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Pistons 97, Mavs 90

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- The Detroit Pistons enjoyed beating Dallas so much that they want a chance to do it again.

"I told Avery (Johnson) after the game that I'd like to see him seven more times, starting in about three months," Pistons coach Flip Saunders said.

If the Pistons (56-14) and Mavericks (54-17) do meet in June's NBA Finals, Detroit's 97-90 victory Tuesday might play a crucial role in determining who gets the home-court advantage.

"Obviously, this is a very disappointing loss," Johnson said. "We definitely gave ourselves a chance to win, we just didn't execute down the stretch."

With the win, the Pistons split the season series with the Mavericks, and moved 2 1/2 games ahead of them for the league's best record.

"This is a very big win, but we won't know just how big for a while," said Chauncey Billups, who scored eight of his 31 points in the final three minutes. "It might be huge, or it might just end up as another victory."

The win avenged Detroit's worst loss of the season, a 119-82 rout in Dallas on Nov. 19. The Pistons trailed 40-16 after one quarter of that game, and Billups wanted to make sure there wasn't a repeat.

"Dallas and Phoenix are the two teams that really make an effort to jump on you early, so I knew I had to be aggressive tonight," he said. "I think the team plays better when I'm aggressive."

Rasheed Wallace added 21 points and 10 rebounds for Detroit, while Richard Hamilton scored 14 points.

"It's a lot of fun to play games like this," Wallace said. "Especially when you are going up against one of the NBA's best teams, like we were tonight."

Dirk Nowitzki and former Piston Jerry Stackhouse each had 25 for Dallas.

"That's as good as it gets in this league," Stackhouse said. "But we're going to look at this film, and we're all going to be (mad), because we had the game. We didn't play smart, and that cost us the game."

Dallas Mavericks guard Jerry Stackhouse puts his hands on his hips in the final minutes of their 97-90 loss to the Detroit Pistons in an NBA basketball game Tuesday March 28, 2006, in Auburn Hills, Mich. Stackhouse scored 25 points in the loss.

Stackhouse, who still holds the Pistons' single-game scoring record, had nine points in the third quarter, but the Mavericks needed Keith Van Horn's late 3-pointer to stay within 72-69 at quarter's end.

"Stack did his thing tonight," said Wallace, a close friend of Stackhouse's since their days at North Carolina. "I just wish he would have done it against someone else."

The teams traded the advantage for most of the fourth, and the game was tied with 3 minutes to play.

That's when Billups hit a free throw after a defensive three-second violation, then added a 3-pointer to give the Pistons a 92-88 lead.

Nowitzki hit a jumper at the other end, but Tayshaun Prince blocked his attempt at a tying shot moments later and Billups iced the game with a 3-pointer.

"We battled, we fought -- this was a playoff atmosphere," Johnson said. "We wish we would have been able to match their intensity down the stretch, but we didn't."

The Pistons trailed for most of the first half, but Billups scored seven points in the final 2 minutes to put them ahead 52-50 at the break.

Notes

Mavericks forward Rawle Marshall, a Detroit native who played at nearby Oakland University, played as a pro for the first time at home. He started, but was scoreless in 11 minutes. ... The Pistons made their first eight 3-pointers before Tony Delk missed at the third-quarter buzzer. The Indiana Pacers have the NBA record with a 7-for-7 game in 1995. ... Stackhouse scored 57 points for the Pistons in Chicago on April 3, 2001.

Pregame
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While the Detroit Pistons are almost certain to finish with the best record in the Eastern Conference, the Dallas Mavericks are in quite a race for the top spot in the West.

A pair of the league's top teams face off when Dallas visits Detroit.

The Pistons have the best record in the NBA, while the Mavs are tied with San Antonio for the top mark in the West. Both the Spurs and Dallas trail Detroit by 1 1/2 games in the race for home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

Dallas has won five of the last seven meetings with Detroit, including a 119-82 rout on Nov. 19 that handed the Pistons their first loss of the season after an 8-0 start.

Detroit is coming off a rare defeat at home, 79-74 to Atlantic Division-leading New Jersey on Sunday. The loss snapped the Pistons' 16-game winning streak at The Palace of Auburn Hills and was their first in regulation there this season.

Detroit shot a season-low 34.1 percent from the floor and was just 3-for-17 from 3-point range.

"This is a game we had chances to win," said Chauncey Billups, who had only eight points. "I thought our defense was really good tonight. When the defense is bad, I'm concerned. When our offense just isn't making shots -- that happens."

Detroit averages 45.2 percent shooting from the field, but has shot below 39 percent in the last three games. Billups has struggled in the last two contests, scoring a combined 17 points and shooting 25.0 percent.

On Sunday, he didn't score in the first 43 minutes and missed a possible game-tying shot with five seconds left.

"It felt good -- it was halfway down and it came out," Billups said. "That's to be expected when the night is going like that."

Detroit has started the same five players in all 69 games this season, while Dallas has been forced to shuffle its lineup the last few months because of injuries.

After losing two of three, the Mavs rebounded to easily defeat Atlanta 98-83 on Saturday. Dallas took a 16-point lead into halftime en route to winning the opener of its four-game road trip.

Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and 13 rebounds while Jason Terry added 26 points for Dallas.

"All the remaining games (12) are important. We're jockeying for position every night trying to get the No. 1 seed," Terry said. "During the playoffs the home court means a lot. Last year we didn't have it and lost in six games to Phoenix. We don't want that to happen again."

The Mavs have decided to rest Josh Howard (hamstring) and Devin Harris (strained left thigh) until the last few weeks of the regular season, and continue to play without Adrian Griffin (hamstring).

Dallas, however, had Keith Van Horn return Saturday after missing 11 games with a knee injury.

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I'm seriously concerned about this game.

Although Devin Harris being out should help some.

My early prediction is Dallas by 21.

I'll see if you guys can instill some confidence in me and change my mind.

Check out Matt's little chart in the first post in this thread.

The Mavs are actually holding their opponents to a lower FG% than we are, they are shooting a higher % than we are and while we're getting out rebounded by our opponents, they are grabbing nearly 5 more boards than their opponents per game.

That's pretty telling.

I'll see if you guys can instill some confidence in me and change my mind.
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"Glenn you doubting us? What up with that shit?"

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You've hurt sheed's feelings. [smilie=angry.gif]

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Yet he then remembers the powers on his tattoo makes him unbeatable.

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And thus he starts to Hulk up Sheed style.

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"Oooooo I can't believe Glenn made that prediction!! Its on now! I'm dunking on the Mavs, Flip, Glenn, John Greene, and both their whole families!!"

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The Last great basketball player from Krypton is back and ready to show Glenn what it's all about!!!

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Sheeds been putting the Jihad on Dirk sense before the rings.

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Fearless prediction. Mark Cubans head will explode tonight once he looks into Sheed's cold stare.

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He will give up all his assets after the game and go back to his first job. Then all will be right with the world.

That might be one of the best OGT posts in the history of the board besides mine.


I'm now super pumped for this game more than I was a minute ago yes!!!

If the Pistons are going to win tonight they have to exploit the Dirk-Sheed matchup. Sheed has to make Dirk work hard on defense and cannot settle for the outside shot. If Sheed is jacking them up from outside early it could mean a long night. Chauncey also has to exploit Terry on defense some post ups could go a long way to getting him out of his scoring funk.

