Rip Hamilton: A Reply To The Chauncey Billups Letter

Rip Hamilton: A Reply To The Chauncey Billups Letter.

Dear Mr. Big Shot,

C-Billz! Thanks for checking in man, I could use a friendly face or two around here right now.

Yeah the team had a pretty good streak going...then we had a pretty bad one...and well we're 3-7 in our last 10. Still we're holding down that fifth spot right now.

I know people are talking about Heat being only half a game behind us, yeah the Heat with the worst record in the league last year, yeah us the Pistons the absolute symbol of consistency and a winning attitude.

But they're the Heat! Remember when they first got Shaq and everyone declared them the Eastern Conference champs etc etc? But we knocked them back, me and you Chaunce, and 13 other guys as well.

Ok, fair enough, they did get past us the next year...and kinda go on to win a championship, but that was just lucky, no-one respects you if you only win one championship...

...us excluded obviously.

And yeah man, I am definitely pissed at management! Dude, I know you're finally back in Colorado and I couldn't be happier for you, but I think they played me.

I thought Joey D was the best GM in the league, he did an amazing job, but now I'm not so sure, seems like he's just lost focus to me?

Either way, you're right man, I know you're not coming back, and I'm definitely not happy about it but there we are.

I've swallowed my pride, if they want Iverson there instead they can have him, we'll just see whose there come playoff time.

(no, no, I swear we will make the playoffs)

But anyways, yeah I've come off the bench three times now, and I'm kinda getting used to it. I had 14 points and six assists in my first game, and then seven and four the game after.

But I went off last night man, I led the team in scoring, I got 27 points off the bench man, that's only three off my season high! Who needs that Iverson kid?

Umm, yeah we did lose, but its only one game eh? Ok and 18 others but you get my point.

Yeah me and you were pretty good tandem Chauncey, I was so used to just running around the court, I'd always just appear to have the ball in my hands when I was shooting, all thanks to you.

In fact, for the first few games after you left, I kept doing the same ole thing... but I didn't have the ball anymore.

I was starting to look like dude from 'Above the Rim.'

Hey, the beard is cool man, not all of us can sport the same look for a decade like you can!

Nah, I'm just messing with you man, in all honesty, I think you have got to make the All-Star squad this year. I've heard what your critics say, about you not even being the star on your own team and all that.

I think they need to make sure they're watching the right team.

The Denver Nuggets right?  Those division-leading Denver Nuggets?

That's all because of you man, you changed them around, you did exactly what Joey D envisioned with A.I. You've made them dangerous, given them all energy!

You'll be the guy to take them past the first round, just in time before Melo is labeled the next T-Mac

Seriously how many dunks you guys get a game? Its a pretty tight race between you and the Sixers for the title of 'the new Phoenix Suns.'

Nah Detroit ain't done, we're never done, me and you didn't terrify the league for years for nothing! Us taking those ageing Lakers down a peg, you just running circles around Gary Payton, us challenging for 70, the lockdown D, Big Ben's rejection on Shaq, you winning the finals MVP, the many, many, many technicals by Sheed.

That was us man!

DEEEEEE-TROOIITTTT BASKETBALL!

Lives forever man.

Richard (RIP) Hamilton