bdubya
06-15-2005, 01:25 AM
It's good to know:
- that Ben is still Ben
- that the Pistons can shoot like yesterday's leftover sh!t for the first half and still beat the almighty dominating anointed-next-champeen Spurs
- that Dice's turnaround can be as automatic as I remember it being way back in the regular season
- that Ben is still Ben
- that Rip, if he makes a point of it, can still just plain RUN AWAY from Bowen until he gets enough space for a shot
- that Rip can actually HIT that shot when it counts (in Michigan anyhow)
- that I STILL underrate Chauncey
- that Ben is still Ben
- that Spurs fans are also merciless about their team's shortcomings
- that Tay and Sheed were both sub-par on offense tonight and we still won big
- that on defense, Lindsey Hunter is the most self-centered, greedy-for-the-ball mofo on the PLANET, and he's a Piston.
OTOH, it sucks to realize that:
- after an effort like the last 1.75 games, the Spurs were overdue for a letdown, and they STILL delivered another 0.75 of top-notch play before it hit
- even at this elite level, home court counts for all that, a W or two, and a bag of chips
- if the Pistons hadn't been "playing with the light switch" this season, they could HAVE that home-court advantage for this series
- they DON'T have that home-court advantage
- no matter if the Spurs just decided as a team that they would suck tonight, or if the Pistons actually earned this win the Right Way, the Pistons need to defend home court two more games in a row to have a serious chance of keeping the Crown.
- 1-2 is better than 0-3, but 2 is still > 1
- that Ben is still Ben
- that the Pistons can shoot like yesterday's leftover sh!t for the first half and still beat the almighty dominating anointed-next-champeen Spurs
- that Dice's turnaround can be as automatic as I remember it being way back in the regular season
- that Ben is still Ben
- that Rip, if he makes a point of it, can still just plain RUN AWAY from Bowen until he gets enough space for a shot
- that Rip can actually HIT that shot when it counts (in Michigan anyhow)
- that I STILL underrate Chauncey
- that Ben is still Ben
- that Spurs fans are also merciless about their team's shortcomings
- that Tay and Sheed were both sub-par on offense tonight and we still won big
- that on defense, Lindsey Hunter is the most self-centered, greedy-for-the-ball mofo on the PLANET, and he's a Piston.
OTOH, it sucks to realize that:
- after an effort like the last 1.75 games, the Spurs were overdue for a letdown, and they STILL delivered another 0.75 of top-notch play before it hit
- even at this elite level, home court counts for all that, a W or two, and a bag of chips
- if the Pistons hadn't been "playing with the light switch" this season, they could HAVE that home-court advantage for this series
- they DON'T have that home-court advantage
- no matter if the Spurs just decided as a team that they would suck tonight, or if the Pistons actually earned this win the Right Way, the Pistons need to defend home court two more games in a row to have a serious chance of keeping the Crown.
- 1-2 is better than 0-3, but 2 is still > 1