Philly in Round One

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:02:21 -0700 (PDT),
"jslater@NOutnet.utoledoSPAM.edu" <jslater RemoveThis @utnet.utoledo.edu> wrote:

>So our first round opponent is set. Philly is a likeable team --
>young, athletic, and finding a groove after losing superstar Iverson
>last year. They did split the season series with Detroit, and
>Dalembert especially has played well against us.
>
>Having said that, I'll be disappointed if this series isn't 4-0 or 4-1
>at the worst. Philly is, after all, a .500 team, who would be #10 or
>#11 in the West this year, and in a good year for the East might not
>have even made the playoffs.
>
>Anyway, thank god the playoffs are finally starting. -- Joe

I think the Pistons would have an easier time with the Raptors in the
opening round than the 76ers. The 76ers are a scary team. Mo Cheeks
is an excellant basketball man. And the team, like Joe says, is young
and athletic. Dalembert is a monster on the boards ranking 11th in
the NBA in rebounds. Closest Piston is McDyess at 30th.

Andre Iguodala is 33rd in the league in scoring. No Pistons is in the
top 50.

What this means is Detroit must play a total team game against the
76ers. They'll need to limit Philly's rebounding by making their
shots and they'll need to slow the game using their half court game
more so as to take Philly's athleticism out of the quotient. I think
Detroit wins this series 4-1.

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Old lion facing a young lion.

Let's hope that Saunders breaks play off tradition and doesn't depend
only on the starters to get the job done.

The past two seasons he diminished the roles of the bench to being
practically non -existant.
Hopefully he's learned that even in a short season he has to keep legs
fresh!
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