02-09-2008, 11:09 AM
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 Joe D. On Pistons fans and Detroit fans, being jaded
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“It used to (bother me). It used to tick me off, like ‘My goodness, how can people take it for granted?’ But I swear, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s almost a backhanded compliment. That people expect you to be good, and there’s no big deal that you’re good. And so you almost have to look at it like that. I don’t take it as an insult or get upset about it anymore. I like the fact that everybody here, the fans, the media, people within the organization, they just expect us to go out and pop off 50 wins and get deep into the playoffs and have a chance to win a championship every year. And so I started looking at it like that and my opinion completely changed about that now. Now I take it as, ‘You know what? I don’t want them to be surprised. I don’t want them to make a big deal out of it. I want people to expect that.’” | It seems to me that he may be rationalizing. JOE DUMARS: Pistons president on possible moves at trade deadline, jaded fans  |