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Post by Rey Kahuka on Feb 14, 2019 19:16:31 GMT
Pistons title years were in the late 80s. 'Not giving up a layup' in the playoffs was a thing until about the late 2010s. The Pistons went beyond that, though. They threw people to the ground, punched them, threw elbows with the intent to injure. They knew they weren't as talented so they figured they could just play dirty and level the playing field. It's a shame the league didn't immediately clamp down on that behavior; they never would've won anything. I'm all for the rough stuff in a sport like football, which is a collision sport to begin with. It has no place in basketball. Ironically it was McHale's takedown of Rambis in the 84 Finals that probably gave these guys the idea. One moment of frustration from McHale turned into a strategy for less talented teams in the years to come. If you can't beat 'em, beat 'em. thing of it is bub - if you follow the popcorn trail here I was talking about early 90s......... ? I mentioned the Pistons title years in the late 80s and said hard fouls were a common thing up until about the late 2010s. Early 90s is included in that time period.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Feb 16, 2019 14:23:03 GMT
Appreciated is probably the right word. I don't remember them being respected or admired like many other special winning teams in history. Laimbeer & crew did make them seem like a hockey roster on hardwood. They did earn their rings though, they defeated quality opposition along their route. '84-'85 losing conference semis, '86-'87 losing conference finals, & '87-'88 losing the Finals, I'm sure enough of their play was due to all that losing, developing thick skin before finally winning back to back.
That trajectory reminds me a bit of the '85 to '93 Toronto Blue Jays. Just successful enough to lose at the nth hour, only to finally win 2 in a row.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Feb 16, 2019 21:02:22 GMT
Great. If I get some spare time I do love to watch complete recordings of their finals. But I guess because their finals were so one-sided it is better to watch 30 for 30 on them? yeah - the 30 for 30 is great.
great coach too in Chuck Daly - if memory serves (somebody correct me if I'm wrong Daly coached the '92 Olympic Dream Team too)
what I like about - just like typical 30 for 30s
shows their early start - rise to fame (as people hated them) - and then eventual fall where you kind of felt for them a bit and remember the memories they gave you.
I forget what the ultimate fall was. age. ultimately Jordan. mahorn left. think i.t. was injured and later retired. laimbeer was getting old. think daly was getting old and sick. think Aguirre came in and wasn't the best fit
Mahorn was put on the expansion list. He really wanted revenge against the Pistons. Laimbeer retired on the day that Isiah punched him in the head in practice And Buddah just didn't have it anymore And the reason Isiah is considered one of the best PGs is that he had the good fortune to play next to Joe Dumars
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Feb 16, 2019 21:04:06 GMT
nobody here appreciated those old school Knicks vs Heat wars? and Knicks vs. Pacers wars with Reggie Miller with Spike Lee involved (another great 30 for 30) they were tremendous - you'd think a boxing match would break out at any second I hate the Knicks and the Heat. Loved Reggie
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