The "Bad Boys" Pistons last-second chance at repeat championships needs a deep rewind 

Damn.....

Surprisingly Dennis Rodman was everywhere back then, the Spurs also loved him too, that man was roving finals machine

Good observation though, them dude were fun to watch, plus Clyde the Glide Drexler

If you add TD and Shaq the streak goes all the way to 2007

Same is basically true for 1989

I know right! They were super close beating the Spurs

@@terucks Could have closed it in 6 with that one stop! I suppose the butterfly effect changes game 6 drastically but still that mistake by Sheed pains me

apologies for the near-death experience

@@SecretBaseSBN y’all should still make a rewind about that

CoWorker teased me for a week or more

43 points, 8 assists, 6 steals, 3 rebounds, and a block. Yeah, it's awesome in any context. Considering he did it on a sprained ankle makes it even more incredible. Considering it was against prime Showtime at full strength, in LA...just wow.

Because people don’t usually talk about the losers.

@@blowc1612 Right Nw always loves there almost trams

Because sprinkles are for winners.

Does anyone else ever watch teams they thought would win it all but crumble entirely? for me, I like to watch 2013 lakers games sometimes.

Two finals in three years is a solid achievement

Good one bro

Bars

True

It is Dame time or be Dame Timed for the Blazers

Really cause Drexlers blazers at least made it to the finals for Jordan to sacrifice lol

So true I started watching when the pistons reign was over . I got into the 93 east finals bc of bulls v Knicks which got very interesting bc the press was all over jordan & his gambling. Anyway I heard announcers comparing the Knicks to the bad boy pistons. I asked my dad about them & he loved the pistons ( bc we were new Yorkers & he hated mj for knocking our Knicks out so he loved the pistons kind of a the enemy of my enemy is my friend lol) he named all the pistons & loved vinnie johnson & told me his nickname was " the microwave " bc he heated up quickly which is such a cool nickname.

@@natalieps2387 you missed a hell of a time, friend. Hell of a time ❤️ I started watching basketball because my big sister was in love with Michael Jordan. She recorded his stats in EVERY SINGLE GAME HE HAD. I wondered who our team was. "Oh...... the Pistons? Okay, I'm going to watch them" And off to the races I went

@@natalieps2387 Your dad was absolutely right. Part of what made the microwave so deadly was he didn't need to play the whole game to find his groove. He only needed a very short period of time before the microwave turned on.

@@sakazakijin dont I know it ! I became like a basketball encyclopedia getting every stars book & magazine I could get my hands on about the nba. My older brother had this VHS tape of the greatest stars at that point. Video was released in 90 & highlighted the best moments of the players to music i.e. larry birds best moments to the song I think called " small town " or magic's to " control " by janet Jackson. I was blown out by birds incredible 10 steps ahead eyes in the back of his head passing & great shooting ending w/ bird stealing the pistons inbound pass to dj who layed it in. At that time I had no idea of the significance. I could only watch iconic 80s games on the sports classics network. Magics passing & ball handling as a 6'9 pg must have been revolutionary. So glad for yt now I can see so much. I'm glad larry legend seems to be getting his respect from the younger generation bc someone made a video " the case for larry bird as the #goat. He def should be part of that convo. Isiah was also probably the best modern little man to play the game. Interesting facts mj never beat the celtics. I guess it can be blamed on the celtics were older than the bulls & Larry's career was cut short bc of his back. Guys from the 90s to today play 17 years. Anyway the pistons knocked the celtics out for good in 88. Another interesting fact is Isiah Thomas & his pistons were the only team to Beat mj for years. In fact Isiah is the only one who can say he beat bird Jordan & magic in their primes. It must have been great to be a pistons fan & have that us against the world thing cause they were the " bad boys " I must live vicariously through that bc my Knicks got as close as u can get to a title in 94 going 7 w/ the rockets. The knicks easily could have won that series. Starks was my favorite player & it was excruciating as a kid to watch him shoot 2-18 in game 7. The worst part was starks was magnificent in game 6 a game that was not do or die. I wish we couid flip game 6 for game 7 but that's life. Still the 90s were a great time to watch. The pistons def had a really deep & great team. If I was a pistons fan in 87 & 88 I would have been crushed. 87 thomas threw that pass away bc of birds vision of the court & bball iq & dj deserves a lot of credit for cutting so fast to the basket & laying in a tough layup. In 88 that horrible call against laimbeer when the pistons were seconds away from winning their first title had to hurt. Also bc they lost Isiah heroics were lost. I heard he just went off scoring like crazy. They really should have a 3 peat. 2 titles is nice though. I do miss when the nba was more physical & guys on the court hated eachother. Rivalries like Knicks bulls were like wars same w/ knicks pacers. Such great times.

