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We only have 9 games left. This will not hurt us. Might we lose the one game he is suspended for? Maybe..Maybe not. And anyways, Dice, Dale Davis and Kato could use the minutes.
He was suspended for 1 game after receiving his 16th technical foul and will be suspended one game for every 2 additional technicals he receives. Detroit will struggle against good teams without him.
We only have 9 games left. This will not hurt us. Might we lose the one game he is suspended for? Maybe..Maybe not. And anyways, Dice, Dale Davis and Kato could use the minutes.
The pistons have probably the deepest team in the League, especially up front.
Dice is a monster still. So no. He will not cost them HCA.
It's possible, but not very likely at all. What I want to know is how many techs Sheed is allowed in the playoffs? If he uses all his up in the first 3 rounds it could help if we end up meeting in the finals.
If I remember correctly, the magic number is 7 in the playoffs. On the 7th Tech, you are suspended for one game.It's possible, but not very likely at all. What I want to know is how many techs Sheed is allowed in the playoffs? If he uses all his up in the first 3 rounds it could help if we end up meeting in the finals.
I thought it was 8, but if Rasheed is picking up techs at that pace in the playoffs he's probably doing more harm than good for his team anyways.
They play the Hornets at home Tuesday, and they won't need him to beat them. It will be nice to see Kato and Davis get in there and get some time. I also think that Flip might use both of them (Davis and Kato) against one-legged Shaq and the Heat on Thursday, well at least I hope he does. Sheed went a long time w/o getting a tech, almost three weeks I believe, so I think he will be all right for the end of the regular season. All they need is seven more wins for HCA, so hopefully he will tone it down just a bit.
Shaq will not play much in the last few weeks. Riley will invent those so-called injuries to rest the big fella...
No.
Both SA and DET have 9 games left. SA have to go 9-0 to have the HCA. DET need 6-3. It's not so hard for them to achieve 6-3 with or without Sheed.
They have a easy schedule and a big enough lead that it will not hurt them. They are 2nd deepest team in the league.
I don't think the Hornets will be a gimme win for the Pistons. The Hornets are playing for a playoff spot. The Pistons should win, but I've seen the Pistons lose to Atlanta and Utah twice this season, so you just never know.
Should the Pistons somehow lose to the Hornets and Rasheed gets another suspension, it is entirely possible that he costs the Pistons HCA. It's unlikely, but entirely possible.
I don't think the Pistons are the second deepest team in the league. I think Dallas (as banged up as they are), San Antonio, Indiana, Memphis, and Miami are all deeper teams.
maybe. he already cost them game 5 of last finals....
A few quick notes.
1) In the Playoffs the first suspension is for the 7th technical. And there is a suspension for every other tech (9, 11, 13, etc.) after that.
2) Last season Rasheed had nine in the playoffs. However, the Pistons tied a league record for most playoff games with twenty-five and that most likely will not happen again this season.
3) In a somewhat surprising decision Flip Saunders has elected to start Dale Davis on Tuesday against the Hornets apparently McDyess isn't comfortable with starting.
I don't think this will cost the Pistons homecourt advantage but it is possible. They have nine remaining games with four on the road and five against playoff teams. While San Antonio has nine remaining games with three on the road and three against playoff teams (all at home, btw.) So the Spurs certainly have the easier schedule, IMO.
Welcome aboard Steve T. Nice av, and great first post.
wow, dale davis with the start?
dale davis will start because flip does not want to mess up the rotations
With Dice playing the way he is.... No. Dice > Sheed the last 12 or so games.
Dale will start, but Dice will come in early, and he'll play a bulk of the minutes. We need his scoring with the bench unit.
No, Sheed won't cost us HCA. As many times as he's been a non-factor this season, I think we can handle one game without him out there. And I'm glad that it's this game he's missing instead of the Miami game.
Also, it'll be Dale Davis starting. Dice doesn't want to start and mess with his own routine, but he'll probably get 30 minutes or so. Maybe Cato will play a few minutes.
I think last season helped prove that HCA mean little in the Finals. I'm still saying the healthier team wins.
I wonder if we'll get to see Maxiell play any.
Yeah, I'd actually rather see Max play than Cato. Max will actually be with the team next year, while Cato will not.
Why, because the average margin of victory was probably somewhere in the high teens to low-20s for the home team?
Game 5 in Detriot the Spurs won in OT, thanks to big-shot Rob, was the clincher.
Wow. I never thought Id say this, but I agree with Nbadan. People are making too much of the HCA in last years Finals. SA didnt win because of home court. They won because of game 5! They won in Detroit and thats why they won the series. If they lose game 5, Detroit wins the series and no one is even talking about HCA in the Finals.
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