With all the new Pistons acquisitions I have been a tooning fool lately. I had the most difficult time with the Charlie V toon and didn’t really like how it turned out even though @CV31 told me he liked it..so I made another one…which I’m not too happy with either.

I figured I would get your input…
Charlie V 1.0

Charlie V 2.0

Ultimately I think I have to give Charlie the final decision.

UPDATE Charlie V has SPOKEN…the Winner is!

Charlie V 1.5

The Pistons host the Bulls tonight in a battle for playoff position. Chicago comes into the Palace tonight on a four game winning streak a game ahead of Detroit for the 7th seed in the playoff race.

Pistons.com

“Simply put, a win Monday would give the Pistons a leg up on Bulls, whether they’re settling matters for the sixth or seventh seed, provided each team takes care of business in its regular-season finale. A Pistons victory sets up an interesting rundown through the playoff tiebreakers. First, it ties them at 40-41 overall, and win at The Palace would also knot the season series at 2-2, with the home team winning each time. That takes you to the No. 3 tiebreaker – higher winning percentage within the division – but a Pistons victory would give them identical 8-8 records in the Central. The fourth tiebreaker is higher winning percentage in conference games, and that would go to the Pistons, who currently have 26 wins in the East to Chicago’s 23. Keep in mind the sliding Sixers, whose ongoing five-game skid has dropped them to 40-40, could muddle up the mix as well.”

A lot of things to consider with just two games to go in the season.

At this point it’s most likely the Boston or Cleveland in the first round (but Orlando is still a possibility), and it seems plenty of you are ok with facing the Cavs.  Me, not so much, so I thought I would put this one to a vote (taking the Magic out of the vote for obvious reasons).

Tip off is at 7:30 PM and will be locally broadcast of FSN Detroit and on NBA.TV Nationally. If you can’t catch the game on television, you can listen live on WDFN 1130 AM or follow the game online at NBA.com.

This one is important, leave them in the comments or feel free to chat live during the game.

Forget the ESPN trade machine, forget what your friend said he heard, noting is really solid until someone makes a deal.  Dave Dial (always good with the numbers) confirms that maybe, just maybe a deal is forthcoming for the Pistons.

“A couple of things bear mentioning. Marc Stein’s numbers are different that Chris McCosky’s, and when checking the Pistons salaries I have something in between both of their figures. The terms of player contracts are not released, officially, by teams. But the media does get this information from either team sources or player agents.

{Update}: The failure to mention that if Stein’s numbers are correct and the trading of Alex Acker to the Clippers does not put the Pistons below the luxury tax threshold, the Stein’s scenario suddenly becomes more likely.

Nevertheless, Stein offers an interesting scenario where the Pistons end up with Amare Stoudemire. Conspiracy theory or not, we will know for sure in a few days. The trading deadline is Thursday, February 19th.” Via MLive

So with that lets give this a vote:

UPDATE: Jason is behind…do what you have to do!

Looks like some fans are shedding a few tears and complaining of unfair play. Is it because Jason Maxiell has been DOMINATING Hoops Addict Floor Burn Tournament? I know I read some snide remarks about Pistons fans spamming for votes for Maxiell.

“After a month long battle to crown the Floor Burn Champion, the final contestants are Jason Maxiell and Shane Battier. Despite complaints from some readers about these players being heralded on message board across the ‘net, I have no qualms with these two finalists because they are a great representation of what the Floor Burn Tournament represents: two players who don’t get the shine they deserve for being glue guys and integral parts of their respective teams success.” Via Hoops Addict.com

It’s the Finals, lets really put a beat down on Shane Battier for Maxiell and let the world know how much we appreciate The Baby Eater aka The Putback King. VOTE AWAY

If you needed another reason to Vote for Jason Maxiell this may be it. Maxiell would give the Obama a run for his money with this kind of honesty. Forget answering questions that may keep him out of hot water at home. Jason makes no bones about who comes first in his personal life.

And the Blankman comment just shows what kind of guy Maxiell is. If you didn’t have appreciation for the man before, this has got to do it for you.

It’s time again Pistons fans, time to put the hurt on any opponent standing in Jason Maxiells’ way of winning the Hoops Addict Floor Burn Tournament.

This time it’s serious, plenty of Celtics fans are going to come out of the woodwork to vote against JMax to try to get a win for Leon Powe. It’s your obligation to do what you have to do to get it done for Jason. My guess is as long as he wins this round it’s a lock for the whole thing.

Let’s show Jason how much we appreciate him. VOTE HERE for Round 3 Action!

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It’s time again Pistons fans, time to put the hurt on any opponent standing in Jason Maxiells’ way of winning the Hoops Addict Floor Burn Tournament.

Last round your votes helped Jason pulverize Delonte West by more that 3000 votes, this time I see no problem with JMax’s domination over Jeff Foster. Do what you have to do people and Vote away.

Let’s show Jason how much we appreciate him. VOTE HERE for Round 2 Action!

Hoops Addict is running Floor Burn Tournament and I was lucky enough to get our very own Jason Maxiell on the ballot. What is it all about you ask? I will let Ryan explain:

“Each night ESPN, NBA.com and YouTube are flooded with clips of players soaring through the air for rim rocking dunks, buzzer beating three-pointers and blocked shots that make your jaw drop in amazement. While those are all entertaining plays, teams who win championships need players who are willing to get a little dirty and do the little things needed to help their team win. As valuable and crucial as these players are to their respective teams success, these players rarely get the credit or respect that they deserve.”

If Jason isn’t deserving of the honor, I don’t know who is. The Tourney runs for a couple of weeks, so I expect you to flood the site and vote JMax up. If this man doesn’t take the honor simply for this than Pistons fans should bow their heads in shame.

Or things like this…

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And who could forget the ever popular BIG DENIAL in the playoffs!

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