As per usual, the commercial media catches on to these things years after DBB does :)
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Simmons is an idiot
the fact that he can see this tells us what is plain as can be.
Joe is a fraud.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
oh
and I think this is a really cool idea. I mean, I love Keith Langois as much as the next guy, especially Gabe, but I would so rather talk to Blaha and Kelser.. I mean I do, but they really can’t hear me yelling at my TV how much I love them.
Thanks for the link Packey.
It would be sort of cool to get Blaha to answer a question, but those other guys? They’re nincompoops. I don’t care what they think, sorry.
Kelser knows his shit
I’ve yet to complain about any of his commentary, give the man credit where credit is due.
But I’ll give you Keith and Cleeves. Keith spins words faster than that dude on meatspin and I’m sure FSN is regretting bringing Cleeves right about now.
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, Kelser is the man
He’s extremely smart and knowledgeable, and he always expresses himself gracefully. I think Kelser could be a national commentator.
Blaha is still and always a treasure of course.
by Bill Higgins on Mar 23, 2010 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I haven't seen enough from Mateen yet
I hope he’s good! Love Mateen.
by Bill Higgins on Mar 23, 2010 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Mine either
That “chat” is nothing but a bunch of random questions. DBB is might not have the novelty, but I’ll take this site over that anyday
It's probably because he's an alum from this school
But then so is Bill Laimbeer, Jerome Bettis, & Kelly Tripucka. :(
i agree
and i don’t mean to keep on the race thing, but they’re probably the whitest team in the league since the brawl. but other than that, he would fit real well with a stretch 4 who rebounds like murphy
Unless you’re 311, then Life’s Not a Race.
by TDP on Mar 23, 2010 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We're down ten in the first quarter to a bad team missing key players
Deeeetroit Basketballllll! (sobs quietly)
You know who I hate?
Mike Dunleavy. Partly because he’s white (goddamn cracker) but mostly because he just looks like a douchebag. I can’t put it any better than that.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
I don’t get yanking Charlie V at this point and subbing Tayshaun.
I mean, I’m not a big Charlie fan by any stretch. But for goodness’ sake, play the guy to see if he’s got something worth keeping.
Agreed
If he’s playing well on both ends leave him out there, The dude is still young enough to get better at defense and we know he can score.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
toilet bowl dreams
The NBA, where amazing fabricated bullshit happens.
If this sport was any more fake Tayshaun would rip apart his jersey and Mike Payne would rush on the court and hit him in the back with a folding chair
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
by sauce1977 on Mar 23, 2010 8:35 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Sorry for the lack of legit thread tonight, guys and gal
But thanks for taking it upon yourselves to use this – I think it works just as well.
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Hell no, Murphy looks like he got smacked in the face with an iron and his face never ragained its shape.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
American Idol, baby! I’m watching the crappy ATDHE feed live and just started AI via DVR. You watching?
I’m watching the Pistons game in my office on the ATDHE feed but my wife is watching AI in the other room. I saw Paige do an absolutely horrendous version of a Phil Collins song and that was it. I’m still sad that Lilly Scott is gone, although now I hope Siobahhouhn wins.
by garrettelliott on Mar 23, 2010 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
The score looks ok, but it feels as if we are always a minute away from completely falling apart.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
Uhhh, it’s the wives who watch it, not us. Yeah….. that’s the ticket….
by garrettelliott on Mar 23, 2010 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait ’til you get married. Then talk to me.
:)
A happy wife …. And, I’ve come to enjoy the show, to be perfectly honest. And I’m okay with that.
Yeah, I joke about AI but I like it. Or maybe I just like being a judgmental bastard. :D Plus I played in bands all through highschool and university, so I like hearing talent.
by garrettelliott on Mar 23, 2010 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
This
Makes me REALLY happy my fiancee isn’t into to that shit. She even excepts my love of sports so long as she doesn’t have to watch it.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
Detroit's drafting Mark Titus
so it doesn’t matter what how the balls in the lottery fall. Joe could go after Troy Murphy, trade Stuckey for Beno Udrih, or re-sign Mateen Cleaves … it’s all re-tooling to Mr. Dumars, we’re so competitive, after all.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
Well,
At least we’re not getting blown away. Maybe, if the Gods allow it, we will defeat a Central Division rival?
