We’ve mentioned before how this current series with the Bucks lacks a certain level of intensity. Well, in order to fill that void, let us present some classic moments from the old school Detroit Bad Boys:
The Bad Boys certainly had a reputation around the league for being a bunch of thugs, but this should serve as a reminder that they took as much abuse as they gave out. I’m not one to promote violence, but it was exciting back then — you never knew what would happen when players got under each other’s skin. Now, you have guys making headlines for bouncing their mouthpiece off the floor. That love tap Ron Artest gave Manu Ginobili? It was nothing compared to Robert Parrish just mauling Laimbeer near the end of this video.
Detroit Bad Boys [YouTube]
I think my favorite is when rick mahorn just kinda bops a player ( I think it was Bird, but it was kinda fuzzy) with his hip/thigh and sends the guy flying out of bounds. Oh and Adrian Dantley’s boxing moves were fantastic.
That made my day… Classic Bad Boys can’t be beat. Thanks!
The Parrish cheap shots on Laimbeer towards the end of the clip had me extremely angry. I miss those types of rivalries.
It’s 10:40 pm on Friday night, and just seeing that video again has me thinking of finding Parrish’s house on the Internet and driving a rented car through his living room.
Lanier, I’ll drive.