Bad Boy Pistons appreciation thread

[red1]

the excellent bill laimbeer thread on the front page reminded me how great these guys were

we already know that these guys slapped jordan around when they played together - just want to mention how these guys were winners in every way later in their career and off the court too


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bill laimbeer 2x NBA champion and multi-time wnba champion and coach of the year - obvious examples of a high basketball IQ right there. dominated both genders of the game.


dumars 2x champ
2003 executive of the year
2004 NBA champion helped build that tough gritty defensive team - exact same dna as his pistons.


we know that the dream team brought the nba hype and the basketball hype to the rest of the world. truly legends.



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notice someone missing?


thats right. the best pointguard of the time.


so you're telling me that you're trying to put together the greatest team of all time and you leave off the GOAT pointguard of the time with arguably the GOAT handles great defense and a proven winner?




we now know that mike and magic conspired to keep isiah off the team. first people only blamed mj because we know his granny-cheating tendencies, but now we know its magic to blame as well.


“Rod, I don’t want to play if Isiah Thomas is on the team.”

https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/story/isiah-thomas-crying-jordan-120116



"Isiah killed his own chances when it came to the Olympics. Nobody on that team wanted to play with him. ... Michael didn't want to play with him.

https://www.si.com/more-sports/2009/10/22/isiah-magic


"I dont want to play if the big bad 6'1 bully is there."


what type of GOAT behavior is that?



isiah is a godfearing midwestern man who didnt want that homosexual los angeles filth around him. we've seen the result of that type of thing with magic's son.


good for him for not folding. no wonder magic caught feelings.



magic and mike didnt want to let a god fearing good man play for his country? no problem.


went to a different country and brought the NBA and basketball hype back. developed the franchise from the ground floor from 1994-1998.


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drafted studs like damon stoudamire marcus camby and high school tmac.


glad we brought him back for the ring ceremony and gave him credit for what he built.






rodman helped pippen complete his second threepeat.


salley won another ring with the lakers.





what else is there to say. whole squad full of winners.


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[Stanley Kobrick]

:cheers:

[SamuraiSWISH]

Grew up hating them, but have to and always respected them.

Zeke is one of the most underrated ATG players ever. He was basically like a Chris Paul and Kyrie combo in his day. Mentally and physically tougher than both, obviously.

Amazing squad, particularly defensively, with one of the best mini dynasty runs coming close to a three peat as that transitional team phase between the Lakers vs Celtics dynasty of the 80s, and before Jordan finally had competent help to curb stomp them as the seal of approval before dominating all of the 90s.

[Marchesk]

Bird wanted a game suspended for 15 minutes so he and Bill could fight it out at mid-court. But Laimbeer, being a punk, wanted none of that.

[red1]

Grew up hating them, but have to and always respected them.

Zeke is one of the most underrated ATG players ever. He was basically like a Chris Paul and Kyrie combo in his day. Mentally and physically tougher than both, obviously.

Amazing squad, particularly defensively, with one of the best mini dynasty runs coming close to a three peat as that transitional team phase between the Lakers vs Celtics dynasty of the 80s, and before Jordan finally had competent help to curb stomp them as the seal of approval before dominating all of the 90s.

I have no doubt that isiah would lock curry up and embarrass him on the other end as well. would be rough series for wardell jr.

[red1]

and regarding mj you definitely want to lose to good competition no shame in getting ganged up on as long as you come back and punch them in the mouth.


if you lose it means you're human but if you learn, come back, fight and overcome then it means that you're a warrior.


which is why kd is a bitch. he didnt overcome shit but he thinks he did.

[red1]

Yea he stole the uncompetitive bitch made easy route tactic from his boy Le *****

hey man there are degrees to this. we've seen that lebron had to earn his (3) finals MVPs. if he played even slightly worse he'd be ringless.


I honestly think the warriors could've won potentially won a ring without kd and without making a single other move. or at the very least they'd have a VERY good chance.


thats the difference. its a pretty big difference. :oldlol:

[Manny98]

3-1 vs the "GOAT" :hammertime:

[3ball]

Imagine how shitty the Bulls' cast was that their entire defensive system was to stop 1 guy, aka Jordan Rules

[3ball]

3-1 vs the "GOAT" :hammertime:
A pip migraine away from being 2-2

And they had far less talent

Nonetheless, the 89' and 90' Bulls were 5-8 vs Pistons, compared to 2-22 for rest of league

[3ball]

Imagine being such a **** faced loser you can't stop obsessing about the best player in the league 25+ years ago.
The best happened 25 years ago so why stan anything else

And I stanned Kobe..

