Mr Big Shot hangs em up

[chuckifubuck]

Chauncey Billups, the 2004 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player and former Detroit Pistons star, told Yahoo Sports on Tuesday he is retiring after 17 NBA seasons.

Billups became an unrestricted free agent when the Pistons declined the second and final year of a contract option that would have paid him $2.5 million next season. The five-time All-Star had interest in playing with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers after a workout this offseason and said he had "a couple of opportunities to play" if he wanted to continue. But after missing 185 games the past three seasons, Billups decided it was time to retire a little more than two weeks before his 38th birthday.

"It's just time. I know when it's time," Billups told Yahoo Sports. "My mind and my desire is still strong. I just can't ignore the fact that I haven't been healthy for three years. I can try again and get to a point where I think I can go, but I just can't sustain. Me not being able to play the way that I can play, that's when you kind of know it's that time.

"It's just time. I'm happy, excited. The game was very, very good to me. I felt like I was equally as good to the game the way I played it and the way I respected it and the way I carried myself through the process."

Billups was best known for his first stay with the Pistons from 2002-08. He earned the nickname "Mr. Big Shot" for his clutch shooting when he led Detroit to the 2004 NBA championship and another Finals appearance in '05. He was part of the Pistons' star foursome that also included Ben Wallace, Rip Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace.

Billups said the "best memories" of his career were with the Pistons.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/chauncey-billups-retires---it-s-just-time-013208928.html

he was a man in his time


only 04 pistons left standing is Tayshaun

 

[killacal]

That sam Cassell like step back j

 

[SuperNintendo Chalmers]

Respect. I enjoyed his game.

 

[Da_Eggman]

Don't worry Big Shot Bosh still playing

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

Dude was feeling himself last time he played

 

[AAKing23]

to one of the GOAT clutch players

 

[itsyoung!!]

he'll have an assistant coaching job or something lined up almost immediately after this I bet..


maybe not with the clippers though after he shytted on blake (even tho it was real shyt)

 

[GunRanger]

Dude was feeling himself last time he played

He was doing that on the Knicks. This nikka was the king of the shytty "I got this" 3.

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

He was doing that on the Knicks. This nikka was the king of the shytty "I got this" 3.

Same thing In LA

Would take some Jr looking 3 on some


I'm big shot billups

 

[USSInsiders]

They're a fakkit ass team but I loved his short tenure on the Clippers when they first got cp3. Lotta cool moments on that squad

 

[chuckifubuck]

Last moment I remember from him was as a knick vs miami. I think he hit a big 3 at some point in there

 

[tremonthustler1]

he'll have an assistant coaching job or something lined up almost immediately after this I bet..


maybe not with the clippers though after he shytted on blake (even tho it was real shyt)

coming soon

Chauncey's the prototype for the "damn he sucked when he first came out but turned it around and now he's really good" player.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

Coach Billups

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Did JA Rule send his well wishes and congrats?

 

[MercuryHayes]

He was doing that on the Knicks. This nikka was the king of the shytty "I got this" 3.

Piston fans never want to talk about it but there were plenty of times where he didn't show up when he was needed most. Especially in those playoff series before he was traded to Den.

With that said Piston fans owe everything to Billups for 2004. His game management, demeanor and leadership in game 1 was the best I've EVER seen against a Phil Jackson Lakers team.


Still the gawd though