Seems like the only thing you can say about the Pistons

On Apr 21, 3:39 pm, Grey Matters <greymatter... DeleteThis @ya-who.com> wrote:
> SkippyPB <swieg... DeleteThis @nospam.neo.rr.com> wrote innews:h2bp04hagkbuijs9hi1m195231su0i1jk6@4ax.com:
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> > On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:19:23 -0400, "wyzbang" <wyzb... DeleteThis @yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
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> >>Shame on em.
>
> >>the rick
>
> > Rasheed put the blame on the loss on himself.  I don't agree.  It was
> > poor defense in the second half and poor shooting by Chauncey, Rip and
> > Tayshaun that did them in.  
>
> It was the old Pistons achilles heal of allowing guys to drive to the hoop,
> and their newer one of getting suckered into their dribble-dribble-dribble-
> dribble-dribble-one-bad-shot offense.

I was at the game, and here's what I saw. Sure, it was a tale of two
completely different halves. But let's face it, nobody except Rasheed
and Maxiell had consistently good games on both ends. McDyess looked
awful -- old and slow. Rip couldn't shoot to save his life. The
turnovers were alarmingly high and the assists alarmingly low. On the
defensive end, the Pistons gave up way too many points in the paint --
and it seemed to me that was because Miller or another guard was
beating Chauncey off the dribble, and either the help came late and
Miller would score, or the help would come and Miller would dish. Oh,
and as to our supposedly much-improved bench, Maxiell was good but
Stuckey (0-1) looked lost and so did Hayes (0-1, didn't even play in
the second half).

Now you could say that's about as badly as Detroit could play, and
they still coulda/shoulda won. And they probably still will win this
series. But they can't have so many guys have shaky to downright poor
nights.

Credit, by the way, to the Sixers, an inexperienced team who could
have been forgiven if they had given up after being down 13 at the
half or even being down 7 at the end of 3. They played hard and
tough. -- Joe
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SkippyPB <swiegand.RemoveThis@nospam.neo.rr.com> wrote in
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> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:19:23 -0400, "wyzbang" <wyzbang.RemoveThis@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Shame on em.
>>
>>the rick
>>
>
> Rasheed put the blame on the loss on himself. I don't agree. It was
> poor defense in the second half and poor shooting by Chauncey, Rip and
> Tayshaun that did them in.

It was the old Pistons achilles heal of allowing guys to drive to the hoop,
and their newer one of getting suckered into their dribble-dribble-dribble-
dribble-dribble-one-bad-shot offense.
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I really thought the Detroit Pistons as left this kind of basketball
behind them. Nice intense effort in the first half, all appeared to be
on track etc...

Then a fizzle and pop!

The late run in the end of the third was unacceptable for seasonal play
let alone post season ballin'....And the forth quarter became even
worst! We had no answer for Andre Miller. Billups couldn't guard him,
no one blocked him out even on the offensive boards.
I have no problem with Sheed, he played, he showed up! Billups showed
a lack luster effort similar to that which killed this team last year
against the Cavs. Rip's not one hundred percent, step too slow and poor
legs makes his timing off. Flip should have run Stuckey at the two spot
to combat the Sixers intensity and speed for a stretch. Hunter could
have been rotated a time or two as well and placed on Miller to slow his
role.

IT's actually embarrassing isn't it? Only high seeded team to be handed
a lop sided loss like that!!! Billups missing free throws, two in a row
down the stretch was also a flashback of the Cav's series. But in
reality it never should have come to that.
Just goes to show, Pistons think they can just show up and things will
be handed to them....or this team truly feels the need for punishing
themselves and their fans with come from behind efforts and hopeful
victories....
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