Reddick has actually developed quite a bit. I was impressed with his D, and that he actually tried to get to the hoop instead of jacking up jumpers.

He has a little bit of dawg in his game now, even if he looks like a reject from Good Charlotte.

Is it possible that we could somehow play Orlando in all 4 rounds of the playoffs? That way, we can finally hang our 4th championship banner at the Palace.

I was more un-impressed with Rip but am trying to block it out.

That was one of the closest games I have ever seen from start to finish.

Pistons biggest lead: 6
Orlando biggest lead: 4
Lead changes: 26
Times tied: 18

My only criticism about Rip is that he gets too frenetic at times, and it seems like he is trying to lead the team, which if that is the case, he has to know when to hold'em and when to fold'em.

A couple times tonight, he looked like he was trying to show Reddick something. He did that in ATL too with Flip Murray. If he wants to lead the team, he can't lose his focus in personal battles.

I was pretty impressed with him otherwise tonight. Both he and AI are better facilitators than Stuckey. I don't think it is a coincidence the Pistons have picked it up, with Stuckey and Tay handling the ball less, and Rip and Hermann handling it more.

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We had more steals than turnovers, and we took 27 more shots to win by 4.

That's an odd game. I wonder if low turns and a lot more shots is characteristic of our games with Orlando...

Do you think Rip is telling Curry not to play Amir or Afflalo in favor of Herrrrman?

Would Melanie Collins stand a chance against Walt?

lol, what does it say about the play of Amir and Afflalo that Hermann is the bigger contributor in the recent run of wins?

According to George and Dice, no ladies can withstand the love machine that is Walter Hermann.

Is Walt the Amir Johnson of language learning? They're making it sound like he barely speaks English still.

It's odd that AA isn't getting consistent burn with AI out. I guess Bynum has taken it and deservedly so.

The four factors to winning were split:

eFG%: Slight advantage Orlando
Ball handling turnover %: Big advantage Detroit
Offensive rebounding %: Big advantage Detroit
FT rate: Big advantage Orlando

Good stuff at this site:

Orlando Magic vs Detroit Pistons - March 09, 2009 - NBA Stats - StatSheet.com