We're talkin' about Rippin' it up.

"The way we've been starting is the way Curry wants it, I've said I'm happy to come off the bench as long as we're winning. But we're losing. Something's got to give. I'm all for doing whatever it takes for the team, but coming off the bench with us not winning, something's got to change."

And it did. Last night, MC made yet another change to the Pistons lineup and put Rip back in the starting lineup. So guess who's the Pistons new sixth man? A.I.

In his 13 years in the NBA, he has never come off the bench. He has always been a starter.

Back in n '04 when he was still a Sixer, A.I. skipped a game against the Pistons when he was told he would have to come off the bench after returning from an injury. This is how he reacted back then:

"A lot of people might look at it like it's a selfish thing or something like that. Why wouldn't I start? I'm the franchise player here. I don't know any franchise players that come off the bench. I don't know any Olympian that comes off the bench. I don't know any All-Star that comes off the bench. I don't know any former MVP that comes off the bench. I don't know any three-time scoring champion that comes off the bench."

But we all know that Allen has grown a lot since then, and he did say he'd be willing to do whatever it takes for his team to win a ring, and he'd be willing to do whatever the coach wants him to do. Even practice!

But is this the right move? I have mixed feelings. I'm just gunna watch and see how this goes before I say anything harsh. But I will say this: We all know he is an amazing player and he could be an amazing sixth man. He could play SMASHINGLY with the 2nd unit since he will be playing with players who aren't as good. He would be on the court at crunch time, when it matters, to help win games because of his ability to get to the line.

I'm not sure if it has anything to do with the fact that he didn't play last night [back injury] because that's hard for me to swallow, but the Pistons played amazing last night. They played like ... the Detroit Pistons. Like the Pistons who have always been talked about when talking about the East Elite. Like the Pistons who know each other, trust each other, and work as one.

Rip's first game back in the starting lineup and he scored 31. Stuckey had 22, and Tay added 17. We beat the Magic 93-85. We ended the longest losing streak in 14 seasons.

"It's nothing on Allen. He's just a guy that needs the basketball. And because of that, it reduces the amount of time Stuckey has the ball in his hands. That has taken away some of Stuckey's aggressiveness. Hopefully, this can help Stuckey out." Michael Curry said before last night's game.

"We need more guys to play better together, and play in sync. Hopefully, this will help."


The Pistons next game is a rematch of last year's eastern conference finals ... we're going to Boston.
The C's have won all 3 games we've played them this season, including 2 by double digits.
It's not clear yet if A.I. will return for this game ...