Magic Johnson respects the Bad Boy Pistons: "One of the greatest teams ever" | CLUB SHAY SHAY

Shannon Sharpe sits down with Magic Johnson to explain why he believes the Isiah Thomas led Detroit Pistons (Bad Boy Pistons) were one of the greatest teams ever: “I don’t think there has been a more physical team than the Bad Boy Pistons.”
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Which NBA team do you believe is the greatest team ever? 🎧: sprtspod.fox/Ep.57

[@TruthBTold-]

None. Too hard to prove.

[@salmanahjum-mathee9055]

On paper it'd probably be the 15/16 Warriors. 73 win season isn't something that can be ignored. But they didn't get the ultimate job done which lessens the achievement somewhat. There certainly been a lot of great teams. 96 Bulls, certainly there been some all time great Laker teams, Celtic teams also. Not easy to answer that question

[@georgiosgrigoriadis6200]

Even though i like the 1987 Lakers and the 1986 Celtics more, maybe the best team of all time are the 1996 Bulls. They were powerful on both offense and defense.

[@corykelley786]

Pistons never got enough respect for what they accomplished from 1988 - 1991 they were the best team in the league. look who they had to face up against Boston, Chicago, NY, Cleveland with Price and Daugherty they were the best BAD BOYS for Life😃 RESPECT

[@astheskylarksings]

1986

[@kekeedordu8422]

And bulls had to adapt to that style to become great. That team ushered in the new era in the 90s.

[@t-god2439]

Isaiah in general doesn’t get enough credit. For him to be the second best pg in the league behind only the best pg of all time says a lot. Then Isaiah realized early on that he had to sacrifice stats early on to win

[@duncanpinderhughes1704]

NOT TO MENTION THE HAWKS AND THE BUCKS BRO THE EAST WAS LOADED WHEN 6 FOOT ISIAH THOMAS WAS LEADING HIS TEAM BEAT THE GREATEST PLAYERS OF ALL TIME FOR A SPAN OF 3 TO 4 YEARS STRAIGHT..LET THAT SINK IN..

[@dbreiden83080]

He had a relatively short career when you look at it. That was a factor. Plus unfortunately Michael Jordan constantly burying him at every opportunity really hurt his legacy.

[@willlee2423]

My Detroit Pistons

[@leonbridges1802]

I always liked Magic for his honesty and humility two things GOD loves. 🖤👽

[@TheHiddenNarrative]

Say what you want about the Bad Boy Pistons but they had to go through Jordan’s Bulls, Larry’s Celtics, and Magic’s Lakers to win that first championship

[@brettrobinson2901]

they did....BAD BOYS, BAD BOYS!...WHATCHA GONE DO..WHEN DE' COME FO' YOU!!!💪😱

[@Tehui1974]

Magic showing his class with those answers.

[@albertreuscastello1849]

The Bad Boys Pistons were physical and talented. And coached by great Chuck Daly

[@statusboom-x6348]

The Pistons were tough and they all had HANDS. Get these hands!

[@jonathanblaze1648]

BAAAAD BOOYS! BAAAAAD BOOYS!

[@eastcoastandloveit3857]

I’ve been watching undisputed for a long time, and I was stupid not to realize that this channel existed. I’m super excited and super happy. Shannon is amazing talent and I love all of the videos.

[@PMckay]

Exactly..

[@koldfear8122]

Take a shot, when Shanon says "right" and "correct" lol

[@BaconMessiah]

High energy is contagious. Keep up the good work.

[@tajj4455]

The best Defensive team ever, Period 🏀🏆

[@misane2212]

Top 5 all time BADBOYZ

[@FinesseTheFrank]

DEEEETROIT BAASSSSSKKKEEETTTBALLLLL!!!

