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https://www.ultimouomo.com/nba-detroit-pistons-bad-boys/ Non si vincono due titoli NBA in tre anni semplicemente picchiando gli avversari. di DARIO COSTA l'Ultimo Uomo, 28 maggio 2020 A volte, per provare a farsi un’idea della percezione comune di un particolare fenomeno, è sufficiente procedere con una banalissima ricerca. Cercando su YouTube “Detroit Pistons NBA champions 1988-1989” si scopre presto come la maggior parte dei risultati non porti a canestri di Isiah Thomas o di Joe Dumars, e nemmeno ai titoli conquistati in quel biennio, quanto a raccolte di azioni al limite del codice penale perpetrate sul parquet dai due volte campioni. Certo, quel soprannome – Bad Boys – che squadra e tifosi accettarono e abbracciarono, non aiuta. Eppure, per quanto l’etichetta di ragazzi cattivi fosse meritata, e per quanto abbia permesso ai Pistons di crearsi una propria identità e trovare le motivazioni per eccellere, rimane il fatto che, a distanza di oltre 30 anni dal back-to-back di Detroi...

Jack McCloskey, architect of the Bad Boys, died Thursday at 91 Allen Einstein (NBAE/Getty) by Keith Langlois - Web Editor Posted: Jun 01, 2017 It’s no accident that the resonant quality common to all three Pistons NBA championship teams was toughness. The architect of the Bad Boys, Jack McCloskey , was as tough as shoe leather. He fought in the Pacific as a Navy sailor during World War II and was playing competitive basketball in national competitions into his 60s. He had an iron grip and a steely gaze and didn’t easily tolerate fools. There was little chance for a breakdown in communication with Jack McCloskey . These times would try Trader Jack’s patience . In an age where people seem to assume the right to choose the set of facts that suits their agenda, the world is a poorer place for the loss of a man who dealt only in unvarnished truths. McCloskey, who brought order to the Pistons when they were an NBA laughingstock and built them into back-to-back champions at the height of Lak...

https://www.nba.com/pistons/features/hall-fame-without-trader-jack-mccloskey-has-credibility-issues AUBURN HILLS – There are plenty of people without whom the first two of three NBA championship banners that will be packed up for the move from The Palace to Little Caesars Arena would not exist. Hall of Famers Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman , of course. "Bad Boys" Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn . Vinnie Johnson and James Edwards and John Salley and Mark Aguirre . The Hall of Fame coach who managed that dizzying collection of outsized egos and fill-up-the-room personalities, Chuck Daly. But if they ever dust those banners for fingerprints, Jack McCloskey ’s will be all over them. It was McCloskey, after all, who was responsible for bringing all of them to town. Every single one. There was an outpouring of emotions a few months ago when McCloskey’s rival from the other side of Lake Michigan, Jerry Krause , died in March and a few weeks later was announced as part of ...

https://www.nba.com/news/history-top-moments-pistons-shock-nba-world-win-championship-in-2004 The Pistons shocked the basketball world by defeating the Lakers 4-1 in the 2004 Finals. From NBA.com Staff When Joe Dumars was hired by the struggling Detroit Pistons to be team president after the 1999-2000 season, he couldn’t have predicted what awaited his team four seasons later. The Pistons had not advanced beyond the first round of the playoffs since 1991 and had missed the playoffs in four of the previous eight seasons prior to Dumars’ hiring. Everything was about to change. In the epitome of team-ball over star power, the Pistons would become one of the most unlikely champions when they defeated a Los Angeles Lakers team sporting four future Hall of Famers 4-1 in the 2004 Finals . The victory is considered one of the greatest upsets in U.S. pro sports history. The groundwork for the Pistons historic championship began in Dumars’ first offseason as president . In what was considered...