If I have asked too much please forgive me.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
does anyone know how the lottery works?
i know the 1st pick gets 25% odds at pick 1, and etc. but does every other slot have a given percentage, or does the record make a difference?
ie. if i’m the 2nd worst team, do i get the same percentage odds if i have 10 wins or 20 wins, as long as i’m still 2nd?
It all goes by relative position
Total number of wins doesn’t matter as long your relative position in relation to other bad teams doesn’t change. I suggest you check out ESPN mock draft lottery to see all the various percentages
yeah, i check it all the time.
but back when we were around 8, and moving around on a day to day basis meant we went from 5.5 to 5.6 percent, i got confused
Langlois: Fourteen Ping-Pong balls – numbered 1 through 14 – are placed in a lottery machine and four balls are randomly selected to determine a lottery combination. There are 1,001 possible outcomes when you discount order (for example, 1-2-3-4 is the same as 4-3-2-1). Of those 1,001 possible outcomes, one (11,12, 13, 14) is discounted and the other 1,000 are divided among the 14 lottery teams. The team with the worst record is assigned the most outcomes, 250. The team with the second-worst record will have 199, then 156, 119, 88, 63, 43, 28, 17, 11, 8, 7 6 and 5. So the team with the worst record will have a 25 percent chance of getting the No. 1 pick, a 21.5 percent chance of getting the No. 2 pick, a 17.8 percent chance of getting the No. 3 pick and a 35.7 percent chance of getting the No. 4 pick. That team could not pick lower than fourth. Even though that team will have a better chance than any other team of getting the No. 1 pick, it will actually have a better chance of getting the No. 4 pick than the No. 1 pick, though a better chance of landing inside the top three than outside of it. No team can be pushed down more than three spots from where they would pick based on record, but any of the 14 teams has a chance to land inside the top three based on having one of their four-digit combinations selected.
Even though that team will have a better chance than any other team of getting the No. 1 pick, it will actually have a better chance of getting the No. 4 pick than the No. 1 pick,/blockquote>
I’d never thought of that before. That is kind of messed up. You’d think there would be a way to fix that.
Kwame slam!!
without the ball…
by Giggitty Giggitty Goo on Mar 23, 2010 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
is wilcox active?
this could get ugly if kwame and max are in foul trouble
Babies Have Their Revenge
Looks like Cake Will Have Its Revenge, too.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
Whether or not the Pistons win
I am going to eat this whole bag of clementines
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
by Skylar on Mar 23, 2010 9:09 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Swedish Eagle inbounds pass after a Troy Murphy jumper!
by garrettelliott on Mar 23, 2010 9:11 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Troy Murphy
answers with the Irish Beagle 2
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
by sauce1977 on Mar 23, 2010 9:11 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Louis Gossett Jr.
answers with the Iron Eagle 2
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Mrs. Deagle
flies out the window, lands on Joe Dumars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3cbrfpVmK8
One can only dream.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
lets run Tay as the point
anyone else see what i see?
I see Tayshaun
winning as the new Point Forward for the Lakers next year.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
i was going for curly fries
but sure. i guess that works
Irish Beagle
fouls the eagle
AND THE CROWD ERUPTS WITH APPLAUSE
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
somebody stop this guy he's racking up dimes
by Giggitty Giggitty Goo on Mar 23, 2010 9:13 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Always rec’d for a Howard The Duck reference.
by garrettelliott on Mar 23, 2010 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
What the -
Summers has more time then Daye right now. Good to know we’re devoted to developing our first round draft pick in a wash of a season.
Somebody Hire Daye a tour guide or show him an online website so he doesn’t get lost in malls anymore…
Automotion
The best part of this season unfortunately.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
and kuester.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
That Bynum injury
is bullshit.
And so is that tech.
Just keep walking, K. Don’t never come back.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
LOL Kuester argues for 5 seconds and like a nice boy walks to the locker room.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
woot!
Q with his first ejection!
ohh and ball don’t lie
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 9:22 PM EDT reply actions
Now we get to see Hill's great coaching skill.
I have heard wonders from Magic fans.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
Alright Brian Hill
coach these fools out the hold
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
when brian hill's beating your ass
with Dunleavy, you know this shit is rigged.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
and fuck this league too
and fuck New Coke, that shit is still a colossal bad idea
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
Coke Zero Cherry is alright
Otherwise I crave that high fructose corn syrup goodness.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
best drinks
are the throwback Pepsicos.
