Well we may have a series after all.....
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yea id say. im just glad detroit won by more than 1 point. because then you would have the same old spurs backers saying they got lucky. i got news for you guys, they won by the same amount if not more than SA did when they were home. for all those who said sweep, youre eating your words. this series is FAR, FAR from over guys.
I don't know about that. Duncan had his worst finals game of his career and well below average night. Ginobili wasn't himself either and was step slower after thigh injury. Hopefully he gets healthy for game 4. Him playing whole game was good sign for Spurs.
B. Wallace, RIP, Billups and McDyess had excellent games and should be applauded. Billups hit 3 HUGE 3pt shots in 2h. Props to him. The 2 best Spurs players had below average games along with 18 Spurs turnovers. Despite that, Spurs hung with Detroit for 3 quarters on road in a must win game for Detroit. Says a lot about this Spurs team and how tough a task Pistons have ahead of them.
IMO Detroit has to win game 4 to make this a series. Even if they accomplish that, 2 of the next 3 games are @SA where Detroit has not won since 1997. Good luck! Spurs these playoffs have had 1 bad game a series and this clearly was it. On flip side, Detroit these playoffs have been a very inconsistent team. Tough task ahead for Detroit.
B. Wallace, RIP, Billups and McDyess had excellent games and should be applauded. Billups hit 3 HUGE 3pt shots in 2h. Props to him. The 2 best Spurs players had below average games along with 18 Spurs turnovers. Despite that, Spurs hung with Detroit for 3 quarters on road in a must win game for Detroit. Says a lot about this Spurs team and how tough a task Pistons have ahead of them.
IMO Detroit has to win game 4 to make this a series. Even if they accomplish that, 2 of the next 3 games are @SA where Detroit has not won since 1997. Good luck! Spurs these playoffs have had 1 bad game a series and this clearly was it. On flip side, Detroit these playoffs have been a very inconsistent team. Tough task ahead for Detroit.
If I were Pistons I would give TD that little bank shot he attempts..........I would be surprised if he was hitting 50% on that shot in the playoffs.............also hes not in good rebounding position if he misses............
Tim Duncan was off last night. He did not assert himself and was not central to what San Antonio was doing. That isn't a good sign. I expect a different performance on Thursday. Big game, especially for Detroit.
Detroit played with more urgency. I thought Popavich was very liberal with his subs and might have gone to the well too often at the end of the 3rd quarter. Parker was playing very well and there was a huge drop-off when Udriah came in. The bench usually has more trouble on the road and he might considering tightening up the rotation. He's a great coach, but it certainly disrupted momentum the Spurs had at different times in the game. I could see being concerned about fouls in the 1st half, but no one was in foul trouble in the 2nd half.
Congrats to the Pistons. Ben Wallace played great. His best game in a long time. Big contribution by McDyess. Billups and Hamiltion played their best game in awhile as well.
With the Spurs, it starts and ends with Duncan. It was troubling that San Antonio had trouble even getting him the ball. Larry Brown made great adjustments. It will be interesting to see what happens on Thursday. Should be the best game of the series.
Detroit played with more urgency. I thought Popavich was very liberal with his subs and might have gone to the well too often at the end of the 3rd quarter. Parker was playing very well and there was a huge drop-off when Udriah came in. The bench usually has more trouble on the road and he might considering tightening up the rotation. He's a great coach, but it certainly disrupted momentum the Spurs had at different times in the game. I could see being concerned about fouls in the 1st half, but no one was in foul trouble in the 2nd half.
Congrats to the Pistons. Ben Wallace played great. His best game in a long time. Big contribution by McDyess. Billups and Hamiltion played their best game in awhile as well.
With the Spurs, it starts and ends with Duncan. It was troubling that San Antonio had trouble even getting him the ball. Larry Brown made great adjustments. It will be interesting to see what happens on Thursday. Should be the best game of the series.
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The Pistons looked like the old champs last night. The Pistons go as Ben goes. As great as they played, if they lose Thursday it means absolutely nothing.. I would love to see this series go 7.
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The Pistons looked like the old champs last night. The Pistons go as Ben goes. As great as they played, if they lose Thursday it means absolutely nothing.. I would love to see this series go 7.
maverick2112 said:
Me too. These playoffs Duncan's outside shot has been off. He usually is money stringing in 4-5 in a row. He barely can make 2-3 in a row. I think a lot has to do with his ankles.
