Bball, go over to the articles page on the General Discussion forum and have a nice time with the latest link. A sample quote:

Maybe Darko can ask himself how much it killed Joe Dumars to take crap for someone who repaid him by standing around like an autistic punk in games.

Screw Darko. If the Pistons were like the Bulls or the Nets they'd have held him hostage out of spite, instead of responding to his trade request by sending him to a team where things are easiest for him. I hope the Wallaces make a point of kicking his butt, but I doubt they'll bother. Detroit wins this game easy.

yup. i agree detroit will win this game. but please believe that howard and milicic are going to give wallace x2 a preview of what's to come over the next few years.

the trade request was the least joe could do after the lackluster job of developing darko the pistons did. the guy could play and 2 coaches wouldn't play him cause they wanted to prove points. darko is going to prove a point to all parties involved. i hope joe learns from this and demands more development of youth from his coaches. it looks like he hasn't learned cause delf is stuck on the bench too.

yeah instead of lindsey running the point and destroying leads we could have arroyo in there extending them or at least maintaining them.

i'd take darko against duncan or shaq or o'neal before i take davis or cato. just because we have a good record doesn't mean it was a good move. this trade will hurt us in 3 years not right now.

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They are the archetype for dominance. They are the gatekeepers of the conference. They are the Detroit Pistons.

The Pistons will be without Rip, has personal family things to take care of. This is not bad becuase the starters should rest no matter what now.

Tonight playing Orlando they still should win even though Orlando will come out looking for an upset, and seeing how the former Pistons will perfom. Even without Rip Detroit should be able to win this game, Orlando is about the same as NOK, and Detroit handle that team at home without Sheed. the point guard play will be crucial and we have the depth to make up for Rip's scoring.

This will be a close game and I first I had a feeling Detroit was going to lose this game, and when I herd no Rip for tonight I thought AH HA. THen I came back to reality and Detroit is just the better team. Pistons 96 Orlando 93

Thanks for sharing the photo of bballjay visiting with Darko and Arroyo, Micro.

Lanierfan ...Maybe Darko can ask himself how much it killed Joe Dumars to take crap for someone who repaid him by standing around like an autistic punk in games.

That's good....

I hate to say it but I still wish we had Darko. I know he was a pouter and all but we could have found 10 minutes for him to keep him happy. I respect Dumars however for giving Flip his space. I just wish we were a little more successful with diplomacy. Or at the very least, market him a little better by playing him once the decision was made to trade him. We could have gotten alot more for him. Oh well. Dumars is allowed to make a few mistakes I guess.

In the midst of being torn up about whether we did the right thing in trading Darko, we can't lose sight of the effort this guy gave when he got in the game. We can't blame the organization for his lack of effort or maturity.

He didn't show championship DNA. Hopefully, for his sake, he'll mature by the time he's 25 or 30.

Mine will be Darko. A Lot Better I Hope. Bills and Nier, Darko should have refused to go on the court in games in his last full year here...he was not a member!!! Everything else is BS and I know you know that.
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For the Magics Double D to dominate us, all that is needed is 6 points more in the paint. 15 would be an embarrassment...please nooooo!
I've hit the Pistons Pt. Total 2 times in a row and I don't want to wreck my streak. Rip out Cato out. Delk in large. I should pass.
Wouldn't miss out for my life...
Ps 98, M 96 or Ps 90, M 89 or M 100, Ps 90 noooooo!!
Double U, baby

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In keeping with the utterly unpredictable Pistons coaching moves, I'm calling that if Rip is indeed out tonight, Delfino will start and Delk will come off the bench.

You heard it here first.

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