pistons are up 75-64 with 8:49 left in the 4th as I write.

and i just gotta say that after all our griping about flip's chicken %%%% rotations (and though this hasn't been the prettiest game), i think he's really gotten it right tonight. he's given dyess and delfino decent burn, given lindsay a chance to work out some kinks (even though lindsay made lots of mistakes on offense), and even thrown davis and evans in a little bit in the first half. and he did this even though the pacers were hanging close and even closing the gap to as close as 4 with the bench in at times.

flips growing some huevos maybe...

okay and now i have to issue a caveat to my own praise: the pistons are now up 20 with 5:47 to go and all five starters are in. it ain't that big a deal tonight because they've gotten breaks earlier in the game, but with a back to back tomorrow night, he can pull them and let 'em rest and get the other guys some more time. i'll give him until the 4 minute mark.

It was a good game for the Pistons.....

Saw some good things too:

1. Flip gave good burn to Delfino, which a lot of us will be happy out. Evans played a bit but Jackson was abusing him. Delfino looked pretty good on that baseline dunk again and played great defense. He's pretty good at keeping his man in front him.

2. Flip gave great time for Dice too as he heated up with his jumpers and fadeaways as well. Made great moves cutting to the basket but he should be ready for those passes inside from Chauncey. He miffed one. Guess he misses Arroyo.

3. Up 20 late in the fourth, and win by just 5 points??? C'mon garbage time players....

4. Sheed got crazy after that tech. Which makes it how many? But with that being said, I'm wishing the league changes the suspension rule if he goes off like that everytime.

5. Blocks blocks blocks. Great ones too. And you gotta love Ben ripping the ball away from Harrison, if I'm not mistaken, in the fourth.

6. Hunter is way out of timing in the offense. I say give Acker his shot. He looked pretty good bringing the ball up in garbage time though he had some turnovers. But he looked good. I think he will do well with more time on the court.

7. Even Dale Davis played some minutes. Which is an improvement in itself.

8. Another PISTON WIN!

Let's GO DETROIT!!!!

The return of the trap and more importantly the weakside help/interior defense. Maybe its just the Pacers bring it out, but its good to see the inensity of our bigs

tay...

Jermaine is at it again...
http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/INDDET_060223.html

you guys are posting in the wrong thread!!

[roscoe fixed dat!]

Cool it Warthog, don't you know these guys comefrom the future?

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aight it's time to place some bets in vegas then. like back to the future part 3 (or was it part 2, or 1? i can't remember lol)

Arroyo sucks for the most part.... But we are going to miss him BIG TIME.