YES SIRRR!!! All I have to say to the daily Detroit bloggers on this site is welcome back to the Conf. Finals. All I have to say to the Chicago bloggers who probably wont be blogging here anymore is “Good luck with that over-paid center who doesnt score next year”. All in all Chicago played hard, they might have had a better chance if they would have given the ball to Brown more in the second half, he was on fire! Also they would have had a better chance if they had a low post presence that could score. You would think for $60M they could have got a scorer down low. Well to sign off for now, you can have Ben Wallace we got heart.

Why is C-Webb playing so few minutes? And especially, why wasn’t he in during end of game?

I like Dice and everything, but I don’t think we can beat the Spurs without C-Webb..

C-Webb is a shell of what he used to be. He can give you some minutes. He will sign a large contract with New York after this year. I think he doesn’t play at the end of games because…well…he is not the best guy in that spot. We have to also look ahead to next year when he is gone.

I think I reached a new level of Yankee-fan esque entitlement and frustration when I refused to watch a playoff game in a series my team was leading. I’m just so sick of this team making up its own rules about when it can give effort or not. And it’s clear that the inmates are running the asylum. The same attitude derailed the playoffs last year, and while I don’t think the Cavs or Nets have the horses to beat the Pistons, a similar move might lead to a longer series and no chance of winning in the Finals. I would like to say that if the Pistons run into the Cavs, they would remember last year, but they never remember the countless times they’ve lost focus in the playoffs before, so I don’t expect them to change. I say Pistons in 6 over whoever, after leading 3-0 or 3-1, and blowing Game 5 at the Palace again.

I’m not entirely confident the Bulls will take over the East after this year, although I believe the Pistons will need to do something to beat them next year. The Knicks’ draft pick isn’t looking that great now, and they need an immediate presence in the post, which means you have to believe Roy Hibbert or Joakim Noah is an immediate contributor, and I’m not exactly sold.

I agree with Tom Allred. Although, it’s nice to see Webber locked in on the game from the bench instead of sulking. You could see he was talking strategy with Terry Porter.

I always thought McDyess was Ben Wallace’s true replacement. He’s just too superstitious to want to start.

As for the Bulls, the guards and Deng will be so much more potent with a low post threat. They should trade Nocioni, that first round pick, and even Tyrus Thomas to get one. Right now, they are like the Pistons were before they got Sheed. One more piece and they’re a contender.

My favourite moments from the game:

- Nocioni trying to pull Maxiell to the floor on a rebound and being easily shrugged off.

- Sheed asking Blaha if he traveled. (Yes, he did, although the foul on the putback was bs.)

- Tayshaun’s intensity. Never seen him that animated. This guy’s the franchise in a couple years.

Nice series. It was tough walking out of the United Center last night. After we swept the Heat I thought we could do it. I think the second half of game 3 was our downfall. The pistons are not all that bad of guys. I saw NBA Access (ahmad rashad) with them a few days ago. Good luck in the conf. finals.

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P. Latch, thanks for being a sport. I look forward to getting exasperated by your comments next year.

Game accounts have been positive about Deng, but after all the hype his game has received I am surprised no one mentions that Tay absolutely KILLED him in the fourth quarter. It wasn’t even close.

another chicago fan here who appreciates quality basketball blogging and the (hopefully) budding revival of the East’s best rivalry. first off congrats to the Pistons and all their fans. obviously I’m disappointed but I was happy that the Bulls acquitted themselves well after the horrendous start and, having faith in Paxson, I still think the future looks pretty bright. The Pistons played a great 2nd half on both ends last night.

I have two things to add the observations about the game. Big Ben’s poor showing can partly be attributed to him suffering from a sore back. Also, I don’t think there’s any shame in Deng having a tough time shutting down Tayshaun. Luol’s a good, if not great, individual defender but Tay was just better. Great offense trumps good defense every time. If the Pistons and Bulls continue to run into each other in the playoffs we can be sure of some fantastic duels at the SF position.

You know it’s really good to hear from Bulls fans who are very courteous. So thank you Marcus and P. Latch for your comments. Like I have said before game 6 was how I thought the entire series was going to be like. I honestly thought it would be a tough, grind it out, scrappy series. I really thought that the Pisons would eventually win. Maybe we will continue to run into these bulls for years to come. And really I think that the bulls are 1 low post threat away from seriously contending. I know that’s not an original comment but it’s true. So the next game is monday no matter what….is that true? Does anyone know?

No, I believe the game could be on Wednesday if the Nets extend the series.

Deng is Tayshaun 3000 in a few years.

“With so much attention being paid to Chicago’s three "stars," P.J. Brown got loose for 20 points in the first half. It was frustrating to watch but Detroit weathered the storm: guys like Brown may get lucky for a couple of quarters now and again, but it was hardly a surprise when he was held scoreless after halftime.”

WDFN 1130, on their pre-game discussions with the Pistons, touched on plans for last night’s game. Doubling Hinrich and the ball-carriers was mentioned. So was picking up the man on the other end of the Chicago pick and rolls. Which actually led to talk about P.J. Brown. They mentioned that P.J. were shots the Pistons could live with, and the idea was that if P.J.‘s taking the shots, it keeps the perimeter shooters from getting hot . . . Pistons banked on the idea that P.J. couldn’t keep it up.

That was shrewd. P.J. looked gassed in the 2nd half. That was a nice gameplan . . . worked out great for Detroit.

I also enjoyed seeing more man-to-man defense when it was clear Chicago had completely adjusted to Flip’s zone from the previous game. Detroit’s defenders played it much tighter along the perimeter against Chicago’s ball-carriers. Chicago was forced into more dribbing, passing, and tougher shots.

I think the zone hybrid will work better next round if it’s against Cleveland . . . they have some 3-ball shooters on the team, but when guys like Eric Snow are out there, Drew Gooden, et cetera . . . they’re going to be afforded the same kind of outside room.

So I just came across a stat today that finally recognizes the Pistons as the best TEAM in the NBA – offense AND defense combined. Based on this stat called the Lenovo Stat, the Pistons have the best 5 player combination of players of the decade – Rasheed Wallace, Ben Wallace, Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince. Ben Wallace had no idea how good he had it. And now we know the Pistons don’t need him after all… and he’s no good without the Pistons. Good luck with that, Chicago.

My roomate is a Bulls Fan, so it is good to see the Pistons close the series out. If not I would have heard hell till football season starts, which ironically living here in Indy allows for a lot of smack talk now since the Super Bowl…but I digress

First off, I was shocked at the 3-0 start, I figured this would be a 6 or 7 game series due to Chicagos 3 out of 4 regular season victories over us.

Secondly, I loved the defensive game plan employed, though some doubt crept in after PJ hit shot after shot. The Bulls were shredding our zone and the man-to-man that had been employed sporadically the first two games did the job.

As for the Bulls, if they pick up a low post presence and Gordon learns to play better D they will be Title hunters for years to come.
Luol Deng is a stud, he will be and should be their cornerstone for a long time