Actually professor, the Finals win was also 4-1.

Anyway, their identity used to be Goin' to Work. This whole If it ain't rough, it ain't right stuff seems like nothing so much as an excuse to keep other teams in the series longer than is necessary.

I haven't seen any of the three Miami games and you have, but I have my doubts about this series. Against Cleveland, down 3-2, I was convinced the Pistons would pull out the victory in 7. But against the Heat, before this series even started, I didn't feel good about it. The Cavs are totally inexperienced, and not really that good a team besides. The Heat are completely different -- highly motivated, experienced, well-coached, with lots of weapons.

If the Pistons insist on giving more ground than is necessary to a team like this, they are going to lose.