UP.
THE.
POOPER!!!!
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(but we won't be smiling, of course)

If the Pistons are going to win tonight they have to exploit the Dirk-Sheed matchup. Sheed has to make Dirk work hard on defense and cannot settle for the outside shot. If Sheed is jacking them up from outside early it could mean a long night. Chauncey also has to exploit Terry on defense some post ups could go a long way to getting him out of his scoring funk.

All good points WLB. I think the main thing our guys need to do is just
make shots difficult. Dallas can score like a motherfucker and now that
they've added some defense to their game, they're very deadly.

It would be really cool to see the refs call this as close to clean as possible.
If that happens, Dallas is fucked because they hack like crazy. I predict a
close hard fought game with the Pistons winning by 18...105-87.

Our bench is crucial tonight. Dallas rests alot of their players and bring
different cats off the bench throughout the game including Grand Marshall Rawle.

If the Pistons are going to win tonight they have to exploit the Dirk-Sheed matchup. Sheed has to make Dirk work hard on defense and cannot settle for the outside shot. If Sheed is jacking them up from outside early it could mean a long night. Chauncey also has to exploit Terry on defense some post ups could go a long way to getting him out of his scoring funk.

All good points WLB. I think the main thing our guys need to do is just
make shots difficult. Dallas can score like a motherfucker and now that
they've added some defense to their game, they're very deadly.

It would be really cool to see the refs call this as close to clean as possible.
If that happens, Dallas is fucked because they hack like crazy. I predict a
close hard fought game with the Pistons winning by 18...105-87.

Our bench is crucial tonight. Dallas rests alot of their players and bring
different cats off the bench throughout the game including Grand Marshall Rawle.
I agree on the refs playing a crucial role, it kinda goes back to my Dirk-Sheed point. If Sheed works down in the post enough against Dirk foul trouble could happen to the big German. The Pistons are still 14-5 this year against the big boys of the league I see them winning at home tonight say 95-88.

Nice.

Tell homegirl in your avatar I said..."Okay, fine."

We will win thanx to tayshauns new career high

WE WILL GIVE THE MAVERICKS BRAIN DAMAGE

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Nice.

Tell homegirl in your avatar I said..."Okay, fine."
LOL will do. [smilie=2thumbsup.g:

We will win thanx to tayshauns new career high

BigggChris is my favorite poster, especially since Glenn turned all " .... sure I like the ... Pistons .... [smilie=anxious.gif] " recently.

Fuck a Mavericks. 105-87 for sure.

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Its already Starting!!! Pregame Brain Damage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEs!!!!!

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I wonder if we'll go small tonight when Rasheed needs a breather. SA had success with Bowen guarding Nowitzki afterall, why not try Tay on him??

Of course that would probably mean less McDyess and more Evans, so maybe that isn't such a good idea afterall...

I wonder if we'll go small tonight when Rasheed needs a breather. SA had success with Bowen guarding Nowitzki afterall, why not try Tay on him??

Of course that would probably mean less McDyess and more Evans, so maybe that isn't such a good idea afterall...

I was going to say the same thing. Tayshaun has the length to bother and he shouldn't get beat off the dribble by a 7-footer (I would hope not [smilie=anxious.gif]). It might be something to try.

Just don't put Mo Evans on Stack, please.... [smilie=arrgh.jpg]

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WE WILL GIVE THE MAVERICKS BRAIN DAMAGE
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Maybe "brain freeze" would be more fitting with that pic.

Oh, and QUACK!

Man this game is pretty damn important as far as the home court race goes. If the boys in blue have any pride whatsoever, they'll remember the spanking in dallas and respond in kind.

Man this game is pretty damn important as far as the home court race goes. If the boys in blue have any pride whatsoever, they'll remember the spanking in dallas and respond in kind.

If we could pull this game out, and San Antonio stumbles in LAC without Parker, the HCA race could almost be decided tonight sorta deal...

Here's how it goes down:

Close game, Pistons up and Dallas has the ball. Dirk goes for the win with a three. IN AND OUT!

Pistons win by 18.

Anyone else hoping for another Mo Evans DNP-CD?

Anyone else hoping for another Mo Evans DNP-CD?
We can only hope... I doubt it though. Delfino didn't score 30 points on his 2 shots in 6 minutes against NJ, so there is no way Flip doesn't play Mo over him.

Stack's chirping again...

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Book on Mavs-Pistons: Titles speak volumes

01:44 AM CST on Tuesday, March 28, 2006
By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – A lively debate raged Monday in advance of the Mavericks' visit to the team they massacred in November.

On one side, the Detroit Pistons were showing their utter disregard for the regular season, flaunting the fact they've played for the NBA championship the last two seasons, winning it once.

On the other side, the Mavericks were wondering how they can change the galactic perception that they are great regular-season artists but no Rembrandts when it comes to the playoffs.

And do they really owe anybody any apologies for their regular-season greatness the last five seasons?

The Mavericks and Pistons won't have a fire-and-brimstone rivalry unless they someday meet in the Finals. But since the Pistons got whacked by 37 points at American Airlines Center – their first loss this season after starting 8-0 – tonight's months-removed meeting at The Palace of Auburn Hills offers an intriguing story line.

Add the Mavericks' quest for credibility, and it has the chance to be a fun evening.

"Dallas is good," Detroit's Richard Hamilton said. "Their record speaks for itself. But when everybody was telling us we had an opportunity for 70 wins, [I said] if we don't win a championship, that's not a successful season for us.

"Whatever you do in the regular season is easy. You really got to step up in the playoffs. Until you do that, the regular season really doesn't mean anything."

Hard to miss that message if you're the Mavericks, although they would like to think averaging 57 wins the last five seasons means something. And it does, just like being on pace to win 63 games this season is an achievement.

But Rasheed Wallace amplified Hamilton's point.

"They've had good records the last few years," he said, "but weren't able to go far into the playoffs. That's one of the knocks people are saying about them."

Avery Johnson is a firm believer in building one's reputation in the playoffs. Does that mean the regular season is an 82-game piece of gum on their shoe?

No, because you build a championship mentality from October on through June, not just in the playoffs, Johnson said.

"The coach understands it," he said when asked if the Mavericks adhere to the playoff-centric attitude. "That's all that matters. A lot of them [Detroit players] didn't understand it until they won it. They found out when they got here and it all came together."

Jerry Stackhouse was with the Pistons before they became an elite team. He said the mentality has changed in Motown because of the 2004 championship banner.

"Everybody's mentality isn't that way," he said. "Our goal is for a championship. But if we play as well as we can, and it's not in the cards, you can't say it's all for naught.

"Detroit was seven bad minutes away from not even being in the Finals last season. It would have been Miami representing the Eastern Conference. So they're saying that was nothing if they lost that?"

One more game: Josh Howard and Adrian Griffin are closing in on their return, but Wednesday's game at Cleveland is more likely than tonight's in Detroit.

Howard went through most of practice Monday and said his left hamstring was improved. Griffin participated in part of practice.

Different approach: In its last three games, Detroit has held Miami to 73 points, Indiana to 72 and New Jersey to 79.