@@the6footplustree75 that's awesome. He could just come off the bench & add that spark plug. Man that was some 3 man guard rotation of Thomas dumars & vinnie. Their front line was pretty scary as well. I also feel sorta bad that the nba had annointed the 3 guys bird magic & mj as dad said were called the " holy trinity " so I feel like thomas got snubbed. That pistons team in terms of depth were great.

at least the pistons are 2-1 in the finals vs the lakers

@Keandré Sutton only the Lakers did (87-88). The last time Celtics won back to back was in the 60s with Bill Russell

That’s a long way around of saying they couldn’t beat the bulls

what about the rockets winning back 2 back in the 90s

Solid outro joke. We need more of that in the world.

@@AVar5 Actually I think Thomas and Dumars had a winning playoff record against the Bulls.

And it wasn't star buddies getting together to do it, either.

They traded Dantley before they won anything dummy.

@@MrShanester117 You're the idiot. No one said they won anything with Dantley. FAU talking about.

@@MrShanester117 He just said "during that era." Dantley was a major contributor to going toe-to-toe with the Celtics in the '87 ECF and reaching Game 7 of the '88 finals.

@@MrShanester117 That's not how he phrased it. Second, couldn't you just correct him without a putdown? Typical keyboard warrior/internet tough guy

I’d love to see a Ted Williams or Carl Yastrzemski Untitled

Wel they did a video on Buffalo already

We need a Vikings or Cubs video like the Mariners or Falcons.

@@allabouthewaves4354 yeah after the heartwrenching mariners and falcons series a cubs one would at least have a happy ending

A beef history between Guardiola v Mourinho would be interesting

I respectfully feel the exact opposite.

@@thejmc4074 And I respect a difference of opinion. If we were all the same, thing's would be boring. I am curious though: do you feel the opposite with my whole comment? Or just Clara's work? If it is just her work that you don't appreciate, then you should check out vids by the other writers/presenters. The channel really does have some very good content.

@@rolmodel12. It is definitely just Clara. I don’t like her voice and just don’t see any appeal. I will concede I found her less offensive on this video.

@@thejmc4074 🤷🏼‍♂️ well, at least you like the channel. But I get it, different strokes, etc. Lol, I have NOT dated ladies (well, just two) before, because I absolutely could not stand their voice. Which sounds pretty shallow, but better to know yourself and be honest, than force it. Not that I have a thing for Clara's voice, I just appreciate her writing and sense of humor.

shes 🔥 its her voice and inflection that gives her a unique and distinct style

ESPN would be completely irrelevant without their rights to live games. But because leagues make those insanely expensive, ESPN loses money on them and has to make their revenue from those gods-awful talking-head shows that are a disgrace to sports and to human dignity. It's sad, really.

Vinnie was one of those guys who put up terrible advanced stats-he had just 0.5 Offensive Win Shares in the '89-90 season-but the shots he did hit tended to come in key, clutch moments. You look him up on Basketball Reference and it's like "what's so special about this guy?" but then you watch Hardwood Classics on NBA TV and you're like "Oh."

imagine if the pistons kept dantley...1989 thomas dumars dantley vinnie laimbeer would be a deadly small ball offense in this era...hell rodman at center would work too

@@razkable Mark Aguirre was a better fit. COULD put up 20-25, but a willing team guy. Dantley was all scoring and nothing else.

Not really.

@@broaddusmarines Talent-wise yes they we're that team was loaded 1-12...

@@broaddusmarines There were at least 3 players in that team in the Hall of Fame and there should be 4.

Pistons forever

@@sheneedsme Laimbeer is not in the hall of fame?? That's personal. With all the trash being elected in the basketball HOF these days that's a shame

No

Kinda strange how, according to the video, the Pistons 1st ring had "asterisks" on it but Laimbeer's phantom foul wasn't even mentioned.

Well it had asterisk because magic was injured

The Larry Bird steal would still mean we had to play a whole Finals series lol, tf

@@VaydaladaVodalada Yeah I'll change the wording a little bit.

@@thebigchap101 all good. It’s like when Michigan fans tell me they would have won the Big Ten in 2016 if the OSU call was different, I’m like you guys still had to play the championship game lol

Yeah, 88’s the one that should have the asterisk, not 89. Great video except for the lack of mention of that phantom foul on Laimbeer.

Not to mention the damn fans rushed the court. They technically had a chance to tie game 7 and there was a tripping foul and fans trying to get on the court. Total trash. I mean it was 1988 I doubt anyone knocks down a three, but you never know.

