You realize that Wallace and Atkins signed here originally when both were entering their primes and both had multiple options, right? You realize that that was what Dan was referencing, right? Further, they signed in Detroit despite the fact that the Pistons were losing their superstar player, Grant Hill, that same offseason.

You also realize that Billups could’ve re-signed in Minnesota and been a starting PG on a team with Kevin Garnett, right? Maybe Detroit gave him a bit more money, but the T-wolves wanted Billups back. The Pistons were coming off a playoff appearance, but it’s not like they were a more attractive team at the time than Minnesota.

Dan responded to a ludicrous point that you made saying no FAs will ever want to come to Detroit. In fact, some pretty good FAs have signed here. Maybe not the max guy superstar types, but if you have money and a role that players want, you will be able to sign good players no matter where you are and no matter how bad your team has been. Guys want to be paid and they want to play a lot, first and foremost, when they look for new teams in free agency.

Seriously, you are so far out of line there is no line. I would ban you for a comment like that if it were my decision. You’re given a ridiculous amount of leeway to spew garbage down here. In my opinion, you don’t deserve it.

Ben Wallace came here because he wanted to retire on the team where he made a name for himself, had his best years, and probably felt the need to make amends. He is a truly unique case. FUCKING OBVIOUSLY.

Antonio McDyess came here THE YEAR AFTER WE WON A GODDAMN CHAMPIONSHIP. He was coming off knee surgery and had limited options anyways, but this team was the complete and total opposite environment of the team we have today. The Pistons won’t be that good again in any of our lifetimes. I’m not talking about the fucking city, Feldman. The city does us no favors, but I’m talking about the overall package, and the thought that you would sit at a keyboard and type Antonio McDyess and Ben Wallace as relevant examples of the kind of talent we could lure here with reasonable money is FUCKING LUDICROUS.

Chucky Atkins was a vet in the twilight of his career, was going to make the veterans’ minimum regardless of where he played, and would likely have joined any team that had a . So great. Yes. BIG FUCKING DEAL that we can sign thirtysomethings who represent insurance policies. That differentiates us from NOBODY and gets us nowhere.

As for Chauncey: First off, you’re looking at a different team. This was back when the Dumars name might have had some luster or credibility. He just came here and was retooling someone else’s roster. He hadn’t been completely exposed as a fraud and the world hadn’t watched his team fall from grace based entirely on misevaluation and mismanagement of talent. With no accountability whatsoever. Plus, the team was merely mediocre instead of being GOD-FUCKING-AWFUL. We’re mired in dysfunction and clawing our way to being the worst team in the league PERIOD. And on top of that, we’re almost devoid of flexibility for the near future. This is certainly one of the very least desirable destinations anybody could want to go for EVERY SINGLE REASON basketball players choose their destinations. On top of that, the overwhelming consensus was that Chauncey was a mediocre player that Joe was overpaying. That just happened to be one of a few moves that worked out very well in his favor.

Dude, you’re fucking infuriating when you do this. I criticize very fairly and concisely for writing an absurdly premature and baffling obituary on Tayshaun, and you’re fucking nowhere. You pretend it didn’t happen. Then I referenced it in the postgame recap after Tayshaun accumulated 70 efficient points in three games, and you’re nowhere to be found to defend your journalism. Shit happens regularly. So you don’t stand by what you write when someone tries to have a conversation about it, that’s annoying enough. Then you pop your head in and add the randomest, most useless little blurbs that are completely disconnected from reality, then you’re gone until the next time you chime in to spout something off that adds nothing. SMH

Except Ben Wallace, Chucky Atkins, Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess

I’m all for the Prince signing if and only if Dumars trades him (soon) for such assets. But I just don’t trust Dumars to do that. Not because of all his past boneheaded moves, but because he failed to do that with all sorts of players recently (Prince, McGrady, Wilcox, Stuckey).