Jim Alfredson Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Yeah, I know they won't get far in the playoffs vs. the western conference, but you have to give them props for what they have accomplished with no real standout stars. Central Conference champs two years in a row and now Eastern Conference champs. I think that's worthy of some praise. Here's to Big Ben coming back!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEK Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 Here's to Big Ben coming back!! Gotta love them Pistons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mnytime Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 (edited) So which team from the East (The Minor League) is getting beat this year for the Championship and will they win more than 1 game in the NBA final this time? Edited April 16, 2003 by Mnytime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted April 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 I think the Pistons have a good chance of getting walloped by the West champions, whoever they might be this year. I'm not putting my money on the Lakers. I'd actually like to see the Spurs or the Kings rise to the occassion, although the Kings bother me. They complain too much... just shutup and play the game. As long as the Pistons get past the second round of playoffs, I'll be happy. That will show some progress from last year. They just need that one standout player that makes things happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted April 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 Damn, they lost their first game to Orlando even with Big Ben back in. T-Mac is a mutha. Oh well. Home court advantage should help. We'll see what happens Wed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 I think the Sixers will represent the East this year, but the West is so much better. Also, other players will have to be able to score besides Allen Iverson. He can't shoot 21 for 30 every night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted April 24, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2003 BIG BEN Defensive Player of the Year for two years in a row! Way to go! Pistons put the clamp on the Magic tonight, although T Mac still scored 46 points. You gotta respect his game. Imagine if he were playing for the Pistons. They'd be unstoppable!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted May 4, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2003 Wow... this series has been entertaining to say the least. The Pistons get down 3-1 and then win the next two games to tie it up and force game seven tomorrow (well, today technically). This is why I love basketball! GO PISTONS AND BIG BEN (who had 20 points, 17 rebounds, and 5 blocks Friday night!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdd Posted May 4, 2003 Report Share Posted May 4, 2003 (edited) Well the Pistons did it, thanks to the new seven game plan which Stern put in, mid-season I might add, to help the Lakers but the Pistons are the ones to benefit and Stern was right, the better team will win a seven game series while the upsets are more possible with the five game series. Edited May 4, 2003 by kdd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted May 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 Pistons took care of Philly last night. That was a great way to start the series. Hopefully they can win another one at home and maybe one at Philly and put this series away a little better than the last one. And hopefully Billups isn't hurt too bad. Not a good thing. Ben Wallace was dominating again on D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted May 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 Well, first game with the Nets after finishing the Sixers in six the other day: That Hail Mary by Kidd sucked. Oh well. Pistons played like crap, except on D. I may actually get to watch some of tonight's game since I'm pretty much done editing! Woot! Big Ben gonna getcha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEK Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 I sure hope the Pistons win on the road... Ben is doing his job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted May 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 Wow. The Pistons are got stomped by the Nets in NJ. They didn't play well, but I also have to say that the officiating was not very good. Chauncey got a T for saying "bullshit" and waving his arm once in the air during the first quarter. The rest of the Nets got away with acting like complete babies on every call without any T's. The only one they got was for Kenyon Martin's showboating after a dunk (a well deserved T). They should've gotten a lot more. And how many times can the Nets push Ben Wallace in the back before the officials call a foul? Good grief. Oh well. Number two pick in the draft ain't bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mnytime Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 (edited) Especially since I think the 2nd and 3rd picks both might end up being better than the well known #1 pick. Not sure how much hunger James is going to have when he already has a $90 million shoe deal and hasn't played against anyone with talent in most of his career. The European kid has been playing with European Pro's since he was 14 and Anthony at least has shown he can lead a team and play under pressure as a Freshman. I think the Pistons lucked out actually getting the #2 pick, which they got from Memphis. Edited May 23, 2003 by Mnytime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted May 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 I actually really hope they go with Danko. Yeah he's big, but he has and inside/outside game. With him and Okur in the backcourt, the Pistons would be something else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEK Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 And Ben would get more help on the boards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Dye Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 Yeah, they just look out of gas last night. Losing those 2 squeakers at the Palace just killed their spirit. A fine effort this year. Absolutely overachieved. I would like to see them get Danko, a better fit IMHO, although 'Melo could turn out to be amazing. It's nice to have such problems! I agree with Mnytime that LeBron may not be the best choice for number one. Wouldn't it be funny if Gund picked Carmelo? It'll never happen though. I really hope things work out for the Cleveland though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 Wow Pistons get the number two pick in the draft. That's not fair! (I'm a Sixers fan.) Well looks like they could use the help as the Nets are handling them without any difficulty. If I were them, I would go for a scorer with the pick. Big Ben can handle the middle himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 Speaking of the draft though: The Pistons in the past have shown an incredible ability to choose Dennis Rodman/Theo Ratliff/Ben Wallace defensive geniuses. Can't see them going for that kind of player with the second pick, but perhaps they can select someone of that type in the second round, or do they have another pick in the first round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mnytime Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 Yeah, they just look out of gas last night. Losing those 2 squeakers at the Palace just killed their spirit. A fine effort this year. Absolutely overachieved. I would like to see them get Danko, a better fit IMHO, although 'Melo could turn out to be amazing. It's nice to have such problems! I agree with Mnytime that LeBron may not be the best choice for number one. Wouldn't it be funny if Gund picked Carmelo? It'll never happen though. I really hope things work out for the Cleveland though. We are talking about Cleveland, which means that James is going to blow a knee his first month. Now if it was the Clippers it would be the day after he signed his contract. You would think that Cleveland would know there is more than enough pressure on James without him playing for his hometown team. Half the arena is going to be filled by his posse alone. The only chance I see James having is if they get someone like Van Gundy to coach the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdd Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 The smartest thing for the Cavaliers to do is to trade the pick. Someone will gladly overpay for it and let the kid go through his growing pains somewhere else and if he a bust or just average, the Cavaliers will look very smart. When was the last time that happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mnytime Posted May 24, 2003 Report Share Posted May 24, 2003 The smartest thing for the Cavaliers to do is to trade the pick. Someone will gladly overpay for it and let the kid go through his growing pains somewhere else and if he a bust or just average, the Cavaliers will look very smart. When was the last time that happened? No chance this is happening. They have reported the best days of sales since Gund arena opened since the minute they won the Lottery. There would be a class action lawsuit and riot if they didn't draft him now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdd Posted May 25, 2003 Report Share Posted May 25, 2003 You're probably right. Hope the kid has it in it to suffer through the first couple of bad years. Pistons kind of went out quitely last night, thought they had a couple of wins in them at least. Are the Nets that good now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEK Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 I think that the Nets are playing the best that they've played all year. I hope they win the NBA finals, because I like the style of the Nets game (closer to the Pistons') and the East has been dissed all year. Does anyone have any insights concerning how Bill Walton keeps his job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted May 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 The Nets are playing very well. I think Detroit should've won those first two games (there were some atrocious calls against Detroit in those two) and if they had they probably would've won the series. But losing the first two at home... that's gotta be a confidence buster. Plus not having Billups at full strength hurt them bad. It would be nice if the Nets brought home the championship, but I think the Spurs (who will win the west series) will stomp them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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