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It's a long season, but I wouldn't mind a Spurs-Pistons rematch in the Finals. It was such a great series last year.
im a pistons fan just stopping by to say that its no doubt in my mind that the pistons and spurs will meet up in the finals for the second straight year. Both teams are very similar. Detroit's offense is much improved from last year, and the spurs are still doing what they do best. This year i think will be a little different on how it plays out. I think Detroit will have home court. Will be another great series barring any big injuries.
It's a long season, but I wouldn't mind a Spurs-Pistons rematch in the Finals. It was such a great series last year.
This time we make sure we sweep you guys in the finals
Yeah i'm sure the NBA is praying for a quick shaq, Amare return.
its a little early to call home court. But my dream is Spurs vs. Pistons in finals. I will sweat blood on that series.
or maybe just sweat Bacardi + coke
Last edited by FreshPrince22; 09-12-2011 at 02:16 PM.
...your offense improved from last yr, but i am a bit concerned your new Coach Flip Sounders dropped your team defense to # 15 man.
It's still pretty early in the season. It wasn't too long ago that the Spurs were 11th....your offense improved from last yr, but i am a bit concerned your new Coach Flip Sounders dropped your team defense to # 15 man.
Spurs-Pistons is of course my favorite matchup, and what I'm rooting for. Last year's Finals was easily the most exciting playoff series the Spurs have played in since that series with Portland in David's rookie year. It's beautiful to watch two teams that care about their teammates and put their egos aside match-up. Last year's Finals convinced me that Ben Wallace is a true franchise guy on his way to the Hall.
I assume you're talking about opponent FG%. But that stat is a bit misleading concerning the pistons because we would rather take a chance a team getting an open shot, than fouling and putting guys on the line for free points. It might make our opponents shoot a higher percentage but it makes us better because we aren't handing out free points, and we aren't getting in foul trouble....your offense improved from last yr, but i am a bit concerned your new Coach Flip Sounders dropped your team defense to # 15 man.
For example, if you went by FG% solely, then the Clippers would be tops in the league, but look at how many free throws they give up compared to the Pistons. 30.0, while the Pistons give up 22 per game. That's 8 free points there.
Not only that, but the Pistons are still an on/off switch type of team. I'd be willing to bet you that the Pistons have the best 3rd and 4th quarter defense in the league. They usually let the offense carry them in the first half, and crank up the defense in the 2nd half. They did the same thing last year, but they were shooting themselves out of games in the first half then. Now, they can at least hang in, and win games late that would have been a lost cause last year.
Add to that the 3X DPOY on 2 bum ankles, and you can see why teams shoot a higher percentage than before.
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Last edited by FreshPrince22; 09-12-2011 at 02:16 PM.
well, i was surprised when i read that stats-Detroit #15? And Suns(#4) ahead of Spurs(#5)? no way!
but that's based on rbd, blocks & stls on nba.com site.
http://www.nba.com/statistics/sortab...ml?cnf=1&prd=1
OMG, this is exactly Mike D'Antoni's defensive "strategy": giving up open shots is better than fouling.
For your sake, better hope that's not really Flip's philosophy or the Pistons will be on their way to becoming Phoenix East.
Strongly contest everything without fouling, I hope that's the philosophy.
The Pistons look great on offense, but to me, it seemed like their defense isnt as sharp. Which makes sense because Larry Brown is gone. Do any of you Pistons fans feel the same way or is it just as good/better. I haven't watched too many of their games.
Golden State hung 103 on em last night.
GOLDEN STATE!!
I watched the game, and Detroit's D is NOT where it was last year.
True its a long year, but its Flip Saunders and NOT Larry Brown.
The Pistons were even willing to get into a fast pass the ball quickly and get quick baskets kind of game.
BTW, Maurice Evans, for all those that ripped the Spurs for not signing him? Sucks.
SPURS > Pistons
TPark, you are the king at making blanket, all-encompassing statements after watching one game.
Detroit is 14-2 and playing great basketball.
Recognize.
Chicago hung 106 on San Antonio, AT SAN ANTONIO.
CHICAGO!!
Michael Finley: 25.4 mpg, 8.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.4 apg, .373 FG%, .278 3PT%
Maurice Evans: 16.6 mpg, 5.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, .9 apg, .452 FG%, .333 3PT%
It's all about perspective. Mo Evans is not great. But, on the NBA scale, he's worth $1.5 million a year.
T park got owned on every which way possible.
It is true that u can't judge a team by one game, we don't like people doin' it to our spurs, let's just not use double standards
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Last edited by san antonio spurs; 09-17-2011 at 10:33 AM.
I like the way the Pistons are playing. They finally have been encouraged to use their offensive fire-power.
Spurs vs. Pistons again in the Finals. Book it.
The defense is not what it was, definitely, but I don't lay too much of that on Brown's departure; the defense was really built under Carlisle anyhow. '03/'04 was special - that was historic defense. But last year was pretty comparable to Carlisle's last year. Still, it's unquestionably slipped this year. Good thing it's only December.
Pistons and Spurs will be playing all season for Finals HCA, esp the Pistons who must feel, as I do, that they would have won Game7 at Auburn Hills.
In 2 so evenly matched teams, HCA looms larger than ever.
Both teams improved in the offseason so the odds are we will meet in the Finals. It should be a nail-biting series for both teams' fans.
Spurs will definitely meet the Pistons again in the finals... Time will show it
They're both doing a great job right now.. As long as no one suffers from major injuries, they will meet again! I just hope the Spurs can beat them! Last year was a finals to remember! They both did an amazing job on each other... Hopefully we'll see something like that again, and of course the Spurs winnin' it at the end
Well, that should be every team's philosophy.
Christmas Day will be interesting.
The Pistons only use the defense when they need it during the regular season. They did the same thing last year. Around Feb/March they kicked it up a notch and started playing lock down defense more of the game, but they were an awful defensive club the first 2-3 months last year.
The thing I look for is those streches of dominant defense that help us pull away from opposing teams. You can't expect a team to blow 100% of their energy in the first 2-3 months of the season by going all out on defense for 48 minutes per game. I don't expect it, and that just wouldn't be smart. That's what teams do when they fade down the strech.
Take a look at the last few games against the Knicks, Bulls, and Warriors where they Pistons cranked it up in the 2nd half:
@ Warriors: 4th Quarter, Warriors shoot 31%, didn't score a FG over a 6+ minute period. (Pistons shoot 71.4% in the 4th!!)
@ Chicago: 3rd Quarter, Bulls score 10 points on 27% shooting. Pistons score 27 points and cause 7 TOs in this quarter alone.
vs. Knicks: 3rd Quarter, Knicks score 8 points on 14% shooting! Knicks didn't score a point for a 5:18 strech. Pistons score 24 points.
If that doesn't show blatant on/off switch playing I don't know what does. The difference is that the Pistons can hang in games at the beginning with their offense and fire that switch on defense in the second half to take control. That way they don't use up too much energy over 1 game.
At 14-2 I have a hard time complaining if they don't feel like wasting all of their energy on the first halves of games. I know the defense is there when they need it.
Besides, how can you not be impressed with 9-1 on the road? That's just ridiculous.
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