that the west isnt better. almost every team is struggling.
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no way the pistons may have a better record then the spurs but there is no way they are better. i think what seperates the teams is the bench. the spurs have finley, horry, brent barry, and nick van exel. the pistons have nothing even close to that. and you have to remember the spurs had the second best record in the nba without manu and hes thier second best player. and now that hes back they will be even stronger and thats scary as hell.
The Spurs are the best team, the Pistons have the best starting five.
Pistons bench isn't deep/good. Spurs/Mavs/Bulls/Grizz/Nuggs/Sonics/Heat/Bucks/Cavs/Blazers/Pacers/Bobcats/Wiz - those are deep/good benches, indeed.
But we didn't have any in the first month or weeks of the season other than Peja's finger injury, they all came at once in the last week or so.
Pistons bench isn't deep/good. Spurs/Mavs/Bulls/Grizz/Nuggs/Sonics/Heat/Bucks/Cavs/Blazers/Pacers/Bobcats/Wiz - those are deep/good benches, indeed.
But we didn't have any in the first month or weeks of the season other than Peja's finger injury, they all came at once in the last week or so.
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Exactly.
Pistons have everything to challenge SA. They did it last year with a not so good bench, now their bench has added Dale Davis and Mo Evans. Their top 3 subs are in this order:
Mcdyess
Arroyo/Mo Evans
Spurs is probably:
Horry
Finley
Mohammed? Van Exel? Im not sure who their 3rd best bench guy is.
The pistons is considerably younger though. Detroit has the best post defense in the league, Good defenders 1 through 3, all unselfish guys who pass the ball well but know when to score and find the open man, they have an mvp candidate, they're athletic, they can run up the score or play slow it down, etc. This IS the best team in the league, and I'm very high on them. Scottie Pippen thinks they can win 70 games.
Pistons have everything to challenge SA. They did it last year with a not so good bench, now their bench has added Dale Davis and Mo Evans. Their top 3 subs are in this order:
Mcdyess
Arroyo/Mo Evans
Spurs is probably:
Horry
Finley
Mohammed? Van Exel? Im not sure who their 3rd best bench guy is.
The pistons is considerably younger though. Detroit has the best post defense in the league, Good defenders 1 through 3, all unselfish guys who pass the ball well but know when to score and find the open man, they have an mvp candidate, they're athletic, they can run up the score or play slow it down, etc. This IS the best team in the league, and I'm very high on them. Scottie Pippen thinks they can win 70 games.
I think if a series between the Pistons and the Spurs started today, I would not be surprised to see Detroit sweep the Spurs...and I REALLY believe that. I agree that they are not as deep and even one injury would be devastating. But they are DAMN good. They're even better than in previous years simply because Flip has opened up the offense quite a bit. They defend, they rebound, they shoot well, and most importantly, they're so much TOUGHER than any other team in the league.
Arroyo/Evans/Delfino/McDyess/Dale Davis (mainly there for the playoffs)/Darko vs. Van Exel (Udrih had a decent/solid rookie year, so there's him too if something would happen to Nick)/Barry/Finley/Horry/Oberto/Mohammed?
I'll take the latter, indeed.
Spurs also haven't been at full strength with an in-out Ginobili just coming back some days ago, that guy was a big key to their championship in a break-out year. Also is to the team.
Because of their starting five, no doubt the Pistons are on the Spurs level and could def. beat them in the final.
I'll take the latter, indeed.
Spurs also haven't been at full strength with an in-out Ginobili just coming back some days ago, that guy was a big key to their championship in a break-out year. Also is to the team.
Because of their starting five, no doubt the Pistons are on the Spurs level and could def. beat them in the final.
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Hahah whoever thinks the spurs will beat the pistons is smoking something.... No way the spurs can handle the speed and toughness of the pistons... Last year the pistons fell asleep early in the finals, came back strong, and had it not been for rasheeds dumb brainfart play in game 5 the pistons would've had the finals won in 6!! This year they'll beat the spurs in 5, 6 at the most...
i know the pistons are super hot right now, but i think they will come back to earth sooner or later. besides, other then the spurs and possibly the clippers if you want to rank them as elite, they really haven't beaten anyone meaningful. they have yet to play indy, miami, or the cavs. i think when the schedule evens out, so will their record. i'm not a pistons basher, i still like them.
i think down the road, the spurs and pistons will meet again in the finals. again, i think it's going to go 7 games just like last year. call me crazy, say i'm smoking something, but i do think the spurs will win the title again this year.
i think down the road, the spurs and pistons will meet again in the finals. again, i think it's going to go 7 games just like last year. call me crazy, say i'm smoking something, but i do think the spurs will win the title again this year.
Clippers aren't elite, lol
They're certainly one of the good teams in the league though.
Saying the Spurs will beat the Pistons doesn't make anyone crazy or "smoking something", it's simply realistic and a good possibility. Just as it is for the Pistons beating the Spurs.
Spurs are the defending champs, who aren't at full strength yet, and got stronger over the off-season. Where they're betterment from the off-season was done a good deal for the post-season.
They're certainly one of the good teams in the league though.
Saying the Spurs will beat the Pistons doesn't make anyone crazy or "smoking something", it's simply realistic and a good possibility. Just as it is for the Pistons beating the Spurs.
Spurs are the defending champs, who aren't at full strength yet, and got stronger over the off-season. Where they're betterment from the off-season was done a good deal for the post-season.
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Pistons are due to cool off here sooner or later. They have a great Pt Differential of 8.5, but that's a far cry from the gaudy 12.3 the 95-96 Bulls were carrying around. Pistons will eventually drop a few close ones, hit a little slump, lose somebody for afew weeks etc.. Break 60 I would think. But 72? Highly unlikely.
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I wouldn't neccesarily say that "if the pistons were to go after the record they're stupid cause by the time the playoffs come they'll be too tired."... That's nonsense because you play every game to win and you play every game hard... Especially the pistons... You can say that some games they light slack off a little but nothing more... They still gotta play 82 games just like everyone else and they're still gonna play as hard as a 50 win team
havn't beaten anyone meaningful?
they won @ Clips (16-10 record)
@ Memphis (17-10)
Spurs (22-7)
Miami (18-12)
@ Phoenix )17-10)
@ GS (16-14)
GS
@ Bucks (15-11)
you don't see them as meaning full wins?
The Pistons have had one of the toughest schedules in the league. They have played more back to back's than anybody and until recently hadn't played back to back home games all year..they have been on the road most of the season and in the west no less.
So I don't get "wait til their schedule evens out" that is complete rubbish to me.
they won @ Clips (16-10 record)
@ Memphis (17-10)
Spurs (22-7)
Miami (18-12)
@ Phoenix )17-10)
@ GS (16-14)
GS
@ Bucks (15-11)
you don't see them as meaning full wins?
The Pistons have had one of the toughest schedules in the league. They have played more back to back's than anybody and until recently hadn't played back to back home games all year..they have been on the road most of the season and in the west no less.
So I don't get "wait til their schedule evens out" that is complete rubbish to me.