Coach Flip Saunders doesn't expect such a performance tonight. He said the pressure will be on Detroit's offense.

"There's no question that we're going to have to score more points because Dallas is going to score."

E-mail esefko@dallasnews.com

105-87

For those of you that missed this the first time around...

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Here's how it goes down:

Close game, Pistons up and Dallas has the ball. Dirk goes for the win with a three. IN AND OUT!

Pistons win by 18.ROFLMMFAOOMG HAHAHA!!!!

Would have caught that the first time if it was not flanked by "Cannibal queen ate my leg" and "Strippers twang g-strings etc."

I missed it as well and just thought he posted the pic because of the "BOLD" heading on it.

P.S. Thats some damn good brown paint brush usage Glenn.


For those of you that missed this the first time around...

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I'm fuckin sweet.

P.S. Thats some damn good brown paint brush usage Glenn.


I think I'll try posting in brown for a while.

Looks like Josh Howard is questionable tonight with a hammy.

If a few more of their guys drop off before game time, things will look really good.

P.S. Thats some damn good brown paint brush usage Glenn.


I think I'll try posting in brown for a while.

Looks like Josh Howard is questionable tonight with a hammy.

If a few more of their guys drop off before game time, things will look really good.

We're in bad shape if we have to start hoping for injuries if we want to be competitive...

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P.S. Thats some damn good brown paint brush usage Glenn.


I think I'll try posting in brown for a while.

Looks like Josh Howard is questionable tonight with a hammy.

If a few more of their guys drop off before game time, things will look really good.

We're in bad shape if we have to start hoping for injuries if we want to be competitive...
Exactly what I was thinking. This Pistons team is as amazing as
any team I've ever seen. They need to start playing like it again.

Exactly what I was thinking. This Pistons team is as amazing as
any team I've ever seen. They need to start playing like it again.

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welcome to WTFKindergarten......where we post in all the colors of the rainbow!

or have i stumbled upon WTFHomo?

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the thing about Dallas is they can pull away real fast, by scoring in bunches.

i hope we don't try to get into a shootout with them.

Dallas doesn't get into shootouts anymore.

This really shouldn't be that bad... Ben just had to show up. Last time he let Dampier go for 16 points (8-9 FG) and 14 rebounds in 24 minutes.

Also, Josh Howard went for 26 points, 8 boards, and he might not even play. Devin Harris had 14 points last time as well, and he definately won't be there.

"Detroit was seven bad minutes away from not even being in the Finals last season. It would have been Miami representing the Eastern Conference. So they're saying that was nothing if they lost that?"
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"AAAHHHHHHHH!! Damn.........you.........Pistons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!"

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We still love you Stack But once again,
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We better hope that IF we get to the finals, that Dallas isn't there. This team will eat us up. They provide terrible match-ups for us...

Arguably the biggest game of the year and we're struggling, shooting 41.9% while our splendid defense is stifiling Dallas shooting to 50.8%

Arguably the biggest game of the year and we're struggling, shooting 41.9% while our splendid defense is stifiling Dallas shooting to 50.8%
but we are out hustling them.

7:36 pm [Rorschach]: Hopefully Rip wore his ring to flex in Stack's face
7:36 pm [Rorschach]: I got your back if you get kicked out matt.
7:37 pm [Matt]: thanks man :)
7:37 pm [Rorschach]: sup Chris and fekz. all black folks:clap:
7:37 pm [Rorschach]: and one asian
7:37 pm [Matt]: Don't nuthin include Stackhouse
[WTFDetroit Official Gamechat]: Kstat has entered at 7:37 pm
7:37 pm [Rorschach]: Stackhouse is jealous.
7:38 pm [Rorschach]: Sup kstat.
7:38 pm [Kstat]: yeah
7:38 pm [Matt]: let's whoop some ass tonight. ok?
7:38 pm [Matt]: ok.
7:39 pm [Fekz]: lets get these biatches
7:39 pm [Rorschach]: cubans head will explode
7:39 pm [Fekz]: what up rorschach
7:39 pm [Rorschach]: silent hill looks hot
7:39 pm [Rorschach]: i wanna see that shit
7:39 pm [Kstat]: rawle marshall is their starting SF
7:39 pm [Fekz]: yeah it does
7:39 pm [Kstat]: we better abuse them

What a great game....i really have nothing else to say.

8:01 pm [Rorschach]: fekz and kstat play nice
8:01 pm [Fekz]: lol, owned
8:01 pm [Kstat]: I HOPE he passes every time he touches the ball
8:01 pm [Kstat]: shit i hope he passes off on half his dunk attempts
8:01 pm [Fekz]: ill say it once and ill say it again
8:01 pm [Fekz]: i dont think ben's offense has ever cost us a game
8:01 pm [Rorschach]: ice age pistons??? wtf
8:02 pm [Rorschach]: oh no fuck that
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8:02 pm [BubblesTheLion]: they shoot like it
8:02 pm [Rorschach]: bigchris you punk say something!!!
8:02 pm [Rorschach]: sup Phar
8:02 pm [Matt]: sup pharaoh
8:03 pm [Kstat]: good idea
8:03 pm [Pharaoh]: not much
8:03 pm [Pharaoh]: how is everyone
8:03 pm [Rorschach]: f u stack. only for this game
8:03 pm [Pharaoh]: yeah - fuck Stack - the enemy
8:03 pm [Rorschach]: cool as ice pharoah
8:04 pm [BubblesTheLion]: fuck stack peroid, guy is a dick
8:04 pm [Rorschach]: delfino sighting
8:04 pm [Kstat]: i have no reason not to respect stack
8:04 pm [Pharaoh]: hey, don't go there
8:04 pm [Kstat]: he gave %100 effort here
8:04 pm [Pharaoh]: Stack is the reason I'm a Detroit fan
8:04 pm [Rorschach]: stack is cool. outside of his bitterness about the trade
8:04 pm [BubblesTheLion]: sorry to hear that
8:04 pm [Pharaoh]: you'd be bitter too if the team kicked ass after they dumped you
8:04 pm [Kstat]: haha dampier aint gonna move dale
8:05 pm [Rorschach]: good pump fake
8:05 pm [Rorschach]: lol@phar
8:05 pm [Kstat]: well, stack had himself to blame for his playoff performance
8:05 pm [Rorschach]: yep
8:05 pm [Kstat]: but that wasnt an effort thing it was a talent thing
8:05 pm [Rorschach]: stack never showed up in the playoffs. and he wanted a franchise salary
8:05 pm [Pharaoh]: it was a work ethic thing - dude never developed a real J

