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Originally Posted by The Demon
The Pistons crumbled this year true, but I still maintain that at their best, they have the best starting 5 in the NBA, and one of the best in history. Detroit isn't declining, and they won't for another 3-4 years. Well, maybe sooner with Wallace leaving. Chicago is on the rise, but they are 5+ years away from a championship contender. Why don't you realize the fact that Wallace wasn't going for opportunity, but for an extra 4 million dollars. Maybe he finally realizes that he's a joke on offense and no longer a threat on defense, so he'll take the most money he can get. This is why the new school NBA will always be inferior to the oldschool NBA (teams like the Spurs and the Heat).
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Seriously, put down the crack pipe, step back out of your Piston haze you are always in and see things for once objectively. Pistons have the second oldest roster in the league, they'll be lucky to pull out one more 55 win season and then its back to mediocrity. Chicago has the second youngest roster and still has more cap room. They had the best draft, with Tyrus Thomas and Wallace in the middle they are going to be a defensive force.
What's so wrong with a player leaving for more dollars? Wallace and his agent have contended from the beginning that it wasn't all about money, he wanted to be on a team that was moving forward and had a chance to win the championship again. Detroit had their nice little run, but its over. They were certainly not one of the best teams in NBA history and it wasn't their starting five that won for them, it was their depth.
Your references to old school NBA are laughable and you fail to realize all the differences that exist in the league now vs 20 years ago that dictate player movement. The old school NBA you refer to had no salary cap, no unrestricted/restricted free agency and no max salary limits based on years in the league. Its a completely new era from a business standpoint. The reason you see more players changing teams in this era is because the contracts are much shorter because of max limits imposed upon them from the players union/owners agreement. When you come out of college now you can only sign a max 3 yr contract, 20 years ago players used to sign for 6+ years and were tied to that team for the duration of the contract.
You always come across as a whiney uneducated fan who's having a tizzy fit cause his team is going downhill and your racial references only make you appear more ignorant.