Duncan had horrible game against Sonics and bounced back strongly next game. Duncan had horrible game 4 against Suns and bounced back strongly in game 5 on road. I think it is safe to say Duncan should bounce back strongly and he has yet to have a superstar game against Detroit. I think that has more to do with Detroit playing good defense on him and his 2 bad ankles. But Spurs don't need a superstar game from him to win. Hell, Spurs competed with Detroit for 3 quarters with there 2 best players playing below average along with 18 Spurs turnovers.
If I am Detroit, I don't understand why they don't post up R. Wallace 15 times a game. Force him to shoot inside paint or bench him. I think it is bad coaching by Larry Brown. R. Wallace has shot an extremely high % inside paint. I think he is scoreless behind arc. WHY IS THIS GUY NOT POSTING UP? Doesn't make sense. He can get the shot off every time with ease. Especially with Duncan not being able to jump/move like he used too with his 2 bad ankles.
Repeatedly I see the media praise Detroit and how they are defending champs. When Detroit lost 2 games @SA they talked as if it was more to do with Detroit than SA. But when Detroit wins game 3 it was all Detroit.
Why doesn't the media every bring this fact up about Detroit and their success?
Last year every playoff opponent Pistons faced had a star (or top 3) player get severely injured and not play. This year Pistons played Pacers and Miami with both teams having star players not playing and star players playing injured. Spurs are def. not 100% but they don't have star players missing. Can Pistons win series? Or do they need opponent to suffer injuries? Saying Pistons looked like how they played last year is misleading. Pistons last year benefited from opponent not being healthy. So how good are they? Are they just a fortunate team? Pistons won only 1 game so far and need to win 3 more (at least 1 being @SA). Spurs have shown that they will play 1 poor game a series. It is something they just do. Pistons have shown they will be inconsistent throughout a series and game. It is something they just do.
IMO Game 4 is a must win for Detroit and if series is tied 2-2 game 5 is must win for both teams with still more pressure on Detroit. Does anybody think Detroit can win 3 straight games against SA with 2 of the final 3 @SA? I say yes if Spurs suffer injures. The funny thing was Detroit was down 0-2 against SA and in first couple min. Ginoble suffers injury to his thigh. CLASSIC DETROIT
Jalen45 said:
you must be talking to me jalen.a matter of fact i know you are.i know where your coming from because i am the same way with the new york teams,nobody can ever talk down to my mets i will always defend them(lol).no direspect to you,but your heart is going to be broken so be prepared,enjoy the rest of the series.
oh and yes i admit after the first 2 games i thought it could have been a sweep,but i was wrong.your pistons played a very nice game.
Do they have 3 more very nice games left in them?
I just got to think that San Ant knows that this next game on
Thursday night is the one they need to take at all costs.
This is the pivotal game.
I like San Ant and the +3.
I like it alot
Thursday night is the one they need to take at all costs.
This is the pivotal game.
I like San Ant and the +3.
I like it alot
I think Ginobili will be severely hampered in game 4.Though he played signifigant minutes after the injury,the swelling and bruising won't have fully set in until he sleeps and rests for however many hours Tuesday night.You don't shrug off a thigh contusion like he got in two days,it may be a factor for the entire series.I'm handicapping game 4 with the premise of him not contributing much or playing at all as a very strong likelyhood.GL to all handicappers
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good pt. elludes, I was aying same thing as game 3 was going on ... prob the most lingering injury i ever had was a deep thigh contusion, thing lasted 2 months ... gino's threat of driving could be severely hampered if its bad--I havent heard anything on it, tho I havent checked either ...
Detroit Free Press ...
The Spurs didn't seem too concerned about Ginobili, who scored just seven points with six turnovers after his left thigh collided with the knee of Detroit's Tayshaun Prince. Ginobili said he expects to bounce back. "I'm okay. I'm going to be fine. It's not going to limit me," said Ginobili, adding that he initially injured his leg in the Western Conference finals against Phoenix. "I think we're going to be fine. We've been through a lot of difficulties for the whole year. We just played a bad game. They played a good one."
Detroit Free Press ...
The Spurs didn't seem too concerned about Ginobili, who scored just seven points with six turnovers after his left thigh collided with the knee of Detroit's Tayshaun Prince. Ginobili said he expects to bounce back. "I'm okay. I'm going to be fine. It's not going to limit me," said Ginobili, adding that he initially injured his leg in the Western Conference finals against Phoenix. "I think we're going to be fine. We've been through a lot of difficulties for the whole year. We just played a bad game. They played a good one."
