Here, this explains very well one of the reasons I hate the Pistons:

Slight Chance of Glowers

And a story about the Pistons that seemingly has no relevance to Portland, but of course it touches on two of our deepest wounds simultaneously. It almost makes me cry:

What if the Pistons drafted Wade, not Darko? - NBA - MSNBC.com

Here's the other reason I don't like Detroit:

1989-1990 Finals

At least we still have this:

1976-1977 Finals