While watching a great Argentina vs. Greece matchup yesterday I remembered how much Carlos Delfino frustrates me. Carlos came into a tight game and drained big shot after big shot. He ended up with 23 points and 5 boards in 27 minutes of play as he and Manu escaped Greece by a bucket.

For three seasons I was waited for that Carlos Delfino to be the spark off the Pistons’ bench.  It never played out that way and Delfino was sent north of the border for a pair second round picks.

Throughout the broadcast Doug Collins remarked how Delfino was his “wild card”. The guy has talent, but he’s streaky and seems to have a fragile ego. A certain University of Alabama kick off returned might be so inclined to liken him to a box of chocolates because you were never quite sure what you’d get from ‘Los.

It’s a shame he never caught on here. As Collins put it, the Pistons were never all that impressed with his work ethic. He’d show flashes of brilliance but then sulk when his number wasn’t called upon on a loaded veteran team. Then inevitably he’d start talking about taking his ball and going back home.

After a pretty productive season (9pts, 4.4 rbs) coming off the bench in Toronto Delfino has joined the former NBA overseas contingent. Delfino signed a 3-year deal with BC Khimki of Russia.

We’ll get another chance to see which Carlos Delfino is gonna show up as Argentina earned themselves, by way of their win over Greece, a semifinals match up with U.S.A. tomorrow morning.

Not much going on in the way of Pistons news so I started to surf other parts of the web the other day. I came across something on eBay that sent nostalgia shooting down my spine. The auction for this Isiah Thomas / Magic Johnson Salem Sportswear big head caricature t-shirt.

Who else remembers these? I loved these shirts. They were pretty big when I was in grade school, but I don’t see ‘em that much these days. I liked these better than any other types of sports shirts. The best were the group shots like when team’s won championships. Whom ever they commissioned to do the drawings of the athletes was pretty good at it because the likenesses were pretty spot on in most instances.