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Originally Posted by mikhail1973  What was the last time Pistons under Flip didn't make it past the 1st round? Aren't they 8-1 under him in the first round? |
I'm not so much worried about losing in the 1st round as i am about 40+ min for the starters and a 6-7 game series.
I believe ORL will put up a fight this year, and the last thing we need are 2 grueling series before BOS and the beloved refs.
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Also this may sound strange, but sweeping teams makes me really uneasy. I don't know why. Maybe i'm just used to our Larry Brown esque series. And if you think about it in the last few years the only team i remember sweeping an opponent was DAL and well all know how well that turned out. The Spurs always manage to lose at least one game in a series.
I guess my thinking is if you're relying on defense you might lose 1-2 games, and maybe sweep if you are absolutely dominant. That ORL series i felt like we won with our offense which is never good in the long-run.