O'Neal guarantees another le at Heat parade

[StylisticS]

Are you a Pistons fans or what?

Maverick fan. What does it matter to you anyway?

[StylisticS]

2004-the eastern conference was injured especially j-kidd and j-oneal

And this is the Pistons fault? Injuries are apart of the game. The Pistons didn't wish that upon the Nets. Injuries have happened since sports begun so you have to come up with something better than that. Besides that same J-Kidd team took them to 7 and J-oneal went 6 in the ECF's.

2005-

their dirty play on the brawl caused them to have an easy schedule,and the suspension of the guy that acctualy caused problems for them.in the ECF they were EXTREEMLEY lucky to win it cuz the heat had its starting lineup injured or recentley injured or in recovery AND THE INJURED HEAT STILL TOOK THE PISTONS TO 7 GAMES PROOVING ONCE AGAIN WHY THEY ARE THE BETTER TEAM

I guess this is a new phenomenon. You win, you lose, and you almost won. Fact of the matter is, Detroit beat Miami in 7 on your home court. I could care less who was suspended, injured, thrown off the team, whatever. Again, all three has happened before in sports and many of those teams overcame that. Again, not the Pistons fault.

2006-the pistons won the ECF... OH WAIT THE CAVS AND HEAT WERE HEALTHY!!!SO AS ALWAYS PISTONS COULD NOT HANDLE HEALTHY TEAMS SO BY BY TO THE PISTONS DIABOLICAL FLUKE

Well the Pistons were NOT healthy since you want to play the injury game. Rasheed walking on a hobbled ankle and Rip Hamilton as well from the previous series which affected him the rest of the playoffs. If they were healthy, they would have beaten the Heat and the Cavs easily, according to your logic.

2007-the team's fluke is offically over

Could you tell me the lottery numbers for Friday. You seem to already know the future Miss Cleo. Tell me NOW

[REDLION#22]

face it their run is over.

[Rip-Hamilton32]

lol...their run is over? i'll remember this when your at home watching detroit playing the spurs next years in the finals..

[awmyplace]

Maverick fan. What does it matter to you anyway?

Its does matter to me anyway.I was just asking you a question okay.

[awmyplace]

lol...their run is over? i'll remember this when your at home watching detroit playing the spurs next years in the finals..

No,The Miami Heat will be playing the Spurs next year in the finals.

[Rip-Hamilton32]

lol..awmyplace everything that you type is just so intelligent..you should watch basketball not just pick the team that last won the championship

[Burn531]

2004-the eastern conference was injured especially j-kidd and j-oneal

Jersey was up 3-2 going back home for Game 6 to close out. O'Neal avg. 17 and 10 in the ECF.

2005-their dirty play on the brawl caused them to have an easy schedule,and the suspension of the guy that acctualy caused problems for them.in the ECF they were EXTREEMLEY lucky to win it cuz the heat had its starting lineup injured or recentley injured or in recovery AND THE INJURED HEAT STILL TOOK THE PISTONS TO 7 GAMES PROOVING ONCE AGAIN WHY THEY ARE THE BETTER TEAM

Nobody has an easy schedule. Everybody plays everybody during the regular season. Sometimes 3 times and 4 times in your divsion while you play West/East teams twice. "That guy" is Ron Artest. EXTREEMLEY lucky as you put it is misinterpreted. The Heat had the lead in the 4th in Game 7 until the 3:36 mark. The Heat shot jumpers for the last 3 minutes instead of giving it to Shaq more often who was killing Ben Wallace all game long. Wade took a bad shot with 1:13 left that missed. Shaq and Damon Jones missed FTs that would of tied the game in the last minute.

2006-the pistons won the ECF... OH WAIT THE CAVS AND HEAT WERE HEALTHY!!!SO AS ALWAYS PISTONS COULD NOT HANDLE HEALTHY TEAMS SO BY BY TO THE PISTONS DIABOLICAL FLUKE

The Cavs haven't been in the playoffs since the 90's. Are you sayin they have sucked for so many years cause they were injured?

2007-the team's fluke is offically over

Please Ms. Cleo tell me when the Hawks will have a winning season!!!!!
You're a ing joke and everybody on this board knows it. You talk out of your ass and only think about the Heat.

[strangeweather]

i know what fluke means.the 00-02 lakers were not a fluke cuz they actually worked hard for what they wanted,the pistons,have had an easy way during their run cuz they always seem to defeat mentally and phisicaly injured teams,UNTILL 2006 when teams were healthy and they were finnaly exposed

The Pistons have never been such a force of nature that they could dominate the entire league -- though they looked like it for a while during the regular season this year.

