Ok, so technically Antonio and Rip didn’t crash Mo Evan’s wedding since they were groomsmen but I needed an excuse to make the above crappy photoshop.

That’s quite a savage beard Ripper’s working on. It’s gotta look killer with some stunner shades. He’s going the give the Baron Davises and DeShawn Stevensons of the league a run for their money. To check out the real wedding pics see: DBB via Need4Sheed via The Sports Culture

From Chris McCoksy’s Detroit News blog:

Antonio McDyess, who broke his nose in the third quarter Friday, had his nose reset this morning in an operation at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. The surgery , performed by Dr. Gene Rontal, was deemed a success.

The plan is for McDyess to fly back to Philly either Saturday night or early Sunday. His status will be determined most likely after shoot-around Sunday, but the team is listing him as questionable.

It is the third time he’s broken the nose, and the seond time he’s broke it in Philly. Andre Iguodala appeared to swat him inadvertently with the back of his hand.

If McDyess can’t play, Flip Saunders said Jason Maxiell, Theo Ratliff or Amir Johnson could start. Maxiell seems like the logical choice, but Saunders worries about early foul trouble. Thus, Ratliff could get the call.

Will Dice be our third masked man?   Broken schnozolas are no fun, and will most likely effect his play if he’s cleared.

From mLive:

McDyess said he plans to play on Wednesday when the Pistons host the New York Knicks.

“I could have probably played (tonight),” McDyess said. ‘But it’s a long season; don’t want to come back too soon, especially this early in the season.”


Of course this is good news. We’ll need all the big bodies we can get to do battle with NY’s front tandem of Randolph and Curry, not to mention David Lee, the Knicks’ version of Jason Maxiell. Let’s just hopes Flip plans to still ration minutes to Amir Johnson and possibly Cheikh Samb.

Antonio McDyess will be a Piston through 2010 at least.McDyess, 32, signed a two-year extension with the Pistons on Monday that will pay him roughly $14.46 million from 2008-09 though 2009-10.He will make $6.3 million next season, the last year of his initial deal with the Pistons, $6.9 million in 2008-09 and $7.5 million in 2009-10.”I am excited,” McDyess said in a prepared statement. “We have enjoyed a lot of success as a team since I came to Detroit three years ago and I look forward to the upcoming season and making another run at a title.” Link l Detroit News

I’m glad to see him back, and I hope he truly believes we’ll be contending for a title. I expect to see him in a more limited role as we try to work in Maxiell & Amir.