Who's the Pistons' Charles Oakley?

Laimbeer · Post #1 » by **Laimbeer** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 5:35 pm

Which player from our history is our Charles Oakley? Beloved, soul of the franchise guy?

DCintheD · Post #2 » by **DCintheD** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 5:37 pm

Sheed?

El Chivo · Post #3 » by **El Chivo** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 5:37 pm

Ben Wallace, maybe.

Post #4 » by **theBigLip** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 5:38 pm

Laimbeer, are you just trying to get us to say Laimbeer? :-)

Post #5 » by **theBigLip** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 5:38 pm

We could use a vet of that mold right about now to shake the f--k out of our team and wake them up.

LaSheed · Post #6 » by **LaSheed** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 5:39 pm

Without question Ben Wallace

flow · Post #7 » by **flow** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 6:21 pm

I think there are two separate questions here. Charles Oakley was an enforcer and a bodyguard. He was also a fairly good player. Soul of the franchise? That's being a bit overblown with this recent drama.

Our Charles Oakley, unquestionably, was Rick Mahorn. They served the same role, played the same way (Rick had better touch offensively), and were each others nemesis - fighting each other constantly. Mahorn was the only player in the league who went looking for a fight with Oakley, and vice-versa. They were the same guy. And while "soul of the franchise" is a bit of an overstatement, Rick was a significant foundation of the "bad boys." When he left in the expansion draft, the team lost that aura.

bballnmike · Post #8 » by **bballnmike** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 6:33 pm

So which Piston legend is most likely to get in an altercation with Gores/security and be banished from the Palace/LCA?

DBC10 · Post #9 » by **DBC10** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:50 pm

I want to say Ben. The guy was undrafted and had all the heart to be a shining defensive star in a league filled with defensive giants at the time. Going up against arguably the most dominant in Shaq and never backing down despite being a generous 6'8.

MotownMadness · Post #10 » by **MotownMadness** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:53 pm

Laimbeer is the first to come to mind

Post #11 » by **Cowology** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 8:06 pm

bballnmike wrote:So which Piston legend is most likely to get in an altercation with Gores/security and be banished from the Palace/LCA?

When you phrase it like this i kinda wanna say Rip lol. What a douche.

Ricky & Lamb are the obvious tough guys, but i don't see either one getting into an altercation and getting themselves banned. We don't really have *that* guy.

In SVG We Trust · Post #12 » by **In SVG We Trust** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 8:14 pm

Mahorn was the baddest amongst the bad boys.

In SVG We Trust · Post #13 » by **In SVG We Trust** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 8:16 pm

Cowology wrote:
bballnmike wrote:So which Piston legend is most likely to get in an altercation with Gores/security and be banished from the Palace/LCA?

When you phrase it like this i kinda wanna say Rip lol. What a douche.

Ricky & Lamb are the obvious tough guys, but i don't see either one getting into an altercation and getting themselves banned. We don't really have *that* guy.

We don't have an addict owner who's ruining our franchise during years and only take cares about the money and don't give a f* about to win.

bballnmike · Post #14 » by **bballnmike** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 8:35 pm

Cowology wrote:
bballnmike wrote:So which Piston legend is most likely to get in an altercation with Gores/security and be banished from the Palace/LCA?

When you phrase it like this i kinda wanna say Rip lol. What a douche.

Ricky & Lamb are the obvious tough guys, but i don't see either one getting into an altercation and getting themselves banned. We don't really have *that* guy.

Yeah I don't think we have anyone like that. Rip seems like he's obviously on good terms with Gores since they're retiring his jersey. Now if Karen Davidson still owned the team... Rip would probably be the closest thing :lol:

mattao313 · Post #15 » by **mattao313** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 8:39 pm

To be honest I wasn't even born to watch these guys play but for thing I heard, watched, and read I would say Mahorn. Laimbeer seemed like he tried to manipulate guys and bait them. Mahorn seems more like a guy who would square up and throw hands when ever.

Redeemed · Post #16 » by **Redeemed** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:55 am

Rick Mahorn. Rick fought the entire Bulls team dragging Oakley and Doug Collins up the court by himself. Charles Oakley, a dude who takes the fight off the court too, never approached Rick like he did others. In fact Rick is not our Charles Oakley, Oakley was the Rick Mahorn of the Bulls and the Knicks.

Redeemed · Post #17 » by **Redeemed** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:03 am

bballnmike wrote:So which Piston legend is most likely to get in an altercation with Gores/security and be banished from the Palace/LCA?

If that criteria is being mentally unhinged and having that sort of altercation and banishment, I'd go with no one.

Rip & Prince had an alternate facts way of seeing things. Maybe...just maybe they would take some sort of weird offense at something and make a scene. Certainly nothing like the circus they have in New York. :crazy:

captainrebel · Post #18 » by **captainrebel** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:45 am

They haven't had one in decades.

Pharaoh · Post #19 » by **Pharaoh** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 2:09 pm

Redeemed wrote:Rick Mahorn. Rick fought the entire Bulls team dragging Oakley and Doug Collins up the court by himself. Charles Oakley, a dude who takes the fight off the court too, never approached Rick like he did others. In fact Rick is not our Charles Oakley, Oakley was the Rick Mahorn of the Bulls and the Knicks.

Oakley is a poor man's Mahorn

Soul of the Franchise and NY Legend make me laugh.

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Laimbeer · Post #20 » by **Laimbeer** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 4:24 pm

theBigLip wrote:Laimbeer, are you just trying to get us to say Laimbeer?

Aw heck no.