O.k. I wait all week for the Piston's game Sunday night. I buy into the "deepest team ever-rested the starters all year-motivated to win because of the way they got smoked by Cleveland last year" hype. I was ready for them to live up to the hype. They seemed ready. They had the pieces. Then they go out and lose the HOME OPENER to Philly. Philly didn't even finish over .500 for the season! I'm done. I'm not watching the rest of the series. I'll just check the paper for the scores.
Do I think Detroit will win the series? Yes, I do. Did they send a message to the Celtics and Magic? Yes, they did. "We are the same old Pistons as last year."
Maybe this is just what the Pistons needed, a wake up call. Maybe they needed a humbling experience. Maybe this will jolt them into playing like every game could be their last, shutting down teams early and keeping them shut down. Because right now there is no way they can beat Orlando, let alone Boston or Cleveland.
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Oh so true. There not playing with any hunger. They look like a rec league team just out to have fun. I watched the Spurs/Suns game and I saw what the Pistons don't do, hustling, diving for loose balls, focus. I'm a Pistons fan for life even when their team is less than good, but these guys are way better than they play. I want a hard nose coach back on the bench to ride them and demand commitment and execution.
I too will just wait to see the scores the next day. Lebron is over rated. Kobe is the real deal.
See...nothing to worry about =)
I like that they realized they hadn't shown up for the first 4 games of the series. Seemed to have turned it on now though!
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