Re: Terry Porter Says Pistons are Better
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Originally Posted by Ball Don't Lie
I'm not retarded. I know that when I come on a Spurs board I will see a bunch of pro-spurs opinions. That's why I check out these boards. But
followed by excuse for excessive defensiveness over the slightest legitimate criticism of team as if it's the worst criticism ever levied at a team and one levied in every single argument 1 billion times a day(and it probably is on any board other than a Pistons board)
You are typical internet opposing fan 101...
If doesn't matter what the criticism is...no matter what it is you wouldn't like it because what you really want to hear is that your team is the most perfect team ever assembled...
Why don't you prove objectivity...why don't you point out the weaknesses in your team for us...since we have the audacity to have a non homer view of the Pistons on a Spurs message board.
Tell you what...I'll tell you that you have the most talented team ever assembled and you can tell me that we have the clutchest team in NBA history...then we can both be happy with someone telling us an untruth that we desperately want to hear...
And you can beat 1 million more talented teams...it still isn't going to make you more talented...I can't figure out why you are worried about it so much as long as your team is the champ...
The Spurs probably aren't the most talented team in the NBA this year either...Phoenix or Denver probably are...
But the Spurs are definitely more talented than the Pistons...all it means is that we should win...not that we will.
Re: Terry Porter Says Pistons are Better
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Originally Posted by whottt
followed by excuse for excessive defensiveness over the slightest legitimate criticism of team as if it's the worst criticism ever levied at a team and one levied in every single argument 1 billion times a day(and it probably is on any board other than a Pistons board)
You are typical internet opposing fan 101...
If doesn't matter what the criticism is...no matter what it is you wouldn't like it because what you really want to hear is that your team is the most perfect team ever assembled...
Why don't you prove objectivity...why don't you point out the weaknesses in your team for us...since we have the audacity to have a non homer view of the Pistons on a Spurs message board.
Tell you what...I'll tell you that you have the most talented team ever assembled and you can tell me that we have the clutchest team in NBA history...then we can both be happy with someone telling us an untruth that we desperately want to hear...
And you can beat 1 million more talented teams...it still isn't going to make you more talented...I can't figure out why you are worried about it so much as long as your team is the champ...
The Spurs probably aren't the most talented team in the NBA this year either...Phoenix or Denver probably are...
But the Spurs are definitely more talented than the Pistons...all it means is that we should win...not that we will.
I'm wondering why he used to start alot basketball arguments... apparently...mostly everything you claim and talk about when it comes to basketball comes very related to what I would normaly say.
Re: Terry Porter Says Pistons are Better
If the Pistons don't double team Tim, they'll be massacred. Rasheed is a good defender and plays Tim tough, but Tim will take it right at him if they don't double team.
Pistons won't be able to stop Manu and Tony 60% of the time, and that'll be good enough to win.
Once Rip is taken out of the series (Bowen) and Wallace is limited by Duncan to 15 pts a game, if even that, all the Pistons have left is a few dunks by Wallace and a few last minute clutch plays by Billups. THat's good for 1, maybe 2 wins. Not a series.
Spurs in 6.
Re: Terry Porter Says Pistons are Better
You are typical internet opposing fan 101...
If doesn't matter what the criticism is...no matter what it is you wouldn't like it because what you really want to hear is that your team is the most perfect team ever assembled...
Why don't you prove objectivity...why don't you point out the weaknesses in your team for us...since we have the audacity to have a non homer view of the Pistons on a Spurs message board.
Tell you what...I'll tell you that you have the most talented team ever assembled and you can tell me that we have the clutchest team in NBA history...then we can both be happy with someone telling us an untruth that we desperately want to hear.........But the Spurs are definitely more talented than the Pistons...[/QUOTE]
Look, neighborhoJack, quit arguing with yourself (unless you want to keep claiming to be "kicking ass" all over the board); you make some good points, but then start arguing with things that nobody has said ("most talented/most perfect team ever assembled?" where TF is THAT from?)
I granted right off the bat, the Pistons aren't as deep as the Spurs; I'll also add they're not as versatile. I'm not sure they have the edge in coaching either (that's its own thread), but where I disagreement is with your whole "the Spurs are INARGUABLY more talented, hands down, going away, head and shoulders, gospel truth" line. I'll allow the Spurs MAY have the edge there, but if so, it's a very thin edge. I don't think anybody but the Pistons themselves are going to shift your opinion on that, so I'll leave it there.
As far as Pistons' weaknesses, beyond the short bench and Ben's shooting, the big annoyance this year has been their inconsistency; the frequent scoring droughts are an in-game example, but the W-L record for the season also shows it, with multiple blowout losses against teams that are inferior on paper, but that showed up and outplayed the champs on the night they had their chance. I guess I could follow your lead and say that "Atlanta didn't beat the Pistons, the Pistons beat themselves" but the truth of the matter is that on that night, Atlanta DID beat the Pistons.
Eh, let me state my prediction in terms you'll grasp: four times out of the next seven games, the Pistons will have the random good luck to be in the building when the Spurs beat themselves.
Re: Terry Porter Says Pistons are Better
Unless Terry Porter or anyone else puts on a jersey....its irrelevant to the outcome of the game.
