Detroit Pistons – 1998 Starting Lineup Introductions (Ken Calvert Edition)
January 9, 1998 – Kind of an interesting time for Detroit Pistons introductions. We’re still a few years out from the Mason era at this point but by 1998 Ken Calvert wasn’t necessarily always on the mic. To be sure, this is indeed a Ken Calvert introduction above but at times during the 1997-98 campaign, Calvert was replaced by Jack Zagrodzki, who was a producer of Palace broadcasting in the mid- to late ’90s, primarily with the Pistons, the now-defunct Detroit Vipers, and Detroit Shock.
The Zagrodzki version can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf6saFUhgQc
1984: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_hc5Z11u48
1988: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kq7DbsWMIM
1990: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAcVtUKf2c8
1991: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTyIB0NW44U
2002 Pistons Starting Lineup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2OhmPz170s
2003 Pistons Starting Lineup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf3rBKU8f60
2004 Pistons Starting Lineup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy2KdbkIOYA
2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffsnNhXd5x0
Box Score: https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199801090DET.html
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I was at this game! You talk about quintessential '90's. My last semester of Undergrad after having just completed my student teaching the semester prior. The prospect of beginning my professional career mirrored the hopes and dreams of this particular Pistons ball club, which—at the time—was playing 2nd fiddle to the Defending Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings, who would go on to repeat that feat.
I really appreciate the stroll down memory lane for sure; this really gets me in my nostalgic feels for sure! 😊