I love me some throwback Mountain Dew. Sugar >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> corn syrup.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
Yeah those are bueno
Good for summertime. Out the can.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
agreed Sauce
I have a condition (sounds goofy as shit saying that) called “fructose malabsorption” that a surprisingly large percentage of americans have but few ever get diagnosed. Basically, any fake sugar products (primarily high fructose corn syrup) just RUNS through your system. If I drink a can of coke, none of those ridiculously high measures of high fructose corn syrup will be accepted by my system. Honestly, one can of coke— and I’m shitting my brains out in 15 minutes. No pain, nausea or anything, but I’m dropping fire in 15 minutes flat.
Sounds lovely, huh. Anything with high fructose corn syrup in it, which is pretty much everything you can buy at the grocery store, is off the menu. I was against the shit before I knew I had a problem with it, but now that I do— and finding that up to 20% of Americans have it and don’t know it, it’s pretty amazing.
Corn syrup is THE DEVIL. I’d rather chain smoke and date hookers raw than consume that devil liquid. Okay, so I’ll do that anyway, but still…
Jonas Jerebko : Pistons :: Skippin' Bail, Dippin' Jail, Whippin' Tail and Sippin' Ale : MF Doom
i feel for you dude
violent bathroom episodes are as bad as Pistons Ls.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
I think the refs want us to get Wall
Seriously, Kwame had like 4 fouls in the first 5 minutes of the quarter and the only foul calls we get on the other end are offensive
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 9:25 PM EDT reply actions
STRAIGHT BITCHES.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Hey Sam,
Get off our ass and sue the NBA for us! I want the fucking Bernstein advantage!
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
by SadPanda1 on Mar 23, 2010 9:26 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I meant your ass.
Alcohol makes me suck at spelling.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
Well, somebody id fucking us up the ass right now.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
Sad Panda, commence the inebriation
Ima drank them dranks too
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
DBB should take up a collection
I’d contribute to that Sam sues David Stern fund.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
Class action lawsuit mother fuckers!
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
Something tells me
That Stern can probably string up far better lawyers than Sam. I suggest we look into Fieger, he’s got douche bag hair, which must mean he is a winner
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Why hasn't Daye played yet?
Jonas simply isn’t having a good game, he’s missed quite a few easy layups/dunks and is turning the ball over a lot. Stuckey has done a fairly good job on Grainger, I don’t see what the risk could be
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 9:27 PM EDT reply actions
Our coaching staff isn't all that bright.
Just my guess.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Kuester just hasn't uttered something beboundy
for us to exploit
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
by sauce1977 on Mar 23, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
for bebounds reference
Check out Detroit4Lyfe
by Rob Rogacki on Mar 23, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he might be inactive
Similar to how we always complained about Summers not getting in on blowouts, when it turned out he was inactive
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Why didn't BG get a call when Redick
swing his lousy elbow on hi face.
by Giggitty Giggitty Goo on Mar 23, 2010 9:27 PM EDT reply actions
Gordon has a smaller mouth
which means you can fit less of Stern in it
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
he didn't squeal like a pig
you have to sleep your way to the top
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
word
welcome dude. welcome to the trail of tears
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Take one for the team Detroit!
Someone with nice soft lips needs to give Stern some mouth action. Then we can compete with LeBlowjub and others.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
I vote that Kwame starts
Next to Maxiell. He’s got 14 rebounds so far, and I think we all agree Jonas plays his best on the perimeter
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 9:35 PM EDT reply actions
I would agree.. start Kwame.. let's tank all the remaining games
by Giggitty Giggitty Goo on Mar 23, 2010 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
He's the best true center we've got
Just don’t let him touch the ball on offense
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck you Grainger
And that was a clean foul by Gordon
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 9:36 PM EDT reply actions
ben gordon's not supposed to play defense
it’s all part of the script, you gotta play by the kayfabe they agreed upon
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
Grainger
might be the one of the few select people that whine as much as LeBron
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I haven't noticed before.