[@washedotaku2282]

i love how Shanon always says “right” , “correct” 🤣

[@andresdelportillo9917]

Tragic Johnson lowkey has no choice to respect them considered people respect that 88 charity ring for LA

[@TC-vc7oe]

And respect to Magic because he never CRIED AND WHINED to daddy Stern like Jordan.

[@Black_Diamond31]

jordan had no team goofy

[@Nurunigo]

FAX!

[@nastynas7]

Cap

[@b9479]

Facts, that's why I ALWAYS hated Jordan, just a big crybaby

[@DocYAYAYA]

its not even a question the Pistons one of the best teams ever

[@armandop9082]

1989 Pistons would beat any team in history no doubt.

[@rafaelt.8650]

04 Pistons defense was best ever

[@Coolness18304]

Yeeesssssiiirrrrr

[@diamondback4522]

Still mad about the phantom call. Could have been a 3 peat

[@stanleyyoungitc]

If not for "There's a steal by Bird" in 87, we might be taking about 4 straight trips to the finals. Then the NBA wouldn't act like the Bad Boy Pistons never existed.

[@bobbyc1701]

Whatever lmao The Pistons also played the lakers in the 1989 NBA finals when the lakers were injured! Magic Johnson and Byron Scott didnt play in most of the games which made it easy for the Pistons to win and there was no phantom call. Its all in your head that it was a phantom call

[@stanleyyoungitc]

@@bobbyc1701 Isiah Thomas injured his ankle in game 6 of the Finals in 88 so it evens out. Could not play the next game. And the World named it the Phantom foul Not Detroit. Because EVERYBODY KNOWS!!!!!

[@TC-vc7oe]

@@bobbyc1701 Phantom call clear as day.

[@beebodavis931]

@@bobbyc1701 brother with all due respect that was a phantom call build and beer had his hands straight up he didn't move forward Kareem bumped into him so yes that was a b******* call if nothing else

[@paulmkz]

Pistons were loaded Thomas, Rodman, Dumars, Vinny Johnson, Mark Aguire, Laimbeer, Mahorn, Salley. Big , long, fast, team was so loaded. Team went to 3 straight nba finals. Won 2. That's hard to do

[@astheskylarksings]

The Celtics were way dirtier than the Pistons. I’m tired of people acting like they created a dirty league. Go look at the 76ers play Boston or the Lakers

[@Idrcatall]

Detroit is always a scapegoat dude that’s all it is

[@jstewlly4747]

Why do people forget 1983 76ers wtf Moses and a Dr cmon now they were the best playoff run ever to 2001 lakers

[@ricardolozano5356]

one championship

[@mobetta2092]

@@ricardolozano5356 yup…just like the 2008 Celtics (1 Championship). The only reason that 2008 Championship gets so much attention is because KG and Pierce talk nonstop about their ring…and not to mention it was the Celtics beating the Lakers (meanwhile Lakers don’t even talk about beating the Celts in 2009).

[@ricardolozano5356]

@@mobetta2092 2010

[@mobetta2092]

@@ricardolozano5356 thanks, you’re absolutely right. 2010 ✊🏾

[@King-mf3wh]

@@mobetta2092 Not only did you get the date wrong, but people always talk about Kob getting that chip in 2010 against them. What are you talking about? Lol

[@cwagsr7189]

HAMMER TIME🔨...U CANT TOUCH THIS!

[@bboywolf]

96 Bulls and 17 Warriors... then 86 Celtics and 87 Lakers... everyone else is after

[@devonkb47]

Name the guy on the 07 spurs that was a super athlete

[@ceedee7647]

The Pistons should've won that 7 game series in 88'

[@drestathagangsta8880]

It should've ended in 6 if it weren't for that phantom foul.

[@basketballgod2791]

I find it funny how everyone says LeBron win last in the whole generation yet Bill Laimbeer says that LeBron will be unstoppable, and nobody would even be able to keep up with him foot speed wise

[@PikBushMan]

Re read and rewrite that my dude take ya time....

