The Pistons & Spurs Boat -- Believe

[Slomo]

I'm willing to make the deal that if it takes the Pistons to advance for the Spurs to advance, I do that trade.

In a normal situation I'd be rooting for the Cavs. But both the Spurs and the Pistons are in the same exact boat right now. Might as well unite for a common good.

Believe.

If that deal was on the table, I'd take it in a heartbeat.

And I agree a repeat of a Spurs-Pistons final this year would be epic.

[RON ARTEST]

I don't know about you, but I don't want the easier road. Saturday night when Dirk went down I really wanted him to be okay. Why? Because I want to know that we won because we played better, not because he had to leave the game.

well thats different. i understand what your saying about injury. but the team that gets to the finals is the best team. i dont understand some of you. if you beat a team 4 times out of 6 or 7 then you are the better team. so if miami gets to the finals then they are the best in the east not pistons. you guys need to get over your obsession with playing them again.

[RON ARTEST]

If that deal was on the table, I'd take it in a heartbeat.

And I agree a repeat of a Spurs-Pistons final this year would be epic.

[Kori Ellis]

I'd really like a rematch of last year's Finals. I loved everything about that series. The fans are cool.

Plus I like hearing Mason introduce the Spurs.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

well thats different. i understand what your saying about injury. but the team that gets to the finals is the best team. i dont understand some of you. if you beat a team 4 times out of 6 or 7 then you are the better team. so if miami gets to the finals then they are the best in the east not pistons. you guys need to get over your obsession with playing them again.

you're right...something happend to both Spurs and Pistons fans that night of game 7. Pistons Spurs final is just so ideal . One poster on here has some avatar something about Destiny....

Anyway, you guys are right about the Better team wins 4 times first when it counts....I guess I was just giving too much credit to what the Pistons' rep. And the "ideal-Matchup"....

So yeah whoever wins the series is really the better team. Same goes for statistics.
I think it's more telling that the numbers when teams are Down...aren't because of the statistic...it's because the better teams are always the ones who get up 3-1, 3-2, etc. They drive the statistics..USUALLY..that's why Suns won..They fought ...they were the better team regardless of what the paper says...

Houston in 95 won against Phoenix because they were the better team who happened to be in a hole... Sometimes the better team gets in an odd hole...Maybe the Cavs are up 3-2 because they have been the better team in this series. Maybe the Spurs didn't get eliminated down 3-1, like NJ to Miami because they outplayed the Mavs for the win finally.

[toosmallshoes]

Cavs. YAWN. two more years and then maybe. Same with the Mavs... except they are there now. all of that noise. I want the best ever small market teams to face off. Lebron vs. Cuban would be the highest commercial finals ever. Let's make it another "boring" 7 game series featuring clashes between epic players and coaches. the dollas........................................Dall as................dollas.....................

[angel_luv]

I always BELIEVE in and for the Spurs.
And I will think happy thoughts ( about this round ) for Detroit for the sake of all the Piston fans here who have been so great to us.

Count me in.

[GOBLUEADAM]

And trust me Spur fans, YOU DON'T WANT CLEVELAND FAN TO EVER CONTAMINATE YOUR MESSAGE BOARDS! Yes some Piston fans have gotten out of hand last year, but Cav fan makes Miami Heat fans look logical. Both of them are nuts, and expect everything to be given to them with out working or earning it!

[foodie2]

I agree with the Pistons/Spurs finals desire. I tried to pull for the Cavs last night in the game (thinking that it would be the easier road if the Spurs get to the finals) but I just found myself unable to root against the Pistons. Great team, great fans, and I think they deserve to be there.

[himat]

I feel like right now. You should of seen dice, he sat at the Pistons bench for ages before he slowly went into the locker room.

[himat]

If we believe everyone is putting all their money on the spurs and the pistons for the vbookies. I know I am. Half for the Spurs half for the Pistons.

[jochhejaam]

But we ain't going out like that. Neither of our teams deserve to be out in the second round. The Spurs are better than the Mavs. The Pistons are better than the Cavs.

I want both teams to at least reach their conference finals. If they aren't good enough to advance after that, then sobeit.

Spurs fans and Pistons fans unite.

This one thread.

We both need one win on the road.

Believe.

Thank timvp, best of luck to both teams!

[George Gervin's Afro]

god this whole teams fans uniting thing is kinda disgusting. you mean to tell me you guys wanna play the pistons because it was epic last year? if i was a spurs fan i wouldnt give a who we play. especially if its the finals.

It's about mutual respect. Both teams have been very respectful towards one another. The Piston fans have been around awhile I cannot remember many instances where even they were disrespectful. Plus I hate mark Cuban

[mcornelio]

Yo Creo!!!

[Pistons < Spurs]

With the Spurs game immediately following the Pistons game, I never had the chance to really come to terms with the loss. I went straight from losing to rooting for the Spurs. I'm still in a state of shock. How in the are we down 3-2? Unreal.

I'm as confident as ever though that both the Pistons and Spurs will advance and continue down their paths of destiny: The Rematch 2006!

[samikeyp]

Glad we could help!

[DarkReign]

Count me in.

Seriously, Im being completely honest...

I think SA has a better chance of winning their series than the Pistons.

Fire Flip. I havent seen a coach get this owned since Marty Morniiwnwmwkweg.

[Spurs Dynasty]

the better team always win a 7 game series. so if the pistons lose to the cavs then they are the better team. same thing with your spurs IF they lose to the mavs. which is a big IF.

All things being fair and equal, yes. Teams at full strength, fair officiating, players at 100%... etc.

THat blanket statement is not accurate.

[alamo50]

We are one paddle ahead as we won the last game.

Nonsense rooting for the Pistons because you wanna play the best team.
When Cleveland beats Detroit than Cleveland is the best team.

[1Parker1]

The way I see it, if the one man show Cavs can manage to beat the Pistons 3 in a row, why can't the Spurs beat the Mavs 3 in a row?

GO Pistons and GO Spurs!

[timmydidit]

Yah man I in feel the exact same way

last night i couldn't breath during the timeout and when dirk got the ball

and when i was watching the cavs im like noo i wanted psitons to win so f*in bad but man we can do this one game at a time one obstacle at a time spurs were way hungriar than mavs last night i just knew we were gonna win

[Vashner]

Believe sucks... D Fence wins...

[ObiwanGinobili]

I want to play the Pistons. The series last year was epic. the rest of America, I want great basketball.

YES!

Sure - if we beat the Mavs and DET does not advance.. it would be an easy bakc to back. Amazingly easy.

BUT - I want to play the best team, and I want to play a team I respect.
I wouldn't be horribly dissappinted if it was not a SA/DET final.... but for the highest enteratainment value in MY eyes and for the most satisfying NBA Finals. It must be SA vs. DET.


GO SPURS!
GO PISTONS!

[spur219]

Im rooting for Pistons. I want to see another Spurs and Pistons finals. If Spurs make the finals I want the best team from the other side going against them.

Go Spurs!
Go Pistons!

[FromWayDowntown]

I've been rooting for the Pistons regardless of anything the Spurs do -- I love to watch the Pistons play, have enjoyed chatting with Pistons fans, and see so much redeeming value in rooting for good people like that bunch.


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