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yawn.. it is impressive, give up...
36-5 at the midway point looks impressive to most which also triggers media hype of a possible 70-win season for the Pistons. However, the Pistons' current success does not imho even come close to the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls team. Why? The Bulls dominated the league with powerhouse teams in the eastern conference such as the Knicks,Orlando,Miami,etc. - all capable of winning over 55 games. Even the west was loaded with the Sonics,Jazz,Rockets,etc. The fact that the Bulls had to play very good EC rivals four times per year and still notched 72 wins is ultra-impressive. Now, the Pistons have token resistance from their traditional rivals - the Heat are not where they should be, the Pacers are in a dunghole,the Cavs are still learning,the Nets are slightly better than .500.So basically, the Pistons get easy wins as they are taking advantage of their rivals' misfortunes. Our Spurs btw are not only plagued by injuries but we play the other heavy contenders (Phoenix,Dallas,Memphis,Denver,LAC) four times a year! Let's face it, compe ion in the WC is much more intense compared to what Detroit has to deal with since the Eastern conference has the bulk of the league's cellar-dwellers.
yawn.. it is impressive, give up...
It's impressive to me.
If their 36-5 isn't all that impressive, what does that make our 33-10?
Some Spurs fans (like you) refuse to give credit where credit is due. Enough already.
Taking into consideration all the injuries the Spurs had so far, our 33-10 is VERY IMPRESSIVE! We are just 5 games under the red hot Pistons right now when it could've easily been 10 games under.
Imagine if one of the Wallaces went down with an injury early this season, would they be were they are right now?
Well, they are 18-2 against EC and 18-3 against WC. Pretty damn impressive!
"just 5 games under the red hot Pistons"
Another way to say that with real import: the Spurs have lost twice as many games as the Pistons.
btw, if " ty comp" diminishes the Pistons record, then " ty comp" also applies to diminishing the Spurs record, since 4 of the Spurs losses have been to non-Piston EC teams.
Wins like last night, 4th qtrs like last night, are what makes the Pistons so intimidating.
The Spurs are so far down from the Pistons right now, it's scary.
But the scariest of all is Tim's PF.
Detroit is very impressive since they treated the Spurs like es.
You have to be the worst kind of homer to try to diminish what the Pistons have done this season. That is a great basketball team. I certainly hope that the Spurs get a chance to play them again, and I hope the Spurs can beat them. But you are pure-on hater if you try to suggest that Detroit is anything other than the best team in the NBA right now.
Huhm we beat em by 40, and in the last 4 years they are 2 and 6 vs the Mavs, I'm not quite sure what to think of them. Their 2 wins were nail biters and we had quite a few injuries on the roster. The year they won the championship we blew em out twice, what's up with that? Maybe Sheed crawls in a hole at the site of Dirk? I still remember that Portland series, "Both teams played hard"
Detroit's record is impressive. and stop whining about the injuries it happens you've got to find a way to win. every team does.
The record is impressive.
However, it's tough to deny that the Pistons are in the weakest conference of all-time. Cleveland and Miami are below average teams ... yet they rank two and three in that conference. Neither of those teams makes the playoffs in the west.
This isn't even worthy of a response, except for what I just wrote...
Self-delusion is a mighty convenient defense mechanism.36-5 at the midway point looks impressive to most which also triggers media hype of a possible 70-win season for the Pistons. However, the Pistons' current success does not imho even come close to the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls team. Why? The Bulls dominated the league with powerhouse teams in the eastern conference such as the Knicks,Orlando,Miami,etc. - all capable of winning over 55 games. Even the west was loaded with the Sonics,Jazz,Rockets,etc. The fact that the Bulls had to play very good EC rivals four times per year and still notched 72 wins is ultra-impressive. Now, the Pistons have token resistance from their traditional rivals - the Heat are not where they should be, the Pacers are in a dunghole,the Cavs are still learning,the Nets are slightly better than .500.So basically, the Pistons get easy wins as they are taking advantage of their rivals' misfortunes. Our Spurs btw are not only plagued by injuries but we play the other heavy contenders (Phoenix,Dallas,Memphis,Denver,LAC) four times a year! Let's face it, compe ion in the WC is much more intense compared to what Detroit has to deal with since the Eastern conference has the bulk of the league's cellar-dwellers.
Are these the same guys who are still waiting around to see if Parker can "keep it up for more than [5/10/20/30/40] games"?
The record isn't impressive to me (who had the 1 seed in the West last season?), but the way they've handled the Spurs has been. It's clear that the Spurs have more work to do than Detroit between now and June.
Hey I'm as big a Spurs homer as anyone, but I can't go with you on this one. The Pistons record is DAMN impressive. Can't wait for the playoffs!
I don't think Detroit is better than the Spurs, and for exactly that reason among a dozen others their record is expremely impressive to me. It's hard to just show up for every game. It's hard to hit big shots when it's close, and it's hard to get up for a game against an inferior team. The fact that they haven't had very many lapses is extremely rare because it's difficult to do. I wish my team were playing half as well as they are.
I know what you're saying about the East being weak, but come on. Miami and Cleveland are below average teams? What are you smoking?
oh we'll win the le alright
just not this year
Ownzality.
Agreed 100%
36-5 is impressive but this Leastern Conference is just that.
The record is not so impressive because they are 100% healthy, because they have been playing together for so long, because they are in a weak conference, because they have the best starting five, etc.
But the way they won in the Memphis or the Bucks OT games impressed me alot. They should've lost those games but they found a way to win. Thank you Chauncey!
Miami makes the playoffs but Cleveland probably doesn't. I would say 5 losses in the east=8 losses in the west so Detroit still is better but there isn't a huge gap.
You must have forgotten the blowout in your building last year (and we didn't even have Dice).Huhm we beat em by 40, and in the last 4 years they are 2 and 6 vs the Mavs, I'm not quite sure what to think of them. Their 2 wins were nail biters and we had quite a few injuries on the roster. The year they won the championship we blew em out twice, what's up with that? Maybe Sheed crawls in a hole at the site of Dirk? I still remember that Portland series, "Both teams played hard"
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