I always liked the dude
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
hey i'd be upset
if ben got to my shot, too. everyone knows gordon’s a bum, except for Chicago and Detroit.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
sadface yo
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
pay close attention after every miss
He’s constantly bitching at the refs, demanding a foul
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Not quite
he got Grainger’s shoulder, but that was definitely not a flagrant
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice pass
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
MALICE AT THE PALACE
I DEMAND A RIOT FOR MY ENTERTAINMENT
/angry caps
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
9 boards for tayshaun
some bigs aren’t getting it done, kwamecough, jasoncough
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
not good enough
he was 1st overall, he’s got a lot more to do to get to the HOF
i demand that Michael Jordan be right about something in his life
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
Fuck Michael Jordan!
and all the wack shit he said to young Kwame.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
you seem to have forgotten that cv is also a “big” but i guess we all do
by don'tworryaboutit on Mar 23, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
1 more board and 5 more assists and we finally get our curly fries. Do it, Tay. Do it for the fans.
by garrettelliott on Mar 23, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Shit that's only terrible in Space Jam
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
charles
gracias para tu tres
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
I like how that broad
always got a mcdyess jersey on
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
doesn't she play the kids' aunt in the other ad?
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
I could do the job.
Give her dad an authentic Rip jersey and he wouldn’t care.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
I'll bet she's at least 17
That’s over the age of consent in our great state!
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
Not worth the risk
That prison shit is too real, you’ll end up like Peter when he tried drugs
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
give me back that chauncey trade
give me back that trade
give me back that chauncey trade
give me back that trade
what if it was you who got traded for chauncey
if it was you on that team you wouldn’t be laughing at all!
/tank is dry
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
by sauce1977 on Mar 23, 2010 9:41 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
you've been a big bottle of negativity all night.
go crack open a beer and simmer down now
It could be worse
at least we got rid of ol’ sourpuss Allen, son of Iver
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
it could be worse
but it should be boss
and it’s not boss, therefore we are where we are.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
Rec'n that bitch
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Swept we are
Fuck you JoD.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
by SadPanda1 on Mar 23, 2010 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Pissed as I am
I hope this doesn’t become my first greened comment.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
green'd!
teehee
Jonas Jerebko : Pistons :: Skippin' Bail, Dippin' Jail, Whippin' Tail and Sippin' Ale : MF Doom
Fucking ay
Granger punches Tay in the mouth and gets a FT? When did the NBA start caring about Indiana? They’re even more pathetic than we are!
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
WTF are the pistons doing right now
Offense is some i’ll hand off to you, you do something.
defense is crap.
Blaha & Kelser are on regression
they kept talking about 1970’s-80’s the entire season
by Giggitty Giggitty Goo on Mar 23, 2010 9:48 PM EDT reply actions
why has austin still not gotten any minutes yet?
by don'tworryaboutit on Mar 23, 2010 9:49 PM EDT reply actions
don'tworryaboutit
sorry
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
This is the team Dumas built
Suck it down DBB!
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
yeah!
he built the team to operate at peak abilitiy with every player missing time to injuries/suspensions! why would he do that? every loss is his fault!
I'm nowhere near as down on Joe as a lot of my compadres
but even totally healthy, this team is kind of a mess. It needs some tweaking, to put it light.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
agreed
but there’s nowhere near this level of despair if the team stays healthy
I'd like to see how he gets his 3 key players
Especially via trade and free agency. I doubt we’ll get a very good player for the MLE simply because everyone has cap space. However, that will benefit us via trade, because at least 5 teams are likely to overpay for an above average player to please their fanbase. Then Joe can swoop in and take a nice player on a reasonable contract off their hands because they can’t afford the others with the new CBA
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
He's pulled off some great deals.
We’ll see how he does in the off-season/draft.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Joe’s been drinking way too much of the Langlois Kool Aid.
No way we get three guys like he said. Maybe we draft one good player. Maybe we get someone for Tay’s expiring contract. Highly unlikely we get anyone good through Free Agency.
if "good" means "better than kwame or wilcox"
then sure. we’ll get someone good
I'd like to see the GM of a bottom team, who is coming off a recent success, say "gee I don't know man, I hope we at least get one decent guy."
He says what he has to say, just as Langlois and Blaha and everybody else. Just like they keep selling the well we are 11-7 with our whole team.
