What’s crazy is with HD tv coming out what in the early 2000’s, broadcasts like this don’t look that old anymore. If you watched something 20 years old back in 2004, you would have known it old.
@@dorianpaisley-smith303 incredible ain't the word they were nasty....... where do I start Rip Hamilton shoot from anywhere..Sheed Swiss army knife and can shoot.....Big shot Billup's.... and another Swiss army knife in Prince..... with an enforcer in Ben! Nasty 5! Nobody was tall enough to defend Shaq but they was Damm for sure though with heart..... this team and the kg celts🎉🎉
You ain't lyin. This is one my favorite eras of basketball and these Pistons was my favorite squad of all-time. You had to earn everything you got. To be real I know I am in the minority, but I love defense and l somewhat like offense.
I was more of a Nets fan around this era because I loved Jason Kidd growing up but I loved everything basketball. This was such a great time to watch the NBA, it’s a shame what it’s become.
Men just built different back then. Dray is too modern age. Shawn Kemp would rain man on him. Rodman have him crying. Anthony Mason and Oak man abuse him. List goes on.
I won tickets for front row seats and got to meet and shootaround with this Pistons roster as a 7 year old kid. Loved these dudes and Rasheed was the nicest athlete I’ve ever met.
The opposing team only averaged like 80 something a game that season against Detroit, don't think it was the Era it was pistons defense they were amazing
They were calling it a 5 game sweep because the pistons played dominating ball all five games and the Lakers got lucky with Kobe’s bomb at the end of game 2
1:28 Rasheed Wallace was essential in this clip! Yet, Chauncey Billups was the Perfect 1 Man off ball during this run. He's giving Rip Hamilton all the ques but keeping Rasheed in the limelight. Even when he doesn't have the ball he is transitioning motions with his hands. This Pistons Team had it all with Big Ben, Tashaun Prince in this. They all brought key factors.
sheed was a baller. Werent many guys who could play at his level in the league. Most underrated PF possibly ever. Dude was a stretch with a post game. He would DOMINATE the game today.
Listen to me. I am 35 now…born, raised, and still living in Detroit teaching high school to kids who weren’t even thought of during this era of Pistons basketball. I was in the 9th grade during these finals…brings tears to my eyes watching this. You had to be there!!
Then you really missed out on the REAL Detroit Pistons, Tha Bad Boys. Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman, Bill Lambeer, John Sally, Rick Mahorn, and others.
@@davismavis2834 I’d call them moreso the originals than “the real.” The early 2000’s Pistons did their thing too. I was born in 89 so yea definitely don’t remember the Bad Boys days.
Love this. I remember Doc saying that part about letting sleeping dogs lie. Rasheed Wallace could play in the post as well as anyone today with that range and understanding of the game.
I worked for the magic from 2004-2013, these pistons teams were always the team to beat the first few years I was there, what a balanced squad they had, we had some good playoff games against them…
This was one of the great teams in nba history, to take down shaq and Kobe in their prime , that was not easy, this piston team and their run is highly underrated
67-62 midway thru the 4th…not halftime. And look how exciting this game is. More points, faster pace, chucking up bad shots, todays game feels like a rec run.
@@Redbrick2424 watch one game frome the 85-86 Celtics, look how physical they play and look how they move the ball around. Then watch any game from almost any team today, look at that matador defense combined with one guy dribbling the air out of the ball while he kills the shot clock. Then ask which one would you rather watch.
@@lp3860 the 86 Celtics are one of the greatest teams of all time. It was beautiful to watch them play. I loved watching the Bad Boy Pistons as well. Same with the 90s Bulls, the 90s Knicks, and the late 80s to early 90s Cavs (very underrated team). Same with the 2000s Spurs, the Bad Boy 2.0 Pistons, Kobe and Shaq and then just Kobe and the Lakers, etc. However, the difference between me and you is I continue to respect greatness. If you can’t respect the Big 3 Heat and the battles they had with the Celtics and Pacers, or the Cavs/Warriors series in 2016 and 2017, or the Raptors run in 2019, etc, etc, I don’t know what to tell you. You’re not a fan of basketball or greatness. You’re a fan of specific eras and will do anything you can to disparage other eras because in your mind, it makes your favorite era somehow better. Sad.
