Found this by Jamie Samuelsen who blogs for the Free Press in Detroit.

Sheed had two points through the first two and half quarters. He picked up a technical, and then realized that he was the best player in the building. He dominated offensively and shut down Tim Duncan.

I’ve been writing this blog for about a year and I’ve probably spent more time on my inner angst about Wallace than any other topic. I love him and I hate him. The Pistons have to dump him, yet somehow can’t win without him. He’s the best player on the team by far, and the most detrimental at the same time. Yep, that’s our Sheed.

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Yeah, in Detroit it is all about Rasheed. When he arrived in Detroit, Wallace matched up with the other Wallace, Big Ben, and the two of them started shutting down teams left and right and eventually took home an NBA title.

That was all well and good, but Rasheed has never wanted to be the star and is often reluctant to take over a game. When he is in the mood, he dominates.

Detroit will probably release him at the end of the year for the value of his contract and use it to pursue a younger free agent.

So why do you drop the enigmatic Rasheed? Well, if you have noticed, as the years have crept up on Rasheed, his game is moving further from the basket. Larry Brown was the last coach to get Rasheed to post up on a regular basis and that is a shame, because Rasheed is unstoppable down low.

So instead of complaining about Sheed maybe you should marvel at all the things Rasheed Wallace does well, because the Sheed replacement may not bring what Sheed takes with him.

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The Detroit Piston Michael Curry 16 rules will not allow Rasheed Wallace to get casual

The big deal in Detroit Piston land is the signing of Michael Curry as coach.

Joe Dumars tried to trade the whole roster except for Rodney Stuckey and instead ended up hiring a new coach.

Will Michael Curry make a difference? Absolutely, because he believes in accountability. Something that was sorely lacking since Larry Brown left.

Michael has what he calls the 16 rules and they are used to grade a player 0 to 100 with every player trying to get to 100.

Technicals have been an issue with Rasheed Wallace through the years and, you guessed it, that will be a violation of one of the 16 rules.

“Is the technical foul or mistake harmful?” Curry asked. “If it does, then it’s going to go against the grading system.

“The guys are always trying to score the highest or grade out at the highest possible grade they can.”

He said Tuesday that one of the rules is to leave the officials alone. From his comments Wednesday, you know being professional and being the aggressor are two more.

He declined to reveal the others.
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But this is Rasheed Wallace? Won’t he just break the rules?

No. Rasheed and all of the players have a great deal of respect for Michael Curry, first as a Piston player, then an assistant coach, and now as a head coach.
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