No Shooting Allowed at The Pistons Practice Facility

by Natalie Sitto on July 28, 2009

Literally…

I don’t know if you remember Sheed taking us on a tour of The Pistons newly renovated practice facility last season, here is the video just in case you missed it.

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One thing Rasheed failed to mention before the tour started was that you needed to leave your guns at the door. The Detroit Pistons Practice Facility Lucky I left my glock at home that day or else I wouldn’t have been able to get inside the building. As I passed the sign the first thing I thought in my head was….was this here before Allen Iverson was? The Detroit Pistons Practice Facility Firearms Sign If you click on the picture to enlarge it….you can see the fine print at the bottom of the sign. Do they really need to have the sign…probably.  My guess is things got heated one day after a friendly game of H-O-R-S-E.

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chuck July 29, 2009 at 11:10 am

I’m so happy sheed went to boston,now i can pull for the celtics. dumars screwed everything up,good luck Pistons you WILL need it. I GO WHERE RASHEED GOES, so long losers.

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nate July 29, 2009 at 11:12 am

k cya.

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Ryan July 29, 2009 at 11:18 am

Not a fan of the Pistons, but you only follow one player.

Okay, no one cares.

Peace out, picklenuts.

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bball4224 July 29, 2009 at 12:39 pm

quit getting so defensive, i’m not one of the people trying to change it, i was just disproving a point. It would still be the quality w/ a dif name…

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juneyboy July 29, 2009 at 1:20 pm

That is true about the site called “Detroit Bad Boys.” However, the Bad Boys, though disliked, took winning to a new level; unlike any previous Pistons team had before. Then Joe D more or less recreated that whole atmosphere which led to a 3rd championship that included 6 ECF’s appearances. The Bad Boys had the respect of the entire city and state because they did what only two teams before them, Boston and LA, were able to do, win back-to-back championships.

The later version in 2004 enhanced that reputation with stellar defense that helped usher in a more offensive way of play, thanks or no thanks to Stern. Though Isiah was clearly the leader, the “Bad Boys” tough-minded persona embodied the team as a whole. Had the name been “Bad Boy Mahorn” then people would be ‘but Mahorn’s been gone for 17 years or so.’ So what I’m saying is that a precedent of excellent hard-nosed basketball was set with the Bad Boys; and all Pistons teams from then on would and will always be inspired by what they accomplished in 89′and 90′.

An example of this is there is a site called “The Classic Temptations Memorial Website.” When we see that name, “Classic Temptations,” we know it refers to the Temptations lineup from 1964-1968 which were Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams and David Ruffin. No Temptations lineup since has accomplished the success in the way they did in those initial years. No group after or present can do so simply because the 60′s group were the first to set the standard. They helped put Motown on the world-wide music map.

So that means that as dynamic as future lead singers Ollie Woodson (“Treat Her Like A Lady” – 1984) and Theo Peoples (“Stay” – 1998) were and their important contributions to the Temptations legacy, they cannot be compared to the huge and lasting impact the Classic Temptations lineup had upon the music world at large and the motor city. So likewise The Bad Boys will always have an everlasting affect on the city of Detroit.

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#1 Stuckey fan July 29, 2009 at 1:39 pm

Bye make sure u say hi to rasheed when ur on ur knees with him…

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Ryan July 30, 2009 at 3:00 am

“Sheed” is an attitude and there will always be a “Need for Sheed.”

TJ is correct and your point has been disproved.

Plus you were trying to disprove a point for the site to stay the same.

If you’re not for us, you’re against us.

Good day.

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iloveJonas January 24, 2010 at 1:31 pm

The Piston do blow… but have faith in your team… Detroit needs it

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