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Pistons writers are blowing smoke up everyone's ass

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sirrealone
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It's almost like this is a team of young guys who are building blocks to the future, and the writers are taking the angle of trying to get fans excited about them. The same fans that in three years, if all goes according to plan, will be packing the arena and watching them on TV.
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To answer your question about “do we have crooked sports writers in this town?”

Yes we do as we hear it on 97.1 the ticket with the morning show always sticking up for Lions and the Fords for the last 10 years. Mike valenti is the only sports analyst that tells it how it is and is truthful.

I see wxyz facebook posts always putting up hype on the pistons. I get it, the new young guy is here but he has not really played any meaningful minutes due to injury but like you say the media is talking about the pistons being 7-1 instead of there actual record 1-7.
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Same can be said of the Tigers who didn't have a starting pitcher with a winning record but to the media they were a great staff.
BillT
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It's always been that way. Local writers are worried about retaliation, losing interview access if the don't brown-nose players.
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Real journalists wouldn't worry about that. Are sports writers or reporters supposed to be real journalists or just local cheerleaders? If they're just local cheerleaders, should you trust any analysis they provide?

If they were real journalists, perhaps they would report accurately. And perhaps they would be shutout by some of the teams. That would/should also result in less exposure for the team and perhaps actually cause a drop in attendance which is what SHOULD happen to poor teams. THEN maybe the teams would take real interest in trying to stay competitive in the leagues.
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Obviously they're cheerleaders.
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The media took a shit on my lawn!!!

Anyway, wtf else are they gonna write at this point? "Hey, sports fans! The Pistons are heading into their 13th straight season of mediocrity. Enjoy the nachos!"

People (well, a few of them anyway) aren't stupid. The boogeyman -- erm, "media" could write that Jesus Christ Himself was the starting guard. Doesn't make the product any good. Maybe take a closer look at ownership for putting a shitty product out season after season. Demand better from them. But so long as paychecks clear and there's a few fans in the stands, status quo it is.
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The Detroit "Swamp" Media has been this way with Michigan for the last 50 years.
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4’s App just now… “Mel Tucker doesn’t anticipate a let down this week”…

Would he ever say he was anticipating a letdown? Why would someone even anticipate a letdown? I’m confused.
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:rollin

Such great reporting asking a question that there is only one answer to.

Has any coach anywhere ever answered, "Yeah that was really a nice win for the program. I fully anticipate that this coming week our players and coaches will overlook this opponent and come out and lay an egg."
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