NBA / Dec 9, 2008 / 7:59 pm
The Pistons are good again
Maybe Antonio McDyess was the Pistons’ cure-all after all.
In his first game back with Detroit since he was part of the Iverson/Billups trade, ‘Dyess has already recorded a bucket and a block off the bench, and as we’re writing this the Pistons are cruising, up 13 on the Wizards on the road. Rip Hamilton looks as good as he has since the trade, dropping 14 points as we hit the latter part of the second quarter.
No one’s expecting Elton Brand (or even Marreese Speights) numbers from McDyess at this point in his career; his return is more of an intangible thing, giving the veteran Pistons more of a sense of familiarity that could help them shake their recent struggles.
December 9th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
fallinup (What Would Charles Oakley Do?) says:
Any team is good against the Wizards.
Good to see Dice back anyway.
December 9th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
JCARR says:
A dose of ‘Dyess is what all the pistons needed. Agree with fallinup though, it is against the underachieving wizards squad.
December 9th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Three Stacks says:
So they play less than a half of basketball and you’re so ready to claim Detroit is good again? It’s a little early for that, no? It’s not like Dice is gonna put the Pistons over the championship hurdle. It’s all about how AI plays with this squad. But I guess fans should at least be happy Rip is playing better.
And Detroit just got outscored by 12 in the 2nd quarter. It’s a 3 point game at the half.
December 9th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
AY says:
last time i checked, it wasn’t chauncey billups walking through that door.
December 9th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
eaudebong says:
rodney stuckey is starting
December 9th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Dagomar says:
My cat could be up 13 on the Wizards.
December 9th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
rodnets says:
Wizards on the road = Wizards at home = piece of cake
December 9th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Dagomar says:
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd the Wizards are up by 6 with 3 minutes remaining lol
December 9th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
snook says:
quality over quantity dime… quality over quantity
December 9th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
eaudebong says:
i’m waiting to type “fail article”
December 9th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
eaudebong says:
already did it. rodney stuckey needs to keep starting though.
December 9th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
jl90 says:
dime, maybe you posted this too early…
December 9th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
jeremy says:
wizkids win. suck it
December 9th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
AY says:
somebody clicked “post” without waiting for the game to end. instead of doing this so you can leave at 4:59pm pacific time, how about having a vnc session open and once the game finishes, vnc back into your open session and post it so you can avoid these, um, “accidents”? It’ll only take another 20 seconds of your life, have some pride in your work.
i do like the “dime magazine” account usage though; in case you screw up, at least none of the readers would know. i give you brownie points for being careful, mr. magazine.
December 9th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
matthew says:
FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
December 9th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
fallinup (What Would Charles Oakley Do?) says:
Hahahaha. This thread wins.
December 9th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Jer Boi says:
this is hilarious.
and also another reason why SLAM will always be head and shoulders above DIME.
December 9th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
LakeShow84 says:
Lol hey peeps dont hate.. im sure dime was trying to make Detroit fan feels good.. LOLOLOL
And now for the new low AND new reality of DEEETRRRROOOOIIIITTTT Basketball.. You foos lost to the wizards.. ouch lol
And this Dime all day on ours Jer Boi, kick rocks.. Go write about how you cant sleep at night without yanking slam before you go to bed.. blogging slam, my bad..
December 9th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
QuEsT??? says:
damn……..FREE IVERSON, FREE IVERSON!
December 9th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
snook says:
Free Iverson? Free the Pistons!
December 9th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
JCARR says:
Never mind my earlier post #2… the Pistons SUCK A dose of Dyess couldnt even cure them…
LOL at people saying failed article
December 9th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Tom says:
pistons are unwatchable these days anyway
December 9th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
JDUB says:
THEY ARE A MESS.. CAN WE SEND JOE D TO CONGRESS WHILE HE’S IN WASHINGTON TO ASK FOR A FEDERAL BAIL-OUT??
CHAUNCEY COME BACK!!!!!!!
December 9th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
tim says:
yeah they started off well…IDK anymore…this is sad.
December 10th, 2008 at 12:09 am
Ian says:
this just proof that iverson is overrated as hell
December 10th, 2008 at 12:43 am
vinny says:
maybe not!! the pistons arent good again!
December 10th, 2008 at 1:20 am
doc says:
Yall want The D to be good that bad yall hyped Mcdick as a savior at the end of the first.Yall sbould know any team waiting for him to save them stinks in the first place.Chauncey probaly laughs his ass off everytime he sees Joey Dumbass on TV.To all the people who were having enimas when the smart people were saying AI would fuck they team up,SUCK IT.
December 10th, 2008 at 5:17 am
K Dizzle says:
oops….
December 10th, 2008 at 8:17 am
eaudebong says:
it’s not proof that ai is that bad. it’s proof that billups is that good. and i think detroit will make a run at some point this season.
December 10th, 2008 at 8:50 am
QQ says:
Nice article Dime.
You print a story called ‘The Pistons are good again’, then they go lose to one of the worst teams in the L.
LOL at the writer after seeing the score of that game, going ‘oh, shiiiit…’
December 10th, 2008 at 9:05 am
rena the great says:
Wow. As a HUGE Pistons fan, I am about to hurt somebody. Specifically Allen Iverson. Can the guy let go of the dang basketball before we get to 8 seconds?!? Or shoot? Or pass? Or…here’s a thought..DEFEND??? Wow. I am utterly amazed and flummoxed. Especially flummoxed. How a team that is so good can become so mediocre in such a short time is beyond words. Inevitable, they will get better, but in the meantime, I am drinking more and sleeping less…
December 10th, 2008 at 10:55 am
MSkittle says:
Chill with jumping to conclusions. They lost to the Wizards