[@ssj-rose4572]

Yeah but that’s bill laimbeer

[@jerodtabb311]

@@ssj-rose4572 well he wasn't lying tho 💯

[@kennysmith1925]

Stopped mike initially but he probably hates every star in his generation except Isaiah. But some old dudes think they so much better in their mind or on paper. There is no way to tell without playing the game. It's a much faster game today which none of them take into account.

[@KD1andOnly]

@Miguel Mendoza yoooo 😂😂

[@benw7367]

7' 6"9 & 6'9" huh? Crazy

[@kevinscott59]

The only defensive team that rivaled the original Bad Boy Pistons were the new Bad Boys of 2003-2005.

[@TheGallant9]

The Pistons played fair until Magic knocked Zeke to the floor. The Celtics and Lakers were literally the reason the Pistons got as physical as they did. Other than that they woulda kept the game the game

[@kawaiiafangirl]

There were parts of the Bad Boy Pistons championships that were overrated imo, but I do love the fact that they were considered outsiders in the league and they managed to repeat. The Lakers and Celtics were the league's most storied franchises. and L.A. had the entertainment industry and the money, while Boston had the historical significance. Isiah Thomas to me, is probably the most slept-on superstar of the 80s in the NBA, Joe Dumars was a lockdown perimeter defender as was Rodman on the post (he had good lateral movement as a Piston also, but not so much as a Spur or Bull), Laimbeer was money at the top of the arc (people forget that he was a Center who had good range for his time), Mark Aguirre and Vinnie Johnson were complementary players on the offensive end, and John Salley, Rick Mahorn, and James Edwards were complementary players on the defensive side.

[@mobetta2092]

What was overrated?

[@ki11atj49]

Yeah I know if anything they were underrated especially because of how nowadays they're only talked about as a physical team. When they were a very good basketball team in general

[@kawaiiafangirl]

@@mobetta2092 The first championship team coincided with an expansion season so Charlotte and Miami were new to the league (the Pistons had a combined 6-0 record against the two). The next season, Orlando and Minnesota joined the NBA and along w/ the Hornets and Heat that season, the 4 teams posted a combined 77 wins only. The Pistons had a 13-1 record against those 4 squads in 1990. As far as the post-season, the Pistons played a Celtics team w/o Larry Bird in 1989 and played against a Laker team that didn't have their 3rd best scorer and best 3-Point shooter in Byron Scott and Magic only played 1 complete games before a hamstring injury cost him the rest of Game 2, all but 5 minutes of Game 3, and all of Game 4. The Pistons got a memorable 15-2 record but none of the teams they faced before the Lakers won 50 games or more (the Bulls upset a 55-win Cavs squad in the first round and were the only team to win against the Pistons that year). The next season was a bit more legitimate but a severe migraine from Scottie Pippen could've given the Bulls the W in Game 7. I do give the Pistons credit though for 1988. There was a phantom foul that won Game 6 for the Lakers. Had it not been for the foul, the Pistons would've won the Finals 4-2. That was the same game as Isiah Thomas' ankle injury where he put up 25 points in a quarter. He wasn't 100% in Game 7 and the Pistons were beaten by the Lakers. Had it not been for the phantom foul, the Pistons could've been the first repeat AND 3-Peat teams since the 60s Celtics.

[@mobetta2092]

@@kawaiiafangirl are you aware that the sever migraine that Scottie had was a result of the pressure of a Game 7 ECF at the Palace of Auburn Hills. You’re counting that against Detroit? The manner in which you’re scrutinizing the Pistons opponents, are you scrutinizing the Chicago Bulls when in 1991 an Isiah Thomas with a sprained ankle he suffered against Boston in the series before facing Chicago in the ECF and also a still injured wrist he came back prematurely from surgery on his shooting hand was dealing with? Or an injured Isiah in the 1988 Finals with a broken ankle? Are you counting that against the Lakers?

