Comments on: NBA Jam Eastern Conference rosters full of disappointment for Detroit Pistons fans

By: C-Foe

C-Foe — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:21:23 +0000

Oops, quick correction. I should have said, “those teams that took the floor the season Isiah retired and the season Grant Hill was drafted.”

By: C-Foe

C-Foe — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:21:37 +0000

@gmehl: I like your list. I would make one minor change to the honorable mention section. I would replace Salley with Grant Hill. Although he did ask to be traded to Orlando, I think he did enough as a Piston to deserve a spot.
@laser: I’m still a fan. Those of us who have been around for a while remember those Pistons teams that took the floor after Isiah retired but before the Grant Hill draft. The ones with Sean Elliot (1 yr and he ran back to San Antonio), Greg “Cadillac” Anderson, and Oliver “Pig” Miller. If I could remain a fan after those teams, I think I can tolerate this one.

By: trav

trav — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:16:04 +0000

I agree, tay rip and of course Wallace. or at least throw in t mac. People who voted, might not be fans of the pistons, but of other teams and just figured that charlie v and ben Gordon were good enough.

By: Laser

Laser — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:09:34 +0000

thanks, hayes. yeah most people here know how i feel, but this will fall under the category of “article” rather than “rant.” it’s a work in progress right now, but i just don’t like bleacher report for a great many reasons. whatever, maybe it’ll end up there after all.

@nuetes: buddy, did you just complain about my complaint about the game and then complain about the game similarly? ha. maybe i read it wrong. but my comment was not so much, “these pistons aren’t fit for a video game!” it was more, “i can’t think of 3-4 players worth getting truly excited about.” the fact that this lack of excitement translates to the video game is just a fun result of how hard we suck.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:54:32 +0000

@The Rake:

I assume the "@author" was directed at me? Come on. Read the byline on the post. You're better than that.

And yeah, I did vote. Fan voting was open a few months ago. I think I saw it on Facebook, but I know several sites, including TrueHoop, Ball Don't Lie and Slam, all wrote about it while it was going on.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:51:43 +0000

@nuetes:

Bynum/Jerebko would've been great choices. I wouldn't really complain about them. They certainly aren't the Pistons best players, but they both embody the Piston ethic -- scrappy, unconventional guys who make it work somehow. Plus Bynum would be really fast in that game.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:50:04 +0000

@Laser:

If you can’t get excited about NBA Jam, you can’t get excited about anything.

As far as your op-ed, I’d say submit it to Dan Feldman. He’s the man in charge around here. You can e-mail it to him at danfeld11@gmail.com.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:49:12 +0000

@gmehl:

I would've loved a Salley/Rodman combo. Reunite the 'Swat Team.' I don't know if they were actually called that, but I do remember that my dad had one of those cartoon t-shirts of their heads with 'Swat Team' as the caption, so we'll go with it.

By: gmehl1977

gmehl1977 — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:56:11 +0000

@Rake
Yeah i voted but i can’t remember if it was on the EA website or one just for NBA Jam. I voted for Tay, Rip and Stuckey. By memory i don’t think they had a choice on there to vote for Wallace cause he wasn’t signed until late.

@Laser
I really would of loved to of read the mood of your comments prior to us trading Billups. I am guessing most people see the day Billups leaving as the pistons going down hill. As nuetes stated we all understand your grief but for crying out load man the topic is about a computer game. Your user name should of been Grouchy Smurf!

By: The Rake

The Rake — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:13:02 +0000

@Author
Did you vote for the players in the game? Did anyone have any idea this was happening?