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Originally Posted by Amnorix
What those Pistons played was not really what any sane person should call defense. The Celtics, Bulls and a bunch of other teams played tough, hard-nosed defense, but even they were pushing the line pretty aggressively. The Pistons ignored the line altogether with some (Laimbeer especially) just playing dirty. He was, as Larry Bird said, literally out to hurt you.
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If you think an NBA with everyone playing THAT style of defense would be good for anyone -- players or fans -- I really don't know what to tell you. That's an ugly, uninteresting, version of the sport.
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Nobody liked that "defense", even while it was happening. It made the games nearly unwatchable. The hand-checking and grabbing didn't make anything more entertaining. The 90s Knicks and Heat certainly didn't help the popularity of the league.