[@kawaiiafangirl]

@@mobetta2092 I literally wrote about the 1988 Finals and IT's ankle. Lmao. You're also reaching when you talk about Scottie's migraine being due to the pressure of playing Game 7 in Detroit.

[@normajeaneason6983]

The Chicago Bulls with Michael Jordan.

[@TruthBTold-]

Isaiah Thomas and those Detroit Pistons, were IMMENSELY TALENTED, but The Lakers were worn out from their EARLIER 80s battles , ESPECIALLY in the East.

[@mobetta2092]

LA had no chance against Detroit. Pistons were hungry and on a mission from believing they should’ve won in 1988 if not for Isiah’s injury. They weren’t being denied.

[@drestathagangsta8880]

Worn out? The Lakers breezed through the entire Western Conference playoffs with an 11-0 record. Then they had 10 days off before the finals because the Pistons were still battling the Bulls in the ECF.

[@TruthBTold-]

@@drestathagangsta8880 worn out in terms of amount of years in Playoffs

[@neugey]

I respect the late Chuck Daly and Joe Dumars out of that bunch. Still can't stand the rest of them.

[@kevinmintahafari1743]

What about Rodman ?

[@stanleyyoungitc]

Why? You don't like winners?

[@TC-vc7oe]

We don't care, susan...

[@mrbdx]

Michael Jordan liked former Pistons enough to recruit them to play for Bulls and to help him win Championships. Rodman, Salley and James Edwards all won chips with Jordan as Chicago Bulls. Jordan and Zeke don’t like each other because of various reasons on and OFF the court.

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

The Pistons were playing dirty though especially against the Bulls, Celtics and Lakers

[@chriswil5919]

Celtics wasn’t?? Go look at the Celtics playing lakers Philadelphia back then ..Go look at how parish or what he did to laimbeer..

[@PeePeeMilk]

The pistons were great but if they weren’t allowed to hurt the players like the way they did. They would’ve never won.

[@rellis735]

Who did they hurt ?

[@TC-vc7oe]

Who did they hurt, Karen?

[@Black_Diamond31]

@@rellis735 bruh even dennis rodman said that they would intentionally punch people on occassion

[@rellis735]

@@Black_Diamond31 who did they hurt ?

[@Black_Diamond31]

@@rellis735 can you read?

[@xpradaGx]

Bad boys pistons would get ejected from every game if they played in the modern nba era.

[@itsme804va4]

NBA changed when Malice and the palace happened. When Indiana went in the stands NBA changed

[@adrianprince7266]

The pistons were dirty and everyone including magic knows that. The entire league back at that time knew of them and their tactics

[@stanleyyoungitc]

Not Dirty, just tough physical and intimidating!

[@mackinshizzaveli4202]

It would be considered dirty today. 35 years ago it was considered intimidating and physical. Notice nobody cried they were dirty they went in the lab and got better. They did Jordan the worst and look what it made him.

[@stanleyyoungitc]

@@mackinshizzaveli4202 I was with you until you mentioned Jordan. Magic, Bird, Dr J and Isiah Thomas won all of the Chips in the 80s. They are not footnotes in Jordan's Story.

[@mackinshizzaveli4202]

@@stanleyyoungitc Ok look at the teams Jordan played on them look at the Lakers and Celtics. The Pistons are why I think Isaiah is underrated because he didn’t play with 5-6 Hall of Famers and he almost 3 peated in that era.

[@stanleyyoungitc]

@@mackinshizzaveli4202 No disagreement about Zeke. But once again...the title and subject of this video/convo has nothing to do with Jordan.

[@yearningnation4184]

He should respect them. he has a losing record to isiah and a phantom foul (rig job) cost the pistons a championship...

[@emanuelgarcia7946]

Nba always favor la teams with superstars just like Kobe-Shaq 3 peat

[@mauricebarlow4844]

No shut up . pistons are okay relax .

[@Westside19th]

They were a superstar team