| Our opposition Yes, I am afraid/concerned about Miami. I was last year. I still think that playing Miami cost us vs. SA because we were tired. And, on paper, they may blow people away. But if you really look at it, they are scary for the same reason they were scary last year: Shaq and to some extent, Wade. We had trouble guarding those two guys. And really, it boils down to Shaq and his backup, Mourning. If you look at their pick-ups (I don't know Posey's game), they are not guys that I would want on the Pistons. Walker? I will say that at least he can rebound some. J. Williams? Not on my team. Payton? He stunk over here on the Lakers--I watched him all season. He is not the marvelous player that he was on Seattle. A big question is can Evans guard Wade some and can our greater depth in our front line help Ben with Shaq? Will we still need EC? Can our offense begin to resemble a threatening, modern NBA (with a little bit of western influence--the only thing they do well in the West is offense) offense or do we still need a scorer? If some of these last things take hold, the Pistons are still the team to beat. I really wanted Finley on Miami because I wanted them locked in for this year. I don't like the idea that they may make moves later. |