On Apr 24, 10:45 am, SkippyPB <swieg....TakeThisOut@Nospam.neo.rr.com> wrote:
> Not exactly sure what the Pistons did, but they really got into
> Howard's head and he was totally ineffective in Game 2. Coach Hill
> sat him while the Magic were making their comeback in the 2nd. Howard
> ended up 3-9 on FG and 2-3 FT, 11 rebounds, 1 assist and 6 turnovers.
>
> I noted that the Pistons needed to contain the Magic forwards. They
> did a good job on Battie but let Turkoglu go nuts! And Grant Hill got
> 22. Unfortunately for the Magic, none of the other starters scored in
> double figures while all 5 Pistons' starters did. I am concerned the
> Pistons bench only scored 10 points, 9 of them by McDyess. Meanwhile
> the Magic bench scored 25. This is a series where I thought the bench
> players would get more playing time but the Pistons keep letting the
> Magic back in games preventing the bench from coming in more.
>
> If the trend continues in Orlando as it did in Detroit, the Pistons
> better put these guys away in 4 and not prolong the series so the
> starters can get a little more rest.
>
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> Steve
I agree with everything you said. Unfortunately, google groups hasn't
shown any new posts for 24 hours. Anyway, Hill said Howard was sick.
Which may be true, or may be a coach protecting a young player who
might have some confidence problems after his FT shooting problems in
game 1. Either way, Detroit should count on a more aggressive Howard
in game 3. I hope we get a less accurate Hedo T. -- give the man
props for an excellent game 2, though.
I also was hoping/assuming Detroit's bench would play more in this
series, and I'm especially alarmed by Rip and Chauncey playing 40+
minutes each in both the first two games. I thought that a healthy
Lindsey and an often-productive Flip M. would prevent that, at least
against the Magic. Oh well, playing 4 games instead of 6 is another
way to cut minutes.
Meanwhile, Chicago looked scary-good against Miami last night. I
wouldn't count the Heat out -- they did lose their first two games to
Dallas in the Finals last year -- but they sure need to win Game 3.
Since I would like the Heat/Bulls series to go as long as possible,
should I . . . ugh . . . root for Miami in game 3? And the Pistons
will have to play better than they've played against Orlando to beat
the Bulls. Which they can -- I would just like to see them play that
way sooner rather than later.--Joe
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