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June 03, 2004
The Shaq curse:: Stock market investors should be pulling for the Detroit Pistons in the National Basketball Association finals due to the Shaq curse, according to a published report Thursday.
Yet another reason to root for the Pistons.
posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 10:13 AM - 6 comments
A quick glance at the piston's roster:
- Rip Hamilton: single-handedly beat Duke in the 1999 NCAA championship.
- Corliss Williamson: beat Duke in NCAA championships in 1994, though not quite as single-handedly as Hamilton did.
- Rasheed Wallace: did some nasty things to Duke during his career at the Wrong School.
- Tayshaun Prince: OK, did go 0-2 against Duke. Still, went to Kentucky.
- Shaq: schooled by Laettner in their only college battle.
- Luke Walton: lost to Duke in 2001 title game, mostly ineffective.
- Kareem Rush: lost to Duke earlier in 2001 NCAA tournament.
posted by tieguy at 11:18 AM on June 03, 2004
Clearly, I must root for LA. For the same reasons you listed tieguy, I clearly must root for Detroit.
posted by trox at 11:52 AM on June 03, 2004
For the same reasons you listed tieguy, I clearly must root for Detroit. Ditto; although I'll also root against LA because I can't stand those front row Hollywood bandwagoners.
posted by sixpacker at 12:47 PM on June 03, 2004
I was gonna root for the Pistons anyway, being a homer and all, but those Duke references make me want to root for them all the more...
posted by MeatSaber at 12:52 PM on June 03, 2004
Yes. Go Duke Killers! (says the guy that wears Duke shorts and hat despite his distaste for the basketball team)
posted by Bernreuther at 01:32 PM on June 03, 2004
"There are also curses on teams that pay to name an arena or stadium." Perhaps because it's a giant waste of money and any company that does it deserves to take a flogging in the market? I was rooting for the Pistons anyway, but now here's more support for them. Go Detroit!