I’ve noticed a couple of new Pistons blogs sprout up this past week: Basketballr, which appears to be written by DBB reader Mike Payne, and Human Victory Cigar, a companion blog to PistonsForum.com created by DBB reader TheMicrowave. As you’d expect, neither site has too much content just yet since they just launched, but what is there is certainly promising.
And rest assured, neither blog is short of opinion — witness Basketballr’s latest post: The 14 Biggest A**holes in the NBA. I found myself nodding in agreement several times, including here:
8 - Manu Ginobli. A few seasons ago, I may just have given you the #1 spot. Last season, your performance sank, and it made me feel all fuzzy inside. I blame your diminishing performance on the fact that the referees have finally figured out that you are a complete and total hack. You’re not a basketball player, you’re an actress. If I had a dollar for every time that you have charged at the nearest defender by the basket, flailed your hands in the air and fell on the ground- I’d be loaded. Years ago, when defense still mattered, you wouldn’t be playing in the NBA– you wouldn’t have a chance. But now, you are a big player because you have one talent which stands out: you draw contact. That’s it.
The more the merrier when it comes to Detroit sports blogs — welcome to the game, guys.
UPDATE: I missed one — there’s also The Detroit Pistons Today by DBB reader Jim Dunn. Thanks for speaking up in the comments, Jim!
I’d like to give everyone out there a little turn on to my site as well. It’s called Th Detroit Pistons Today, and can be found at http://the-nba-today.blogspot.com.
Cheers Matt.
Hey Matt,
Thanks for the kind words! I’m excited to be a part of the NBA blogosphere, repping the best team in the league. Having been a DBB reader for some time now, I look up to you and Ian and hope I can do my part to enrich the Detroit Pistons experience as you two have.
Kudos, Cheers, and Deeeeetroit BasketBaalllllllll!!
-Mike Payne-
If you have time could you check out my own Pistons blog I just started. It Takes 5: http://takes5.blogspot.com/ Any advice or any suggests would be nice.
MG: One tip — feel free to add your blog URL into your comment info so people can click on your name whenever you post here. I just checked out your site — so far so good. Nice work.
Alright thanks for that. Right now I’m trying to get a better layout. More Pistonish.