That Pistons team could score with the best of them. They decided to slow the game down and make the other team work while they lock up defensively. They changed the NBA but now it’s a much worse product.
@@jeremylevantnot really, Wallace is a physical specifiman and had great position and without knowing how many fouls Shaq had and such, or if the pistons were in the penalty it’s hard to imagine anything other than an over the back there. Now to be clear, this isn’t to suggest that Shaq didn’t have lazy tendencies, but he was out maneuvered here
Medvedenko couldn’t guard Rasheed Wallace. Hell Medvedenko couldn’t guard William Wallace! Had to steal the quote that was originally Mike Downing of the Detroit Free Press when talking about Kelly Tripuka guarding Bernard King. I quote, “Kelly Tripuka guarding Bernard King. Hell Kelly couldn’t guard BB King!”
I loved listening to Al Michaels forced to create superlatives to describe the Pistons. The whole media thought the Lakers would take the series and be lucky to get a game. What they didn't realize was that the Finals had already happened against Indiana. Lakers would've had major trouble with them also.
The best part of the clip is before the second basket when Rip swings it to Chauncey, who immediately send it back pointing to Sheed. Dudes mad. Easy points when sheed is mad
58-62 with 9 minutes to go in the 4th quarter. Todays NBA could never. With exception of a select few, no one plays defense today. Everyone wants to load manage on defense (I’m looking at you Luka)
My favorite part of 'Sheeds defensive game was when he would pull the chair out from under players. He'd lean on them a few times, and then step out of the way causing them to travel.
nothing beat the entire Palace yelling "SHEEEEEEEEEEEED" during the games. The NBA was so good 20+ years ago. Detroit wholeheartedly accepted sheed to Detroit and loved his inner BAD BAY.
Perfect example when u put talented team together. Sheed got a bad wrap in Portland. All it really took was for him to come some place where the environment was different. And they just needed that extra sauce to take them far. Sheed was that answer
This is my best lineup team man...they really supported each other...if they knew you was hot...they will make sure you getting the ball all day..thats what they feed off of...teams today..i dont know what they on man
The mafia favorised Lakers during those years. FBI opened some investigastions, but of course nothing happened. So glad that Pistons whooped their asses back then.
This is The Point … Dray at 6”7 only can Play “One Way” a Triple Nickel … And The same way in The Playoffs , whereas Rasheed can Play various ways … During The Season Rasheed would usually Kill You with His Post Game and in The Playoffs He would turn into Today’s Stretch 4… Rasheed was a Different type of “Smoke”…. And Trust Dray don’t want No Parts of that… Dray is a Guy that has His Picks… And would’ve Never Picked on Rosco…. Rosco Wallace would’ve had a Field Day on a 6”7 Dray!!!!…💯
Rashid was the hot head of the league back then. I wanna say he lead in technical fouls. That time period of basketball was great, brings me back to my highschool years. That Detroit team was great.
We loved Sheed from the moment he stepped on the floor in a Pistons jersey. Go watch his first game with the Pistons. The crowd goes nuts as soon as he scores his first basket.
Malone, Phil Jackson and Kobe all KNEW what was to come......#DETROITBASKETBALLLLLL Defense won that series, not anything Lakers lacked, don't believe the hype
That 2004 Piston team didn’t get enough credit! They didn’t have these big name players, yet had great chemistry and skills to beat the Lakers that had Kobe, Shaq, Malone, Payton etc, and still won it all!!!
Just seeing them play again. Just seeing pro-basketball played like basketball. Just seeing that great, great team again. I miss that team so much. They just went to work.
Sheed’s post game was beautiful to watch
And he could actually shoot.
He meant it about playing dirty if they wanted to though 😂
Yeah. His post game was serious.
Its right up there with Tweed blazers, waxed canvas jackets and wool baseball caps.
Yessir indeed!!
I remember watching this like it was yesterday. 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye! Crazy.
