In basketball, I believe everyone knows Jordan. Jordan's greatness is unquestionable, and his career is full of all kinds of legends, and some season scoring legends dare not be written in novels.
The reason why Jordan was canonized, in addition to his basketball strength in the same period is particularly prominent, there is a very important condition, that is, the destruction of the then infamous "bad boy army". In the movie, legendary heroes have defeated some scientist or bully who wants to rule the world, and Jordan is like this, and on his path to godhood, defeating the Pistons is definitely a milestone.
And this "bad boy army" not only caused Jordan a great headache, but also made many other basketball superstars a little afraid, such as Magic Johnson and Bird. If there's one word to sum up the bad boy army's style of play, it's "brutality."
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > defense against Jordan</h1>
When Jordan first entered the league, the Pistons noticed Jordan, but because they despised Jordan, it was still very normal in defending Jordan. Only later, Jordan repeatedly embarrassed the Pistons with his excellent basketball skills, and the Pistons could not stand it, which began to stop Jordan from scoring by any means.
To this end, the Pistons also specially developed a set of "Jordan's rules", such a professional term may be mistaken for the Pistons carefully studied Jordan, but this is not the case. The Pistons faced Jordan at the time, hoping to use all means to stop the defense of Jordan, even if Jordan was injured.
Of course, many of the means in the "Jordan Law" are naturally impossible to appear today, but at that time, the NBA was still a "barbaric era" with a lot of heroes and chaotic rules. At that time, the violations on the field were not as clear as they are now, and sometimes even malicious fouls were only regarded as ordinary fouls, which was one of the root causes of the Pistons' "ferocity".
But why Jordan was canonized, God is able to do things that people think can't do. Although the Pistons tried their best to stop Jordan, they still failed.
After all, Jordan's strength was too terrifying, especially after fully entering the state, the combat power was more and more fierce, and the Pistons could not always maintain the intensity of the "Jordan Law", otherwise even if it was an ordinary foul, it would be enough to wipe out their entire army.
Since the "Jordan Law" could not stop Jordan's pace, the Pistons thought of other ways. Jordan was leading the Bulls, and they sent their team to lock up the other four Bulls, and even if Jordan could really score all the time, he couldn't win the game alone.
I have to say that the Pistons' move can be said to be very "shameless". Jordan did once be extremely troubled by this matter, and when he encountered such a rogue team, anyone would be helpless.
But if Jordan had really been stopped here, probably not so many people would have known about Jordan today. Later, as the Bulls continued to grow, the Pistons grew weaker for a variety of reasons.
At the end of the 1993-1994 season, with the retirement of Lambier, the "Bad Boy Army" gradually dissipated, and since then, this "dominant" lineup has withdrawn from the historical stage and achieved Jordan's path to godhood.
In addition to the Pistons' entanglement with Jordan, it is well known that there is also a "love-hate feud" with Magic Johnson. Johnson once said that if you see Lambier looking at you under a basketball, you will cut off all the thoughts of going to the basket.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="13" > Pistons</h1>
The Pistons are best known as Bill Lambier, who is known as the "Devil", "Axe-Wielding Man", "Rogue" and "Murderer". From these titles, you can see how ferocious he is.
Lambier is white, but has been named one of the dirtiest players of all time by the press. He has a variety of irregularities in basketball games, such as black elbows, black feet and hugs. Only what you can't think of, nothing he can't do.
Unlike other black players, Lambier didn't play basketball because he lacked money at home, on the contrary, his family environment was good. Lambir's father was a business tycoon with many companies, and if Lambir really wanted to live a lifetime without working, it was not impossible.
When it comes to his own entry into the basketball industry, Lambier tends to be bitter. He bluntly said he didn't like basketball, seeing it as "a bunch of sweaty coolie workers fighting together for an ugly spherical body," and that he had won two championship rings, one for a stripper in Sacramento and the other for the sewers of his family's restroom.
Lambier's disrespect for basketball also led to his disrespect for the rules on the court. In a game between Boston and the Pistons, Boston's Angie tried a three-point shot, and Angie is a player who is good at shooting from a distance, which should have been no accident, but unfortunately his opponent was Lambier.
