I heard Doc Rivers talked to Flip Saunders on the phone last night and Flip gave Doc a few tips.

This is a little random, but i just saw a replay of the gesture that PP gave the ATL bench after the whole Al Horford thing, and i'm almost positive thats the bloods sign (don't ask me how i know LOL). WTH?!

replays on espn news

uh...yea thats what it appeared to be

However, his other fingers appear to be spread out.

That would mean the opposite.

Go figure.

A number one seed loses to a number 8 seed. I wonder if Boston fans are calling for the head of Doc Rivers and demanding that management blow up the team?

Hell no...they're just happy to be back in the playoffs again. Detroit fans hold the Pistons to a much higher standard and we've been disappointed for 3 years running.

wouldn't a few other negative things have to occur in order for there to be any real correlation between the current Pistons and the Current Celtics?

The sign of a good team/coach Doc calls out his players in the post game for playing "me" ball and not "team" ball. He said that all the players were trying to win the game themselves and not as a team.... So at the same time telling them they needed to work as a team he also gave players props for trying to win. So he gets his point across without losing the team.

win/lose/draw josh smith and josh childress are showing me something. i've always viewed both of them as talented losers that would never 'get it'.

ncaa tournament and playoff basketball are both a key ingredient to development.