I basically stopped watching after 2011, so shortly after lebron's "decision" ruined the game of basketball forever

Blatant cheating in plain view - forming a strong team in a conference that weak teams were routinely winning, so he could have a Finals streak... which caused others to copy and created a colluding, non-competitive league

f*ck you bron.. you cheating f*ck... :lol

[Smoke117]

The best happened 25 years ago so why stan anything else

And I stanned Kobe..

I basically stopped watching after 2011, so shortly after lebron's "decision" ruined the game of basketball forever

Blatant cheating in plain view - forming a strong team in a conference that weak teams were routinely winning, so he could have a Finals streak... which caused others to copy and created a colluding, non-competitive league

f*ck you bron.. you cheating f*ck... :lol

Yikes. The issues circulating in this blabbering shit storm of a post...:oldlol: You'd do better to save this nonsensical bullshit for the peasants as this this kind of laughable goobgaw doesn't work on me, dumb ass. I actually KNOW basketball.

[3ball]

Yikes. The issues circulating in this blabbering shit storm of a post...:oldlol: You'd do better to save this nonsensical bullshit for the peasants as this this kind of laughable bullshit doesn't work on me, dumb ass.
I honestly did stop watching around 2011 - a basketball purist that was gradually turned off by the pussifucation of the competitive environment on so many levels..

But after lebron pussified the game, it was actually curry that came along to finish me off..... by turning the game into a spaced-out, hands-off, beginner game

Between the lebron's pussifucation of the game and Curry's dilution of it - I was done with it

But lebron started it - blatant cheating in plain view - forming a strong team in a conference that weak teams were routinely winning, so he could have a Finals streak... which caused others to copy and created a friendly, colluding, and non-competitive league

[Turbo Slayer]

I honestly did stop watching around 2011 - a basketball purist that was gradually turned off by the pussifucation of the competitive environment on so many levels..

But after lebron pussified the game, it was actually curry that came along to finish me off..... by turning the game into a spaced-out, hands-off, beginner game

Between the lebron's pussifucation of the game and Curry's dilution of it - I was done with it

But lebron started it - blatant cheating in plain view - forming a strong team in a conference that weak teams were routinely winning, so he could have a Finals streak... which caused others to copy and created a friendly, colluding, and non-competitive league


But lebron started it - blatant cheating in plain view - forming a strong team in a conference that weak teams were routinely winning, so he could have a Finals streak... which caused others to copy and created a friendly, colluding, and non-competitive league

1. Why you blame LeBron for creating a better situation for himself? All time greats such as Magic and Bird were drafted and played on stacked teams such as the 86 Celtics and the Showtime Lakers?

LeBron was drafted into a 17 win team (Cavs) with no help and terrible management that let Boozer go... :facepalm The Cavs had no history of excellence, no attractives futures to lure FAs to, and the Cavs never helped LeBron for the first 7 years.


Curry's dilution of it - I was done with it


2. No actually Curry´s play is actually fun... you should watch his highlights...

[Whoah10115]

I just don't see the fun in getting into the same arguments.

This is about the Pistons..but is it really?

[ArbitraryWater]

they really could if not should have won the 87 and 88 titles... especially 88 with the call that robbed them. that was their title.

in 87 they messed it up themselves with the inbound.

[SouBeachTalents]

they really could if not should have won the 87 and 88 titles... especially 88 with the call that robbed them. that was their title.

in 87 they messed it up themselves with the inbound.
The ending to Game 7 was mad shady too

https://youtu.be/dk9qGUSGrIU?t=147

[ArbitraryWater]

The ending to Game 7 was mad shady too

https://youtu.be/dk9qGUSGrIU?t=147


:biggums::biggums::biggums::biggums::biggums:


what the **** is THAT?!

Never seen that shit in my life yet...

thats completely absurd

[red1]

I just don't see the fun in getting into the same arguments.

This is about the Pistons..but is it really?

not sure what you're talking about. this is a thread about isiah and the pistons. laimbeer was back in the news with unbiased high-IQ comments. disagree with you anyways because I am enjoying myself. :pimp:

why does it bother you that we're having an unbiased thread appreciating nba legends? theres more players in nba history than just jordan kobe or lebron.



