The Pistons haven’t gotten any of the primetime spotlight other teams have thus far in the 2006 Playoffs.
Never mind that Detroit has been to the last two NBA Finals, winning it all in 2004 and then taking the Spurs to game seven last year. Forget that the Pistons have been to three straight Eastern Conference Finals. Pay no attention to the 64-18 regular season record. And please don’t mention the four all-stars from this year.
None of that warrants primetime coverage. Apparently being LeBron James and averaging 35.7 points/game against the worse defensive team in the playoffs (Washington Wizards) is what primetime is all about. Interesting in that series, BronBron traveled (a travel that could have even been called by NBA standards) to hit a game winning shot in game five. Then in game six an obvious basket interference wasn’t called, which would haven given the Wizards a two point lead late in regulation.
Are the Jordan rules being adapted now for King James? Why is Detroit still not respected as a basketball team? If Detroit were playing the Wizards, the Pistons would be lucky to be covered on FSN Detroit.
Other thoughts:
Manu Ginobili and Bruce Bowen hand check and foul on defense almost every time down the court. Watch them away from the ball. Bowen is dirty and Ginobili holds the jersey so the other player cannot come off screens. The officials need to start calling these obvious fouls.
Tim Duncan kind of looks like Chief Wiggum, or at least a relative of Clancy.
Hubie Brown is one of the best color-men in all of sports, but sometimes he sides with the officials even when the calls are poor ones. I remember watching him as a coach and seeing him complain to the officials often. Why the change of heart now?
Thank goodness Al Michaels isn’t doing the play-by-play. Last year he was lost and relied on Hubie to bail him out all the time.
I’ve already used this quote in two other posts, but it’s awesome, so here it is again.
"I'm not going to start the game by cracking a cat in the skull if I don't get elbowed first.”
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Maybe it's just me, but I think Detroit is one of the funnest teams to watch in the NBA. They move the ball and they play defense. Crisp passes, blocks, and steals are fun things to see in basketball, and steals often end up in dunks or alley-oops (to Tayshaun) for the Pistons. I used to love watching the Kings just so I could watch the passing of Bibby, Webber, and Vlade.
i agree with everything you've said but there's more. not really.
yeah, the pistons b-ball is text book. watching rip move without the ball and watching ben's amazing defense is a lot of fun. plus, they all have fun. sheed is always laughing on the bench and the players always look loose. the best thing is that this team is realatively young. chauncy, rip and tayshaun have lots of good years ahead of them. sheed and ben have four or five too. just a fun team.
i used to like to watch the kings play, even though i hate webber and bibby. doesn't bibby look like he should be dr. evil's son? but arco arena is a great basketball venue and the kings up and down style of play was great. plus, i always like catching the late west coast games while i'm lying in bed. that way i can dream of sweaty men playing ball.
wait, scratch that last sentence.
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