Official DETROIT PISTONS NBA CHAMPIONS thread

[Paragon]

Time to party, Detroit!!!

[Renew Deal]

1. Congratulations to the Pistons and their fans.

:yourock:

They are the best team by far.

[Paragon]

3. Uh, no.

Scoreboard.

[Renew Deal]

11. NFL: Houston vs. Buffalo 28-3

just saying

[Paragon]

13. Uh, no.

Scoreboard. :7

[Commendatori]

45. That lead was 35-3, BTW

[TSIAS]

17. You never know

They have Shaq-Fu

[Paragon]

19. Uh, no.

Scoreboard. :7

[DontBlameMe]

20. Pistons 96, Lakers 70

4:39 to go in the fourth.

[catzies]

4. hardly

they are winning HUGE

blowout for the ages

[ncrainbowgrrl]

2. Party on, dude!

Congrats, all you happy detroit hoops fans!

[jobycom]

5. Remember the NLCS last year?

I think it was the NLCS. Someone began gloating when their team had a five run lead, and they blew it? A classic DU moment.

[Paragon]

7. Uh, no.

Scoreboard. :7

[alarcojon]

6. Whooo hoooo!

Great job Pistons. The announcers are already talking about how the Lakers are going to restructure...It's OVER.

[FleshCartoon]

8. I'm for the Lakers, but...

...congratulations Pistons and fans. They've certainly blown the Lakers outta the water.

I guess Larry Brown deserves it, but I sure wanted Phil Jackson to have it.

[UrbScotty]

9. YIPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1989, 1990, 2004...

PARTY ON!

[angee_is_mad]

10. Bad Boys are BACK

Baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!That's going to be one sad plane ride}(

[Paragon]

12. OFFICIAL LAKERS FINALS MERCHANDISE LOGO:

[DontBlameMe]

16. Dude, that's harsh!!!

And I'm a Pistons fan!

Show some sympathy (for the Devil)

[Paragon]

18. I know.

:evilgrin:

[Insider]

14. Congratulations, Joe Dumars

hardest working man in the pistons' luxury box ;-)

[Insider]

24. where's kwame kilpatrick?

this is all hizzoner needs. good for him too

[noonwitch]

47. I'm sure he'll be at the parade and rally tomorrow at Hart Plaza

I won't be, I have to work. It's supposed to rain up to three inches, starting after dinner tonight until tomorrow afternoon.

[Paragon]

15. DEEEEtroit BASKETball!!!!!

[Paragon]

21. "biggest upset in almost 30 years"

Sure, to sports writers and sportscasters who don't know shit, but...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/marty_burns/06/14/pistons.upset/index.html

[BigBen]

22. so...

do you think I deserve the MVP, hmmmm?

[Paragon]

23. I love ya, Ben...

*chime*

...but I just voted for Chauncey.

[StaggerLee]

25. Ok I've been holding this back fellow Pistons fans

I and I alone claim responsibility for this Championship victory.
How can I make that claim you ask? SIMPLE!

I realized (an epiphany actually) after game three of the Nets series that I had been jinxing our team all along and decided that evening that my not watching the games was our only hope to win it all.

I have not seen a game since.

You guys owe me one-

Mr. Ben Wallace, I want an autographed jersey.

Joe D- I only ask for courtside tix for next season. (not for me of course but for uhm, my lady friends)
:evilgrin:

[Paragon]

26. SI.com:

"Series to shout about"

[Paragon]

27. WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

I've paid my dues
Time after time
I've done my sentence
But committed no crime
And bad mistakes
I've made a few
I've had my share of sand
Kicked in my face
But I've come through

And we mean to go on and on and on and on

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting
Till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions of the World

I've taken my bows
And my curtain calls
You brought me fame and fortune
And everything that goes with it
I thank you all
But it's been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise
I consider it a challenge before
The whole human race
And I ain't gonna lose

And we mean to go on and on and on and on

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting
Till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions of the World

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting
Till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions

[Guaranteed]

28. Very well done, Detroit.

Very impressive. You should be proud of yourselves.

You didn't just beat those Lakers, you destroyed them.

[maddogesq]

29. FEAR THE FRO!

Here are some interesting facts:

Coach Larry Brown is the first skipper to win championships in the NCAA and NBA.

Coach Brown is the oldest person ever to win a NBA championship.

Team owner Bill Davidson also owns the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning and the WNBA champion Detroit Shock. I guess my incessant bitching about owners having teams in more than one sport (mostly directed at Mike Illitch) will have a rest tonight.