8:19 pm [Pharaoh]: I hate the refs so much I can't shop at footlocker
8:19 pm [Rorschach]: lol@phar
8:19 pm [zeebneebV.3]: my thing to
8:20 pm [zeebneebV.3]: I almost throw things at the store when i see it
8:20 pm [Rorschach]: austrailian footlockers? cool
8:20 pm [Matt]: FG%: Pistons 31, Mavs 50
8:20 pm [Pharaoh]: waited a while to use that one - just had to do it
8:20 pm [BubblesTheLion]: shooting 50% from the line needs to stop if we are going to suck this bad on offense
8:20 pm [Pharaoh]: yeah - we got footlocker too. The ball shoes are shit though
8:20 pm [zeebneebV.3]: I swear, if I EVER recognize a ref on the street, imbody checing his ass."What foul?"
8:20 pm [Kstat]: stack>our bench
8:20 pm [Matt]: 35-28 mavs
8:21 pm [Rorschach]: we are missing layups
8:21 pm [Pharaoh]: stack is an awesome 6th man when he's got the green light.
8:21 pm [zeebneebV.3]: Mavs and thier JUNK ASS DEFENSE seems to be counfounding Flipsoffense
8:21 pm [Rorschach]: hunter/delk on stack
8:21 pm [Matt]: Stack w/ 12 pts
8:21 pm [Rorschach]: thats not working
8:21 pm [Rorschach]: dice a monster
8:21 pm [zeebneebV.3]: I just shake my head at this crap. To stop Stack, you just body check his ass onto thefloor and perhaps draw blood
8:21 pm [Rorschach]: delk on stack
8:21 pm [Rorschach]: yikes
8:22 pm [Matt]: 37-30 mavs......Dice w/ 7pts 4reb in 8min
8:22 pm [Pharaoh]: Put Delfino on Stack!
8:22 pm [Rorschach]: get them out of there
8:22 pm [zeebneebV.3]: SON OF A BITCH HURT HIS ASS
8:22 pm [Rorschach]: get delfino on stack
8:22 pm [Rorschach]: shit
8:22 pm [zeebneebV.3]: Elbow him in the balls or something
8:22 pm [zeebneebV.3]: Thats how I play basketball
8:22 pm [BubblesTheLion]: ahem, as I was saying
8:22 pm [Rorschach]: lol@zeeb
8:22 pm [BubblesTheLion]: fuck that guy he's a dick
8:22 pm [Kstat]: at 6'6" he can shoot right over the top of our guards
8:22 pm [Pharaoh]: I'd kill you if you hit me in the nuts on purpose zeeb
8:22 pm [Kstat]: so if the jumper is falling he can get what he wants
8:23 pm [zeebneebV.3]: Someone is lighting me up I take a cheap ass hit. He starts to think, "Man is he going to hurt me?" Then you punch himin the head. He'll stay away from the hole.
8:23 pm [BubblesTheLion]: well now that he knows that he will have a nice headstart as you cringe in pain

zeeb vs pharoah

8:23 pm [Kstat]: sheed needs to know when he can psot and when he cant
8:23 pm [Rorschach]: damn they just took enm both out
8:23 pm [zeebneebV.3]: The only thing in this world that actually gets me angry in NBA basketball
8:23 pm [Rorschach]: starters the rest of the night
8:23 pm [BubblesTheLion]: ggaaaaaaaaaaaadamn sheed
8:23 pm [Kstat]: against Dallas he cant post
8:23 pm [Matt]: whew......3pter for Sheed
8:23 pm [Pharaoh]: I'd post you up all day and kill you that way - if you hit me I'll score every time down the floor.
8:23 pm [Kstat]: he should be shooting jumpers
8:23 pm [Matt]: 39-33 mavs
8:24 pm [zeebneebV.3]: Yes but how many hits will you take Ph.?
8:24 pm [Matt]: Dice w/ another board.....dude's a stud
8:24 pm [zeebneebV.3]: Balls, head, stomach...
8:24 pm [Pharaoh]: as long as we keep it within 10 we'll be fine
8:24 pm [Kstat]: hats off to Dice
8:24 pm [zeebneebV.3]: All fair game when you post up the BEASTneeb
8:24 pm [Kstat]: he's taken it to another level
8:24 pm [Rorschach]: this small guard lineup will kill us if we arent careful
8:24 pm [zeebneebV.3]: Dice has been our best player the past 6 games
8:25 pm [Pharaoh]: How many hits will I take? 1000000 - if you hack/hit me I'll dominate you for the rest of the game. You will end begging for a rest
8:25 pm [zeebneebV.3]: LOL!
8:25 pm [Rorschach]: fouls in the penalty
8:25 pm [zeebneebV.3]: THATS the PH i know and love!
8:25 pm [Kstat]: key to beating dallas is with the mid-range jumpers
8:25 pm [Kstat]: thats their weakness
8:25 pm [Pharaoh]: You've never seen me play Zeeb - I will score 50 on you if you piss me off. I've played almost everyday for 15 years - I can ball.
8:25 pm [Rorschach]: lol@kstat on the jumpers. no
8:25 pm [Matt]: just played ball today.....i was rusty as hell, lol
8:25 pm [Kstat]: um, yes
8:26 pm [Pharaoh]: lol@Matt - when was your last game
8:26 pm [Kstat]: theyre too big in the paint and they trap too well
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8:26 pm [zeebneebV.3]: I dont doubt it Ph. I will take extreme measures though
8:26 pm [Kstat]: and theyre very quit on the perimeter
8:26 pm [Pharaoh]: No - don't shoot more jumpers. Drive the fucking lane
8:26 pm [Kstat]: *quick
8:26 pm [Rorschach]: nope. mid range jumpers will be even more contested
8:26 pm [Pharaoh]: Hey Joe
8:26 pm [Joe Asberry]: hi guys
8:26 pm [Rorschach]: sup joe
8:26 pm [Kstat]: forcing the ball inside is why we fell down 9
8:26 pm [zeebneebV.3]: We use to play a gae called "combat basketball" no joke. Anything went but ballshots
8:26 pm [Rorschach]: The coolest joe besides dumars
8:26 pm [Matt]: hi joe :)
8:26 pm [zeebneebV.3]: Named after the BillLaimbeer game
8:26 pm [Kstat]: going to sheed when both dirk and dampier can push him out of the lane easily
8:27 pm [BubblesTheLion]: lol!
8:27 pm [Rorschach]: kstat you look at things like a phoenix fan
8:27 pm [zeebneebV.3]: How tall are you Ph?
8:27 pm [Joe Asberry]: :p
8:27 pm [Pharaoh]: Cool Zeeb - that was basically what I played for the last 3 years
8:27 pm [Kstat]: im looking at it like someone that's seen both teams play enough to know what will work and what wont
8:27 pm [zeebneebV.3]: Im not tall, but im built like a brick-crap house
8:27 pm [zeebneebV.3]: 5'11 225, no fat.
8:28 pm [Rorschach]: we were down 20 at this point shooting jumpers. so your idea is proven bad
8:28 pm [zeebneebV.3]: You Ph?
8:28 pm [Kstat]: their defense is geared towards forcing teams to beat them with mid range shots
8:28 pm [Pharaoh]: 6'6/6'7", go about 220 now and to put it in perspective: I'm the Michael Jordan of my league. Won everything every year for a long time
8:28 pm [Matt]: Dallas up 5, 5:40 left
8:28 pm [zeebneebV.3]: I love guarding bigger guys. I get a nice under-cut on em.
8:28 pm [Pharaoh]: Zeeb - I'll shoot over you every time
8:28 pm [Rorschach]: last i checked they get beat by inside shots. ala tony parker and manu
8:29 pm [Kstat]: goaltend
8:29 pm [Joe Asberry]: rip nice one
8:29 pm [Matt]: dude, pharaoh, you're huge, lol
8:29 pm [BubblesTheLion]: chuchuchucyeaaaaaaaaah
8:29 pm [zeebneebV.3]: Yes, but when you go up, your lower extremities are exposed. I play Bowne defense
8:29 pm [Pharaoh]: Yeah Matt - in every way
8:29 pm [Matt]: lol
8:30 pm [Matt]: Zeebneeb's Combat Basketball
8:30 pm [Rorschach]: bad foul sheed
8:30 pm [zeebneebV.3]: Ever seen that Karate kick Bowen did to Zerbiack?
8:30 pm [Kstat]: sheed what were you thinking there
8:30 pm [zeebneebV.3]: ALL ME BABY
8:30 pm [zeebneebV.3]: Know what to expect Ph.
8:30 pm [Joe Asberry]: unnecessary
8:30 pm [Rorschach]: zeeb must be a big mouth on the court
8:30 pm [Matt]: rip w/ 12 pts.......6FTs
8:30 pm [zeebneebV.3]: True
8:31 pm [zeebneebV.3]: Yup.
8:31 pm [Pharaoh]: I don't need to worry Zeeb - you're a dwarf - I'd kill you.
8:31 pm [Rorschach]: ben
8:31 pm [Kstat]: omg my eyes
8:31 pm [BubblesTheLion]: lol wtf was that
8:31 pm [zeebneebV.3]: LMAO!
8:31 pm [Joe Asberry]: rofl ben
8:31 pm [Matt]: 42-39 mavs
8:31 pm [zeebneebV.3]: Trash talk

