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Recently, my chum and I discussed the Bad Boy Pistons. I asserted that the baddest Bad Boy was Laimbeer because of his hard fouls and his flopping, but he said the baddest Bad Boy was Isiah because he was full of grit, never gave up, and had a mean streak (ask MJ).

So, if you guys think of the Bad Boys, do you rather think of Laimbeer or rather think of Isiah? I still take Laimbeer, who do you have?

DENNIS RODMAN.

They were both bad in their own way. Laimbeer was an honest bad. He'd clothesline you. Isiah was a more sneaky deceptive bad.

The tiebreaker goes to Isiah for being so horribly *bad* at being a GM. Worse than Millen.

I voted Isiah because I always kind of saw Bill/Rick as the muscle and Isiah as the evil mastermind behind it all.

Bill was the most hated player in the league outside of Detroit.

Come on.

Isiah - he folded the Continental Basketball Association in less than 2 years.
Clotheslineing players is bad, but bankrupting entire basketball association is on whole different level.

RTM wrote:Bill was the most hated player in the league outside of Detroit.

Come on.

And it wasnt even close.

Isiah was the most disliked star, though. A bit of a loudmouth. And dont bring in Isiah's career post retirement. Thats the wrong kind of bad.

Whos more evil

1. Frankenstien or his monster

haha do you mean more bad. id vote for bill, just looking at biglips avi seals it for me

I do think Bill was one of the most hated guys in his time.
But after seeing this stuff Isiah has done with the Knicks as far as
destroying everything he touches and saying what he did to that lady.
I had to vote for Isiah.

Rick Mahorn was the baddest Bad Boy.

Does anyone actually read the original post? He asked who the baddest PLAYER was.... not who you dislike the most now.

Laimbeer no doubt.

zeke

I see that "Ax Murderer" is leading the "Smiling Assassin" by 4 votes atm. Punching and getting punched by Larry Bird, Bob Lanier, Robert Parish and Charles Barkley will get you that. And do not forget that fouling was only his SECOND best skill, he was way better in acting!

Call them bad, call them "axe murderer" call them "sneaky" call Isiah a bad GM, average coach.

But lets call them for what they were as players: Isiah = One of the greatest point guards EVER to play the game. PERIOD.
Laimbeer = A great complimentary player (not a roll player) a guy who had to "work" for his chance in the NBA. Took his first start as a Piston and FLOURISHED as the teams starting Center for over a decade. Made the most of his abilities, and didn't kiss the a$$ of anyone. Rather he would spit in your face, and rub some dirt in your eye for an advantage.

He and Isiah made a great tandem.

Isiah: "There was no better feeling than going into an opposing arena, and looking over your shoulder and having Laimbeer on our side. I knew that we could beat anyone"

Isaiah easily. Yes, Laimbeer fouled and whined and flopped and elbowed, but Isaiah would step on your foot when you were jumping, snakebite you, cheapshot you and talk bad about you. He was the mastermind behind the Bad Boys. He was the will. The big little man. The baddest of the Bad Boys. Isaiah was the Bad Boys. That was his personality and his will.

Oddly enough, considering the current state of the Pistons, the only Bad Boy that didn't really seem to fit in was our very own Joe Dumars.

Isiah and Laimbeer have been discussed in this threat. Vinnie looked like a tank and liked to play with heavy contact. Rodman, even before he was truly insane, was still a nutty dude. James Edwards and Mark Aguirre looked dangerous. Adrian Dantley never smiled.

I guess Salley didn't fit in all that well either, as he was and is a jokester and smiled a lot. He and Joe D were similar, in that their defense was their pride and they played it very well. Joe wasn't a big smiles guy, but he played the game fairly and was generally well-liked. Heck, Jordan HATED us, and yet he never said anything but great things about Dumars.