UCFinfan86
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i think if Detriot can resign Ben and get a good backup SG/SF they will be tough. Plus they need a young backup PF/C cuz Davis and McDyess are about done
phunwin said:It's certainly not hopeless for Detroit, but with the current roster, I believe the championship window has closed.
PhinsTD said:Shaq another year older, with another ring in his pocket? I gotta wonder if the Heat are going to be as tough next year.
I'm not as sold on Wright as many Heat fans seem to be.
He seems like another Darius Miles to me (good player, not as good as his hype). I guess we'll see, the Pistons have a lot of tough choices to make, that's for sure.
trate121hb said:wright will be a good player next yr....the kid has a ton of talent...he's just on a really deep team
i dont give sheed what anyone says.....the heat are the better team ....and im glad riley is looking good for all the moves every1 questioned......
this has become a great rivalry...i was at the game last night and it was insane
Section126 said:I think Piston fans need to ask themselves this question: Can you make the ecf's again next year with the current roster? If the answer is yes..you must then look for answers on how to beat Miami. That should be how you procede.
The Heat next year will be more athletic and explosive with The Golden Child (Dorrell Wright) being in the rotation.... I expect him to be a stud..and he could give us a very formidable big three.....
Payton will retire..ZO is iffy.....I know Riley really wants a true Poward Forward and we have the full MLE to get one...
I would love to lure Nazr Mohammed with that MLE..but I have no idea if it will be enough.
So in other words...the Pistons need to do something to stay competetive with the Heat because the Heat has room to improve next season.
DPlus47 said:nice post, phil! i was going to ask you what you thought in this thread, but i don't have to. i agree with your main points, and think that working younger guys in might have led to the same results this year but a brighter future down the road. now they're gonna have to tweak a bit. garnett would obviously help a lot, because, IMO, the thing the pistons need more than anything else is a player with a truly multifaceted offensive game. with the exception of sheed (when his heart's in it), everyone is somewhat one-dimensional offensively. and i don't mean to insult prince, who is the one guy from detroit i would take on my team in a second.
this next comment isn't meant to be a dig or an insult, but a question of rhetorical strategy:
i really didn't understand the mindset produced by the "pressure's on miami now" rhetoric and "game 6 is just always our game" that we were hearing from not just the beat writers, but the players (hunter is the first one that comes to mind, but others were talkative like this). when you have made your reputation playing with your backs against the wall, why would you want to declare game 6 a victory before it has been played? it struck me that they may as well have come out saying "we're great with our backs to the wall, but it's clearly the heat who have their backs to the wall here..."
Section126 said:Hey, great season guys...
The Piston fans on finheaven are not like most Piston fans that are smug and arrogant. You guys are good fans that deserved the team you had.
Gotta tip my capt to Chauncey Billups, Tay Prince, Antonio McDyese, Ben Wallace, and SHEEEEEEEEED...What great competitors...
Rip Hamilton can go straight to hell.