9:01 pm [Kstat]: how many open shots can we miss
9:01 pm [Kstat]: whew
9:01 pm [BubblesTheLion]: hot damn
9:01 pm [Rorschach]: mmmm rubber rims
9:02 pm [Rorschach]: eh
9:02 pm [Kstat]: at leats he didnt say rimjob this time....
9:02 pm [Rorschach]: dallas is screwed if they dont get homecourt
9:02 pm [BubblesTheLion]: wow
9:02 pm [Kstat]: ugh
9:03 pm [Rorschach]: clutch shot
9:03 pm [Matt]: 56-54 pistons lead
9:03 pm [Joe Asberry]: stack really takes this personaly
9:03 pm [Rorschach]: and 1
9:04 pm [Kstat]: HE FINALLY FINISHED ONE
9:04 pm [BubblesTheLion]: DONNNNNNNNNNG
9:04 pm [Matt]: "count that baby and the foul!!" -Blaha
9:04 pm [Rorschach]: joe stack is the most violent super christian on earth
9:04 pm [BubblesTheLion]: Ben Wallace fouls are purely cerimonial
9:04 pm [Joe Asberry]: rofl
9:04 pm [Matt]: Rippp!!!!
9:04 pm [Matt]: Dallas timeout
9:05 pm [BubblesTheLion]: Defense = Offense, welcome back team
9:05 pm [Kstat]: ri[p's a master at not getting layups blocked
9:05 pm [Matt]: Pistons up 6, 7min to go!
9:05 pm [Fekz]: TIMEOUT
9:05 pm [BubblesTheLion]: cuz he's faster than everone else
9:06 pm [Rorschach]: Stackhouse will sing somer great gospel and being the nicest guy in the church. then on monday chokes a female real estate agent for not giving him a deal
9:06 pm [Rorschach]: defense>>>>>offense
9:06 pm [Rorschach]: kstat not against SA. Rip gets blocked all day
9:07 pm [Matt]: lol
9:07 pm [Kstat]: I meant on fast breaks
9:07 pm [Matt]: FG%: Pistons 38.5, Mavs 45.2
9:07 pm [Rorschach]: no foul?
9:07 pm [BubblesTheLion]: damnit
9:08 pm [Rorschach]: dirk gets no fouls
9:08 pm [Matt]: offensive rebounds: Pistons 11, Mavs 4
9:08 pm [Kstat]: ugh
9:08 pm [Rorschach]: damn
bs refs protecting that german loser

Dallas makes a run on mo evans.

9:25 pm [Kstat]: we gotta go to philly tomorrow
9:25 pm [Rorschach]: lol@evans on van hoe
9:25 pm [Rorschach]: rotflmao
9:25 pm [Pharaoh]: fuck philly - they're pathetic
9:25 pm : ok, damnit, who made fun of keith
9:25 pm [Matt]: Ben w/ 8 pts 9 rebs 3 asts 2 stls 1 blk.........dude does everything
9:25 pm [Joe Asberry]: if keith lits us up we re doomed
9:26 pm [Rorschach]: the pistons made fun of van hoe putting evans on him
9:26 pm [Rorschach]: lol@evans igniting van hoe
9:26 pm [Kstat]: FUCK
9:26 pm [BubblesTheLion]: van horn wins the game
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9:26 pm [Matt]: hey moodini :)
9:26 pm [Rorschach]: fuck mo evans aka piston killer
9:26 pm [Matt]: 10 min lef t in the 4th
9:27 pm [Rorschach]: lol at evans on terry
9:27 pm [Rorschach]: lmao
9:27 pm [Matt]: 76-74 mavs lead
9:27 pm [Matt]: ruh roh
9:27 pm [Moodini31]: What up fellas?
9:27 pm [Rorschach]: lmao
9:27 pm [Rorschach]: evans is killing us
[b]9:27 pm [Joe Asberry]: wow the guy mos defending always scored
9:27 pm [BubblesTheLion]: what's new
9:27 pm [Rorschach]: joe you noticed
9:27 pm [Rorschach]: lollmao
9:28 pm [Rorschach]: i cant believe anyone defending this fuck
9:28 pm [Matt]: f-you, Mo, and your non-rejuvenated ass
9:28 pm [Rorschach]: lol@matt
9:28 pm [Rorschach]: cut mo evans. i dont even care if he hits a 3 pointer. he's giving up 10 on the other end
9:28 pm [Rorschach]: yikes
9:29 pm [Matt]: :cry: <----tears of joy if we cut Mo