Lambier jumped straight in front of Angie, almost slapping angi on the head, and the attack was strong enough to shatter the plank. Angie was not a fighter with strong fighting ability, he fell to the ground unable to stand up, and Lambir turned his head as if it had not happened just now, and the referee was directly stunned.
This is Lambier, an out-and-out "criminal". He also clashed with the Bulls center, and directly tore the opponent's jersey, and also used his elbow to "lock the throat" Bird, causing him to almost suffocate.
Isaiah Thomas is also a Pistons player, and he is known as the "Smiling Assassin." Looking at the title, it can be seen that Thomas is always smiling, and his cheeks are innocent, as if he were a big boy in the sunshine. But if you look down on him and let your guard down on him, that will only make you lose the game completely.
Second, fans who know Jordan usually remember Thomas, because he proposed the Pistons' "Jordan Rule" in the first place. When the national team selected players at the 92nd Barcelona Olympic Games, Jordan once said bluntly, "Thomas came and I will quit", which is enough to see that Jordan hates him.
If you put aside what Thomas's Pistons did, he can actually be regarded as an example of positive energy. Thomas came from a poor family, and he grew up enjoying basketball, but he did not have the financial ability to train professional institutions.
As a result, he could only hone himself on various smaller fields, and he didn't even wear a pair of fitting shoes before Thomas entered the league. As for his always smiling at his opponents, it is better to say that he has his attitude towards life - always optimistic.
Rick Mahone is the third Pistons player to introduce. Mahone is a true fighter, a professional thug. If Lambier's behavior on the field is a small action, then Mahon is a direct fight.
Mahone is Lambier's younger brother in terms of identity, and the two often play together on the field. Lambier was responsible for fanning the flames, and Mahon was in charge of the charge. Mahone is particularly good at doing some exaggerated fake moves, and has already overpowered his opponent from the momentum.
Mahone's relationship with Lambier has not always been very good, and sometimes they have turned against each other. After leaving the Pistons, Mahon joined another team, met the old boss Lambier in a game, and regardless of his past feelings, he "beat" Lambier with his new players.
In general, the Pistons' players have their own "characteristics", and although the team that was active in the 90s has a bad reputation in the basketball world, no one can deny that it has been brilliant. After all, no matter what, the years will remember everything.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="26" > "bad boy" coach. </h1>
Why the bad boys indulge again and again on the court, why the Pistons fight in the game, is of course related to that era, but other teams have not behaved so badly.
In fact, in the final analysis, whether it is Lambier, or Mahon, or Thomas, their basketball skills, including basketball values, are taught by their coach Chuck Daly.
Some media outlets have called Daley a rare Brutalist coach in NBA history who advocates violence and hopes to change the rules of basketball. At the source, Daley really hopes to improve the basketball level of NBA players, but in fact, he is too anxious, and the Pistons are his "masterpiece".
Before the Pistons played a game against the Bulls, Daley said to Mahone, "I'm going to see blood when you defend Jordan later." ”
Daly's teaching style was so brutal that it was directly criticized by some as "extremely bloody.". Pistons player Thomas was the inventor of the Jordan Law, but Thomas was inspired by Daley's teachings.
But on the other hand, Daley did bring a new style of play to the NBA, where offense was the most important, but Daley raised defense to the same status as offense.
Daly's popularity was excellent. The Pistons have offended many basketball superstars, and Daly, as their coach, deserves to be despised or even ostracized by the basketball community. But none of this happened, as if the Pistons had nothing to do with him. Later, Daley fell ill with cancer, and officials in the league used social media to convey their concerns.
In fact, if you think about it, Daley is not bad, but can only be said to be a stubborn good person. In 1997, the Pistons took the initiative to retire the No. 2 jersey in order to pay tribute to coach Daly, which symbolized the two championship flags that Daley brought to the team.
From a historical point of view, Daly is a famous coach who has made outstanding contributions to the NBA and even world basketball, although the Pistons he led has a bad style of play, but the existence is reasonable, no one can say whether the Pistons have a significance for advancing history, and Jordan's path to becoming a god, if the Pistons are missing, is doomed to be less colorful.