"jslater@NOutnet.utoledoSPAM.edu" <jslater RemoveThis @utnet.utoledo.edu> wrote in
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> On May 2, 10:14 am, SkippyPB <swieg... RemoveThis @nospam.neo.rr.com> wrote:
>> Well the Philly bunch was an energetic, very game group. They caught
>> the Pistons napping somewhat in the first 3 games. Unfortunately for
>> the 76ers, the Pistons woke up and dominated them in every fact of the
>> game for 10 quarters.
I don't know if I've ever heard a broadcast team that was so bored as in
the last game. I could swear I heard Collins at one point whispering to
ask what was a seven letter word for a marsupial.
>> Pistons will now face the triple headed monster that is Orlando.
>> Howard, Lewis and Turkoglu are all excellent offensive and defensive
>> players. Nelson is a good enough guard but Chauncey should be able to
>> post him up anytime he wants.
I'm sure he'll score some points that way, but I hope not too many. I
think when Billups does a lot of posting up the offense tends to stall
and guys start standing around.
>> Drooling will most likely be matched up
>> against Rip, which should be interesting. I think Rip will be able to
>> abuse him just about anytime he wants.
Likewise, I hope that Hamilton's points come from him catching the ball
and shooting, not from him trying to make something happen while he's
holding the ball or dribbling.
>> The wars will be fought up
>> front. Can Prince handle Turkoglu
I think so, although it's also going to come down to how well the Pistons
can switch, with McDyess, Maxiell and Hamilton probably going to need to
pick him up when Prince gets stuck in traffic.
; can Rasheed slow Superman down;
Probably, although I expect to see more of Ratliff helping out than he
played against Philly.
>>can Maxiel handle either Turkoglu or Lewis?
That will be interesting. McDyess will be OK, but Maxiell is going to
have more to learn.
There's also the question of how will Orlando defend against Detroit.
Prince did a lot of damage against Philly, and it will be interesting to
see if the Pistons try to run him a lot again this series. I'd like to
see Wallace continuing to do a lot with his inside-outside game, because
that will force Orlando to work a lot harder on defense and it will
provide more opportunities for the rest of Detroit to exploit. McDyess
seems to be shooting well too, and the Pistons seem to get a lot more
breathing room to play when that happens.
> Agreed with all you say. I hope 'Sheed stays out of foul trouble
> guarding Howard, and that Detroit realizes that Hedo T. has stepped up
> his game this year.
He's hurt them a lot in the regular season, so I'm hoping they're doing a
little more studying this time around.
> I'm going home tonight and root for Atlanta and the Wizards.
I don't expect it to happen, but I'd love to see Washington go up against
Boston. They've played some entertaining games this year.
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