well it wasn't like that at the start of the game. there were plenty of empty seats and the crowd *was* louder than usual but not rabid. and the first missed call with tayshaun's block...i think that was one of the most significant plays of the game. if TP gets that block i feel it gives the cavs a seed of doubt and gives the pistons the confidence to play their game and win. instead everyone got the 'here we go again' attitude.

anyway, i mostly have questions that don't appear to have an answer.

- why put lindsey in with a few mins to go in the 3rd when it was obvious chauncey was getting hot and we needed the offense more than the defense?
- why put lindsey in at all over delk when you don't need to really guard damon jones and eric snow?
- why has delk not been used in the postseason when he created an awesome dynamic with the team, can create his own quality shot, is a great rebounder, decent defender, and is our best cold shooter off the bench?
- why did sheed sub for dice at the end of the game instead of sheed for ben? dice was 5/5 that quarter, and ben isn't going to shoot with 1.7 left. now you have 5 guys defending 3 shooters instead of 4 shooters. actually scratch that, why was lindsey in the game instead of delk? now you're down to 2 shooters - rip and sheed - because tayshaun is taking the ball out of bounds. WE HAD TWO SHOOTERS IN WITH 1.7 SECONDS LEFT IN THE GAME AND NEEDING TO SCORE?!?! THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD LINEUP IF WE WERE UP BY 2 AND HAD TO PLAY DEFENSE, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!!!! geez that makes me mad.
- why did we have our last offensive possession the past 2 games ending in a tayshaun jumper? (the possession last game that started with 27 seconds left). furthermore, why did we wait 10-15 seconds to shoot the ball when we're down by 2 with 27 to go?
- why has dale davis received 0 time when dice was struggling and when davis will punk anyone trying to go to the lane?
- why does varejao get away with illegal screens every time and why is this never called? why does he pretend to get hit in the face whenever he doesn't get a rebound, and why is this called?
- why has flip made no adjustements game-to-game? why not try single-teaming lebron in game 4 or game 5? i'd rather have him get 40 points and 0 rebounds rather than 21 points and 10 assists.
- why do we double-team so much in the first place? we were supposed to make one man beat us, now we're allowing their whole team to get involved and playing 5 on 5 when they have the best player on the floor. we're double-teaming which causes late rotations which leavs guys wide open, which is why we lost game 7 in the 4th quarter last year.
- why did rip not catch-and-shoot on the last possession...did he really think he'd get a foul called that late in the game? why did we stop running screens for rip in the first place?
- what happened to the pick-and-roll with sheed by the 3-point line? even if sheed doesn't shoot, he's a great passer from up top, and it forces the defenders into making difficult decisions on how to guard
- why did 1 of my two tailpipes coming out of my muffler fall off on my way home last night with a $60 pair of chrome tips when it was securely fastened and only 3 years old? should i go back and look for it even though they're probably so scratched they'd look gross anyway?
- why am i waiting over reserving plane tickets when i have a decent price and they were $60 higher yesterday, but i'm hesitant because they were $70 cheaper than the current price 3 days ago, but i run a big risk of not getting this in-between price?
- do i go to the tigers' game friday and wuss out on not watching game 6 until i know the result?

and those are my thoughts.