Screw! Linwood's yin-yang yo-yo idea!
The high points of the broadcast are The Low points.
This team busted ass for a championship in the 04 playoffs and almost another in 05, but the D and paint points that got them there have been sadly lacking in the last two ECF exits.
Though the Pistons
take a lot of jumpshots, they were not built to be a jumpshooting team. Flip has tried to morph the team in that direction and it works sometimes, but that's not what they are. That's what bugs me most heading into the playoffs. Even our highest scorer (for the last 6 years) and best mid-range jumpshooter spends too much time at the 3-point line instead of running curls that are his bread-and-butter. Sheed's 3's are fun to watch, but the guy needs to spend more time in the paint in the playoffs.
After watching Tay cower when Lebron was running down the lane last ECF, I wondered where his heart went? Where was the guy that sacrificed his body to land in the opposing crowd making 'The Block' of all time in 04? What gives?...same guy...pretty much the same do-or-die playoff situation...yet a polar opposite reaction. Have the Pistons become that soft under Flip? Hopefully the youngsters haven't been around Flip long enough to adopt the mentality that he's imprinted the starters with and they will actually drive to the rim more than once a game...that is, assuming they get to play.
I never wanted Flip here in the first place, but was willing to give him a chance because Joe seemed to think he was the best option after canning LB. After the dismal failures in the last two ECF's, Flip has his last shot in the coming playoffs as far as I'm concerned. That once gaping window of opportunity is closing real fast for this team as we know it and failure cannot be afforded. Put up or adiós.
IMO the old "Going to Work" mantra left The Palace when Ben did. The Pistons need a new tagline to help inspire them to a successful conclusion of this season. I like what Low said best:
FORCE THE ISSUE!
I think it's a statement worthy of a banner in the PF.com header for these playoffs. Adherence to it may be the only thing that saves Flip's job.