Comments on: How this blog got its name

By: Crunch Time NBA Update | What's The 401?!?!

Crunch Time NBA Update | What's The 401?!?! — Wed, 28 May 2008 00:08:23 +0000

[…] We wrap this week up with an interesting post on how Detroit’s Bad Boys got their nickname. […]

By: Brett Edwards

Brett Edwards — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:13:45 +0000

“McHale congratulated both Laimbeer and Thomas, telling them not to be satisfied for merely clearing the hurdle that finally got them to the NBA Finals.”

If I remember correctly, McHale’s exact words were “kick their f*cking ass!” with “they” being the Lakers. Which is awesome.

By: LawyerBoy

LawyerBoy — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:57:35 +0000

Here’s the difference with these Pistons v. the previous 2 years’ Pistons … Jason Maxiell, Rodney Stuckey getting significant minutes instead of Tony Delk or Chris Webber (or even Flip Murray). We’re not giving serious minutes to broken-down has-beens and chemistry killers. This team has one goal: win. This team is also willing and physically able through great rest to do everything it takes to get it done. Jason Maxiell and Rodney Stuckey will do a lot to unwind the “same old flip the switch mentality Pistons” that Scoop Jackson discusses.

By: Dash Rick

Dash Rick — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:41:30 +0000

*the bench

By: Dash Rick

Dash Rick — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:40:11 +0000

Man, Scoop nailed it. I fully resonate with this article. It just hurts to be a Pistons fan sometimes. Too often, really, given our talent.

But I am optimistic about this year. Call it homer-ism, but I just can’t shake the feeling that this is our year.

We need Sheed to be professional. And hungry. And on fire in the post.
We need Tay to be a defensive phenom on Pierce. And to have enough offense to keep them guessing.
We need Chauncey to be hungry, healthy, and husky. Yes, husky. He needs to own Rondo.
We need Rip to run. Run some more. Run even more. And shoot a high percentage. (Oh yeah, and stick to the plan: run-catch-shoot. Minimal dribbling.)
We need Dice to be mad, energetic on the boards, and to get his 10 to 15 points.
We need Max to feast.
We need to bench to be efficient and energetic.

Long live the Pistons.

By: Scoop on the Pistons | Detroit Bad Boys

Scoop on the Pistons | Detroit Bad Boys — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:57:44 +0000

[…] Scoop Jackson has an annoyingly accurate depiction of the Pistons at ESPN. Maybe it’s me, though, but this year just seems different. With the exception of Game 3 against Philly, that on-again, off-again mentality hasn’t been present. Here’s to hoping it stays that way … (via Kay in the comments) […]

By: Kay Wan

Kay Wan — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:44:28 +0000

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=jackson/080520&sportCat=nba&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233

It pains me how accurate that article is.

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:04:10 +0000

Good thing we didn’t get our nickname during the “flaming pony” teal years! Gad, what might we have been called?

By: Lucas

Lucas — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:50:41 +0000

Get ready to see a three team game tonight; we drew Crawford as a referee.

By: Matt Watson

Matt Watson — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:26:47 +0000

KD: agreed on all counts. I’m just saying that the Bad Boys era Pistons were always roasted for their lack of sportsmanship when they didn’t deserve to be the only target. I was happy to see Dumars play the role of McHale when Isiah and Laimbeer walked off.

By: KD

KD — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:44:46 +0000

It was 1991.

And Bird walking off the floor doesn’t make it right. To say nothing of the fact that McHale’s encouragement was one of the cooler things I’ve ever seen at the end of an NBA game.

By: Sean W.

Sean W. — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:56:19 +0000

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2008/columns/story?page=ScoutingPistonsCeltics

Pistons in 6!!!