What’s crazy is with HD tv coming out what in the early 2000’s, broadcasts like this don’t look that old anymore. If you watched something 20 years old back in 2004, you would have known it old.
I was dreading every year up to this point because I didn’t want to go THIS long without winning my again.
Wow man me too . I was just a little kid. This team was incredible
@@dorianpaisley-smith303 incredible ain't the word they were nasty....... where do I start Rip Hamilton shoot from anywhere..Sheed Swiss army knife and can shoot.....Big shot Billup's.... and another Swiss army knife in Prince..... with an enforcer in Ben! Nasty 5! Nobody was tall enough to defend Shaq but they was Damm for sure though with heart..... this team and the kg celts🎉🎉
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“But I can play like that if they want me too.” Sheed was a wild dude 😂😂😂
To*
BALL DONT LIE
man this statement never gets OLD FAM
Ball, didn’t lie!!!
There's a video where he screams it so loud it echoes in the whole arena
I couldn't click on this one fast enough when I saw it pop up. DEEEE-TROIT BASKETBALLLLLL!! RIP Stuart Scott.
Man, it's feels so long watching a competitive Pistons team. There are kids in college who were babies when the Pistons last won a playoff game.
You ain't lyin. This is one my favorite eras of basketball and these Pistons was my favorite squad of all-time. You had to earn everything you got. To be real I know I am in the minority, but I love defense and l somewhat like offense.
We didn't used to be this old 😂
That's not true but it's close we won a series on 08 so it would be a high school kid
@@17thN.Oplayers today havesctopidafroww
I was more of a Nets fan around this era because I loved Jason Kidd growing up but I loved everything basketball. This was such a great time to watch the NBA, it’s a shame what it’s become.
That Sheed turnaround jumper in the post… chefs kiss
Dirk the goat of the baseline, but Sheed so smooth with it.
Sheed would embarrass dray
Exactly.
Sheed would beat tf outa him and score on him
And he was always embarrasing himself 🤦🏻♂️
Men just built different back then. Dray is too modern age. Shawn Kemp would rain man on him. Rodman have him crying. Anthony Mason and Oak man abuse him. List goes on.
@@dannynhl9441 why so much hate on Drae if he is the only tough guy nowadays
I won tickets for front row seats and got to meet and shootaround with this Pistons roster as a 7 year old kid. Loved these dudes and Rasheed was the nicest athlete I’ve ever met.
This is what sheed would do to Draymond.
No doubt
So that for the people in the back
ALL DAY
Where do you think Draymond got it from
49-49 with 5 minutes left in the 3rd is crazy teams are already at 100 points by the 4th quarter today
Look at those high scoring teams in the '80s
It’s called they actually played defense back then
The opposing team only averaged like 80 something a game that season against Detroit, don't think it was the Era it was pistons defense they were amazing
yea high level defense and people didn’t shoot threes every possession
@@BlakkSimbabig facts
Left shoulder right shoulder, mid range, 3. Underrated
I Enjoyed this Final so much. Everyone thought the Lakers were gonna Blow the Pistons-out, (with all their Hype and HOF players) and they got Smoked.
They lucked out and Kobe got that shot in game 2. This was a sweep. Making woulda made a difference but we'll never know
It should have been the Wolves in these Finals. But, we all know how much the refs love the Lakers. Sam Cassell's injury didn't help, either.
They were calling it a 5 game sweep because the pistons played dominating ball all five games and the Lakers got lucky with Kobe’s bomb at the end of game 2
Everyone on the pistons stepped up and played, I don't think anyone had a bad series
1:28 Rasheed Wallace was essential in this clip! Yet, Chauncey Billups was the Perfect 1 Man off ball during this run. He's giving Rip Hamilton all the ques but keeping Rasheed in the limelight. Even when he doesn't have the ball he is transitioning motions with his hands. This Pistons Team had it all with Big Ben, Tashaun Prince in this. They all brought key factors.
