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To anyone who liked the Blake Griffin trade...
- craig11152
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I grew up loving basketball...watching and playing. My earliest memories were the Wilt vs Bill days. Names like Oscar Robertson, Jerry Lucas, Elgin Baylor. I played as a kid,in high school and adult rec for several years. Somewhere along the line I lost interest in all but the local teams, pro and college. Now I couldn't name more than two Pistons and I couldn't tell you who the coach is. But I know who the owner is. Not sure what that means.
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- moldyoldie
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Re: To anyone who liked the Blake Griffin trade...
Your story sounds familiar. Basketball, pro and college, was always my solid #2 behind MLB baseball. Hell, I'd even follow MiLB baseball and the old ABA through an avid weekly readership of The Sporting News. Those were the only team sports I played as a kid and into my twenties. A triple-broken ankle sliding into second (recklessly bad technique) and a chronically bad hamstring curtailed those activities, but I'd still watch with interest. Nowadays, NBA basketball has become so pervasively run-and-gun and superstar oriented that it precludes the cerebral qualities once enjoyed by the passive fan. Perhaps the implementation of salary caps is also a reason; I was always against them thinking that after a certain level in the player payroll there'd be diminishing returns. However, with so much money to be had in larger markets....craig11152 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 17, 2019 3:11 pm I grew up loving basketball...watching and playing. My earliest memories were the Wilt vs Bill days. Names like Oscar Robertson, Jerry Lucas, Elgin Baylor. I played as a kid,in high school and adult rec for several years. Somewhere along the line I lost interest in all but the local teams, pro and college. Now I couldn't name more than two Pistons and I couldn't tell you who the coach is. But I know who the owner is. Not sure what that means.
College basketball is another story; March Madness is da bomb! However, with so many so-called "one-and-done" players now, even college b-ball ain't what it used to be. The sensation of seeing the likes of Lew Alcindor and Elvin Hayes in a matchup of "veteran" college centers will never again be enjoyed by fans of the college game.
As to the Blake Griffin trade, I made my case for it previously and don't wish to be redundant -- it's too much work. And Drummond may just walk after the season.
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Re: To anyone who liked the Blake Griffin trade...
The owner is nothing but a jock sniffer who wants to live his dream thru his star players. This was a terrible trade and the LA Clippers were more than happy to find a sucker and finalize that deal, Boy did they find a sucker in Gores and tons of money to payout. I agree with the teardown but nobody is going to take on that contract so we are stuck with him like we are stuck with Miggy C.
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I agree. Dumb, dumb, dumb. Like the jock strap sniffing owner who has no clue but just wants to live his athletic dream thru the NBA superstars at Pistons fans expense. No future!
Re: To anyone who liked the Blake Griffin trade...
Griffin made the decision to have surgery now. I think the Pistons might be better without him and with Sekou Doumbouya (who's the youngest player in the league). There's also a decent chance Drummond gets moved before the trade deadlineMWmetalhead wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:48 pm Blake's been shooting great from the field lately!
What was he - 2 of 14 the other night? And I think he was 2-17 or 2-18 the game before that?
His knee is shot. He's toast. The guy's a gamer; I respect him for that. However, he needs to do the right thing for the team and for this city's fans and RETIRE once this season is over.