:makemyday
i have never felt more confident about a game in these playoffs than tomorrow night. i felt unease about game 4 in the western conference finals when virtually every other spurs fan was doling out menudo and chorizo and beer assignments for game 1 of the finals. the spurs had a game 3 performance in their system waiting to be excreted. game 4 of the sonics series, game 1 of the nuggets series and game 4 of the suns series come to mind. this team does well when it is forced to regroup and focus on the task at hand. the pistons didnt present anything in game 3 that the spurs couldnt deal with. they responded well to the early disruptions to their rotation. i suspect that manu will come back with a vengeance. the knee contusion threw him off a little bit. detroit played a heroic game while the spurs fucked around a little too much and paid the price. detroit is going to have a let down after game 3. they have not solved the spurs. but they think they have. they are at home and will come out fat and flat.
we got the bennett salvatore game out of the way. the spurs are up in this series due to both parker and manu attacking the rack, something we will see more of in game 4. nazr "the prophet" mohammed is going to come up big provided he can get in a grove early without the early foul trouble. i suspect that timmy d will be feeling a bit surly.
this will be a knock down fight to the end. the pistons wont go quietly but they will go. they are starting to believe their hype just a little too much. hopefully sheed comes out wearing the belt during the starting lineup intros. hes still the same old sheed who has the mental control of a 9 year old.
spurs 91
pistons 85