Yea man Princes Defense was always lock down thats what i loved about his game. He played on both ends of the floor hell the whole front line up did
Rasheed Wallace was SO GOOD! He would average 27-28 in today’s game. One of the original “Stretch 4’s”
Heck ya! Except stretch fours were having success in the 70s and 80s
Loved Wallace's game
Sheeds game was great but I loved his tude. He’s even irritated with the interviewer after a win, classic😎
sheed was a baller. Werent many guys who could play at his level in the league. Most underrated PF possibly ever. Dude was a stretch with a post game. He would DOMINATE the game today.
Sheed had the pure talent of a Tim Duncan, but he just wasn’t built to be an all-game lead dog. That’s why he was perfect for the Pistons
Tim is a bad comparison as Sheed was more like a Dirk type who was also an all world defender.
What type is sheed,duncan and dirk..big is big man PF..they all can shoot,dribble.
Timmy was a beast in the paint, but limited in outside shot selection. Both Dirk and Sheed were a threat outside the arc too.
@@Tahderonecan knock down a open 3 yes. A threat no. Both mid range killers thi
Listen to me. I am 35 now…born, raised, and still living in Detroit teaching high school to kids who weren’t even thought of during this era of Pistons basketball. I was in the 9th grade during these finals…brings tears to my eyes watching this. You had to be there!!
Then y’all got stomped by the spurs and everyone else in the eastern conference 😂
@@hughjass40 Yes they did 🤣man enough to admit that!
Then you really missed out on the REAL Detroit Pistons, Tha Bad Boys. Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman, Bill Lambeer, John Sally, Rick Mahorn, and others.
@@davismavis2834 I’d call them moreso the originals than “the real.” The early 2000’s Pistons did their thing too. I was born in 89 so yea definitely don’t remember the Bad Boys days.
boutdat action ! Ol boy Rasheed said " We can play like that " if" you want to ! "
It's a crime that we didn't win more than one championship with that team.
Such a shame, but we ran into Tim and Pop the next year and unlike LA they had a well rounded team too
@@Loony-TNG they had them on the ropes, but they couldn’t finish
Detroit lost alot of bench players when they faced the spurs in the 2005 finals, it was not the same team.
@@Harasnails Detroit lost the 05 finals because the man highlighted in this video decided to leave Robert Horry wide open.
@@RogueStatusXThis man knows the truth
I was at almost every game in '04 and was at this game so hype...Detroit Pistons was unstoppable...Guarant'Sheed
Sheed was such a character that we forget how legit good of a baller he was. And how sweet it was he got his Blazers revenge on the Lakers
This brought chills to tears in my eyes
SHEEED...future hall of famer
Lol he should be hof not sure if he will get in
He was a great piece to a great team.
One of the best bigs all Time...dont have the scoring stats to match but he is aBOB MACADOO level talent@j-roc6989
@@7neophyteSheed could have avg 25ppg easy too
He should’ve been in
Love this. I remember Doc saying that part about letting sleeping dogs lie. Rasheed Wallace could play in the post as well as anyone today with that range and understanding of the game.
“Understanding of the game” you nailed it. A lot of people don’t recognize how smart some of these players like Sheed were. That entire squad were.
@@OGK_Show Smart and fundamentally sound
I worked for the magic from 2004-2013, these pistons teams were always the team to beat the first few years I was there, what a balanced squad they had, we had some good playoff games against them…
Medvedenko elbows Wallace but at 00:10 Wallace slaps his candy ass and puts him back in his place. ahhahaaha
damn I loved when Sheed would post-up, he would dominate most defenders down low
the turnaround Jump shot is so beautful to watch!
Amazing quality!
This was one of the great teams in nba history, to take down shaq and Kobe in their prime , that was not easy, this piston team and their run is highly underrated
Sheed a legend for this game
67-62 midway thru the 4th…not halftime. And look how exciting this game is. More points, faster pace, chucking up bad shots, todays game feels like a rec run.
Were the 80s a “rec run” as well?
@@Redbrick2424yes
@@Redbrick2424 watch one game frome the 85-86 Celtics, look how physical they play and look how they move the ball around. Then watch any game from almost any team today, look at that matador defense combined with one guy dribbling the air out of the ball while he kills the shot clock. Then ask which one would you rather watch.
