http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2005-10-20/sports-illustrated-detroit-fourth-in-the-east/ A Detroit Pistons blog Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:25:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2005-10-20/sports-illustrated-detroit-fourth-in-the-east/#comment-8331 Headband-gate: Ben Wallace and Scott Skiles feud | Detroit Bad Boys Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:51:32 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2005-10-20/sports-illustrated-detroit-fourth-in-the-east/#comment-8331 [...] I don't think Ben Wallace will be a problem-child for the Bulls all season, but I do expect Wallace's four-year decline to continue, and I won't be surprised if he both falls out of Defensive Player of the Year consideration and is left off the All-Star roster this year. As far as I'm concerned, all that talk about Chicago being a legitimate title contender this year falls in the same category as the Pacers being a preseason favorite last year — sports writers trying to outsmart themselves simply because they're bored picking the usual teams. Remember his pouting in the midst of Detroit's incredible start last year? [back]"Ben Wallace's headband doesn't matter. Wallace's heist of Bulls funds does." [back]"Before this season started, Wallace in an ESPN interview blasted Saunders and commended all his former coaches, bringing giggles to all as Wallace had previously blasted them. He's an oversensitive, easily embarrassed, remote soul. I noticed him seeming to limp during the Friday game when he was benched and he was off for some MRI Sunday. His history, despite the supposed "warrior" mentality, is to come up with some small injury when things aren't going well to explain the issue, usually poor free-throw shooting." [back] [...] […] I don’t think Ben Wallace will be a problem-child for the Bulls all season, but I do expect Wallace’s four-year decline to continue, and I won’t be surprised if he both falls out of Defensive Player of the Year consideration and is left off the All-Star roster this year. As far as I’m concerned, all that talk about Chicago being a legitimate title contender this year falls in the same category as the Pacers being a preseason favorite last year — sports writers trying to outsmart themselves simply because they’re bored picking the usual teams. Remember his pouting in the midst of Detroit’s incredible start last year? [back]”Ben Wallace’s headband doesn’t matter. Wallace’s heist of Bulls funds does.” [back]”Before this season started, Wallace in an ESPN interview blasted Saunders and commended all his former coaches, bringing giggles to all as Wallace had previously blasted them. He’s an oversensitive, easily embarrassed, remote soul. I noticed him seeming to limp during the Friday game when he was benched and he was off for some MRI Sunday. His history, despite the supposed “warrior” mentality, is to come up with some small injury when things aren’t going well to explain the issue, usually poor free-throw shooting.” [back] […]

]]> http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2005-10-20/sports-illustrated-detroit-fourth-in-the-east/#comment-8328 Handband-gate: Ben Wallace and Scott Skiles feud | Detroit Bad Boys Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:49:47 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2005-10-20/sports-illustrated-detroit-fourth-in-the-east/#comment-8328 [...] I don't think Ben Wallace will be a problem-child for the Bulls all season, but I do expect Wallace's four-year decline to continue, and I won't be surprised if he both falls out of Defensive Player of the Year consideration and is left off the All-Star roster this year. As far as I'm concerned, all that talk about Chicago being a legitimate title contender this year falls in the same category as the Pacers being a preseason favorite last year — sports writers trying to outsmart themselves simply because they're bored picking the usual teams. Remember his pouting in the midst of Detroit's incredible start last year? [back]"Ben Wallace's headband doesn't matter. Wallace's heist of Bulls funds does." [back]"Before this season started, Wallace in an ESPN interview blasted Saunders and commended all his former coaches, bringing giggles to all as Wallace had previously blasted them. He's an oversensitive, easily embarrassed, remote soul. I noticed him seeming to limp during the Friday game when he was benched and he was off for some MRI Sunday. His history, despite the supposed "warrior" mentality, is to come up with some small injury when things aren't going well to explain the issue, usually poor free-throw shooting." [back] [...] […] I don’t think Ben Wallace will be a problem-child for the Bulls all season, but I do expect Wallace’s four-year decline to continue, and I won’t be surprised if he both falls out of Defensive Player of the Year consideration and is left off the All-Star roster this year. As far as I’m concerned, all that talk about Chicago being a legitimate title contender this year falls in the same category as the Pacers being a preseason favorite last year — sports writers trying to outsmart themselves simply because they’re bored picking the usual teams. Remember his pouting in the midst of Detroit’s incredible start last year? [back]”Ben Wallace’s headband doesn’t matter. Wallace’s heist of Bulls funds does.” [back]”Before this season started, Wallace in an ESPN interview blasted Saunders and commended all his former coaches, bringing giggles to all as Wallace had previously blasted them. He’s an oversensitive, easily embarrassed, remote soul. I noticed him seeming to limp during the Friday game when he was benched and he was off for some MRI Sunday. His history, despite the supposed “warrior” mentality, is to come up with some small injury when things aren’t going well to explain the issue, usually poor free-throw shooting.” [back] […]

]]> http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2005-10-20/sports-illustrated-detroit-fourth-in-the-east/#comment-2 Flip fires back at Detroit Bad Boys Tue, 30 May 2006 18:56:30 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2005-10-20/sports-illustrated-detroit-fourth-in-the-east/#comment-2 [...] When I launched this site back in October, the very first post included this quote from Chauncey Billups: "We're going to miss Larry Brown, but so many times it was just about Larry," says Billups of the 65-year-old coach, who at first appeared on his way to the Cavaliers but wound up with the Knicks. "It was always, 'Larry did this, Larry did that,' with the result that I don't think the players got enough credit." [...] […] When I launched this site back in October, the very first post included this quote from Chauncey Billups: “We’re going to miss Larry Brown, but so many times it was just about Larry,” says Billups of the 65-year-old coach, who at first appeared on his way to the Cavaliers but wound up with the Knicks. “It was always, ‘Larry did this, Larry did that,’ with the result that I don’t think the players got enough credit.” […]

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