for the last what 4 years the pistons have been contenders and have been pushed aside for other teams. it plays into the us against the world role they love so much. I gave up on hype a long time ago when the nba started the next mj watch guys like harold miner (won a dunk contest remember him) felipe lopez yea he was suppose to be great 2but he washed up after like 2 or 3 years. even espn and tnt guys hated on us up untill we hit the finals again then said oh the pistons are great they will win but a few still doubted us. underdog or not the pistons are going to the playoffs again, the fact that parker has enough respect for us is cool but i just want to see toine with a towel over his big fat head again as we pound the heat into playoff dust