Monday, June 20, 2005

Pistons down but not out

Are the Pistons chances of repeating the NBA title over? I am one of the few people I know that believes the Pistons still have a chance. If the regular season stats matter at all now, the Spurs only lost 3 road games all year. Why is this game different then the other road games in San Antonio? The Pistons. I’m not saying the Pistons have more chances then the Spurs to win, because they don’t, I’m just saying they gotta shot. The Pistons have proved that they work best under the pressure, just look at game 3 of this series. Down 0-2 they needed a win, and they got one.

If the Pistons win game 6, I expect game 7 to be completely different. Home court advantage won’t matter as much because both teams will be giving it there all. Frankly, I have no idea what will happen these next two games. But I know if the Piston team shows up hungry, and wanting to prove the media wrong, they can win these games. GO PISTONS!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Of course the Pistons have a chance. Any team has a "chance." Heck, I could grab four guys off the street and play the Spurs and have a "chance."

The question is do they have a *realistic* chance? I don't consider the Game 3 win to be one "under pressure" - they simply took care of business at home. I consider the Spurs win in Game 5 to be one "under pressure" - they didn't want to give the Pistons an opportunity to play with reckless abandon in Game 6, knowing they had another shot at it in Game 7.

Home court advantage is going to make a difference - Detroit hasn't won in San Antonio since Dan was in diapers. I would fully expect both teams to "be giving it there all" in EVERY game - they're pros, for crying out loud. But that's not what home court advantage is about. It's about familiar surroundings and a crowd that pushes you along on runs. We saw that in the first four games, and the Spurs managed to overcome it in Game 5. I don't see the Pistons managing the same tonight.

And you still need an editor, Tamaz.

Mad Mike said...

JoJo, I used Word thats corrects problem doesnt it? The Pistons are two diffreent teams when hungry, and content. If the Hungry team shows up, they have a good chance to win both games.

Anonymous said...

Word doesn't help with grammar, sentence structure, and just plain readability.

If the Pistons aren't "hungry," then I want to know why they're paid such ridiculous sums of money. There should be no question that the "hungry" team will show up - the question is will it be enough on the road. I'm not confident it will be.

Mad Mike said...

jojo I guess i was right.... also because they're in the NBA doesnt mean they are hungey, it just means they have great talent.

Anonymous said...

Tamaz - again, what exactly were you "right" about? That the Pistons had a chance? I didn't argue this point; I merely clarified that it was a horribly generic statement. As for the "hungry" comment - my issue was that if they can't get up for a do-or-die game while being paid millions of dollars to do so, then they don't belong in the NBA. Plenty of players have the talent to play at that level - less have the fortitude to make a career out of it.

Again, the Pistons have a "chance" to win Thursday. I expect them to leave everything on the floor - there's nothing to save for anymore. At this point, I wouldn't be shocked by a Detroit win - the Spurs are shellshocked. It's a tossup at this point.

Mad Mike said...

Guys, i'll be suprised if the Pistons lose tonight. They have the momentum. The Spurs are going to be playing better as a team, but the Pistons shut them down. I say we win by 4 points, in a low scoring game.

Mad Mike said...

Why the hell did they mention dan? Should've been this site or yours leelanau sports guy. Anyway an article on the game is coming up, so stay tuned.