@@lp3860 the 86 Celtics are one of the greatest teams of all time. It was beautiful to watch them play. I loved watching the Bad Boy Pistons as well. Same with the 90s Bulls, the 90s Knicks, and the late 80s to early 90s Cavs (very underrated team). Same with the 2000s Spurs, the Bad Boy 2.0 Pistons, Kobe and Shaq and then just Kobe and the Lakers, etc. However, the difference between me and you is I continue to respect greatness. If you can’t respect the Big 3 Heat and the battles they had with the Celtics and Pacers, or the Cavs/Warriors series in 2016 and 2017, or the Raptors run in 2019, etc, etc, I don’t know what to tell you. You’re not a fan of basketball or greatness. You’re a fan of specific eras and will do anything you can to disparage other eras because in your mind, it makes your favorite era somehow better. Sad.
You can thank Jordan.
Pure basketball. ❤
Rasheed deserves to be in the nba hall of fame and that pistons defense was rugged in this series against the lakers
Tough bball. Not like today
great upload
More HD videos of Sheed, PLEASE!
That Pistons team could score with the best of them. They decided to slow the game down and make the other team work while they lock up defensively. They changed the NBA but now it’s a much worse product.
Kobe shot a air ball, got beat down the floor by a big man for an easy dunk, then cried about it to teammates
I like when I could see you Rasheed Wallace Kevin Garnett Chris Webber all gone against each other
Watch Billups INSISTING to Hamilton to get Sheed the ball… that’s a point guard folks.
Timestamp that for the people in the back. All this generation does is shoot threes and they can’t shoot.
Man this was one of the highlights of my childhood. I remember staying up way too late watching this series. I was 9 years old at the time…
@2:27 Ben locking O'Neal out
That's that laziness Kobe talks about ..
@@jeremylevantnot really, Wallace is a physical specifiman and had great position and without knowing how many fouls Shaq had and such, or if the pistons were in the penalty it’s hard to imagine anything other than an over the back there.
Now to be clear, this isn’t to suggest that Shaq didn’t have lazy tendencies, but he was out maneuvered here
@@jeremylevant they lost this because of kobe
Medvedenko can’t guard Rasheed Wallace! Forget it!
Medvedenko was not a good player. He was Karl Malone's back up and only started when Malone was hurt
Medvedenko couldn’t guard Rasheed Wallace. Hell Medvedenko couldn’t guard William Wallace! Had to steal the quote that was originally Mike Downing of the Detroit Free Press when talking about Kelly Tripuka guarding Bernard King. I quote, “Kelly Tripuka guarding Bernard King. Hell Kelly couldn’t guard BB King!”
I was 14 years old at this game remember it like it was yesterday
I loved listening to Al Michaels forced to create superlatives to describe the Pistons. The whole media thought the Lakers would take the series and be lucky to get a game.
What they didn't realize was that the Finals had already happened against Indiana. Lakers would've had major trouble with them also.
I wish you went out to defend that 3point shot by Horry
sheed is one of tge greatest pf of all time
sheed was unstoppable in the post when he wanted to be.
The best part of the clip is before the second basket when Rip swings it to Chauncey, who immediately send it back pointing to Sheed. Dudes mad. Easy points when sheed is mad
58-62 with 9 minutes to go in the 4th quarter. Todays NBA could never. With exception of a select few, no one plays defense today. Everyone wants to load manage on defense (I’m looking at you Luka)
My favorite part of 'Sheeds defensive game was when he would pull the chair out from under players. He'd lean on them a few times, and then step out of the way causing them to travel.
Totally forgot Malone played for the lakers. Lmfao.
How??????
@@younglove3362he obviously didn’t see it live.
He was the jinx
@@anthonypimping201
Actually, the Lakers might have won if he didn't get hurt.
And Gary Payton that year too
nothing beat the entire Palace yelling "SHEEEEEEEEEEEED" during the games. The NBA was so good 20+ years ago. Detroit wholeheartedly accepted sheed to Detroit and loved his inner BAD BAY.