9:39 pm [Matt]: Delfino Vs. Stack
9:39 pm [Fekz]: thats some fuckin bullshit yo
9:39 pm [Matt]: deathmatch
9:39 pm [Rorschach]: bad call. stack pulled him down
9:39 pm [Kstat]: in any case thanks for killing a posession
9:39 pm [Matt]: offensive foul on Delf
9:40 pm [Rorschach]: yea stack
9:40 pm [Kstat]: atta boy rip
9:40 pm [Matt]: Deeeeeeetrrrooooooit baaaaasketbaaaaallllL!!
9:40 pm [Rorschach]: you fag stack
9:40 pm [Varsity]: damn rip has stepped his D game up for real
9:40 pm [Joe Asberry]: haha ball dont die
9:40 pm [Varsity]: that shit is too easy
9:40 pm [Rorschach]: hes in the zone
9:40 pm [Kstat]: 2 more
9:40 pm [Matt]: SHEEEEEEEED IS ON FIIIIIIIRE!!!!!
9:40 pm [Matt]: 88-88
9:40 pm [Joe Asberry]: YES SIR
9:40 pm [Matt]: "That's my man, when he's on the blocks" - Mahorn
9:41 pm [Rorschach]: we getting bs fouls
9:41 pm [UxKa]: but is it 'fiyaaaah' lol
9:41 pm [BubblesTheLion]: ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?
9:41 pm [Kstat]: not penalty i dont think
9:41 pm [Rorschach]: this is playoff level
9:41 pm [Matt]: Sheed w/ 21 pts
9:41 pm [Matt]: lol, uxka, you're right
9:41 pm [BubblesTheLion]: did billups just get a foul for dirk pushing billips in the back?
9:41 pm [Fekz]: he got a foul for coughing on dirk
9:41 pm [Matt]: Sheeeeed's on FIIIYAAHH!!!
9:41 pm [Kstat]: he could have been pulling in his jersey
9:42 pm [Kstat]: couldnt tell from the camera
9:42 pm [Fekz]: Sheed's like fuck this shit
9:42 pm [UxKa]: lol :up:
9:42 pm [Matt]: chauncey quietly gets another double/double....23 pts 11 asts
9:42 pm [Kstat]: thats his first ina while I think
9:42 pm [Fekz]: damn we gotta win this
9:42 pm [Kstat]: he hasnt been this assertive in a month
9:42 pm [Rorschach]: delfino gets hosed and so does billups on fouls
9:43 pm [Rorschach]: this is a GAME
9:43 pm [Rorschach]: i cant wait til the playoffs
9:43 pm [Joe Asberry]: :cash: TIME
9:43 pm [Rorschach]: great defense
9:44 pm [Kstat]: thought that was going in lol
9:44 pm [BubblesTheLion]: atta boy dirk
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9:44 pm [BubblesTheLion]: that was the best play they had all day, and nothing comes from it
9:44 pm [Kstat]: illigal D
9:44 pm [Rorschach]: haha dallas
9:44 pm [Train Wreck]: huge mistake
9:44 pm [Rorschach]: sup wreck
9:44 pm [Train Wreck]: not too much, great game
9:45 pm [Kstat]: only 4 more fouls and we'll be shooting FTs
9:45 pm [Rorschach]: yea
9:45 pm [Fekz]: THE FUCKIN BOTTOM
9:45 pm [BubblesTheLion]: BIG SHOT
9:45 pm [Kstat]: but thats better
9:45 pm [Joe Asberry]: nice chauncey drawing the foul
9:45 pm [Train Wreck]: BAM
9:45 pm [Kstat]: ben got burned
9:45 pm [BubblesTheLion]: keep throwing it up dirk
9:45 pm [Rorschach]: good move by the german bastard
9:45 pm [BubblesTheLion]: don't pass don't do anything but throw it up
9:45 pm [Train Wreck]: Dirks unguardable sometimes
9:46 pm [Kstat]: whew
9:46 pm [Train Wreck]: and a hack
9:46 pm [Joe Asberry]: great off reb
9:46 pm [UxKa]: score?
9:46 pm [Rorschach]: man
9:46 pm [Fekz]: fuck
9:46 pm [Kstat]: dammit ben
9:46 pm [Train Wreck]: 92-90 det
9:46 pm [Rorschach]: we cant get a call
9:46 pm [Joe Asberry]: omg dampier owned ben
9:46 pm [BubblesTheLion]: 92-90
9:46 pm [UxKa]: cool
9:47 pm [Train Wreck]: 1 min 10 sec to go
9:47 pm [Fekz]: uigfdashfd
9:47 pm [Kstat]: wow
9:47 pm [Train Wreck]: Tay
9:47 pm [BubblesTheLion]: FUCK YOU BULLSHIT DIRK
9:47 pm [Rorschach]: fuck you dirk
9:47 pm [Fekz]: too much excitement kldajfldkajfa
9:47 pm [Kstat]: dirk totally lost his cool
9:47 pm [Rorschach]: mcloed>>>>>>>blaha
9:47 pm [Kstat]: he had 2 guys WIDE open and forced one
9:47 pm [BubblesTheLion]: should have been a foul right here
9:47 pm [Varsity]: "I can block more than reggie miller"
9:47 pm [BubblesTheLion]: keep throwing it up dirk, keep on keeping on
9:47 pm [Train Wreck]: haha
9:47 pm [Varsity]: lmao@ kelser
9:47 pm [Rorschach]: dirk has hacked all 4th quarter. no fouls though
9:47 pm [Train Wreck]: classic Mccloud
9:48 pm [Train Wreck]: kelser
9:48 pm [Fekz]: i heard the skin on the last non call
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9:48 pm [Rorschach]: lol@fekz. mcloed has come up
9:48 pm [Kstat]: sheed gets the ball here, and nobody else
9:48 pm [Rorschach]: mcloed >>>>blaha man
9:48 pm [Varsity]: WHOA THERE@ Gutz
9:48 pm [Kstat]: post up sheed with 10 seconds to get off a shot and spread the floor
9:49 pm [BubblesTheLion]: Mcloed may just be the biggest homer in broadcasting, I am glad we got him
9:49 pm [Rorschach]: i said it varsity
9:49 pm [Rorschach]: damnit its true
9:49 pm [Kstat]: thats so true
9:49 pm [Train Wreck]: yeah, he's great
9:49 pm [Kstat]: laimbeer has become the realist
9:49 pm [Matt]: Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ah
9:49 pm [Matt]: :yeah:
9:49 pm [Train Wreck]: but no Blaha
9:49 pm [Kstat]: in pistons broadcasting
9:49 pm [Kstat]: thats sad
9:49 pm [Varsity]: he's great, but Blaha IS the Pistons
9:49 pm [Train Wreck]: scary thought but true about laimbeer
9:49 pm [Matt]: 54 sec left
9:49 pm [Matt]: Chauncey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9:49 pm [Varsity]: chauncey chauncey baby
9:49 pm [Fekz]: bottom
9:49 pm [Matt]: 94-90
9:49 pm [Kstat]: ok, that works too
9:49 pm [BubblesTheLion]: BIGSHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT
9:49 pm [Train Wreck]: He's Baaaaaaaaaaaack
9:49 pm [Joe Asberry]: clutch
9:50 pm [Matt]: MMMMMMR. BIIIGSHOT
9:50 pm [Joe Asberry]: and dalls is done
9:50 pm [Rorschach]: lol@stack
9:50 pm [BubblesTheLion]: GAME
9:50 pm [Matt]: tay w/ the steal!
9:50 pm [Train Wreck]: Game, Set, Match
9:50 pm [Rorschach]: @stack
9:50 pm [Kstat]: thats the stack we know and love
9:50 pm [Fekz]: BILLUPS
9:50 pm [Rorschach]: ha stack
9:50 pm [Fekz]: TAY STEAL
9:50 pm [Kstat]: mr big turnover strikes again!
9:50 pm [Fekz]: FUCKETH YEAH

A win's a win and really nice for HCA but this team has flaws that could be fatal in the later rounds. We shot 10 extra free throws and hit 9-12 3 pointers, both of which won't happen in the play-offs.

I'll NEVER understand Ben and his free-throws. Does he even give a damn?? I mean he has a glib attitude about them. I can't believe he never puts work in on them - I don't care how many shots he might take in practice, I think he has accepted that he isn't a free-throw shooter and never will be sorta deal because his mechanics change with every damn shot.

We're going to have to take him off the floor in close games in the play-offs - or we would McDyess wasn't shooting 50% as well. Basically come close games, Ben Wallace doesn't touch the ball offensively.

