Really, that`s sad. I remember seeing a piece about Hughes` brother when he was with the Wiz.

I don`t think he will be playing, he seemed very close to his brother.

Holding them to <90 will be tough MoPi. We might need more than 95 to win in Cadaver City. However I do think we can score over 100 on the "Zombie Defense" they employ.
...We'll have had plenty o rest.

I just don't see us shooting at such a high pct. two games in a row. We will struggle but we will lock it down in the fourth. Cleveland will be ripe for a sweep.

How did we play in Cleve this year?

It's hard being Pistons fan here, local tv sport channel forecasted live game 3 then canceled and WC game instead. Sigh . . . so d*** hard . . .

Go Pistons.

Where are you?

Oh that's funny.

@brofmfa - same problem when I lived in NZ. But the coverage was even worse.

@Motown - the Pistons did not shoot well last game. Doesn't matter. Just gotta keep the Wallace Buddha Train going at the arc. As Sheed goes, so will the Pistons.

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They are the archetype for dominance. They are the gatekeepers of the conference. They are the Detroit Pistons.

You got that right. Sheed is this team's MVP right now. Tay is a distant second. C-Note keeps finding Sheed open behind the arc. That's one thing I'll definitely give Flip over Brown: Knowing better what a valuable tool Sheed is. I think Brown knew it but definitely did not exploit it to its maximum potential.

The difference is that Flip sees possibilities and takes risks. He's not afraid to do something different than the more trad coaches. It's bound to backfire at some point, but he doesn't strike me as a stupid man. He's a lifer coach.

We're so funny as fans (not specifically you ggazoo), in that we all want Sheed in the post when he misses treys, or banging that tramp when he's on.

It's most noticeable in the game chats. If Sheed misses 2 or 3 treys, everyone wants him to stop shooting and start posting up. We're never really happy unless he plays perfect. Sometimes our standards are too high in my opinion.

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They are the archetype for dominance. They are the gatekeepers of the conference. They are the Detroit Pistons.

Most of the time our standards are way too high. I don't expect the Pistons to sweep through the playoffs but I do expect them to play hard every night, especially when there are typically a few days off between games. I'm still fuming over that Bucks' loss in Game 3. I didn't care that they lost but to get blown out like that is ridiculous. There are certain nights you're gonna suck and there isn't a thing you can do about it but I don't count that as one of those nights.

As far as Sheed goes, the guy has really won me over. He came into the season motivated and in shape. He has come into these playoff games and set the tone early on. I never faulted the guy for leaving Horry open last year either. Not a smart play but the guy played hard. The Pistons had a good chance to win in Game 7 anyway. And I love how he deals with the media; he gives them nothing, which is what you have to do.

Sheed does a great job of mixing up the post-up game and shooting 3s.

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