Did you ever want a mate that was as fired up as you are when Rip hits a three at the buzzer? Then this is the contest for you!

Speed Date of Michigan is sponsoring a contest to find the Pistons fan ‘most committed’
to the Pistons. It’s open to single Need4Sheed readers ages 21 and up that
think their devotion to the Detroit Pistons is unrivaled.

One male and one female winner will be chosen and will win a spot in
the Speed Date Michigan Singles Basketball Bash at the Palace on Nov.
15. Which also includes a ticket to the
Pistons game that evening against Dallas.

Entries can be emailed to SpeedDateMichigan@gmail.com or even through
snail mail to 46036 Michigan Ave., Suite 214, Canton, MI, 48188. All
entries must be received by Sat. Nov. 8th with the winner being chosen
the next day.

Entries may be in the form of a short essay, pictures, video, etc. The
more creative the entry, the higher the consideration.

If you don’t win you can still find your Pistons mate, cost of registration for this event is $34 with a portion
per registrant being donated to Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Advance registration for the Basketball Bash will be closed one week prior to the event on Nov. 8. Specific inquiries or requests for more information can also be replied to by emailing info@SpeedDateMichigan.com or calling (734) 560-4137.

I’ll be there causing trouble, so get in on this as soon as possible.  What more could you ask for than to find that Special Someone who loves Detroit Basketball as much as you do!

The Pistons are in Milwaukee tonight, hopefully to bounce back from the pretty ugly home opening loss against the Thunder last night.

Richard Hamilton will not be in uniform again for the Pistons.  Without Rip in the lineup last night the Pistons shot 37.1 percent from the field, but Ben Gordon filled in and scored 25 points while starting  Rip’s spot.

Tip is at 8:30 pm and will broadcast on FSN. If you can’t catch the game on television, tune into the call on AM 950 wwj or the game cast over at NBA.com.

Since it’s Halloween…I’ll wish you a Happy one,  and add this image I pulled from The Pistons.com splash screen.  Hmmmm…. Does any of that look familiar?  It’s Stuctacularly Bynumite if you ask me.

We all know the season starts Wed the 28th, but here is your schedule wallpaper for the month of November with the Charlie Villanueva and Ben Gordon representing the D for the very first time.

Download the Wallpapers here and throughout the month of November on the sidebar of the site.

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Technically the Pistons have three games in the month of October, but  making a special wall for three games just didn’t seem right, so here is the info for you:

1. Wed 28th @ Memphis 8:00pm FS Detroit
2. Fri 30th vs Oklahoma City 8:00pm FS Detroit
3. Sat 31 @ Milwaukee 8:30pm FS Detroit

I have set up 4 Fantasy Basketball leagues for team Need4Sheed members (if you’re reading this that means you). I’m giving the information two more, one which will be Drafting Today at 7:15 EST. If you haven’t tried your hand at fantasy basketball here is your chance to go up against fellow Pistons fans. The winner of each league wins a Need4Sheed.com T-Shirt! So not only do you get bragging rights, you get custom clothing.

I ask just 2 things of those who participate:

There are a limited number of spaces so PLEASE join just one league to be fair to everyone.

Please make sure all your contact information is correct in your Yahoo profile (it’s free to join) so I have correct information at the end of the season to send the winners out their prizes.

That’s it!

Please Check the availability of the leagues at the top first.

Got to the Yahoo Fantasy Home page click Join League type in the appropriate League ID number I posted and password.

Live Draft Tuesday Oct 27:15pm EDT – Rotisserie Scoring (14 Teams)

Need4sheed.com League 2 – League ID# is 315728

password=sheedtastic

Auto pick Draft – Rotisserie Scoring (14 Teams)

Need4sheed.com League 4 – League ID# 315746

password=sheedtastic

Good LUCK!

I have set up 4 Fantasy Basketball leagues for team Need4Sheed members (if you’re reading this that means you). I’m giving the information for two today and two more Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 PM. If you haven’t tried your hand at fantasy basketball here is your chance to go up against fellow Pistons fans. The winner of each league wins a Need4Sheed.com T-Shirt! So not only do you get bragging rights, you get custom clothing.

I ask just 2 things of those who participate:

There are a limited number of spaces so PLEASE join just one league to be fair to everyone.

Please make sure all your contact information is correct in your Yahoo profile (it’s free to join) so I have correct information at the end of the season to send the winners out their prizes.

That’s it!

Please Check the availability of the leagues at the top first.

Got to the Yahoo Fantasy Home page click Join League type in the appropriate League ID number I posted and password.

Live Draft Monday  Oct 26 7:00pm EDT – Rotisserie Scoring (14 Teams)

Need4sheed.com League 1 – League ID# is 315665

password=sheedtastic

Auto pick Draft – Rotisserie Scoring (14 Teams)

Need4sheed.com League 3 – League ID# 315687

password=sheedtastic

If these leagues fill up quickly you still have a chance on Tuesday.  Good LUCK!

DaJuan Summers Detroit Pistons Desktop Wallpaper

DaJuan Summers Detroit Pistons Desktop Wallpaper, located in the Wallpaper section of the website and available in a variety of resolutions.

