State of the Pistons Address (May 4)
Ten things to love about Wednesday night's win:
10. No longer will I have to look at that appalling purple and green.
9. Tayshaun's half-court shot at the end of the first quarter to give the Pistons 39 points -- a franchise record for Playoff points in a quarter. After the shot went in, he looked at the crowd sheepishly, then turned to TNT's Reggie Miller and gave him a tiny bow before heading to the bench.
8. B-b-b-b-b-b-Ben was b-b-b-back. 14 boards, two steals, and three crafty assists. And although he only scored two points, they came on an emphatic flush -- his first field goal in two games. When he's involved in things, the Pistons are infinitely better.
7. The discovery that Dan Gadzuric could have hurt us in this series. He didn't play until there were nine minutes left in the fourth, and he ended up scoring 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting. He's a much better offensive player than Jamaal Magloire, yet Bucks coach Terry Stotts -- who? -- didn't play him. I think he would've given us more problems than Magloire did. So I guess all I have to say is thanks, Terr.
6. Kelvin Cato's double single. He was magnificent in three minutes, scoring two points and ripping down two rebounds. What a game, KC.
5. Flip finally got out of a first round comfortably. In Minnesota, he spent years exiting in the initial round of the Playoffs, but now he need not worry. I'm confident he'll now spend years using the first round as a mere arena for fine-tuning.
4. Rasheed was feeling it. He had three consecutive triples in the third quarter and sent the Pistons into coast-mode for the rest of the game. 'Sheed ended up with 22, and in the process, he had to have made some people wonder: Why did the Bucks help off of him so much in this series? He made 13 total 3-pointers in five games. Milwaukee just had no clue.
3. More than any other player in the league, 'Sheed can make me laugh. His constant chatter, his random left-hand 3-point attempts, his wide grin. It's all hilarious. Even before last night's game began, 'Sheed had me in stitches. Wearing a blue headband on top of a red one, he crept up behind Reggie Miller as he was doing his pregrame broadcast for TNT and started barking in Reggie's ear, dancing and snickering, trying to distract Mr. Miller from his task at hand. (See here.) Reggie kept his cool, but he couldn't stifle a smile. Neither could I.
2. RIP Injured Rip. Welcome back Normal Rip. He scored 40 points, most of them coming on his now quotidian mid-range daggers, and he looked like his old self. He got a little revenge on Michael Redd, too, which was nice to see, and he also made sure that he'll have a few days to rest the ankle and get it to 100 percent for Round 2.
1. 1/4 of the journey is complete. Bring on the Cleveland Jameses. Or will the Wizards get magical in Games 6 and 7? The Pistons have the luxury of sitting back, relaxing, and resting. They'll wait and see.
10. No longer will I have to look at that appalling purple and green.
9. Tayshaun's half-court shot at the end of the first quarter to give the Pistons 39 points -- a franchise record for Playoff points in a quarter. After the shot went in, he looked at the crowd sheepishly, then turned to TNT's Reggie Miller and gave him a tiny bow before heading to the bench.
8. B-b-b-b-b-b-Ben was b-b-b-back. 14 boards, two steals, and three crafty assists. And although he only scored two points, they came on an emphatic flush -- his first field goal in two games. When he's involved in things, the Pistons are infinitely better.
7. The discovery that Dan Gadzuric could have hurt us in this series. He didn't play until there were nine minutes left in the fourth, and he ended up scoring 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting. He's a much better offensive player than Jamaal Magloire, yet Bucks coach Terry Stotts -- who? -- didn't play him. I think he would've given us more problems than Magloire did. So I guess all I have to say is thanks, Terr.
6. Kelvin Cato's double single. He was magnificent in three minutes, scoring two points and ripping down two rebounds. What a game, KC.
5. Flip finally got out of a first round comfortably. In Minnesota, he spent years exiting in the initial round of the Playoffs, but now he need not worry. I'm confident he'll now spend years using the first round as a mere arena for fine-tuning.
4. Rasheed was feeling it. He had three consecutive triples in the third quarter and sent the Pistons into coast-mode for the rest of the game. 'Sheed ended up with 22, and in the process, he had to have made some people wonder: Why did the Bucks help off of him so much in this series? He made 13 total 3-pointers in five games. Milwaukee just had no clue.
3. More than any other player in the league, 'Sheed can make me laugh. His constant chatter, his random left-hand 3-point attempts, his wide grin. It's all hilarious. Even before last night's game began, 'Sheed had me in stitches. Wearing a blue headband on top of a red one, he crept up behind Reggie Miller as he was doing his pregrame broadcast for TNT and started barking in Reggie's ear, dancing and snickering, trying to distract Mr. Miller from his task at hand. (See here.) Reggie kept his cool, but he couldn't stifle a smile. Neither could I.
2. RIP Injured Rip. Welcome back Normal Rip. He scored 40 points, most of them coming on his now quotidian mid-range daggers, and he looked like his old self. He got a little revenge on Michael Redd, too, which was nice to see, and he also made sure that he'll have a few days to rest the ankle and get it to 100 percent for Round 2.
1. 1/4 of the journey is complete. Bring on the Cleveland Jameses. Or will the Wizards get magical in Games 6 and 7? The Pistons have the luxury of sitting back, relaxing, and resting. They'll wait and see.
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