We’ll see what happens. I know he ain’t as confident as what he says.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
I think we can get at least 2 good players from the draft
I want to say that we own Toronto’s second round pick from the Delfino trade. I think that if we get a solid player from the lottery, Varnado/Parakhouski/Brackins in the second round, we’ll have a very solid front court.
Once again, I think we can pull a nice trade, but I have no clue how we win out in FA
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I was suprised at how many good or decent bigs are available in this draft
Looking at the board, even if you’re not drafting in the lottery or first round there are young bigs who are major upgrades over Kwame and Wilcox easily.
It's a VERY deep class
so no matter how the lottery goes, we should be able to get a quality guy in the 1st round
Check out Detroit4Lyfe
by Rob Rogacki on Mar 24, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
He put forth a disfunctiona team that plays disfunctionally.
Beyond that, I’m still ok with Joe.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
I love JoD
Except for the whole trading Chauncey, signing backups for starters money shit.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
I love Joe, except for the whole extending Rip and Max thing.
To some extend our signings bother me too, but not as much.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
i'd still call a winning season and the playoffs next year.
provided we stay healthy and don’t draft Aminu… which. you know…
And a new jersey design.. hopefully
by Giggitty Giggitty Goo on Mar 23, 2010 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
No more PF's right now son
Fubars, resist the temptation. NOAMINU
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
I doubt we draft Aminu
The only 2 players that are worth drafting regardless of position are Wall and Turner. Cousins is the third best pick as of now, and has a lot of question marks. He could either be a superstar or a complete bust, depending on how well his lack of athleticism translates to the NBA
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Not true
Cousins has bigger hands, and you know what they say about big hands
by bearded thundar on Mar 24, 2010 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions
love him
except for the whole drafting mateen cleaves, darko milicic, rodney white, carlos delfino, basically most of his draft picks thing, the chauncey trade, the whole “i won a championship so i can wreck this team and get clowns defending my rep from 6 years ago” crowd, et cetera, stress the ad nauseum
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
Cousins or Aldrich
Pick whoever you think will be the better pro. I like both of them.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
Mark Titus
Joe’s gonna invite him to at least 3 personal workouts.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
We will miss out on Cousins.
Might get a crack at Aldrich.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
enough of the whining already
that’s fine if you don’t like Joe, voice your opinion if you want, but seriously, stop complaining
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
fuck you
how’s that for a retort?
up to Joe to prove us wrong, it’s not just me who is not pleased.
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you must feel so proud of yourself
seriously, what have you contributed beyond negativity.
I don’t care what your opinions of Dumars are, just try to make the site fun for others to read
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
well let's break this down
it’s okay to voice your opinion, but don’t complain, which kind of makes it not okay to voice … doesn’t make any sense, connect the dots, pee wee.
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complaining /= rational arguement
Big difference, ironic that you call me the child
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
you didn't like the entertainment i gave
shove it up yr ass, skippy.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
you're clearly drunk
I’ll let you say what you want, no point in trying to talk sense into you
by bearded thundar on Mar 23, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
because then you’d be
sauced1977
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
by Skylar on Mar 23, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I love all you motherfuckers
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Rec'd
funniest comment all night
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by Rob Rogacki on Mar 24, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
you've been here since the start of the game
like a drunken hobo talking about vietnam.
we get it. we have some sympathy. but you’re beginning to ramble
by the89oracle on Mar 23, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
*grabs popcorn*
This is about to get good.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
by Kriz on Mar 23, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i'm sorry, i didn't realize that having honest hope that the team can get better next year made me foolish.
by your level of enthusiasm, i feel like a brazilian watching “alive”
by the89oracle on Mar 23, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
now you know
http://blog.mattalgren.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/knowing-is-half-the-battle.jpg
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GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE
this is where i tell you i love you, garrett.
/menlovingmen
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I KNEW WE WOULD HAVE A RIOT
I COULD FEEL IT COMING IN THE AIR TONIGHT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Riw7j9b8fM8
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
The Prime Minister of Malaysia
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Red Wings Logo > St. Louis Blues Logo
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
by Skylar on Mar 23, 2010 9:50 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Let's go Chauncey!
Clap clap clap-clap-clap!
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
Its funny that people still react to every loss as if they just realized how bad this team sucks.
