NBA Playoffs...

[BigDrez 10+ year member]

Pistons win at home....then go to Miami and if they win there Game 7 back in Detroit.....FTW....

My prediction as a nervous Pistons fan Miami in 6....and if that Happens...we'll see you in the same spot next year for the tie-breaker...

 

[gHOstFaCe 10+ year member]

I agree, we'll see you there again, no matter what the outcome of this series is.

Miami really wants to finish out this series in Detroit, in front of the Detroit fans. The next game is gonna be hard fought, I can't wait. I am very nervous about this game, but Riley is doing a good job out coaching Flip. I am curious to see what adjustments Detroit will make to matchup with Miami.

 

[Soul Reaper]

The difference in this years Pistons team = Flip Saunders. He sucks in the playoffs.

 

[BigDrez 10+ year member]

so I've noticed...but it isn't his fault the ball isn't dropping....I mean OPEN LOOKS ALL day and it looks like somebody is sitting on top of the rim like in the movie the 6th man and popping the ball out after it goes halfway down....I honestly just think Detroit is just Destined to lose this series...IMO...plus D. Wade is just on fire...everytime he shoots the ball I think there is a flaming streak behind it...

 

[Soul Reaper]

so I've noticed...but it isn't his fault the ball isn't dropping....I mean OPEN LOOKS ALL day and it looks like somebody is sitting on top of the rim like in the movie the 6th man and popping the ball out after it goes halfway down....I honestly just think Detroit is just Destined to lose this series...IMO...plus D. Wade is just on fire...everytime he shoots the ball I think there is a flaming streak behind it...

Defense. You can't let another team shoot 50%+ and expect to win. Especially when you shoot 40 or under. The game would have been a blowout if Miami hadn't missed 20 Free Throws.

 

[BigDrez 10+ year member]

lmao they played GREAT defense on D. Wade...not overall defense...but they bottled Wade up constantly...when you have a guy leaning back and shoots a one hander going out of bounce at the shot clock buzzer and he swishes it...THATS ON FIRE...you can't defend any better then they did on those plays...yea they broke down on D. Wade a couple times...but they bottled him up and he was just draining everything....from everywhere

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

i think the pistons championship window has closed. i'm not too sure ben wallace is gonna resign with detroit and cleveland is only go up. i think this was there last good year to make a run at the title. the team went through the whole season with no slumps and now they are in one. i don't know why i haven't seen tayshaun prince matched up on wade. miami's big offseason moves are finally paying off. i have never seen antoine walker play this well. if detroit wins game 5 then they are back in this series. then it's 3-2 and they can try to steal a game in miami and then anything can go in game 7.

 

[Soul Reaper]

lmao they played GREAT defense on D. Wade...not overall defense...but they bottled Wade up constantly...when you have a guy leaning back and shoots a one hander going out of bounce at the shot clock buzzer and he swishes it...THATS ON FIRE...you can't defend any better then they did on those plays...yea they broke down on D. Wade a couple times...but they bottled him up and he was just draining everything....from everywhere

They played good D on him during the 2nd and 3rd quarters. In fact that's how they got back into the game starting in the 2nd quarter and taking the lead in the 3rd. But like I said you're not playing good D when you allow a team to shoot 50%. The heat are probably shooting over 50% for the series. It's going to be up to Flip to make the adjustment. Wallace is doing good on Shaq by himself alone compared to others that guard Shaq alone, but it seems to be taking a lot away from him, defensively. He's used to helping out and getting those blocks, but he can't leave Shaq because they'll just lob up an alley oop.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

the pistons miss elden campbell. he did well last year defending shaq and the year before. the pistons are playing too much 1-on-1

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

Lets see if the Mavs can make it 3-1...

I must say the heat are owning the pistons...maybe they will pick it up and make the series more interresting //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Soul Reaper]

i think the pistons championship window has closed. i'm not too sure ben wallace is gonna resign with detroit and cleveland is only go up. i think this was there last good year to make a run at the title. the team went through the whole season with no slumps and now they are in one. i don't know why i haven't seen tayshaun prince matched up on wade. miami's big offseason moves are finally paying off. i have never seen antoine walker play this well. if detroit wins game 5 then they are back in this series. then it's 3-2 and they can try to steal a game in miami and then anything can go in game 7.

Because then you have a mismatch with either Walker or Haslem.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

Because then you have a mismatch with either Walker or Haslem.

then flip needs to go to mo evans to gaurd walker

 

[Soul Reaper]

then flip needs to go to mo evans to gaurd walker

Who does he take out? You take out Rasheed or RIP and you lose offense. Even the game that the Heat lost, they were in that game. They were two wide open 3's from tying that game. Before they made that big 17 pt run. You can look at the first few games of a series and tell who is the better team. You could tell that the Mav's were the better team against the Spurs, you can tell that the Mav's are the better team against the suns. Even when they lose, they are right in the game and one or two plays from winning it. Usually plays that they make. I could see that the Heat were the better team...even after they lost game 2. The Pistons keep making runs, but Miami just burries them back down everytime they get close. Same thing the Mavs are doing to Phoenix. Phoenix gets close and the Mavs pull away.

 

[Soul Reaper]

I think they need to go to Rasheed more. He just needs to stay out of foul trouble. Especially when Walker gets stuck guarding him.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

Who does he take out? You take out Rasheed or RIP and you lose offense. Even the game that the Heat lost, they were in that game. They were two wide open 3's from tying that game. Before they made that big 17 pt run. You can look at the first few games of a series and tell who is the better team. You could tell that the Mav's were the better team against the Spurs, you can tell that the Mav's are the better team against the suns. Even when they lose, they are right in the game and one or two plays from winning it. Usually plays that they make. I could see that the Heat were the better team...even after they lost game 2. The Pistons keep making runs, but Miami just burries them back down everytime they get close. Same thing the Mavs are doing to Phoenix. Phoenix gets close and the Mavs pull away.

detroit controlled that game till the final 2 minutes. miami has done a good job front the post players for detroit. the problem with rasheed is he doesn't work hard enough in the post to get open for the entry pass. he wants to play on the perimeter too much. if rasheed can get the ball in the post, he can get his shot whenever he wants against haslem or walker. no way either of the can contest rasheed's shot.