Pistons
Heat
and why?
I picked the heat because although Phoenix and Miami don't have the same exactly style of play. I believe if you let Shaq and Wade go, and just contain the others, You'll Win.
Just like we let Nash and Amare (I know we didn't exactly "let them") go off, and we contained everyone else.
The Pistons...as bad as I want to beat shaq in the finals... I think that beating Detroit will be sweeter.
Showing them who the better defensive team is and knocking them out can be great.
I think we will get the respect we deserve and it will show that last year was a fluke..and that..fisher's shot made a difference in champions.
The refs will allow Shaq to do whatever he wants in the Finals. Also, I am worried about Horry reverting back to "trying too hard" against his former Faker buddy.
But I really want to see the last two champions go at it.
Both teams are tough.
I think it will be easier for the Spurs to play against the Heat. It would be very sweet to defeat Shaq's team as well.
Whoever wins.
I want to see the heat, just because I think it'd be funner to watch, and a spurs vs. pistons series, would have terrible tv ratings, no matter how good a series it would turn out to be.
Miami, why? they are not Champs, so they don't have the experience (well Shak is there), and mainly because Pistons is a balanced team, is like to play against you, or try fight against yourself (in front of the mirror)
I wanna see the best teams in the playoffs. Whoever wins the Eastern Conference will be the best team in the East...so, I don't care who it is.
But, if Miami wins...the media orgy over Shaq and Wade will be a little sickening to see.
err...go detroit
The Pistons will probably match up against the Spurs the best, but there is nothing better than beating the champion to be the champion.
Also, the Spurs have gone through the toughest possible matchups, and they might as well keep the trend going.
The Nuggets were supposed to be the toughest 1st round match up, and there were a lot of talks as to how the Nuggets are going to go deep in the playoffs. Then the Sonics, a team that matches up with the Spurs perfectly. And then the Suns, the best regular season team featuring an offense nobody can stop.
Nobody plays Tim Duncan beter one on one that Rasheed Wallace. He did it in Portland and has done it with Detroit. Shaq's defense on the pick and roll is horrific. Give me the Heat.
Both teams are good, but I don't mind watching Shaq get beat like the good old days when he was a Laker.
I don't want to see the Heat in the finals because if we do, we'll keep hearing about how Shaq and Wade are the new Shaq and Kobe forever. It already makes me sick.
I picked the Heat. Shaq and Wade will get theirs but if we limit the rest of the team, we can beat them. Detroit has the Wallace boys to neutralize Tim.
I had to vote pistons cause it would be like the good and dark sides of the force coming together for an epic battle. Hopefully a'la Return of the Jedi and not Empire Strikes Back.
(pistons= dark jedi, spurs = good jedi)
I want to beat Shaq Daddy again for Ring #3 (and prevent him from getting Ring #4). But I also wouldn't mind sweeping the imposter "champs" from last year and give the coach who ticked off DRob a nice send off to his new job in Cleveland. hehehe
Regardless, we get to rest for the winner of the "toe-to-toe" knock down drag out fight we all hope goes down to Game 7. And this year we need the break.
I have said from the start of the season that it will be SA v DET in the finals. I still think DET will win the series against MIA, but I would rather face the heat. I think the Spurs have a better chance of beating the Heat then the Pistons. But either way, I think Spurs win it all!
If SA plays MIA it will be Spurs in 5 or 6
If SA plays DET it will be Spurs in 6 or 7
Go Spurs!!!
Good point. I also think a vs. Miami series gives Rasho more PT. He does a "decent" job of making Shaq work. I don't know Nazr's past vs. Shaq but I'd like Rasho to get a ring while playing (vice a Willis-Ferry-Smith type bench warming champion) before we trade him in the off-season.
vice a Willis-Ferry-Smith type bench warming champion)
viz a vi? or however you spellit .. or vice like miami vice city ?
It does not matter. I think for publicity's sake, the Heat would be better. More people will tune in and see just how great the Spurs really are in the Heat-Spurs Finals. Miami-SA would be a great entertaining series, like this last one and more people will watch it for the entertainment value.
Detroit will make the Spurs look ugly and will make the casual new fan to vomit and turn away from the game. The Spurs would win, but the score would be 85-80 or worse each game. Pop will want to play Larry Brown's ugly defense at all costs game instead of maximizing his talent that he has and play some open court up tempo bball every now and then.
So please for all that is sacred, let us not send basketball back 2 yrs to another Nets-Spurs total uglyfest where everyone I knew, could not stand to watch 5 mins of it without being turned off.
I think the media would like to see Miami vs Spurs. Troit and Spurs would not draw a lot of ratings. The final score of every game would be like 60-67. I would like to see that. After watching Suns play, not sure if I like that whole "run and gun" playing. All they like to do is dunk. I like to see some set plays and ESPECIALLY defense. I think Troit and Spurs would be an AMAZING finals, Spurs would win in 5. But Media would like Heat to be there, so we will see!
GO SPURS GO!!! (From WV)
Shaq... payback... Heat is what I want...
Pistons is what we are gonna get (prediction vs. desire).
Detroit. I agree that Miami is more exciting but I get tired of Shaquille getting special treatment from the refs.
The Heat. The Spurs have the bodies and the defensive know-how to at least slow Shaq down, and then the Spurs can let Wade do a Steve Nash impression. Turn him into a scorer and don't let him get Eddie Jones and Dooling and all the others I can't think of into the mix. I wouldn't mind seeing a Pistons series either as I actually enjoy watching those 72-68 victories in the playoffs, but frankly I think the Pistons don't have their heads screwed on straight for whatever reason.
I want to see us matchup with the Heat simply because I think we have the better advantage there despite Shaq...Big Ben and Sheed tend to neutralize Duncan and can make it difficult for Tony and Manu to penetrate...I know the Spurs are looking forward to getting back to playing "Spurs basketball" after this Phoenix series but they have proven they can push the ball and thats exactly what they need to do against Miami...the way to beat Shaq and Mourning is to make them run the floor...when Shaq gets tired he gets sloppy on defense and tends to make lazy arm fouls instead of working to get position...and you have to get Shaq in the position of making obvious fouls that the refs can't not call...
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