But they have been one of the top teams in the league for several years now, dating back to when the Heat were still in the draft lottery. That isn't a fluke, or it wouldn't have kept happening. Lots of teams run into injuries, bad calls, or whatever, and lots of opposing teams take advantage of those opportunities. But if a team is consistently able to find their way into the top tier of teams, it means that they're doing something to get there -- luck only gets you so far, and it rarely strikes twice in the same place.

[Rip-Hamilton32]

lol..well said..redlion and awmyplace don't know much about basketball besides the fact that miami won the championship this year

[awmyplace]

lol..well said..redlion and awmyplace don't know much about basketball besides the fact that miami won the championship this year

First Of All,I do know basketball.

[Rip-Hamilton32]

lol..well ive read alot of your posts and guess what..you don't.

[polandprzem]

Who is Shaq?

[awmyplace]

lol..awmyplace everything that you type is just so intelligent..you should watch basketball not just pick the team that last won the championship

I do watch basketball

[awmyplace]

Who is Shaq?

Shaq is a basketball player.

[Burn531]

I do watch basketball

You can watch it all you want but that doesn't mean you know the game.

[Rip-Hamilton32]

you can watch it..doesn't mean you know anything about it

[strangeweather]

I do watch basketball

If you're just starting to learn how to watch basketball, it's okay. Everyone started at some point, and the world could use more basketball fans.

But if you stake out opinions on a message board and can't defend them pretty well, there are other posters who will rip you apart.

Also, having two of the top teams in the league both as your favorite teams just isn't going to work. Many people have other teams that they admire and like to see do well, but you should pick a team to be a fan of and stick with it, even when they're lousy.

[awmyplace]

If you're just starting to learn how to watch basketball, it's okay. Everyone started at some point, and the world could use more basketball fans.

But if you stake out opinions on a message board and can't defend them pretty well, there are other posters who will rip you apart.

Also, having two of the top teams in the league both as your favorite teams just isn't going to work. Many people have other teams that they admire and like to see do well, but you should pick a team to be a fan of and stick with it, even when they're lousy.

I started watching baskebtall in May 2004 when the Lakers and Timberwolves were in the third round playoffs and I watched the Pistons and Lakers finals in June 2004.When the Lakers traded Shaq from the Lakers I've been a Miami Heat ever seen Shaq arrived two years ago.

[himat]

How are the Pistons a fluke if they went to the finals 2 years in a row and went to the eastern conference finals four years in a row?

A smart Dallas fan. You're one of the few
.

[himat]

I love when this happens . I can't believe I'm saying this, but don't win too many games this season Pistons.

[himat]

Redellion man injuries are a part of the game. You know I can jsut pull out the Rasheed injury any time I want...The pistons lost 7 out of their last 11 games after Rasheed got injured . Redellion just .

[J.T.]

Sucks to be Shaq because 2007 Spurs over Miami in 5.

[strangeweather]

I started watching baskebtall in May 2004 when the Lakers and Timberwolves were in the third round playoffs and I watched the Pistons and Lakers finals in June 2004.When the Lakers traded Shaq from the Lakers I've been a Miami Heat ever seen Shaq arrived two years ago.

Cool.

But there's also a difference between watching a game of basketball and really understanding what's going on. Some people are just casual fans -- they like to see their favorite players score and their team do well, but their knowledge of basketball isn't very deep. And there's nothing wrong with just enjoying watching a game of basketball.

On the other end of the spectrum are people who understand all the plays the teams are running and the defensive adjustments being made against them and can scout players for key skills even when the player is raw, playing out of position, etc.

Many people are somewhere in between. Maybe they can see when players are boxing out poorly, or can see when a player sets an effective pick, or can spot when a team switches to a zone defense from a man defense. Maybe they can see where a certain player tries to take his shots from, and how his defender plays him.

Starting to watch for things like that is how you start to understand what's really going on in the game. That's what I meant about learning how to watch basketball.

[awmyplace]

Cool.

But there's also a difference between watching a game of basketball and really understanding what's going on. Some people are just casual fans -- they like to see their favorite players score and their team do well, but their knowledge of basketball isn't very deep. And there's nothing wrong with just enjoying watching a game of basketball.

On the other end of the spectrum are people who understand all the plays the teams are running and the defensive adjustments being made against them and can scout players for key skills even when the player is raw, playing out of position, etc.

Many people are somewhere in between. Maybe they can see when players are boxing out poorly, or can see when a player sets an effective pick, or can spot when a team switches to a zone defense from a man defense. Maybe they can see where a certain player tries to take his shots from, and how his defender plays him.

Starting to watch for things like that is how you start to understand what's really going on in the game. That's what I meant about learning how to watch basketball.

Oh Okay!I understand now.