by Brian on April 29, 2008 at 2:30PM
  • Mo finished fourth in Coach of the Year voting. You can't argue with Byron Scott or Adelman, but Doc Rivers? Come on. Garnett is coaching that team.
  • Thad, unflappable.
  • Phi Jasner has a thing for Tayshaun Prince. Not that there's anything wrong with that. (Seriously, read that opening paragraph)
  • The Pistons may stick with McDyess and his snazzy mask as their sixth man for game 5.
  • A compilation of great quotes from TV folk, over on the Starting Five. My personal favorite, from Sir Charles...
    “The Detroit Pistons don’t play hard. They got lucky one year, had a great run and won the Championship. They haven’t done anything since then, they coast all the time, they don’t have a great player so everything came together for those guys that year. They don’t play hard, the Philadelphia 76ers play hard. (The Pistons) were much better than everyone in the East a long time ago, but that was a long time ago.”
  • Scouts Inc. likes the Pistons. Of course, keep in mind that they've picked the Pistons in every game of the series.
  • NBA TV's video preview of tonight's games.
  • The surreal Eastern Conference - The Sporting News.
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[April 29, 2008 2:47 PM]  |  link  |  reply
Joe said

You have the wrong link up for the Jasner mancrush article.

[April 29, 2008 3:01 PM]  |  link  |  reply
Brian replied to Joe

Fixed.

[April 29, 2008 2:48 PM]  |  link  |  reply
Alvin said

57.6% from the field, 50% for 3PT, 87.5% from the line. 11.5 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 1 APG, 1 SPG.

Take note also the 0.25 TPG and 1.5 FPG in 27.8 MPG.

Thad is playing unreal basketball for a 19-year-old rookie and the only thing limiting him from doing better is the insistence on trying to turn Iggy into a franchise player.

I want to see more trust in Young offensively I believe he has earned it.

[April 29, 2008 2:59 PM]  |  link  |  reply
Joe said

Narducci wrote a solid article today as well... [link]

[April 29, 2008 3:27 PM]  |  link  |  reply
Boney said

I enjoyed that clown's comment on the starting five... I enjoyed it so much that I almost forgot that this is the same team that has mowed down the Eastern Conference for 50+ wins the last 6 seasons. A "long time ago" doesn't usually represent "current" when describing something. I'll continue to sip the kool aid of the team, even though they're regular season wins. I'll also point to the finals appearances (eastern conference and nba) as a sign of success.

Detroit may not be able to get to the pinnacle of this mountain more than twice with their current situation, but 50 in 6 isn't bad. Especially with 3 different coaches.

[April 29, 2008 3:36 PM]  |  link  |  reply
Alvin said

Detroit should have won the East the last 2 seasons but they didn't perform the way they should. They definitely don't play like they did in 04 and 05 they were awesome then.

[April 29, 2008 4:10 PM]  |  link  |  reply
Dannie said

Boney - Having very good regular seasons are cool But Charles is talking like a player would. Sure as a fan you may be ok with winning a lot of regular season games and coming close to NBA championships each year. But for the players I am willing to bet they would think more like Barkely. Completely disappointed at their performances and loses to perceived lesser opponents. Ultimately no one plays just to make it to the Eastern conference finals. Further finals (eastern and nba) "appearances" are signs of success for up and coming teams looking to win an NBA championship. Not a team who has won it already and is considered to be a front runner each year to win it all. When you don't that is utter disappointment because at that level your expectations are higher than most.

[April 29, 2008 4:20 PM]  |  link  |  reply
Mizzo said

Thanks for the link. I waited for Jasner to get his quotes to get mine. You should have seen Tayshaun. He was grimacing the entire time with his feet in ice and his knee taped. Jason Smith elbowed him in the collar bone on a fast break. He's sacrificing his body to stop Iggy. Not cool. There's not another player in the league that could do what he's doing to Dre. I've spoken to Dre before and after each game and he's trying the best he can but like Jasner eloquently states, once he gets past TP there's a big--or a couple--waiting. Someone has to fill that spot and be ready for the dunk, but you have to give credit where credit is due. Detroit's defense all around is sick. I personally think Willie Green is a key. If he can cancel out Rip somehow someway, the Sixers can pull this off.

[April 29, 2008 4:41 PM]  |  link  |  reply
Brian replied to Mizzo

Prince has been unbelievable. I hate the guy, but you can't deny the job he's done so far in this series.

If Willie's shot selection is good, which it has been in the past two games, he can cancel out Rip. Hamilton got hot in the 4th of game 4, but it was when Willie was on the bench and he was able to get open looks, for the most part. Willie's D has been pretty good overall, in the series.


[April 29, 2008 6:32 PM]  |  link  |  reply
Jordan said

Gut Feeling.

BIG game by Iguodala tonight just to prove me wrong.

He earns some money back and Philly wins 92-87.

There it is.

[April 29, 2008 6:38 PM]  |  link  |  reply
Brian replied to Jordan

I'll sign up for that right now. Live blog starts in 5 minutes!