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either that or just roll over
The Pistons, after a laugher on Monday against the Hawks, play the next 7 straight, 8 of 9, and 10 of 12 against playoff teams. If we're ever gonna pass them and get HCA, it'll be because of the next three weeks.
I think Pop is smart enough to know that this year, more than ever, HCA means everything. If it was just about the Western Conference, it wouldn't matter, we could beat either the Suns or the Mavs even if the whole series was played in their gyms. But to beat the Pistons we need the home court, I truly believe that is our only chance.
We have to have almost a college football mentality here where every game matters. Seriously, it's like can almost exhale and relax and lose our first playoff game, and I wouldn't care because we can always beat an 8 seed in their gym no problem. But we gotta do everything in our power to get the best record if we want to repeat.
either that or just roll over
Pistons ALMOST dropped another one, beating a squad of CBA players known as the Bobcats by 5 points tonight, 108-103.
I'd take health over home court.
Yep. Stay healthy. The Spurs don't need HCA against anyone to win.
Don't go crazy getting that home court, not enough to hurt anybody. The Pistons look weak right now and we hold the series with Dallas in our hands.
But yes, Detroit's coming couple weeks look brutal.
Last edited by Mr. Body; 03-19-2006 at 03:12 AM.
Guarantee Pop's mantra is not to worry about the HCA but to take one game at a time and do everything in their power to win each one.
ditto for Dallas. Homecourt is overrated.
Am I the only one who doesn't want HCA against detroit? We can win one of the first two in Detroit, and we can beat them at home. HCA is not an advantage unless it goes past five.
"HCA is not an advantage unless it goes past five."
A Spurs-Pistons Finals would go past five. Therefore, HCA would be ...
Only one team in 20+ years of the 2-3-2 format has won all of the middle three at home. HCA is huge in the Finals, much more so than in the 2-2-2-1 format. You should basically plan on having to take one of the first two and one of the last two on the road if you lack HCA.
Ask Pop and the rest of the Spurs if having Finals Game 7 at home was beneficial last year.
we are goin to win the rest of the games till end of the month, the game against the fakers will be crucial cose i wanna see kome out of the playoffs and stop their fakerfans from boasting about kome winnin mvp, then we play the dallas ponies last game of the regular season series, both series we lead 2-1.
crucial? yes, but i be more happy if we get the win without any injuries, this is when we SPAM!
Forgetting that the teams are different this year, so everything previous goes out the window, having the previous six games at the other arena would have changed the outcome of those games as well, and it may not have even gone to seven games. That's the major flaw in that logic.
Home court is necessary as an advantage for an evenly matched or inferior team. The Suns and the Mavericks need home court to have a shot at the Finals. IMO the Pistons need home court.
First the Pistons get beat by the worst team in Basketball. Then they squeek by the 2nd worst team.
Someone over on Pistons board was telling me they have the best home court record in the league. I agree. They do.
The problem is the only two top teams that have played at the Palace is against the Spurs and Miami. Now they are facing Phoenix, Mavs and Miami X 2 again, plus the Nets if they play like they did today will give them fits also.
I still wish we would have had one of the games against Detroit occur after the All Star Break.
Of course, it could work to our advantage losing those two. They might be so y they forget to play ball.
HCA is good in long series, that's it ... but since you have some key players injured I'll take be healthy ... but believe me a 7th game in DET (If SAS reach that scenario) will destroy our hopes.
Home Court was HUUUUUUUUGE in last years finals. How can you say its overrated??
I agree. I would prefer to having HCA as opposed to not having it.
But, that being said, if it is so HUGE, why didn't we dispense with the Pistons in 6 last year?
^On the flip side, How did we end up dispensing them in 7 then??
I agree, next weeks are crucial. We don't wanna give up HCA to Pistons. I think travelling East to play games sucks to begin with. Especially all the way to Detroit. Also the Palace is one place where it would be impossible to win a game 7.
The good news is that our schedule is easier than Pistons and Pistons are struggling now. I can see us getting HCA, actually I expect us to get HCA. vbookie please?
If it's not so huge, why were the first 4 home games blowouts won by the home team?? It seems pretty odd that a team can win by 20 one game, and lose by 20 the next game.
And I'm sure having game 7 in our gym helped just a little bit.
HCA is better than not having HCA.
Health is better than HCA.
If the Spurs hadn't completely ed up games 3 and 4, then HCA is a non issue. If the Spurs hadn't screwed up game 6, HCA is a non-issue.
Bottom line, a good team, by which I mean a CHAMPIONSHIP team can when no matter whose court they are on. A good team with all their together can win in less than seven games (so, yes, I don't think the Spurs had all their together in that series).
You take care of the ball, you take care of business, you know what you are doing, and it doesn't go to seven, making HCA irrelevant. It is overblown for a team that is focused.
Further, as for an all out push - why? It's sort of a one game at a time thing. They can't make the Pistons lose, or make Dallas lose, they can only control their own destiny. Stay focused, do the job. That's the only thing in their power. As soon as they start worrying about the other teams they are ed by head games.
But what you forget to realize, Spurs and the Pistons are both great championship teams. The Spurs are not much more superior than the Pistons. All in all these teams are very evenly matched.
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