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[3ball]

they really could if not should have won the 87 and 88 titles... especially 88 with the call that robbed them. that was their title.

in 87 they messed it up themselves with the inbound.
^^^ Wow... So it's amazing that 88' MJ took a game off basically a 4-peat team that all but defeated the 88' juggernaut Lakers

a 4-peat team that MJ basically beat in 1990 with no cast, and would've won in 89' with anyone other than Pippen, like 2nd year Xavier McDaniel (who dominated including the playoffs vs Lakers, aka 25/9/4)

[SouBeachTalents]

^^^ Wow... So it's amazing that 88' MJ took a game off basically a 4-peat team that all but defeated the 88' juggernaut Lakers

a 4-peat team that MJ basically beat in 1990 with no cast, and would've won in 89' with anyone other than Pippen, like 2nd year Xavier McDaniel (who dominated including the playoffs vs Lakers, aka 25/9/4)
:oldlol: You have to almost admire the deranged devotion. Almost

[ArbitraryWater]

^^^ Wow... So it's amazing that 88' MJ took a game off basically a 4-peat team that all but defeated the 88' juggernaut Lakers

a 4-peat team that MJ basically beat in 1990 with no cast, and would've won in 89' with anyone other than Pippen, like 2nd year Xavier McDaniel (who dominated including the playoffs vs Lakers, aka 25/9/4)

id say 3-peat team. yes, he beat them in 91.

after losing thrice.

bout time, no?

the 07 pistons were basically a 2-peat+ECF team, dont see you being much amazed for that

[3ball]

id say 3-peat team. yes, he beat them in 91.

after losing thrice.

bout time, no?

the 07 pistons were basically a 2-peat+ECF team, dont see you being much amazed for that
07' Pistons were missing their best player and were nowhere near the same team - that's like comparing the 89' Bad Boys to the 92' Pistons

And MJ was 5-8 vs the 89' and 90' Pistons while the rest of NBA was 2-22.. lebron gets swept by record amount under those circumstances

[ArbitraryWater]

07' Pistons were missing their best player and were nowhere near the same team - that's like comparing the 89' Bad Boys to the 92' Pistons

And MJ was 5-8 vs the 89' and 90' Pistons while the rest of NBA was 2-22.. lebron gets swept by record amount under those circumstances

or, you know, the 91 pistons

[3ball]

or, you know, the 91 pistons
91' Pistons were still on top and better than 92'... 92' Pistons were like Tyson post-buster douglas.. the shine was gone, even though everyone put up great numbers and Rodman had improved to 19 reb dpoy

But the comp was better back then - the 07' Pistons would be a low seed in 92'

[AirBonner]

Lebron being a perennial underdog with super-teams is a black mark and underscores that his style underachieves, yields weaker teams than his peers, and isn't feared

Why did Isiah Thomas whoop your idol?

[red1]

3ball I've never reported anyone - you're pushing me to the limit here.


please start your own thread if you want to talk about your usual "lebron lebron lebron"



this thread is about isiah and the pistons. thanks. :cheers:


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[nayte]

The ending to Game 7 was mad shady too

https://youtu.be/dk9qGUSGrIU?t=147

While I doubt the pistons would have tied it I agree. That should have been replayed if they could they didn't really get a chance to tie it

[LostCause]

That's a lot of love for the Bad Boys especially Zeke

You must really love Zeke's take on Pippen as well (Also must hate Pip for not wanting him on the Dream Team seeing as you're calling out Magic/MJ)
https://youtu.be/EsY6E-O7fY4?t=241

Also while we're talking about championships the Pistons could've won, let's not forget one they did win came against a Lakers team without Magic

[Axe]

Chuck made these guys so tough.

[red1]

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[Nowoco]

Bill Laimbeer paints himself as a tough as nails enforcer when in reality he was just a cheat who committed dirty snide fouls. He was also a shit fighter. Everytime fists were thrown, his punk ass always ended up eating hardwood.

[red1]

Bill Laimbeer paints himself as a tough as nails enforcer when in reality he was just a cheat who committed dirty snide fouls. He was also a shit fighter. Everytime fists were thrown, his punk ass always ended up eating hardwood.

laimbeer is a known dirty player.



just like bruce bowen.