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soul- it wasnt directed at anyone specifically, i just know that a few people said sweep after the first 2 games when SA was home. as far as youre predictions, good luck to you. my heart will not be broken. if they lose, they lose. SA is a better team than the lakers last year. i honestly expected this series to go 7 games, and i could not say who would win that game. of course, im pulling for detroit, but sometimes you have to face reality, and SA is a pretty damn good team. but when i hear people talking 4 or 5 games, it annoys me, because it seems like people dont know what this piston team is capable of. you guys are looking more into waht SA can do than what detroit can do. its not like these guys are rooks. its the same starting lineup as last year. these guys have potential. i knew this series was not going to go 4 games, its not going to go 5 games either. you think detroit will lose the next 2 at home? i dont think so pal. SA is good, but detroit can play better basketball on a given night, and they just proved that. as for yout question about having 3 more nice games left in them? i can say this. they need to win the next 2 at home, to win this series. SA is great at home, BUT they ARE beatable. if the pistons are up 3-2 going back to SA, i honestly think they pull this one off. good luck to you and your SA wagers.
From Spurs standpoint they know they only need one of next two, because they don't figure to lose two straight on their homecourt.
NBA is more about momentum than other sports. Detroit has pushed somewhat the momentum in their direction. Pop understands that this game will be easier to steal than game five. I'll take SA tonight on ML.
(Wildcard is Manu, as he goes goes the Spurs, Duncan will be fine tonight.)
NBA is more about momentum than other sports. Detroit has pushed somewhat the momentum in their direction. Pop understands that this game will be easier to steal than game five. I'll take SA tonight on ML.
(Wildcard is Manu, as he goes goes the Spurs, Duncan will be fine tonight.)
if gino is slowed, deet will prob win again ... him getting only 6 shots last game, and not being able to finish, puts a strain on everything spurs do ... I did think spurs were nice bet if healthy, but not now ...
ironic how deet got the good end of wade's injury and ginos--the teams most dynamic players--spurs got the break on JJ's ....
ironic how deet got the good end of wade's injury and ginos--the teams most dynamic players--spurs got the break on JJ's ....
life is all about breaks and being lucky. Detroit got lucky with Ron Artest being out. Actually had Ron Artest been in and Jamal Tinsley be 100% I think Inidan could have beena contender. They also got lucky with Wade's injury, and the whole Heat's starting lineup not being 100%. On the flip side Spurs are lucky too. Seattle did not have Radmonvic and R. Lewis was not 100%. Had they been healthy taht series would have gone to a game 7 or spurs might have not even won the series. And yeah agains the suns Joe johnson's injury definately helped the spurs.
Even last year with malone's injury, that definately hurt the Lakers. He was the glue that held these superstars together for the Lakers. Not to mention he totally shut down Tim Duncan when they played. Bieng a Spurs fan I was actaully happy when the lakers lost to detroit. But yeah bottom line is luck and injuries do play a big role in the outcome of winning a championship. Detroit seems to have no major injuries while spurs seems to have Duncan slightly injured and Ginobili fairly injured. Still not gonna whine if the spurs lose, because I think they have enough depth to still win and I think both Ginobili and Duncan can play thorugh these injuries and win. Spurs will win one of the games in detroit. I just think its gonna be this next one, and detroit wins game 5 to send it back to SA. originally had the spurs to win in 5, they still can do it.
Even last year with malone's injury, that definately hurt the Lakers. He was the glue that held these superstars together for the Lakers. Not to mention he totally shut down Tim Duncan when they played. Bieng a Spurs fan I was actaully happy when the lakers lost to detroit. But yeah bottom line is luck and injuries do play a big role in the outcome of winning a championship. Detroit seems to have no major injuries while spurs seems to have Duncan slightly injured and Ginobili fairly injured. Still not gonna whine if the spurs lose, because I think they have enough depth to still win and I think both Ginobili and Duncan can play thorugh these injuries and win. Spurs will win one of the games in detroit. I just think its gonna be this next one, and detroit wins game 5 to send it back to SA. originally had the spurs to win in 5, they still can do it.
Thing about Manu's injury is my understanding it is a re-injury of something that happened sometime in the regular season, guess it's the same lingering thing that Shaq had?
Anyway, like they say the playoffs and Finals are where you become a superstar so he's getting his opportunity and I think he'll have a big game tonight.
Anyway, like they say the playoffs and Finals are where you become a superstar so he's getting his opportunity and I think he'll have a big game tonight.