I'll see if you guys can instill some confidence in me and change my mind.
http://home.nc.rr.com/inbedwithhomer/macewindu.jpg
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"Glenn you doubting us? What up with that shit?"

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You've hurt sheed's feelings. [smilie=angry.gif]

http://hemeac.com/media/wallace%20tattoo.jpg
Yet he then remembers the powers on his tattoo makes him unbeatable.

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And thus he starts to Hulk up Sheed style.

http://www.sportsbettingindex.net/images/sports_01/gWallace01.jpg
"Oooooo I can't believe Glenn made that prediction!! Its on now! I'm dunking on the Mavs, Flip, Glenn, John Greene, and both their whole families!!"

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The Last great basketball player from Krypton is back and ready to show Glenn what it's all about!!!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/2003/playoffs/news/2003/04/27/blazers_mavs_ap/t1_nowitzki_ap.jpg
Sheeds been putting the Jihad on Dirk sense before the rings.

http://espn.go.com/media/nba/2001/0104/photo/a_cuban_hi.jpg
Fearless prediction. Mark Cubans head will explode tonight once he looks into Sheed's cold stare.

http://www.sportalicious.com/Images/cuban_homeless3.jpg
He will give up all his assets after the game and go back to his first job. Then all will be right with the world.
[smilie=applause.gi: i was right on the money. The powers of Super Sheed prevail.

A win's a win and really nice for HCA but this team has flaws that could be fatal in the later rounds. We shot 10 extra free throws and hit 9-12 3 pointers, both of which won't happen in the play-offs.

I'll NEVER understand Ben and his free-throws. Does he even give a damn?? I mean he has a glib attitude about them. I can't believe he never puts work in on them - I don't care how many shots he might take in practice, I think he has accepted that he isn't a free-throw shooter and never will be sorta deal because his mechanics change with every damn shot.

We're going to have to take him off the floor in close games in the play-offs - or we would McDyess wasn't shooting 50% as well. Basically come close games, Ben Wallace doesn't touch the ball offensively.
did you see the game. we played inside outside and almost all the 3's came off the inside set ups. we played a solid gameplan for once and hustled our asses off.

magic number to clinch the NBA's best record: 10 (9 with a clippers win tonight)

magic number to clinch the east: 4

We can tie the franchise road record tomorrow witha win in Philly.

Nah, wasn't on in my area so I'll have to defer to those who watched it. All of our threes were clean looks? I guess those are just as good as any two pointer we could muster - especially when Chauncey is shooting them. Were all of the foul calls legit? Billups shot 12 of them, was he really attacking the basket or could Terry just not guard him sorta deal? Who did Prince guard tonight?? I assume Stack abused Rip??

Does this win mean we have the Dallas tie-breaker as well, I remember somebody saying as much.

Let's hope the Clippers can pull on e out tonight vs San Antonio...

we currently have a slight edge over dallas in the tiebreaker, but we cant lose any games to phoenix, NOK, indiana, milwaukee or cleveland. Every other game is less important.

We also have to root for a dallas loss to cleveland or orlando. If that happens, we can clinch the tiebreaker much easier.

Fortunately, 5 of those 6 games are at home (milwaukee).

Glad I was wrong about this one.

Dallas looked like ass.

great game. chaunce reminded us why he had mvp buzz once upon a time.

just reinforces the notion that pistons have nada to worry about. i truly believe this is a team that can flip the switch. rare indeed.

anyone catch what was up with dirk/avery? avery is the man, he should have slapped dirk for giving the sas.

and its too bad stack doesnt play in the EC, i think he would make a great villain for us.

PS, i'd make the stack/rip trade 10/10 times, but i think the onesidedness of it got overblown. stack is great, im not sure we wouldnt have won a ring with a billups/stack/prince/ben/sheed lineup. not saying we should have kept him... and yes, im aware he's had injury problems.

Sheed in the post? I know I didn't have the balls to predict that. Fun game to watch. Classic Stack crumbling under pressure.

great game. chaunce reminded us why he had mvp buzz once upon a time.

just reinforces the notion that pistons have nada to worry about. i truly believe this is a team that can flip the switch. rare indeed.

anyone catch what was up with dirk/avery? avery is the man, he should have slapped dirk for giving the sas.

and its too bad stack doesnt play in the EC, i think he would make a great villain for us.

PS, i'd make the stack/rip trade 10/10 times, but i think the onesidedness of it got overblown. stack is great, im not sure we wouldnt have won a ring with a billups/stack/prince/ben/sheed lineup. not saying we should have kept him... and yes, im aware he's had injury problems.
we cant afford that lineup. Stack woulda cost more money too fast. in fact we were in danger of a lame duck year and another team offering him some crazy money as a free agent.

A win's a win and really nice for HCA but this team has flaws that could be fatal in the later rounds. We shot 10 extra free throws and hit 9-12 3 pointers, both of which won't happen in the play-offs.

I'll NEVER understand Ben and his free-throws. Does he even give a damn?? I mean he has a glib attitude about them. I can't believe he never puts work in on them - I don't care how many shots he might take in practice, I think he has accepted that he isn't a free-throw shooter and never will be sorta deal because his mechanics change with every damn shot.

We're going to have to take him off the floor in close games in the play-offs - or we would McDyess wasn't shooting 50% as well. Basically come close games, Ben Wallace doesn't touch the ball offensively.

Why don't you defer your bitching to a game that you actually watch?

Take Ben off the floor in close games? Did you see his block to win the game a few games ago? Did you see the clutch tap out back to Billups in this game?

Who cares that we can't give the ball to Ben in late game situations? It's not like teams can double off of him because than no one is there to box him out for the rebound. Of course we are not going to shoot 75% from 3 land in the playoffs..... On that same token, we are not going to shoot 38% from inside the arc either.....

We do have flaws, however... save for the Spurs, we have less flaws than anyone else.

yea i'm actually happy with the return of defensive emphasis. as long as mo evans doesnt allow another 10 point spurt on his own(that shit was unreal). we'll be fine.

Crap, Pharoah comes to the game chat and I missed it. I had no idea you're so tall, Pharoah.

On the game: I had my concerns halfway through the fourth, but we pulled it together. I wonder if Avery got inside Dirk's head, because he was a bit off after their scuffle.

Big props to Rasheed and Chauncey for actually showing up tonight, unlike the NJ game.

your right rorchach, i forgot about that.

BUT, i always thought of that trade as joe fleecing jordan. i think thats a little too far.

Joe definately fleeced Jordan.

Stack is a good fit for Dallas's 1-on-1 isolation offense, but RIp remains the better, younger and more reliable player.

Good thing about this win is it likely could remove us from facing Dallas in the Finals. I expect Sa to win the division, I can't see Dallas winning the west without HC. Detroit is the best road team come playoff time and we couldn't get it done in SA. I can't Dirk Redick and the all choke playoff team( Stack, Dampier, KVH, Armstrong) being any different this year than in the past.

What an electric game. Sheed in the post, Ben making Dirk work, Billups hitting big shots, Prince with that steal, RIP runnin. God damn. Great game.

post game stuff added in the original post....thanks Rorscach for the chat log

That was a fantastic game. Great defense, great offense, great bench play(except one person). Welcome back to the NBA, Billups.

