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Rondo, House, PruittWho'll run the point?
FIFY
BTW, Detroit is still a team, if nothing else, and the Spurs have shown that team beats an amalgamation of talent. Chicago has some holes, but they are also a team, and a of a lot deeper than Boston. If there's a vBookie, we can throw down on this.
Rondo, House, Pruitt
games are played for a reason, all 98+. Repeat comin, uh....Book it.yeah thats the ticket
Thank The Golden State Warriors for that!
thanks golden state for proving that dallas didn't even deserve to play us.
Might as well throw Donaghy in the mix as well
thanks donaghy, for proving that not even dirty refs could push pheonix past the spurs
ROFLMAO they makn finals...
they lack depth
there are other teams in the east that i take over them
they got 3 biggest choke artist on the same team
they havnt done yet
they only look good on paper....
shall we add lebron?
Bulls lack an inside game. They got that piece of Noah who should of been no where near a top 10 pick. They signed Joe Smith. They still lack a superstar. The Cavs didnt have a sexy team yet made the finals so how is it impossible for Boston?
No, just the refs, specially Bob Delaney
thanks, bob, for proving that not even Stern could keep himself from losing mega bucks and the Spurs from sweeping tha finals
They could sure try. But they're not what you can call legitimate point guards.
Rondo can't shoot but that is no problem with 3 scorers. It's a blessing actually to have a guy who will who pass the ball and can play excellent defense. I think Rondo will be the best defender at point position next year.
House and Pruitt, I like them better than Vaughn and Beno as backups.
they are still great players..old or not.
Pistons are done, they have worn down in the playoffs the last two years and failed badly. their best players are not what they were and they have have lost webber. Bulls may be deep but their best player isn't even better than Boston's 3rd best player....that says it all. depth only means something if your starters are all good enough. bulls aren't.
The main issue is chemistry and experience as a team.
It tooks several years and adjustements to establish a team as a contender. I don't know if one RS will be enough for them to make the finals.
But again, it is the East.
Man, I really dont think anyone has seen Rondo play at all that claim they have no point. Yea hes young, but he is very, very talented.
6 points, 4 boards, 4 assists (with a much worse cast than he will have this year), and 2 steal a game in 24 minutes. And look at his stats the last month of the season when he started getting minutes (I know the Celts were already done), 13 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds, and 2 and a half steal a game while shooting 55% from the floor. He is going to be very good. He is a legitimate point guard
I think the Pistons are on the decline. But, I'm not sure they are "done," and I don't think they can't beat Boston.
Mind you, many people, including NBA analysts have been saying the Pistons are done the last three summers before each of the last three seasons.
And, if reaching the conference finals five straight years, including the last two years is failing badly, what does that say about every other team in the league?
Swallow that for a second. Five straight conference finals appearances. Over the last five seasons, no other team has had the playoff success the Pistons have had in terms of wins and losses. No team has gone deeper in the playoffs as consistently as them, not even the Spurs. Now the Spurs have more championships and they play in a tougher conference. We take that into consideration. But, no other current NBA team can say they went to five straight conference finals. That is not failing badly.
They are on the decline. No question about it. But, saying they're done just like the last three summers is all very premature. They'll compete in the east. They'll be a factor. The only core player arguably not in his prime anymore is Rasheed Wallace. Rip and Tayshaun aren't even 30 yet. Chauncey doesn't rely on quickness or athleticism to be effective. They are not what they were? If the Pistons players aren't what they used to be, both Manu and Duncan are in sharp decline as well, because they are at that age as well. But, no, Duncan and Manu are different, right?
And, Boston's third best player is Ray Allen. At this stage in his career, he's not better than Rip or Chauncey.
That is about as naive and exaggerating a post as there is.
The Pistons' only real problem is the guy in the suit on the bench.
And it's not like Doc Rivers is going to outcoach Flip.
I would venture to say that Ray is still a much better player than Rip. We will have to see how those grafted ankles hold up though.
And even if he isnt better than Rip, their first two options are better than the Pistons first two options.
I just really think if the Cavs can make it to the Finals, I dont see any reason why the the Celts couldnt make it.
But as stated many times, chemistry will play a big part, as well as injurys. If Tony Allen can come back and play at the level he played at last year before he got hurt, they could be a very scary team
The Lakers had an all-star cast assembled, too.
Actually, I may have to re-think that, considering the 2007 ECF.
Yea, and they made it to the Finals, with 2 of them, being ancient. Im pretty sure the fans of Boston would be quite happy with a Finals appearance
I've probably said it before, but if there comes a year where Paul Pierce and Ray Allen are both in contract years, LOOK OUT NBA...
They have worn down the last two years, but that does not mean it has to happen again. That's like saying the Spurs won't repeat because they have not done that the last 3 times they won the NBA championship. If the bench is actually played and the starters don't play 40 mpg, then that won't occur again. If the bench is not played, then you are correct.
I would also have to disagree on the best players statement. The way I see it is that guys like Dice and Sheed are on the way down while guys like Rip, Tayshaun, and Maxiell are on the way up.
Webber was not even utilized correctly in the offense last year. He is not the top 10 player he used to be. When he came to Detroit the only thing he could do as good as he could do with the Kings was pass, and Flip S. did not make use of that. Losing Webber is not that big of a loss.
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