Q&A With Detroit Bad Boys

Rondo. If Rondo wasn’t on this team I would worry a whole HELL of a lot about this issue but he’s the wild card, the magnificent engine that changes this whole Pistons/Celtics comparison. He’s a special player. He has the potential to be one of the best in the L. He’s the variable that gives me hope in an aging squad.

I too think Rondo is the Biggest difference between those Pistons teams and the Celtics. Granted, the Celtics aging core of players are way more talented, in their primes and in their advanced ages as well. That being said, The things Rondo can do on the court are going to, and already have, extend the window of opportunity for this team. His talents cover up a lot of the Big 3’s weaknesses, none of them have to work nearly as hard as they used to to get their shots This was something Detroit, as good of a player as Billups was and to a degree still is, didn’t have.

I would love to see reciprocal articles like this…always good to know what fans of other teams think of us, and our team. Nice to see the respect you show and are shown around the blogging league, Jeff. Thank you.

Let me start with the bonus question, Chris Webber was a loser in his prime. Mike Bibby almost won the 2002 title by himself… no thanks to CW, who choked during all final possessions. Thus, you can surround him with a ton of stars and role players and he’d find a way of screwing it up. In contrast, Shaq was a major winner, once he started rebounding the ball correctly.

Then, as for the C’s, well, really, the only comparison to the Pistons was Rip Hamilton, the underrated SG who delivered the goods. The rest of the Pistons were good defenders but really, none of them could create their own shots, sans ‘Sheed for a couple of seasons. The Celts have better all-stars in their prime (& a year or two out) and Rondo, who’s got far more potential than Billups ever would.