The saddest part of this game was that in a 16 losing game with a little over a minute left Daye is yet to see the court.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
Haha, I was kind of going to say the same thing. Every time I see us suck this much, it always comes as a surprise. I’m just a blind homer, but I never think we’re as bad as we are until I actually watch us “play basketball”.
by garrettelliott on Mar 23, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Maxiell
Was he out drinking with Cleaves?
Or did he have an upset stomach tonight from eating to many babies
Rodney Stuckey
I salute you
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
did anyone really stand out though?
I mean I could tell CV was playing only because I watched him miss so many shots.
I noticed that Gordon got elbowed.
And Kuester faked some intensity.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
ECHGK
First time Pacers swept Detroit in 34 years
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Bonus!
This was the first season Cleveland had swept us in 30 years.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
lotta firsts
maybe Fox Sports Detroit should shitcan that whole “April in the D” thing.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
Draw that broom up our ass
And you will have a summary of this season.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
Anyone else watch the post-game interview with Joe?
It boiled down to, “We’re going to try to get a good player in the draft. We’re going to try to get a good player through a trade. We’re going to try to get a good player with the MLE.”
Thanks, Joe. I was wondering how you might right the ship. I feel so confident now.
Kelser wants no part of
who he thinks the Pistons will take in the draft
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What else is he supposed to say?
“Well we are fucked beyond salvation and fans might as well not show up for 4 years.”
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
Honestly?
I respected the “no sacred cows” speech from Joe years back. He put the team on notice, and the fans got to hear it. I’d like to hear the same thing. This team is exponentially worse in every category, injuries be damned. So how about it? No one on this roster is unavailable. Any move that can be made to improve for the future will be explored. I’d be happy with that.
Doesn't saying that he hopes to get a good player through trade does just that?
Maybe not as harshly or as directly, but to get a good player in trade you have to give some of your important pieces.
I mean this season the only guy he has mentioned as being part of the team going forward is Bynum, beyond that…
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
i'm picking up on this wavelength
i’m asking why he isn’t doubly-pissed as he was when he went on about those sacred cows. i want to see that man, wherever he went.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
Because back then he had a good team that failed to achieve. He was angry at those players.
Right now, there is no one to blame but himself, he put together a dysfunctional team and it shows. Calling out the players would be dishonest and calling himself out would make the players look bad too.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
Yeah, I see your point.
This offseason, however, he can’t be Quiet Joe of the accepted failure fate. We need communication from him. That open door he seemed to have with the media when things were going good doesn’t feel so open anymore. There’s a lot of shit behind the doors that I don’t like that I know’s going on that isn’t being reported. It’s the reason why everyone here wants to flay Lango the Liar, and it’s not something we’ve come to expect from this team. Liars and bullshitters and idiots usually roost in the Lions front office, or the Warriors and Clippers in this league. Not here, not now, no how. Why does it feel that way? Because I think it has roosted, and I think Joe is painted in a corner.
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Joe has never been all that open
In the past, everyone loved it how Joe always played his hand close to his vest. He rarely hinted at what he was thinking. Back then, everyone loved him for it because everything was going so good and because it kept us guessing. No one had any idea of what he was planning, but we trusted him because he had never let us down. Now he has let us down, and yet he is still acting the same way he always did in the past. But we don’t trust him anymore, at least no where near as much as we did. Now we really want to know what he is thinking, to make sure that he isn’t going to screw us over again, to make sure he has learned his lesson. But Joe isn’t going to change simply because we want him to. It’s not Joe that has changed, it’s us.
nah
he’s clammed up plenty since chaunceyfail. it’s just an interpretation of how open he was before that, so i’ll defer to you there, maybe the doors weren’t totally open, but in general his public presence has turned scarce and pathetic since things got rough.
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in other words
you say his public presence hasn’t changed, but that’s wrong.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
sauce is reading between the lines correctly.
He got so angry at a team that was hugely successful, just not quite successful enough. And he’s making excuse after excuse for a team that sucks and would have likely been out of the playoffs if healthy.
Where’s the anger at this dismal failure? Where’s the accountability? Where’s the “yeah, the injuries happened, but they’re not an excuse” mentality?
Kriz, you’re probably right. He’s gotta be smart enough to realize that this is mostly on him, and he’s covering his own behind. But that’s part of what angers me. Hold yourself accountable, too. That’s all I’m asking.
