Comments on: What if the Pistons played in the West? http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/ A Detroit Pistons blog Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:53:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: LawyerBoy http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129135 LawyerBoy Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:45:06 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129135 Don't worry Matt, you're still awesome to me. And even awesome people make mistakes. Just ask Mark Cuban about how that trade for Jason Kidd is going. Don’t worry Matt, you’re still awesome to me. And even awesome people make mistakes. Just ask Mark Cuban about how that trade for Jason Kidd is going.

]]> By: Matt Watson http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129129 Matt Watson Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:47:13 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129129 Yeah, that's bad ... Yeah, that’s bad …

]]> By: LawyerBoy http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129128 LawyerBoy Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:32:18 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129128 "backs are on the line"? I think you're mixing metaphors, Matt. ;) “backs are on the line”? I think you’re mixing metaphors, Matt. ;)

]]> By: Matt Watson http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129124 Matt Watson Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:36:38 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129124 My problem with facing Washington is that they can get into a helter-skelter, nothing-to-lose mode when their backs are on the line. They still don't play too much defense, but they'd get both an emotional lift and real-word boost by getting Gilbert Arenas back right before the playoffs. If I had my druthers, I say Toronto, and not just because Sam Mitchell is probably the most amusing coach to talk to in the league. My problem with facing Washington is that they can get into a helter-skelter, nothing-to-lose mode when their backs are on the line. They still don’t play too much defense, but they’d get both an emotional lift and real-word boost by getting Gilbert Arenas back right before the playoffs.

If I had my druthers, I say Toronto, and not just because Sam Mitchell is probably the most amusing coach to talk to in the league.

]]> By: JackDutch http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129122 JackDutch Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:23:21 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129122 don't want to play washington. their record against the top 4 in the east is kind of disturbing. they're going to give whoever they play in the first round a tough time. i think we'd ultimately beat philly, but hard to ignore the roll philly's been on over the last month. win AT palace, win AT phoenix, win AT boston, beat denver, beat the champs, beat orlando. beat chicago in chicago down 18 in the 4th. they're the type of team that's going to exhaust a first round opponent. i'd rather play toronto, but ask me after tonight. the raptors are like a poor man's suns. they'll let our offense go wherever it wants for 48 minutes. i think we'd buzzsaw through them. don’t want to play washington. their record against the top 4 in the east is kind of disturbing. they’re going to give whoever they play in the first round a tough time.

i think we’d ultimately beat philly, but hard to ignore the roll philly’s been on over the last month. win AT palace, win AT phoenix, win AT boston, beat denver, beat the champs, beat orlando. beat chicago in chicago down 18 in the 4th. they’re the type of team that’s going to exhaust a first round opponent.

i’d rather play toronto, but ask me after tonight. the raptors are like a poor man’s suns. they’ll let our offense go wherever it wants for 48 minutes. i think we’d buzzsaw through them.

]]> By: Diablo http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129118 Diablo Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:08:01 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129118 C-Webb has retired... C-Webb has retired…

]]> By: Sauce1977 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129117 Sauce1977 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:39:06 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129117 Detroit played soft-as-it-gets Milwaukee in 2004's first round. 4-1, on to the next. Toronto's defense isn't as soft as that Indiana's team, but I think I can enjoy at least a couple rolling-20s out of Toronto, especially at the Palace. Detroit played soft-as-it-gets Milwaukee in 2004’s first round. 4-1, on to the next. Toronto’s defense isn’t as soft as that Indiana’s team, but I think I can enjoy at least a couple rolling-20s out of Toronto, especially at the Palace.

]]> By: Sauce1977 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129115 Sauce1977 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:34:25 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129115 Still Toronto. Still Toronto.

