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I respect the Spurs and their fans greatly. However, I hope they lose as soon as possible.I want the path of least resistance.
I think this le will be true for either of the team who wins.If the Spurs make the Finals, I want the Pistons there because a) beating them will legitimize any discussion of All-Time great teams and b) it's by far the best thing for the League.
I want to see the Spurs & Pistons in the finals because Detroit has the biggest amount of resolve over Tim & Co. than any other team in the west.
Truthfully I'm scared of Dallas & hoping that the Spurs crush them.
I respect the Spurs and their fans greatly. However, I hope they lose as soon as possible.
I think a rematch would be a blast to see (and attend, which I would do), but my mindset is usually strictly limited to the opponent at hand with one eye peaking at the next round. So once the Spurs get a couple wins behind their belts in the Western Conference Finals, assuming they get that far, only then will I start wondering what time it is out East.
Understand that one completely.I respect the Spurs and their fans greatly. However, I hope they lose as soon as possible.
If I only had these two options, I'd rather sweep Milwaukee in a Finals yawner than lose game 7 to the Pistons on a buzzer beater.
my view is: if the pistons lose before they get a chance to face the spurs in the finals, then they aren't the best team. anyone who makes noise about the spurs not taking the most difficult route will be forced to acknowledge that the pistons lost to the heat or the nets or whoever, and therefore were undeserving of being considered the most challenging, most worthy opponent for the spurs. if the heat beat the pistons, and then the spurs beat the heat, the spurs beat the better team. at some point you have to stop overanalyzing potential matchup problems and look at who won the games and who came out on top. i don't think that a spurs victory over the heat or nets or cavs in the finals would take anything away from the spurs' le. i don't think thats going to happen, though. i think the pistons will be there. all that said, i'm NOT rooting for the pistons simply because i can't stomach rooting for them. no disrespect intended, but i just can't...it's so much more fun to root against them.
I respectfully disagree. An untimely injury or two could easily leave the best team vulnerable to an upset. If Billups or one of the Wallaces goes down, Detroit could be beat. But I don't think a Miami or New Jersey is a better team for beating them- just a litte luckier. The best team doesn't always win- the team with the best health/luck sometimes wins instead.
Only a Detroit-San Antonio NBA Finals makes sense.
I root for the two best teams to play the final series. And, whichever team wins, due props to that team.
If the NBA Finals is missing either Detroit or San Antonio, I'll be disappointed.
you're right, Melmart....i should have said something like, "assuming that all teams maintain their current health situation..."
if the pistons have no significant injuries and players don't miss time for personal tragedies or whatever...and then they lose before they get to the finals...well, then i just don't want anyone to try to asterisk another one of the spurs' championships just because the pistons couldn't handle their business against the nets or whoever.
again, all of this is a big "if"...the spurs are going to have a difficult road out of the west, and i truly believe that the pistons are by far the best team in the east...and maybe in the whole league...but that won't be proven true until the playoffs run their course.
Last edited by PerforatedNeckline; 04-22-2006 at 10:25 AM.
Im rooting for Milwalkee to be a darkhorse 8th seed and get to the finals and then Bogut and Redd decide to walk out unless they are immediately given contract extensions and raises.
I've said the entire year I would love to see a rematch of last years Finals. Of course with the same results..lol
Two reasons for this.
1. These are the two best teams in the league, and make a great game for true BB fans.
2. It has to piss of the commish to no end not to have New York or Los Angeles involved in a Finals matchup.
I want to face the Pistons in the Finals. Why? Because, to be the best, you must beat the best teams. I don't want any excuses from other teams fans like "oh, you were lucky that the Pistons were knocked out in the East".
The Pistons vs. Spurs series would be one of a series again. Very emotional and even, it could go either way.
There's another reason too, I like the way they play. Probably along with the Spurs, and to a much lesser extent, the Bulls, they play the game the way it should be played. Team basketball, balanced scoring, never resting defense.
I think there's a chance -- though it will take some doing -- that the Spurs and Pistons could fashion a rivalry on the lines of the 80's Celtics and Lakers rivalry. One where the teams meet in several Finals and split them in great series, with the balance of power shifting from season-to-season. The teams are ideally situated to make that happen. I hope the Spurs will comply.
I like the Pistons. I was going for them in '04. I'll be going for them again to make it back to the Finals. And I hope it stays like this for a few more years.
Spurs-Pistons. Pistons-Spurs. Everyone else can go themselves while our teams make history.
Spurs-Pistons is the only acceptble finals to me...although i know the Pistons are a of a team, I want the Spurs/Pistons to become the new Lakers/Celtics. Screw ABC for showing the cavs today and the lakers tomorrow. They dont show the best two teams leading up to the finals and they wonder why the ratings are lower than they would like..well duh!!!! Show the Spurs and the Pistons so the general public knows them better!
I agree and hope this turns into THAT kind of rivalry. If both teams get there again, that's probably what will happen.
As for my opinion on the Pistons, the answer is YES. The Pistons won me over in 2004 when they officially "finished off" what was left of the Faker dynasty.
I have a uva lot of respect for the Pistons brand of basketball. Which is why last years championship victory in a hard-fought series was SO satisfying.
It'll be a good series, whether the rest of the basketball world watches it or not.
Although it might be really nice to see Shaq eliminated in San Antonio.
Similarly, it would be nice to watch Mark Cuban cry in the NBA finals.
Yes, I am! Why?
Because that means the first 2 games would be in Detroit, not SA, and my friend and I have concert tickets in Phoenix for June 8th & 10th, and if there are home Finals Spurs games that weekend, she's going to cancel on me for the concert so she can go to the Finals.
Silly reason, but c'mon Pistons! lol
of course
I want the spurs to play the best possible team
who wants to see the bulls play in the finals anwyay?
Any time Mark Cuban cries, it's worth the price of admission. That's my second favorite moment of the playoffs.
I'm indifferent to them at the moment.
i want to see the spurs play the best possible team.
whether this is the pistons or not, i don't care, because its decided by who wins the eastern conference, isn't it?
it's just very likely that the pistons will win the eastern conference, because they are very likely the best possible team.
I would cheer for them, but they are too y towards us. It's kind of annoying. Other than that, I really don't have a problem with them.
I'm not.
I want them to get blown out of the water before seeing the Finals.
No preference, line em up and Spurs will take them down!
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