Quote Originally Posted by JamStone
Fatigue is definitely a concern for the Pistons five starters. As it is with 70% of NBA starters who play 32 mpg. This Pistons team IS used to fatigue. They've played at least 99 games in each of the last three seasons. They've played in four seven-game playoff series that went the tilt. Last year, they had an even thinner bench than they do this year. They know about fatigue. And, despite that, the Pistons found themselves in game 7 of the NBA finals. Most NBA starters will deal with fatigue at some point in the season. They still got to buckle down and perform and produce.

I wonder why this is such an issue fans from other teams bring up with the Pistons, this fatigue factor the Pistons starters will go through. The Pistons starters all play around 35 mpg. Tim Duncan and Tony Parker both play about 35 mpg. Kobe Bryant, LeBron, and Allen Iverson all play over 40 mpg, and superstars have done so year in and year out. Is there some sort of "fatigue immunity" for superstar basketball players who average 25 ppg?? Is there a pill? In fact, fatigue should be much more of a concern for teams who heavily rely on the production of one or two players who play near 40 mpg than it is with a balanced team like the Pistons. Should Kobe or Iverson or LeBron feel the effects of fatigue, their respective teams are screwed. So, scrub or role players who play 15-20 mpg on those teams are supposed to step it up as opposed to four other quality starters that play 35 mpg??

The Pistons have gone to the finals twice in the last 2 seasons, and only once did they meet defense in there.

The Lakers were WAY too fatigued in your series, and in the Spurs series it seemed the same, but apparently they didn't keep up even after the Spurs ran with the Suns.

Fatigue should be a factor knowing how tough the playoffs can get against good teams.


And that's why the Pistons have problems in the last 2 finals runs.

The Spurs never had a 7 game series in the past 2 season, including .4.

The Pistons had 2 I believe, or 1.

Fatigue will be a big factor once again in the playoffs for the Pistons and I'll stay with that prediction.