]]> By: LawyerBoy http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129114 LawyerBoy Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:23:05 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129114 QD, I feel you. I didn't mean to imply that you worry we'd blow it. But I think in today's NBA landscape with all these teams jumping out to 60 win seasons and all these superstar-laden teams (rich get richer, poor get poorer), it's exhausting. These Pistons (not to be confused with top-of-his-game Ben era Pistons) step up when they need to and when they have the energy to. If we preserve the energy, we'll have to deal w/a bit of Jekyll and Hyde, but any of the big guns that we match up well against we should blow out of the water (Boston makes me mildly nervous, but not too much). That being said ... I like us against Washington with Gilbert more than us against Washington without Gilbert. I think Gilbert's kinda a selfish player, and we can handle that. Either way, Washington doesn't scare me in a seven game series, but they annoy me quite a bit more than Toronto, because Washington has some grit (unlike the All-World Softie Raptors). Last year Cleveland had pushovers in the first two rounds (was last year's New Jersey team that great on D?), and they put a beatdown on us (presumably a strong defensive team). After leveling us they didn't exactly ride the wave to a title. Long story short: I'd rather take easy than hard for the first two rounds. These guys know they'll see a challenge in the ECF (They probably really thought Cleveland was nothing last year), and I think they'll step it up accordingly. The more they have left in the tank, the better. QD, I feel you. I didn’t mean to imply that you worry we’d blow it. But I think in today’s NBA landscape with all these teams jumping out to 60 win seasons and all these superstar-laden teams (rich get richer, poor get poorer), it’s exhausting. These Pistons (not to be confused with top-of-his-game Ben era Pistons) step up when they need to and when they have the energy to. If we preserve the energy, we’ll have to deal w/a bit of Jekyll and Hyde, but any of the big guns that we match up well against we should blow out of the water (Boston makes me mildly nervous, but not too much).

That being said … I like us against Washington with Gilbert more than us against Washington without Gilbert. I think Gilbert’s kinda a selfish player, and we can handle that. Either way, Washington doesn’t scare me in a seven game series, but they annoy me quite a bit more than Toronto, because Washington has some grit (unlike the All-World Softie Raptors).

Last year Cleveland had pushovers in the first two rounds (was last year’s New Jersey team that great on D?), and they put a beatdown on us (presumably a strong defensive team). After leveling us they didn’t exactly ride the wave to a title. Long story short: I’d rather take easy than hard for the first two rounds. These guys know they’ll see a challenge in the ECF (They probably really thought Cleveland was nothing last year), and I think they’ll step it up accordingly. The more they have left in the tank, the better.

]]> By: Garrett http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129113 Garrett Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:18:38 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129113 Oh, and CWebb is retiring right now. Good thing we didn't take him! *thumbs up and wink* Oh, and CWebb is retiring right now. Good thing we didn’t take him! *thumbs up and wink*

]]> By: Garrett http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129112 Garrett Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:16:04 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129112 Wow. Nice maths! http://youtube.com/watch?v=MiMWJ1xBo8w Wow. Nice maths!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MiMWJ1xBo8w

]]> By: Quick Darshan http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129111 Quick Darshan Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:57:54 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129111 *was not that I was afraid *was not that I was afraid

]]> By: Quick Darshan http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129110 Quick Darshan Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:56:57 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129110 Oh, and my thing with Toronto was that I was afraid the Pistons would blow it. I was thinking more of the "running up the score on Denver and then having to face a good defensive team in Cleveland" thing. When the Pistons beat the Lakers, they had faced a good defensive team in New Jersey and a great one in Indiana. Then when the Lakers came along, they were shocked at how many open looks they had all series. Is there something to "if it ain't rough, it ain't right?" Oh, and my thing with Toronto was that I was afraid the Pistons would blow it. I was thinking more of the “running up the score on Denver and then having to face a good defensive team in Cleveland” thing.

When the Pistons beat the Lakers, they had faced a good defensive team in New Jersey and a great one in Indiana. Then when the Lakers came along, they were shocked at how many open looks they had all series.

Is there something to “if it ain’t rough, it ain’t right?”

]]> By: Quick Darshan http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129109 Quick Darshan Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:51:42 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129109 I guess I probably should have included Washington in the discussion (and the return of Gilbert Arenas). So again... Toronto, Philly, or Washington? I guess I probably should have included Washington in the discussion (and the return of Gilbert Arenas).

So again…

Toronto, Philly, or Washington?

]]> By: Sauce1977 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129107 Sauce1977 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:43:31 +0000 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2008-03-25/what-if-the-pistons-played-in-the-west/#comment-129107 Toronto. Let Philly almost or beat a lesser team instead of pushing Detroit's buttons. I like blowouts, and nothing makes me happier than a rolling 20 or greater on some pathetic club that shouldn't even have the nerve to step in the Palace in the first place. No, I don't kick puppies. Toronto.

Let Philly almost or beat a lesser team instead of pushing Detroit’s buttons. I like blowouts, and nothing makes me happier than a rolling 20 or greater on some pathetic club that shouldn’t even have the nerve to step in the Palace in the first place.

No, I don’t kick puppies.

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