I loved me Rasheed’s game. I also liked that he wasn’t afraid of the Lakers at the time.
This team was so different. One of one of the
Perfect example when u put talented team together. Sheed got a bad wrap in Portland.
All it really took was for him to come some place where the environment was different. And they just needed that extra sauce to take them far. Sheed was that answer
I was rooting for pistons that year! Nice squad Rip (mask) Hamilton and Wallace crazy
This what you call basketball
This is my best lineup team man...they really supported each other...if they knew you was hot...they will make sure you getting the ball all day..thats what they feed off of...teams today..i dont know what they on man
Sheed starts a fight then uses it as motivatoon. Love it
Pistons had a squad
Fabulous Five 🎉🎉🎉
Rasheed Wallace had truth in his game. Very talented guy.
Wallace never grew up (emotionally), he was a man-child with a very short fuse and a beef with the world. I hope he finds inner peace someday.
Do you know him personally?
Both teams played hard.
Got damn forgot how much I love Sheed
Two years later, Shaquille O'Neal and Gary Payton got their revenge on the Pistons
Rip Stuart Scott
Shaq looks checked out dude basically quit on lakers over his beef with a kid smh
Times when Wallace duo are unstopable
I.
Miss this piston's team man
that medvedenko frustration elbow - thought he can push Sheed, hilarious
No flopping back then
The mafia favorised Lakers during those years. FBI opened some investigastions, but of course nothing happened. So glad that Pistons whooped their asses back then.
Great video!!!!
Goosebumps
I went to over 30 games during the 04-09 run. What a special era for the pistons. This team could run anyone in any era.
This is The Point … Dray at 6”7 only can Play “One Way” a Triple Nickel … And The same way in The Playoffs , whereas Rasheed can Play various ways … During The Season Rasheed would usually Kill You with His Post Game and in The Playoffs He would turn into Today’s Stretch 4… Rasheed was a Different type of “Smoke”…. And Trust Dray don’t want No Parts of that… Dray is a Guy that has His Picks… And would’ve Never Picked on Rosco…. Rosco Wallace would’ve had a Field Day on a 6”7 Dray!!!!…💯
2:54 fan spelled unbelievable dead ass wrong 😂😂😂
🎯Where’s was you all’s GOAT Kobe during this series???
Philly Philly.. we got sheed.. Kobe.. n Wilt.. the best big 3 ever
Rashid was the hot head of the league back then. I wanna say he lead in technical fouls. That time period of basketball was great, brings me back to my highschool years. That Detroit team was great.
Stuart Scott!!
Wallace should be a hall of famer. He destroyed lakers in that series. They had no answer.
Sheed came to play, he knew what to do. That team was so unselfish and played some of the best defense I've ever seen.
We loved Sheed from the moment he stepped on the floor in a Pistons jersey. Go watch his first game with the Pistons. The crowd goes nuts as soon as he scores his first basket.
Basketball was before, no now
Malone, Phil Jackson and Kobe all KNEW what was to come......#DETROITBASKETBALLLLLL Defense won that series, not anything Lakers lacked, don't believe the hype
04 Pistons in the TOP 5 of GREATEST TEAMS EVER.... IF NOT TOP 3
Top 10 at best!!!!!
Rasheed's dunk on the floor cam and Kobe's desperation, very special.
I'm thinking, how did they set up that floor cam?
That 2004 Piston team didn’t get enough credit! They didn’t have these big name players, yet had great chemistry and skills to beat the Lakers that had Kobe, Shaq, Malone, Payton etc, and still won it all!!!
Rasheed my boy! I loved him, go Detroit! Wallace, Prince, Hamilton, Billups and BIG BAD BEN WALLACE BABY
5:10 RIP Stuart
*Sheed was unstoppable on the 2004 Pistons!*
Just seeing them play again. Just seeing pro-basketball played like basketball. Just seeing that great, great team again. I miss that team so much. They just went to work.
Pistons were the last team to have superior defense...
Watching Rip pass to Chauncey, then Chaucey throw it right back and point to Sheed in the post will never stop getting me hype.