The Pistons may have to implement the "Wade Rules"

Never mind.lol

Pistons should start off right where they left off with the Cav`s. Posting Tay, he will abuse Walker, as Sheed will abuse Haslem.

Let`s get this started with a huge win..........

Haslem is similar to Gooden with a better midrange shot... Gooden is a little better around the basket though.
The difference is Zo coming in to defend Sheed or Dice. Sheed typically has troble scoring on Zo... but he can take the shot blocker out of the paint.

Well is this where the "Shaq insurance" get to play or is that a last resort of bringing in D.D. or Cato.... it may depend on how well Ben can do...
I'm concerned about the Zo & Shaq combo bullying there way inside.

Gotta abuse JWill and do a better job defending their gaurds on the P&R.

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Hi All,

this is my first post here.
I was surprised to know that this site is volunterily run by Roscoe and the team. I am impressed.
One message came to me, in case Pistons make it to the finals then we have to post. the message should have been... Since the Pistons will be in the finals, then we have to post. I never doubted them.

Since we are in the Finals, I will do my best and be part of the Pistons family.

Coming to the finals talk... not much to be said
Miami's and shaq's destiny are similar to the king's one. ooops...
even worse cause it will not take us 7 games... i say in 5...

GOOO PISTONS

Just saw Drew Sharp on "Cold Pizza," and he made a good point about Tayshaun Prince. The Pistons don't have a reliable 3 to spell Tay, and Tay could wear down if Flip doesn't figure out a way to get him some rest. Makes me wonder if JMax should have been developed more during the season and the Pistons should have given up on the DelfiMo experiment early on. This might be the most interesting subplot heading into this series. I would love to see Delfino get some burn. He is a 2/3. I don't think Mo scares anyone with his defense or offense. Delfino is someone that is virtually unscoutable since he didn't play much. Same with JMax. Should JMax be activated for this series and we turn it into a physical matchup at the 3? Naw, that would be a stroke of genuis. Out of character for Flip.

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I wouldn't mind Delfino being activated. Limit his role to only defense and driving to the rack. No shooting. Would be curious to see what he could do on Wade. Let's see if he can handle the heat. JMax is too much of a rookie to take a chance with the stakes so high.

Very impressed with Tay so far. He has really taken it up a notch. Good long term sign by Joe.

The key to victory with Miami is simple. You have to take Wade out.

I don't mean actually intentionally try to hurt him. Just give him a good hard foul every time he drives. Prince can overplay his 10-15 foot jumper and then the bigs (Use Davis and Cato and others early in the game and early in the series) can hammer him (legally) when he comes inside. Wade only has one game, and that's all out going to the rim. If you aggressively defend the goal he'll either settle for jumpers, or bang himself up trying to get to the rim. Actually I think that if he doesn't develop a great outside shot soon (ala Jordan), his career will be pretty short. Guys who recklessly drive to the hole get injured a lot and their atheleticism slowly decreases as years go by.

Agree. He isn't strong enough to finish if you can knock him off his stride - unlike LBJ. And he doesn't shoot as well from outside either, so don't give him any room outside and shove him around some when he breaks down the first defender. Course, there is that Shaq guy hanging out looking for those lobs.

Wade has been shooting plenty well from the outside recently, including some previously unseen 3-point range.