With the Pistons in New York to face the Knicks tonight, what better way to say “huh…” than to celebrate the life and times of Chris Dudley. Why does Dudley merit celebration, you ask? Is he dead, you wonder?
No, no, no. Not at all. Chris Dudley is far too smart to die — he went to Yale, after all. No, I just figured that if they are going to make a movie out of Mark Eaton’s life… oh, you didn’t hear? Anyways, I figure that if Eaton is movie-worthy, then Chris Dudley should at least have a post dedicated to him, right? I mean, what the hell else is so interesting about tonight’s matchup against the brawl-depleted Knicks squad? (That’s a rhetorical question.)
Besides, Dudley’s got great taste in coaches:
Rick Philbin: Who was your favorite/best coach in the NBA?
Chris Dudley: From an X’s & O’s standpoint and managing players, it was Chuck Daily. There are many coaches who are good at the X’s & O’s and there are some who are considered a “player’s coach” but very few can do both as well as Chuck.
So, per usual, leave your pre-, in-, and post-game comments in this thread as the Pistons aim for 6 in a row tonight against the Knicks. And when David Lee comes crashing into the lane to grab a board — or similarly, when David Lee clanks a couple of free throws — think of Chris Dudley. Because someone should.
Interview with Chris Dudley [Children with Diabetes]
Tell me someone saw that sweet little scoop by Carlos on the fast break. Nice.
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WHAT A SHOT!
Unbelieveble.
Right about now I’m loving Delfino.
The Dolphin has had a helluva game, that’s for sure.
He’s been all over the court recently. Not just scoring, but rebounding, scooping, dishing, other cool “ing”s. I think he’s finally won me over.
BASTARDS!
THAT’S OUR EFFING SONG!
lol ya it is. Come on pistons get this win. Delfino can’t have this good of a game and then we lose
Is it me, or was that an awful shot for Chauncey to take at the end of 1st overtime?
It seemed awfully far. I’m liking Nazr’s hustle underneath however. Not been getting many tip-ins, but at least he’s a presence.
It would have been a great shot if we got the ball with 5 seconds left. But with almost a full shot clock, what was the play call there?
Chauncey was looking for Rip, but there has to be a second option other than a long, guarded 3, right?
That was. Atleast do a pick and roll. I would of posted up tay, rip or nazr. Chauncey should of knew better. Lets go Pistons
Just keep going to Rip and why the hell cant we stop Marbury
Career high for Rip with 45 so far. Good for him.
Alright, we all need to start talking more about Rip. His night has been amazing.
Those last three comments were all made in the same minute.
Beat ya to it, Ian.
Boy, we just keep overlapping, don’t we?
That offensive foul on Marbury was the game.
Marburys out! I think we got this game now
I think this game should guarantee Rip’s All-Star spot, especially now that Iverson is gone from the East.
Rip is on FIRE!
Then rip with an unbelievible shot. He has to be an allstar
Just noticed the FTs — we shot 28, they shot 56. Cripes.
I’ve been biting my nails for 20 minutes now.
Matt, you think that’s bad, don’t worry. Look at the differentials in offensive rebounding, we got that solid.
I just realized Flip hasn’t played in the second half. I think he’s going to be on his way out soon.
Rip for 50!
Rip has now joined an elite club.
51!
Matt, good point on Murray… especially with Carlos backing up both Tay and Rip.
Renaldo Balkman looks like Humpty (but not Shock G, so it must be the nose).
Random tidbit: It’s funny to think of Detroit having the highest-scoring game ever with the Nuggets when they’re seen as a defensive team.
Back in the Kelly Tripuka days, RC.
Triple OT. You got to facking kidding me
Triple overtime…hope nobody wanted to see Scrubs too badly.
Wow. Too bad Detroit doesn’t have one of those four-day layoffs after this one…
Let’s all remember that this is the second of a back-to-back too. Damn.
That was a bad foul by Carlos. Gotta deny him the shot op.
Running… on… fumes.
They’re gassed. You can tell.
Ya, we’re gonna need something big for us to pull this one out
This game is givin me high blood pressure.
why the hell are we still playin..ughh the last 2 minutes have been HORRIBLE.
My nails are gone.
i wish i was at the game right now.
damn place is still full.
yesss NAZR!!!!!
I wonder if George and Special K get paid overtime for this. And wow Crawford
Chauncey is no Mr. Big Shot tonight.
why did chauncey take that 3?
now we need a 3 if they make the fts.
WE’RE PUTTING IN FLIP MURRAY?!
you beat me to it Rocky
damn the games been on for almost 4 hours.
So who gets the final 3?
wow, no foul. WTF ref, that was a foul
Okay, that’s it. We lost.
meh it was a good game while it lasted.
damn, this one hurts
2nd straight game with 3 players with Ts.
hope thats not the new trend.
wow no comment on that 3 by Tay.
That is depressing. We played so well and we lost. But great game by Rip and the Dolphin. I really do hate the knicks now
Ian,
it does hurt.
It really stings. I have to wonder, though, maybe it’s just karma after last night’s no-call…
On the plus side, at least we’ll have a storyline for the next Pistons/Knicks preview, unlike tonight’s “tribute to Chris Dudley.”
You guys heard? jkidd got fined $20,000 for his comments yesterday. coach got off free.
I was just IM’ing with Matt about that. Unbelieveable.
He gets fined for those comments, and yet he gets nothing for making us look at his kid’s ginormous head game after game. Something wrong there.
It’s always Crawford that kills us. Last year on St. Patrick’s Day when we played in MSG it was Crawford who hit the final second, game-winning shot. This time ’round he had 15 points in the OTs and the assist that gave Frye the basket to force 3OT.
lol its not the kids head.
i didnt think it would be that much, i was thinkin more like 5,000 to 10,000.
1) that should shut the fan up who wanted Carlos off the court yesterday.
2) Chauncey was uncharacteristic at clutch moments.
3) I had a feeling it would be Carlos hitting that shot to send it into OT.
4) WTF was Rip thinking with that tech?
5) did anyone count how many tip-ins the boys missed tonight?
6) Flip Murray was atrocious, horrible and every other bad Waltonism you can think of.
7) That ref crew=no bueno!