Even something like, “We know we have some specific needs that we have to address, and filling those needs is our top priority moving forward…” Just a lil sesnurgency is what I’m asking for.
Unfortunately
I think the only way he truly holds himself to a high standard, is if he resigns.
The whole notion of Samurai committing seppuku right now is hanging in the air, with regards to loss of honor.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
Things are bad, sure
But I don’t see how this is “resignation” worthy. Not yet anyway. The man has had one bad year after a string of eight or nine good years. Yes things suck right now, but Joe has already show he knows how to fix a bad team.
let him come on the local radios now
and speak candidly, like he had in the past. he warmed up to the media then.
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one bad year?
these TWO years are absolutely resignation-worthy. Not only did Joe fuck up, he fucked up so bad it’ll take mastery to get us out even in years. Let’s not even talk about contention, let’s talk about getting back to the playoffs.
after a string of eight or nine good years.
If I build a statue 10 years ago, and do nothing for the following 9 years— are those 9 years good examples of my genius? After bringing in Rasheed, the only two solid things he did during Going to Work was signing Dyess and drafting Stuckey. Sauce and I talked about that second move, and Joe’s subsequent overvaluing of Stuckey made him think he could pull off the Iverson trade.
So really, that “string of eight or nine good years” were mostly years of inaction. Further reading:
http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2010/2/22/1320329/joe-dumars-and-the-dark-side-of
Jonas Jerebko : Pistons :: Skippin' Bail, Dippin' Jail, Whippin' Tail and Sippin' Ale : MF Doom
relax buddy
I’m telling you as a friend. It won’t do you any good to get all worked up, you’ll probably just end up loosing hair at the rate I do. Whether or not we get worked up about Dumars lame duck status won’t really change the offseason.
by bearded thundar on Mar 24, 2010 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
"calmer 'n you are"
I’m not getting worked up about Dumars’ lame duck status, I’m disagreeing with the notion that he’s had “one bad year after a string of eight or nine”. That isn’t reality.
Jonas Jerebko : Pistons :: Skippin' Bail, Dippin' Jail, Whippin' Tail and Sippin' Ale : MF Doom
SHOMER FUCKING SHABBOS
This is what happens when Joe Dumars fucks his fans in the ass?
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
After signing Dyess, Joe didn’t do anything worth applauding.
He never found a backup SF worth his salt. Delfino has proven himself to be that in Milwaukee, but we eff’d with his head too much to let him succeed in Detroit. Jarvis Hayes? Ugh. How about a good backup PG? Lindsey Hunter is the best he could do. What about a backup SG? Spellcheck, check. Let’s give him away for a bag of lint.
And so it goes. Move after move was awful. Just awful. The only reason we remember Joe fondly since 2005 is because CB + Rip + Tay + Sheed + Dyess + spare parts was good enough to win 50 games in the Eastern Conference.
"Is Jonas Jerebko Single"
To be answered in the post game “interactive” portion.
Kriz, have you been sending questions!!?!
On that note, I saw a pic of Rip back when he was in college, not bad looking.
The receding hairline and the strange patch of pubic hair on his chin have taken away from his natural beauty.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
I'm pretty sure
that the crazy braids and intricate weaves Rip’s been rocking all these years are what F’d his hairline.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
that's an honest Abe beard
more honest than this team on a nightly basis
the goatee’s okay, but I could only argue for the snidely whiplash to replace it
http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/7980/973085-snidely_whiplash_large.jpg
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
I'm drunk as a mother fucker
And it’s all JoD’s fault!
Well, it’s the YellowTail corporation’s fault
Okay it’s my fault.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
Drunk n' Surly
that’s how we roll
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
goodnight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKPUtYywTss
i will leave you with a shatted rainbow
Dave Bing had a neat speech tonight, and I believe in him.
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Same
but I green’d a couple things here and there. Productive night overall.
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by Rob Rogacki on Mar 24, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
There wasn’t a whole lot to miss.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
I'm more upset
about missing this thread than the game itself.
by Rob Rogacki on Mar 24, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
It was a great thread
We was greenin’ shit left, right, and center. Sauce really brought the house down with his DBB rendition of the McDonalds fillet-o-fish song.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
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