Guy Berger

At the very least, the Spurs, Wolves and Lakers (possibly the Kings too) were better than the Pistons last year. Sometimes the best team in the NBA loses due to bad luck (the Spurs against the Lakers last year), and sometimes it's an attitude thing (why the Lakers lost in the finals). Guy

Of course, if the best player in this series isn't playing tomorrow then the Pistons will win game 7. Guy

4th or 5th best Guy

Wade not playing, Shaq hobbled... Miami is in trouble unless Wade plays, and plays great, in game 7. Now, if they somehow manage to injure Duncan, the Pistons might actually win the title. Guy

Arrgh... I'm looking at a cart full of OJCs and trying not to click "pay". Guy

Has anybody tried to put the ignore function on themselves? Will the board implode?

A few DVDs of the 1967 and 1969 quintets have been posted on DaD -- I prefer having only the audio, so I haven't downloaded them, but I'm sure they're pretty cool to watch if you're into that sort of thing. Guy

It's not safe to make such an assumption. The vetting only means that these guys weren't displeased with anything that was in the bio. Guy

If it wasn't so over-the-top I wouldn't have said anything. But last night, when he rebounded the ball, held it out to show off, and then had it stolen by a Piston -- how lame can you get! Guy

Is Gabor Szabo on these albums? ← Szabo should be on most of the Chico albums and on Lloyd's first album. Lloyd's second album for Columbia was with Herbie, Ron and Tony IIRC. Guy

By the way, does anyone else agree that Alonzo Mourning deserves the "Biggest Tool of the 2005 Playoffs" award after that rebound=>turnover near the end of the game? Guy

I think you'll dig it -- the first two discs especially. Byablue's been growing on me as well. Guy

ESPN says he is questionable for game 6. I assume as long as the injury is minor and the pain isn't too bad, he'll play. But it's a lucky break for Detroit when they desperately need it. Guy

I blame it all on Francis Davis's excessive lurking habits. Guy

I wonder, if Shaq was playing at 100% instead of 50-60%, whether we'd even be talking about this thing going to game 6. Anyway, the Pistons caught a really lucky break with Wade's injury -- that might be enough for them to sneak into the finals. I figure this thing is going to 7. Guy

Well Moose, you can relax because "Spanish Key", "Sanctuary" and "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" are devoid of trickery and hence "real jazz". Unlike phony jazz performances like "Blue Train" (I believe there's a splice here!!!), "Ah-Leu-Cha" (1955 Miles Davis recording -- spliced in the middle of Mr. Davis's solo), and "Agitation" (1965 -- drum solo and main tune recorded separately). Guy

Out of curiosity, are end-of-track fadeouts (obviously studio trickery, and present on many pre-1970 jazz sessions) legit?

During the regular season, the Pistons held opponents to 89.5 ppg During the regular season, the Spurs held opponents to 88.4 ppg ← There you have it. The Pistons would have locked the Suns down with that stifling defense. ← ??? The Spurs have an even more stifling defense than the Pistons (playing much tougher opponents than the Pistons) and still gave up 15-16 ppg more against the Suns than normal. Why would the Pistons be different? Guy

During the regular season, the Pistons held opponents to 89.5 ppg During the regular season, the Spurs held opponents to 88.4 ppg

For the month of JUNE all CDs are overpriced, instead of being extremely overpriced. Guy

Non sequitur. To convince me that the Pistons could beat the Suns, you'd have to argue that (1) The Pistons, unlike the Spurs, could hold the Suns to under 100 ppg or (2) The Pistons could suddenly become an offensive juggernaut that could outscore the Suns at their own game. Which of these do you think is realistic? Guy

The Euro's fall is good for Europe, though -- it makes European exporters more competitive. It could help yank Germany and the other stagnant European economies out of their economic slump. Guy

No, that was 104 ppg against an elite defensive team (the Spurs) during the playoffs. You'd have to assume that either the Pistons would be much more effective than the Spurs against the Suns' offense, or that the Pistons would suddenly become an offensive juggernaut. Guy

But let's not exaggerate how stymied the Suns' offense was -- it's relative to their usual production. They still averaged 104 ppg in this series. Detroit was something like 6-12 (33% winning percentage) this season when their opponent scored 100 pts. Guy

Hey dude, they're still the 2nd best team in the NBA. Neither Miami nor Detroit could beat them in a 7 game series. Guy ← I do not agree. Either the Pistons or the Heat would kill the Suns. They do not play defense and they have no solution for teams that play defense against them. They would be lucky to win one game against either team. ← They handily beat the Grizzlies, a defense-oriented team (one that many people predicted would give the Suns headaches). The Heat and the Pistons are better than the Grizzlies, not nearly as good as the Spurs. Hence I think the Suns would probably beat either team. Guy