[jayfan]

Bill Laimbeer paints himself as a tough as nails enforcer when in reality he was just a cheat who committed dirty snide fouls. He was also a shit fighter. Everytime fists were thrown, his punk ass always ended up eating hardwood.
Playing a little dirty is part of being an enforcer. Enforcers knock people on their ass and get in their face in order to get them off their game or to protect teammates.

If you knock someone on their ass and then cower away, you're a punk.

If you knock someone on their ass and then stick around willingly for the aftermath, and don't back down from a challenge, then you're tough whether you win the fight or not.

Laimbeer was tough as nails.

[red1]

Playing a little dirty is part of being an enforcer. Enforcers knock people on their ass and get in their face in order to get them off their game or to protect teammates.

If you knock someone on their ass and then cower away, you're a punk.

If you knock someone on their ass and then stick around willingly for the aftermath, and don't back down from a challenge, then you're tough whether you win the fight or not.

Laimbeer was tough as nails.

I'm sure we'd all hate laimbeer if we were anything but pistons fans.


this thread is for fans of the championship pistons and for fans of greatness only. :cheers:

[Lebron23]

Bad Boys for life.

[LAL]

I'm sure we'd all hate laimbeer if we were anything but pistons fans.


this thread is for fans of the championship pistons and for fans of greatness only. :cheers:

Can you worry less about shit you don't know like the 80s pistons and scottie pippen and maybe focus more on trashing KD, Kawhi, Curry, Giannis, Jason Terry, Iggy, Finals losses, Heatles or some shit.

Yet another "Jealous of MJ" type thread, everyone loses, he is the GOAT, many others all time greats to worry about. Let it go.

[red1]

Can you worry less about shit you don't know like the 80s pistons and scottie pippen and maybe focus more on trashing KD, Kawhi, Curry, Giannis, Jason Terry, Iggy, Finals losses, Heatles or some shit.

Yet another "Jealous of MJ" type thread, everyone loses, he is the GOAT, many others all time greats to worry about. Let it go.

you're STILL following me around.


whats wrong with you?


you haven't had a single interesting thing for me to read.

[red1]

Bad Boys for life.

yeah man.


I want this jacket:

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[RogueBorg]

3 Hall of Fame players and HOF Coach, I disagree with MJ, they were great for basketball.

They were fun to hate. Someone posting that Bird wanted to suspend a game to fight Laimbeer is a great backstory.

[Manny98]

^^^ Wow... So it's amazing that 88' MJ took a game off basically a 4-peat team that all but defeated the 88' juggernaut Lakers

a 4-peat team that MJ basically beat in 1990 with no cast, and would've won in 89' with anyone other than Pippen, like 2nd year Xavier McDaniel (who dominated including the playoffs vs Lakers, aka 25/9/4)
Getting backdoor swept in the second round is nothing to be proud about :lol

In fact the Washington Bullets led by Jeff Malone managed to give those Pistons a tougher challenge than MJ did that year

[SouBeachTalents]

Bad Boys for life.
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[tpols]

Bill Laimbeer paints himself as a tough as nails enforcer when in reality he was just a cheat who committed dirty snide fouls. He was also a shit fighter. Everytime fists were thrown, his punk ass always ended up eating hardwood.

i noticed that.

Bird and Parish dropped him with little effort.

He was the type to throw a sneak hit and then fall to the ground immediately when confronted head on.

a bitch basically...

[red1]

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p diddy is a bitch the black tornado though is something else


the big shaqtus


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[jayfan]

i noticed that.

Bird and Parish dropped him with little effort.

He was the type to throw a sneak hit and then fall to the ground immediately when confronted head on.

a bitch basically...

Show one example of this. Will wait.

(And no, the most outrageous sucker punch attack of all time thrown by Parish doesn't count)

[LeCroix]

Have to find a way to love them. Pistons and Celtics took turns teeing off on my Bulls three years each. smacked around but in the end. in the end of it all it pours down to Michael with 6. Isiah Thomas with 2. Bird with 3. Pisstons and Celtics whooped on my Bulls, but we win in the end with six shiny gold rings.

[red1]

I dont know what you guys are up to this sunday evening but I know what I'm doing - watching highlights of the pistons championship runs :applause: :cheers:

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