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Bill Simmons still hates the Detroit Pistons
I'll admit it, I used to be a Bill Simmons fan, but at some point the over-the-top Boston love got to be too much.  In his NBA preview column for ESPN.com, Simmons, who clearly still harbors hatred for Pistons stemming...
TrueHoop Network 2009-10 Season Preview: Detroit Pistons
pistonpowered.com — The TrueHoop Network has been hard at work on a season preview (more details coming), and each... of us are posting our team’s portion this morning. Be sure to check out everyone’s previews on the other TrueHoop Network blogs, which are linked in a dropdown menu at the top of this page. Crystal ... (more) TrueHoop Network 2009-10 Season Preview: Detroit Pistons
Mea Culpa to Mr. Ben Wallace
Mea Culpa to Mr. Ben Wallace
detroit4lyfe.com — Yes, I owe an apology to Mr. Big Ben Wallace, the gong inducing, rebound row t-shirt dispensing,... big man that the Pistons re-signed this offseason that I so quickly wrote off as deteriorated, over-the-hill, and nonfunctional. After being able to watch the man play tonight for the first time ... (more) Mea Culpa to Mr. Ben Wallace
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Bill Simmons certainly does suck
DETROIT4LYFE — ... lottery. (You realize their "big men" are The Artist Formely Known As Ben Wallace, Kwame Brown, Villanueva and Chris Wilcox, right?) And this was a good plan … how? Some day you'll have to explain this whole "Joe Dumars is a good GM" thing to me. Simmons then went on to defend Allen Iverson for last season and predicted that the Pistons would somehow lose eight less games this year, finishing 31-51. There's not much to say to that, but DERP. [MLIVE]  

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