Bill Laimbeer, the former Piston big guy from the “Bad Boys” days, is the coach of the Detroit Shock.

This is the Pistons third championship—the first in 14 years. They won it with heart and defense. Let me repeat myself: They won it with heart and defense, pure and simple.

Shaq has got to be the worst superstar free throw shooter I have ever seen. (Sorry, my niece shot 78% the line in college. But then again, I think the women are purer shooters anyway.)

Finally, I did not expect such a blowout in the last game. Someone on another board was right when he said we should watch the Lakers being scattered in the wind after it’s all over.

I am hoisting a Guinness lads and lassies. Nuff said.

Peace, out.

[Insider]

37. outstanding...heart & defense

well, for the hell of it, let's post the players who had the heart, and played the defense:

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate College
1 Chauncey Billups G 6-3 202 9/25/1976 Colorado
3 Ben Wallace C 6-9 240 9/10/1974 Virginia Union
7 Mike James G 6-2 188 6/23/1975 Duquesne
8 Darvin Ham F 6-7 240 7/23/1973 Texas Tech
10 Lindsey Hunter G 6-2 195 12/3/1970 Jackson State
13 Mehmet Okur F 6-11 249 5/26/1979 Turkey
22 Tayshaun Prince F 6-9 215 2/28/1980 Kentucky
24 *Tremaine Fowlkes F 6-6 212 4/11/1976 Fresno State
30 Rasheed Wallace F 6-11 230 9/17/1974 North Carolina
31 Darko Milicic F/C 7-0 245 6/20/1985 Serbia-Montenegro
32 Richard Hamilton G 6-7 193 2/14/1978 Connecticut
34 Corliss Williamson F 6-7 245 12/4/1973 Arkansas
41 Elden Campbell F 7-0 279 7/23/1968 Clemson

[5thGenDemocrat]

42. Darvin Ham's mom

Is Wilmer Jones-Ham, the mayor of Saginaw. Needless to say, she's very proud of her little boy tonight. She also had a heart attack about two weeks ago (she's home now and doing fine), so we're happy for her for a couple of reasons.
John
It is now 82 hours 23 minutes to FUNDAY. Still not too late to get those reservations in.

[Mixxster]

48. Shaq has got to be the worst superstar free throw shooter I have ever seen

And he has improved!

[Paragon]

30. ESPN.com:

"Motorized!"

[eeyore]

31. Congrats Detroit Rock City!

Now try not to riot and burn down the city. That never makes any sense at all.

cheers -
eeyore

[Renew Deal]

32. That some nice shiny hardware for Detroit.

Congrats

[UrbScotty]

33. LOS ANGELES LAKERS EVIL EMPIRE IS CONQUERED!

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party:
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
:evilgrin::evilgrin::evilgrin::evilgrin::evilgrin::evilgrin::evilgrin::evilgrin::evilgrin::evilgrin:
:toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast:
:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[NWHarkness]

34. DEE TROIT BASKET BALLLLLL

Joe Dumars for President.

[King of New Orleans]

35. What did the 5 Pistons say to the Lakers?

Slap!

They are the Pistons, Beeyotch!

[DoveTurnedHawk]

36. Congrats to Larry Brown and the Pistons

That was just an old-fashioned ass-whuppin'.

Oh well; I can't wait to see what the Lakers look like after the inevitable changes. :-)

DTH

[kaitykaity]

38. As a Portland Trailblazer fan, I am happy

for Rasheed Wallace. He was nothing but a problem child
for his entire stay here, so I'm glad he found a team that
suited his personality and was a fit for his considerable
basketball skills. He had just what they needed.

Good on him, and the whole Piston team. Plus they beat
the hated, hated, hated Lakers. (I hate the Lakers almost
as much as I hate the Yankees.)

[Bundbuster]

39. Kick (ass)

[shanti]

40. as a diehard lakers fan

i have to give y'all mad props - the pistons deserve this one!! respect!

[Bundbuster]

41. TEAM ball rocks!

[underpants]

43. HOW THE HELL DID THAT HAPPEN?

Oh I see they have Larry Brown as a coach. Congrats.

[THUNDER HANDS]

44. Once again my team has proven

that the road to the NBA Championship goes through New Jersey - who have now lost three straight years to the eventual NBA champion.

Next year is ours though.

Congrats Detroit. You know we were your toughest opponent this year.

[UrbScotty]

46. Money doesn't buy championships, does it? (nt)