Human Victory Cigar

…once again proving that you CANNOT turn on the switch when you feel like it.

…abandoning your defensive base for a more “fun and interesting” style of play.

…saying all the right things, but not doing them.

…labeling one Ben Wallace as a malcontent and then going right out the next year and proving him right.

…telling us, “If it ain’t rough, it ain’t right.”

…acting like you have it all figured out in the regular season and are saving yourself for the post season.

…flaming out in pathetic fashion for two years in a row

…hiring Flip Saunders

…not hiring Bill Laimbeer (not even an interview?)

…signing Half-Price…err….Nazr Mohammed

…signing Crap….err Chris Webber

…providing us with “in-house” beat writers (can you say “spin?”)

…telling us that half-assing on D will not be tolerated and then promptly tolerating it.

…showing us great promise from Jason Maxiell

…benching Jason Maxiell the very next game.

…running an offense predicated on jump shots when you have exactly 2 proficient jump shooters out of 12 players.

…refusing to drive the lane when teams openly beg you to do it

…letting us watch Chauncey Billups mail it in for the 1st half of most games.

…letting us watch the rest of the team follow suit.

…convincing the fans that the one major change from the Finals years isn’t the reason the team continues to come up short.

…losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers

…making me look like a fool on my very first video podcast…IT WAS MY FIRST!

…running away from Lebron James as he drives to the hoop with the game on the line.

…running away from Lebron James as he drives to the hoop with the game on the line.

…running away from Lebron James as he drives to the hoop with the game on the line.

…running away from Lebron James as he drives to the hoop with the game on the line.

…running away from Lebron James as he drives to the hoop

with the game on the line.

…winning on the cheap and then running everyone out of town before they expect to be rewarded for their results.

…firing a coach that gets results because he’s a “bad person.”

…keeping a coach that fails because he’s a “good person.”

…acting as if chances to compete for a title are a dime a dozen and should not be cherished and treated as if they were your last.

…convincing the fans that winning titles isn’t important, but having a great 5 year run, is.

…drafting Darko

…ending the season talking as if we’re going to do it all again next year.

Alas, as I look back on this year, I have tons to be thankful for and I, for one, don’t plan on being ungrateful.

Thank you Detroit Pistons from the bottom of my…