@@austin78993 In the famous words of Rodney Dangerfield “No respect I tell ya!” Even though the Pistons accomplished amazing things they are always overlooked.

Magic and Byron Scott were hurt in 89 so they almost didnt 3 peat.

@@777DonMakaveli777 that’s why it shouldn’t be held against us, this guy can take his asterisk and shove it. Isiah was hurt AND the phantom Laimbeer call. Pistons shoulda won in 88, no remorse for the Lakers injuries in 89. I call it poetic justice.

Yeah but that 30 for 30 did them alot of good. I certainly respected Lambier more

Respect might be too strong of a word

@@DDarkestKnight I personally don't respect the way that Lambier and the bad boy pistons played. Bill in particular seemed pretentious and acted like what he did was a lot more sophisticated than it actually was. I wasn't alive during that time, so I didn't watch them play but when I hear him talk about it and then watch clips. It looks more like Bill trucking whoever had the ball then him doing anything else more advanced. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qpFafk92I6Q.html&ab_channel=TheAnonymous ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UgU_h7zq7sM.html&ab_channel=czabegetsim

What? They are one of the most famous teams from the 80s and 90s. They are some forgotten great teams of that era but the bad boys Pistons wasn't one of them. Most young fans know the Pistons.

@@Gvvenk you know who isn't ever remembered the '71 bucks despite being one of the most dominant teams of all time

Right like come on

Naaaahhhhh not at all. He was a heck of GM too

@@terucks lol that Gm part is subjective

@@terucks He was a GM behind the 2004 Pistons. He did great, at least for those season

@@ytgc-royalewarex5190 he also inexplicably passed on Carmelo for Darko, arguably the biggest draft blunder in history. Melo was a no brainer behind LeBron. Melo was a 19yr old basketball prodigy, fresh off of being the college player of the year, most outstanding player in the NCAA Tournament, and leader of the 2003 Champion Syracuse Orangemen. The Pistons could've still won in 2004 and Melo's maturation could've carried the organization to more championships for years to come.

Like this idea

“Kill the head and the body will die” the Saints bounty hunter defense was so cool but they really stopped being good in 2010

Alex Smiths daughter also just underwent a craniotomy to remove a tumor in her head. the operation was successful! talk about a resilient family! 💯

I think anyone who knows basketball appreciates how good he was, I don't really buy that he's "underrated" in the way that guys like Sidney Moncrief or Tom Chambers are.

You cannot call "underrated" a member of the true and only Dream Team.

@@nknriff7673 i can. I just did.

@@onyx9857 :D

@@nknriff7673 You definitely can when some people nowadays don’t think he’s top 50 all time.

laimbeer rodman mahorn edwards salley aguirre vinnie thomas hell even dumars...that 89 team was so fit lol...pat riley would of won 4-5 titles with those guys...hell he would of kept dantley over trading for aguirre

He wasn’t slept on. You all just say the same dumb stuff about every player

he was basically their manu ginobili/jason terry in an era where teams had only two scoring guards not three

@@MrShanester117 bro everyone says somebody was slept on

Trippen bro y’all just love to say everyone was underrated and slept on

I do feel that if any team in that era could be called "Pistons West", that would be the Utah Jazz. Rugged defense (actually lead the league in fewest point against in 1988-89) and deliberate offense, but the problem with those Jazz teams was that once you got past Stockton, Malone, Mark Eaton, Thurl Bailey, and a fading Darrell Griffith, there wasn't any depth (what made the Pistons great was their depth, and when players such as Vinnie Johnson, Mark Aguirre, James Edwards, and Bill Laimbeer being to age out, the team declined, since they were never able to adequately replace those guys. In the end, only Joe Dumars was left, since Rodman was traded).

Dumars was Finals MVP in '89 averaging 30ppg.

@@AHMAD-2324 Also the NBA Sportsmanship Trophy is named after him and he was once named Executive of the Year.

@@AHMAD-2324 This is true!

the blazers got lucky magic missed the 92 playoffs...that team was so overrated

Terry Porter made the statement but everything else is Big FACTS. Even his statement "we going to the crib & we ain't coming back". He was right!!

True dat

For real... If the pistons have an asterisk on their '89 title, the Lakers have a MUCH BIGGER asterisk on their' 88 title

@@joshuastinson4642 Well, see the problem with that is, one of those is the Pistons on their first ever title, while the other is the Lakers on their 11th. The Lakers can afford to have one or a few championships with asterisks, lol.

@@Copperhell144 so we agree neither are an asterisk

@@ki11atj49 Uhh... no? I don't know how you got that from what I wrote...

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