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Originally Posted by Winless Wonders  In sports it is a what have you done for me lately attitude. The players on the Pistons seem to live off of their press clippings from the past. They often site silly phrases like " If it aint rough it aint right" or they always site how they have been in this postion before or how they have had their backs against the wall and suceeded. That happened in the past. Every instance is different. You can't let teams back into games or a playoff series. You can't underestimate the hunger of a team. Great teams do not let up. They smack their opponents in the face and stomp out their spirit. |
One could probably sum it all up in one word "Underachieving". Its not that people do not appreciate the wins and playoff success. Things like letting a team like the Bulls last year, Cavs in 06 back into a playoff series is the maddening thing of it all.
Seriously, in all honesty. How far would they have gotten if the conference was tougher as in the West? Would they have still been good enough to get to the Conf Finals if the 2nd round opponent was Phx, Dallas, or SanAntonio?
Well this year is different though. At least there seems to be something different about it so we will see. The switch games are becomming fewer and further in-between and the team is more committed to defense than any other group other than 03/04.