Comments on: The All-Also Rans: The Pistons and hometown reunions http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/08/the-all-also-rans-the-pistons-and-hometown-reunions/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Tue, 21 May 2013 23:39:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Grant Long, Loy Vaught, Mark Macon and hometown reunions with the Detroit Pistons | BallinMichigan http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/08/the-all-also-rans-the-pistons-and-hometown-reunions/comment-page-1/#comment-83022 Grant Long, Loy Vaught, Mark Macon and hometown reunions with the Detroit Pistons | BallinMichigan Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:31:00 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10835#comment-83022 [...] Over at PistonPowered, I wrote about a few of my favorite local players who eventually made their way to the Pistons, even if the results weren’t so great — Mark Macon, Loy Vaught and Grant Long: Long was seemingly the kind of tough, blue-collar frontcourt player the Pistons lacked, averaging 13.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per game in his final season with the Hawks. With the Pistons, however, his numbers and minutes plummeted. He went from 36 minutes per game in his final season as a Hawk to 17 per game in his first as a Piston. [...] [...] Over at PistonPowered, I wrote about a few of my favorite local players who eventually made their way to the Pistons, even if the results weren’t so great — Mark Macon, Loy Vaught and Grant Long: Long was seemingly the kind of tough, blue-collar frontcourt player the Pistons lacked, averaging 13.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per game in his final season with the Hawks. With the Pistons, however, his numbers and minutes plummeted. He went from 36 minutes per game in his final season as a Hawk to 17 per game in his first as a Piston. [...]

]]> By: Patrick Hayes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/08/the-all-also-rans-the-pistons-and-hometown-reunions/comment-page-1/#comment-83004 Patrick Hayes Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:48:37 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10835#comment-83004 <p>There's probably no place there where you can pick up a print copy, but you might be able to order a print version here if Amazon won't let you: <a href="https://www.createspace.com/3706018" rel="nofollow">https://www.createspace.com/3706018</a> </p> There’s probably no place there where you can pick up a print copy, but you might be able to order a print version here if Amazon won’t let you:

https://www.createspace.com/3706018 

]]> By: apa8ren9 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/08/the-all-also-rans-the-pistons-and-hometown-reunions/comment-page-1/#comment-83002 apa8ren9 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:14:02 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10835#comment-83002 Shakin bakin Mark Macon,  I remember that and I also remember 6 for 29 in an NCAA tournament loss when Temple was a favorite.  He was never the same to me after that game, even as a pro.  It was all downhill from there.  If I recall the Pistons cut him and he never played again.  I could be wrong but I thought there was something wrong but he just didnt work out.  And again that wasnt the greatest of era's in Piston's history - the Teal/Tom Wilson/Doug Collins era was just a nightmare.  Something that started off promising that just blew up and ended terribly. Shakin bakin Mark Macon,  I remember that and I also remember 6 for 29 in an NCAA tournament loss when Temple was a favorite.  He was never the same to me after that game, even as a pro.  It was all downhill from there.  If I recall the Pistons cut him and he never played again.  I could be wrong but I thought there was something wrong but he just didnt work out.  And again that wasnt the greatest of era’s in Piston’s history – the Teal/Tom Wilson/Doug Collins era was just a nightmare.  Something that started off promising that just blew up and ended terribly.

]]> By: Londoner http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/08/the-all-also-rans-the-pistons-and-hometown-reunions/comment-page-1/#comment-83001 Londoner Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:02:00 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10835#comment-83001 Do you know when we here in England will be able to buy the Piston Devotion book? It's available as kindle only over here but I don't have a kindle. Many thanks Do you know when we here in England will be able to buy the Piston Devotion book? It’s available as kindle only over here but I don’t have a kindle. Many thanks

]]> By: Holy Crow http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/08/the-all-also-rans-the-pistons-and-hometown-reunions/comment-page-1/#comment-82995 Holy Crow Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:08:35 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10835#comment-82995 Ugh, they might as well start taping interviews in mental institutions... I had a more informative conversation with the bagger at Kroger's... Ugh, they might as well start taping interviews in mental institutions… I had a more informative conversation with the bagger at Kroger’s…

]]> By: Max http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/08/the-all-also-rans-the-pistons-and-hometown-reunions/comment-page-1/#comment-82991 Max Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:13:51 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10835#comment-82991 Oh, dip!  I listened to it and Pistonpowered's own Dan Feldman was interviewed.   Oh, dip!  I listened to it and Pistonpowered’s own Dan Feldman was interviewed.  

]]> By: Jacob http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/08/the-all-also-rans-the-pistons-and-hometown-reunions/comment-page-1/#comment-82990 Jacob Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:48:27 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10835#comment-82990 When you started doing the also-rans series I was really hoping you would mention Mark Macon. I seem to remember a time in the late 90s when the Pistons wanted to keep Jerry Stackhouse as the 6th man so they started Macon ahead of him. Stackhouse was none too pleased and didn't hide it. When you started doing the also-rans series I was really hoping you would mention Mark Macon. I seem to remember a time in the late 90s when the Pistons wanted to keep Jerry Stackhouse as the 6th man so they started Macon ahead of him. Stackhouse was none too pleased and didn’t hide it.

]]> By: Max http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/08/the-all-also-rans-the-pistons-and-hometown-reunions/comment-page-1/#comment-82989 Max Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:45:59 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10835#comment-82989 Off Topic:  CBS BASKETBALL PODCAST has been devoting a podcast to giving each team an off-season review.  It's a pretty good series but I haven't listened to their Pistons one yet which they posted yesterday.  Here's the link. http://podcasts.cstv.com/feeds/nba.xml Off Topic:  CBS BASKETBALL PODCAST has been devoting a podcast to giving each team an off-season review.  It’s a pretty good series but I haven’t listened to their Pistons one yet which they posted yesterday.  Here’s the link.
http://podcasts.cstv.com/feeds/nba.xml

]]> By: Kareem Arnold http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/08/the-all-also-rans-the-pistons-and-hometown-reunions/comment-page-1/#comment-82988 Kareem Arnold Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:12:27 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10835#comment-82988 Will the Pistons make the playoffs?  <a href="http://teslatimes.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/detroit-pistons-2013-tradesfree-agentsprediction/?preview=true&preview_id=1039&preview_nonce=d8ea766911" rel="nofollow">http://teslatimes.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/detroit-pistons-2013-tradesfree-agentsprediction/?preview=true&preview_id=1039&preview_nonce=d8ea766911</a> Will the Pistons make the playoffs?
 http://teslatimes.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/detroit-pistons-2013-tradesfree-agentsprediction/?preview=true&preview_id=1039&preview_nonce=d8ea766911

]]> By: Holy Crow http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/08/the-all-also-rans-the-pistons-and-hometown-reunions/comment-page-1/#comment-82984 Holy Crow Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:43:28 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10835#comment-82984 I don't care what happens, Lance Armstrong is the greatest cyclist of our generation and he was the star of the Tour deFrance, and he passed every test administered to him. The sport of bicycle racing owes far more to Lance Arrmstrong than any doping scandal can ever take away from him. (All also rans?)  I don’t care what happens, Lance Armstrong is the greatest cyclist of our generation and he was the star of the Tour deFrance, and he passed every test administered to him. The sport of bicycle racing owes far more to Lance Arrmstrong than any doping scandal can ever take away from him.

(All also rans?) 

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