No NBA finals thread?

[drothgery]

Cough cough --- Detroit Still in six.

It was a good game and it showed that when detroit plays with energy they can beat san antonio on any single day. They are more phsyical and can play harder defense. (Though san antonion is a tad more stratigic). I hope we show that energy thursday and tie this series up so i can feel more comfortable coming on these boards .

Yes, if you knock Manu out of the game for a quarter, that will help (What was that about physical defense not leading to more injuries again? Wade last round, Manu this round ...).

There's no way the Pistons win 4 straight, and it's unlikely they'll win another game.
San Antonio in 5.

 

[DonTadow]

Yes, if you knock Manu out of the game for a quarter, that will help (What was that about physical defense not leading to more injuries again? Wade last round, Manu this round ...).

There's no way the Pistons win 4 straight, and it's unlikely they'll win another game.
San Antonio in 5.

I thought you had gone missing I was about to call for an amber alert . Let's remember that Manu was kept practically scoreless the first game. Also both Manu's and Wade's injuries happened away from the ball with no one near him (wade) and incidental contact (manu). Detroit's energy and physical defense wears on San Antonio and they just arn't conditioned to take that kind of wear and tear. Its not hte game its their conditioning. Wade was Scrawny and they don't play physical in Argentina.

Detroit, still in six. San Antonio choked last year by losing 4 straight and I expect them to lose all three in Detroit and Detroit to steal the sixth game in San Antonio. Teh Fro is loose.

 

[drothgery]

I thought you had gone missing I was about to call for an amber alert .

I play D&D on Tuesday nights, so I didn't see game 3. Hence, less commentary from this quarter.

Detroit, still in six. San Antonio choked last year by losing 4 straight ....

... to the Shaq/Kobe/Phil Lakers, who got in the heads of every other team in the West. Sacremento, Dallas, Minnesota, and San Antonio were better than the Lakers (and the Pistons) last year; they just got Zen-mastered in the playoffs. Detroit's just not that intimidating.

Teh Fro is loose.

The next time Ben Wallace has two consecutive good offensive games in the playoffs will be the first.

 

[DonTadow]

I play D&D on Tuesday nights, so I didn't see game 3. Hence, less commentary from this quarter.



... to the Shaq/Kobe/Phil Lakers, who got in the heads of every other team in the West. Sacremento, Dallas, Minnesota, and San Antonio were better than the Lakers (and the Pistons) last year; they just got Zen-mastered in the playoffs. Detroit's just not that intimidating.



The next time Ben Wallace has two consecutive good offensive games in the playoffs will be the first.

I missed ya

Let's remember that last year those same Shaq/ Kobe/ Phil lakers lost to Detroit. choking isn't about intimidation as much as its about stepping up.

 

[drothgery]

I missed ya

Let's remember that last year those same Shaq/ Kobe/ Phil lakers lost to Detroit. choking isn't about intimidation as much as its about stepping up.

The thing was everyone out west had a long history of losing to the Lakers in the playoffs. It's hard to get over something like that. As soon as the Lakers ran into someone who wasn't overawed by history, they got stomped. But if it weren't for that history, the Lakers would have gone down earlier (and the West champ would have beat the Pistons).

 

[drothgery]

Ick. If the refs acted the same on Tuesday as they did tonight, it's no wonder the Pistons won handily. But that's not basketball.

 

[DonTadow]

Ick. If the refs acted the same on Tuesday as they did tonight, it's no wonder the Pistons won handily. But that's not basketball.

Now whose complaining about the refs. If you look at the fouls the pistons shot 24 ft and the spurs 23 ... so i dont think we can use the refs as an escuse this time. The Spurs again looked intimidated and out of energy. When I play basketball at the gym, if the game is uptempo and physical i got to switch my game to physical. Finals basketball is fast paced and the refs are finall ycalling it like it should, fewer fouls so that the game is more uptempo.

IN any case you might as well cut and paste what you wrote after the last loss . Detroit still in 6 .. no more coughing Im over my cold.

 

[Campbell]

The Pistons were in top form. Gorgeous defensive rotations. Amazing offensive execution. Lindsey Hunter's shot was on spot tonight, and Ben Wallace was a monster on the boards. The Pistons set a record for least turnovers in Finals game.

Drothgery, could you please explain why you think the way the Pistons play is bad for the game? To be honest, it bothers me when people throw around 'That's ugly basketball' without actually explaining what it is that makes strong physical defense so ugly. Teams like Detroit, Indiana, San Antonio, Miami and Chicago are a joy to watch IMO if you pay attention to movement away from the ball. The amount of effort these teams put out on both sides of the court is very commendable, and I'm actually entertained by these teams. While all of these teams play outstanding defense, they also acheive greatness through solid offensive execution. Frankly, for the first time in a long time I'm excited to watch professional basketball.

 

[Desdichado]

Ick. If the refs acted the same on Tuesday as they did tonight, it's no wonder the Pistons won handily. But that's not basketball.

Huh? What the heck do you consider to be basketball? To me, that is good basketball -- the star player driven style of teams like the Lakers -- to me, that's not basketball.

To be honest, it seems like you're making excuses for why your disparaging predictions about the Pistons aren't coming true. I never understood why you were so quick to discount them in the first place, or why after they start winning games again, you are so quick to discount it as vagaries of the ref's, or some other external factor.

 

[loki44]

Detroit still in 6 .. no more coughing Im over my cold.

I think you gave it to me....cough...Spurs still win it all...cough

I predicted it in 5. Ain't gonna happen. Detroit in 6? Still possible but unlikely. I just wish the games were closer. Enough already with these blowouts.

I'm not one to complain about refs. Thought the game was called pretty evenly.