"The appearance of '90s flash-in-the-pan Vanilla Ice at halftime of tonight's Pistons-Bucks game at the Palace has been the subject of more than a few jokes on Twitter.

The common theme is the Pistons are so desperate to reverse dead-last attendance figures that they will try anything -- even calling on Vanilla Ice, whose "Ice Ice Baby" hit song is one few will admit to liking despite topping the Billboard charts in its day.

But new Pistons and Palace Sports & Entertainment president Dennis Mannion is quick to say that this is just a part of rethinking the complete game-day experience. He says Vanilla Ice (and others like Morris Day, Rose Royce and T-Pain) would be appearing even if the Pistons weren't the first NBA team to reach 20 losses."