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To celebrate the start of the season and The Pistons Media Day today, I have an Austin Daye Detroit Pistons Desktop Wallpaper for you.

After to decorate your desktop with the Pistons 2009 first round draft pick Austin Day, make sure you stay tuned to Pistons.com all DAYE long to keep up with all the media goings on.

Ryan Pretzer will Live Chatting and Dave Wieme will be keeping us updated via The Pistons Official Twitter feed.

Austin Daye Detroit Pistons Desktop Wallpaper, located in the Wallpaper section of the website and available in a variety of resolutions.

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So it’s Rasheed’s Birthday today and since he’s history as far a as Pistons fans are concerned I’m giving away a Sheedesque prize for the occasion.

It’s easy to win.

Follow me on twitter and RT this to enter.

No Need4Sheed on Sheedday  #NoNeed4Sheed @need4sheed_com

A random winner will be picked from all the entries (enter as many times as you wish). I will announce the winner Tuesday

September 22nd and there is even a a second prize. I you don’t get the T-Shirt, you may be the lucky winner of a William Bedford Detroit Pistons Basketball card. In all honestly,  I know most of you think the Bedford card should be the grand prize, but since it’s Sheedday you understand.

• Ben Wallace, the 3rd best defender of the decade.
• Bill Laimbeer is surprised he likes his new boss, and so am I quite frankly.
• Malice at the Palace no more – Ron Artest and John Green are the best of friends.
• Tom Wilson on how the Pistons organization has changed with the passing of Bill Davidson and the new roster changes.
• The Pistons will have three point guards when camp starts.
• New “D” in town?
• Vintage Pistons editorial Cartoons.
• Former Piston Alex Acker back in the Euroleague.
• The Pistons FINALLY make it to #1 on a list….and I am sure you will agree with this one.
• Love/Hate for Sheed over at Celtics Blog.
• Pistons Recharged – Finally something to watch on Television  it will run on  FoxSports Detroit -  Fri. Sept. 4 – 6:30 PM; Sat. Sept. 5 – 9:30 AM & 5:30 PM; Sun. Sept. 6 – 9:00 AM
• 90% of Pistons fans loath Michael Jordan and with the all MJ all the time coverage he’s (deservedly) getting these Jordan failures are sure to amuse.
• Pretty awesome idea – Drew Cieszynski decided he was going to go on Tour…with the NBA during the 2007-08 season. Not surprised that the Pistons treated him like Royalty and his stop at the Palace made the top of the list.  Also not surprised the the Celtics did not.   If that’s not enough..he’s going Big Ten. Good luck Drew.
• DaJuan Summers (@dsummers35) judging American Idol The Pistons National Anthem Auditions. (Video)
• The lessons of Coach Daly will live on.
• Saddened by the news that Ernie Harwell has incurable cancer. My prayers go out to his family.
• NBA Twitter guidelines.

Lastly…I had an unbelievable once in a lifetime experience (for me). Something I have been waiting to happen for about 23 years. If you Follow me on Twitter you would know what it was.  More on that later, but in the meantime FOLLOW me and Retweet this for another prize (you must follow me to find out what it is) I will be giving away next week.

Message to ReTweet (you can copy and paste):

If you are a Pistons fan you must Follow @need4sheed_com – Repping the “D” regardless of Sheed! #Need4Sheed #Sheedburgler

Since the new/old Ben Wallace looks a little different from the last time we saw him in a Pistons uni, I thought it be best he get a tooning update. Now I didn’t feel it necessary (at this point just yet) to add the few scarce gray hairs I saw on his head.

So now that he’s decided on donning the #6 in the red, white an blue it only fitting I show you the new toon. Just wondering if the decision was as easy a 3+3=?

Thanks to team Need4Sheed member Mannie32 for keeping an eye on the Pistons Roster to make sure we didn’t miss it. Heck they didn’t even announce it over at Pistons.com yet.

We have a little update, from Brother Curlin in the comments… “This Yahoo page on the pistons has him as number 9 ” Hmmm… I’m going to go with Pistons.com over yahoo but you never know.

Here is a great YouTube video of Charlie Villanuava’s Top 10 plays of the 2008-2009 Season.

What prompted the @CV31 video?  This tweet he posted last night of this delightful video

“For those of ya that listen to reggaeton, check me out doing the Pepe dance: http://bit.ly/Lcfzt — LOL too funny!!!”

and ….it’s a hint to what the Sheedburgler is giving away over on my twitter accout.

I was getting ready to toon a Froless Ben Wallace when I thought to myself…

What was he thinking when he cut it off….

His Fro is Magic!

UPDATE: Just fixed this video…If you watched it before make sure you watch it now… and you will know why Ben’s From is Magic!

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Personally I think he needs to GROW the FRO back, it will be like the fountain of youth for him on the basketball court and give him the ability to do things like this again.

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If you’re in, Leave a comment in this post or Vote or Both. This will serve as a petition to Big Ben that we are  PRO FRO!

And if you are a twitterer… I’m starting a #GrowTheFro movement.

Let’s do this!