Comments on: Sticking up for John Hollinger

By: TradeAustinDaye

TradeAustinDaye — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:00:57 +0000

Everyone hates us because we’re one of the few teams who do things the right way.

By: Max

Max — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:01:50 +0000

yup

By: Rick Ross the Boss

Rick Ross the Boss — Mon, 07 May 2012 22:19:05 +0000

Wasn’t Rasheed playing on like one leg the entire playoffs?

By: Lapin

Lapin — Mon, 07 May 2012 08:50:42 +0000

As a fan of basketball in general I totally understand his anti-Piston bias. He’s a fan first and he makes that pretty clear. The Pistons dethroned his beloved Celtics in the late 80s. Hell, I still have a lingering dislike for the Bulls when they did the same to the Pistons. Also, outside of Michigan, the Pistons teams of the mid-80s to early-90s were pretty damn unlikable. Even out here in hippy-dippy Eugene Oregon people flick me all kinds of shit whenever I wear my Bill Laimbeer jersey out on the town and if I ever do that in Portland… woof.

By: Max

Max — Mon, 07 May 2012 00:16:16 +0000

Just to be clear regarding myself, I’m much closer to loving Simmons than hating on him but I don’t think he is objective or fair minded when it comes to the Pistons. And as I’ve said a few times before, I am particularly put off by his books chapter on Joe Dumars.

By: Lapin

Lapin — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:11:40 +0000

Derp. I meant 88.

By: Lapin

Lapin — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:10:11 +0000

Wow, the hate for Simmons doesn’t seem justified… after reading the article. It was actually one of his more entertaining pieces imo. As for the Hollinger thing, I remember being completely shocked at how easy the 2004 title seemed for the Pistons, especially the finals. The Pistons didn’t match up well with those Indiana teams and Kidd was a Pistons killer. The stars just aligned that year. Cosmic payback for 87? That one still hurts. If you’re making a list of footnote titles I could see 04 getting an honorable mention.

By: Daye and Knight

Daye and Knight — Sun, 06 May 2012 05:28:23 +0000

Oh and btw we went right back to the finals a year later…that doesn’t exactly scream out “fluke” to me…or anybody with a brain…Hollinger’s a hater and Dan I expect better from you lol

By: Daye and Knight

Daye and Knight — Sun, 06 May 2012 05:23:30 +0000

So…if or when the Heat win this year cause of injuries to Boston, Chicago, Indiana (Granger sprained knee DTD), Orlando, Atlanta and the Knicks would their title be by luck? Cause that’s every single team in the east playoffs…

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Sun, 06 May 2012 03:19:22 +0000

No sarcasm at all. I love to write, particularly about basketball, but am under no illusion that it’s a particularly serious endeavor. It’s entertainment. I do it both because I enjoy it and (hopefully) other people hope enjoy reading/talking/arguing about things I write in the comments. There is a lot of fantastic, well-thought-out, compelling sports writing out there. But even the best of it is about a topic that isn’t all that important in the grand scheme.