The year is 2005. The Pistons are defending NBA champions due to hard nose defense and a team mentality. This does not sit well with Dictator David Stern, who would rather see scores in the 140s and one-on-one-on-one-on-one gameplay. So he comes up with a brilliant plan: make defense illegal and let free throws determine games. MoTown's NBA viewing decreases every year until 2010 rolls around, in which he has watched a grand total of 10 minutes of the NBA in the last three years.

So here's the deal - MoTown loves basketball. He wants to love the NBA again. He wants to enjoy sitting down with a beer and watching the Pistons in the cold winter months. So please help convince MoTown that the NBA is going to be worth his time again.

:emo kid:

David Hasselhoff is our new starting PG.

even if you don't buy into the optimism surrounding the pistons....stern is retiring in February. that alone should give you hope for the future and reason to watch again.

Can we start a David Stern retirement countdown thread?

in all seriousness, what makes people think Silver's going to be any different from Stern?

Can we start a David Stern retirement countdown thread?
We'll be needing a sponsor. Don't know if Sprite will ever trust us again.

The NBA: Where Greg Oden happens!
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I'm in pretty much the same boat as you, Mo. I'm going to give it another shot this year.

Funny thing is, I actually enjoyed watching the Pacers this year. Unfortunately, David Stern didn't.

I'm probably buying the package this year, first time in about 5 years. We're still probably a 40 win team at best but at least it should be interesting.

I've drifted away some the last few years, really irritated (still) by CV and Gordon signings. I watched more non-Pistons NBA games last year than Pistons games for the first time I remember. Still kept my interest in rumors and transactions, of course. But I'm more intrigued for this season, especially if we add another good piece through trade.

Might still be a lottery team, though.

I'll probably pony up for the NBA online pass whatever that thing is this year.

I can handle the Pistons being average, I just want to watch a game where they play defense and some type of team basketball.

And CV is quite possibly my least favorite Piston of all time, narrowly edging out Flip Murray. The guy has the worst case of tunnel vision I've ever seen. Couple that with being a no talent ass clown, you're on MoTown's shit list.

Just some thoughts/musings from the least of the basketball posters here:

I watch Pistons games when they're on TV for me (ie rarely) but I'll watch good national games and a lot of the playoffs. There have been some great series over the last couple of years. What's amazing is that, maybe paradoxically, teams still have to play great defense on some level to win it all. The Clippers D sucked and out they went. The Heat can get stops and it showed the last two years.

But at the same time the new rules seem to have hurt the non-starry teams (EDIT: seem my ass, what I meant to say is that they have absolutely hurt them). You can't have a 2004 Pistons that's for sure. And Indiana absolutely got screwed a number of times in that series this year. And I that sucks. I would rather watch a team play as a complete team on both ends of the floor than just some great offense.

There are multiple reasons to be excited about our future...

Running our offense through the high/low post with Monroe, Drummond and Smith... we should be able to score inside with those 3.

Surrounding those guys will be capable 3-point shooters:

Billups = 38.8% career percentage

Knight = 36.7% last season

CV = 34.7%

Singler = 35%

Assuming Datome, Middleton and K.C.P can be some kind of threat from long range the idea that we lack "spacing" is complete and utter bullshit!

What we lack is a consistent facilitator outside Monroe... and while we all (probably) hope that Chauncey will solve that issue the fact remains he's 37 fucking years old!

IMO this is make or break for Brandon Knight...if Cheeks and Chauncey can help him become a better facilitator then we'll be fine.... even though every cunt whines about spacing