Pharoah is tall as hell, but I still reign supreme in height. BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA

That was a fantastic game. Great defense, great offense, great bench play (except one person).
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post game stuff added in the original post....thanks Rorscach for the chat log
I'mma make it do what it do baby!
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That was a fantastic game. Great defense, great offense, great bench play (except one person).
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Word. [smilie=arnold.gif]

What was the scuffle between Stack and Delfino?

Stack was acting like the bitch he can be when guys piss him off or refuse to pay him after poker games. Note I like Stack but think he gets steamed at the dumbest shit.

Basically Delfino was fighting through the key and got tangled up with Stack. Stack and Delfino landed on the ground. Delfino was called for an O foul. As they were on the ground and after Stack went at Delfino. Delfino held his own and they were seperated no techs.

What was the scuffle between Stack and Delfino?
Delfino got physical with stack, so stack and him get tangled up, stack pulls him down, then tries to kick or swing at him, but people got in the way too quick. Flip took out Delfino to avoid a possible set up for more activity.

Oh and in the end Delfino got an offensive foul somehow and Stack lost his focus for the rest of the game. Another reason im glad he's gone.

Stack being the prick he is, wrapped his arm around Delfino's neck and threw him to the ground and then gave him a little slap/shove with his hand in Delfino's face. I would hardly call it "tangled up" like Stack put it in the post-game. It was a much more one-sided affair. Yet, of course, Carlos gets an offensive foul [smilie=annoyed.gif].

well regardless of all 3 stories. we all agree stack was bitchmade and Pharaoh is a tall mothafucka.

The Pistons made their first eight 3-pointers before Tony Delk missed at the third-quarter buzzer. The Indiana Pacers have the NBA record with a 7-for-7 game in 1995. ....

Stack being the prick he is, wrapped his arm around Delfino's neck and threw him to the ground and then gave him a little slap/shove with his hand in Delfino's face. I would hardly call it "tangled up" like Stack put it in the post-game. It was a much more one-sided affair. Yet, of course, Carlos gets an offensive foul [smilie=annoyed.gif].
I can't imagine anyone thinking anything other than the above happened.
It's what I saw. Stack is a fuckin bitch for that shit. Carlos ain't no punk.

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Fuck Stack. Fuck the Mavs. Fuck Mark Cuban.

i think delfino is a lil stronger than stack. stack has a thugged out history of beating up on the likes of shawn bradley and jeff hornaceck. I dont think he woulda got away with sucker pucnhing delfino str8 up. but Flip defused the issue taking delf out. and the heat stack felt from that threw his focus off which led to him falling off at the end.

i think delfino is a lil stronger than stack. stack has a thugged out history of beating up on the likes of shawn bradley and jeff hornaceck. I dont think he woulda got away with sucker pucnhing delfino str8 up. but Flip defused the issue taking delf out. and the heat stack felt from that threw his focus off which led to him falling off at the end.

Don't forget Laettner when they were both here in Detroit. Man, what a disease.

BTW Gutz, who's the chick in the avatar?

somaya reece. getting ready for a music video.

And yes punching laetner soft ass laetner isnt really super thug.

I was as pumped as anyone right after the win, but we can't forget that they were missing Devin harris and Josh Howard. Devin Harris is their best on-ball defender and he usually gets alot of fourth quarter minutes so it's probably safe to assume that he would of been on Chauncey in the fourth. Howard's a big hustle guy and a great defender in his own right. It was a great battle but we're gonna have to come a lot stronger than that if they make the finals.

For those of you that missed this the first time around...

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LMAO!!!!!
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I wish I aint work so much so I can post during the games with yall
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And Dirk got away with murder in the 4th

I was as pumped as anyone right after the win, but we can't forget that they were missing Devin harris and Josh Howard. Devin Harris is their best on-ball defender and he usually gets alot of fourth quarter minutes so it's probably safe to assume that he would of been on Chauncey in the fourth. Howard's a big hustle guy and a great defender in his own right. It was a great battle but we're gonna have to come a lot stronger than that if they make the finals.


Fair, but I imagine it was VanHorn who got Howards minutes, and Armstrong did well during his time. Chauncy really got off on Terry and Daniels when they were stupid enough to try that trash.

I just want to let everyone who wasn't at the game know that they did kiss cam and came across Chelios and Kid Rock... Kid Rock took a second to see it and then flicked off the camera. I've never heard the Palace louder.

well regardless of all 3 stories. we all agree stack was bitchmade and Pharaoh is a tall mothafucka.

I got Pharaoh on height, he's got me on weight.

I just want to let everyone who wasn't at the game know that they did kiss cam and came across Chelios and Kid Rock... Kid Rock took a second to see it and then flicked off the camera. I've never heard the Palace louder.

blaha mentioned something about it on wdfn......wasn't sure what he was talking about, lol.

ahhhh....good to see the same, old, Jerry Stackhouse.

Nice to see he hasn't changed. Gets hot at times....turns the ball over the last 3 times he touches it in the fourth quarter including twice in the last 2 minutes.

Ahhh....the memories. Good riddance, Stack.

^yup. I loved Stack, but he always seemed to carry the team up until the last 2 minutes when he'd shoot blanks from 3 land. Too bad he never had a clutch teammate like Billups with him here.

^yup. I loved Stack, but he always seemed to carry the team up until the last 2 minutes when he'd shoot blanks from 3 land. Too bad he never had a clutch teammate like Billups with him here.
he still woulda flung them shots up. [smilie=arrgh.jpg] ...and for to pricey a check.

I think you guys are smoking a little too much crack. If I recall correctly, there were a ton of times that Stack won games for us by repeatedly getting to the line in the fourth. Not to mention that I was a lot more comfortable with him taking the last shot in a game then with Grant Hill. Obviously, CB is way more clutch than Stack ever was, but a couple of you seem to forget that we did enjoy success with Stack in the regular season. Unfortunately he turned the ball over too much, was a cancer in the locker room, and was an average defender at best.

And let's not forget playing in the playoffs while tripping on weed. That didn't help either.

And let's not forget playing in the playoffs while tripping on weed. That didn't help either.
and thats not his fault?

he could score, and yea he hit some big shots. but in the end he was just a scorer whose ego said he deserved a max contract. Joe D didnt agree with his theory, bye bye. he was gonna be a free agent after the following year and after the Hill debacle of that time. it didnt make sense to put all our chips on Stack. but for all the regular season clutch shots. he didnt hit many clutch ones in the playoffs.

And let's not forget playing in the playoffs while tripping on weed. That didn't help either.
and thats not his fault?

he could score, and yea he hit some big shots. but in the end he was just a scorer whose ego said he deserved a max contract. Joe D didnt agree with his theory, bye bye. he was gonna be a free agent after the following year and after the Hill debacle of that time. it didnt make sense to put all our chips on Stack. but for all the regular season clutch shots. he didnt hit many clutch ones in the playoffs.

He did, they were just .2 seconds too late.

For the first time in his career Stack's play in the final minutes helped the Pistons win.

How do you "trip" off weed?

How do you "trip" off weed?

Its a hallucenagen, you can trip off it (visual effects, incapacity for rational thought, blending of senses) in very large doses.

Dont smoke, but would it be the same thing as me seeing Flamingos when i'm gassed at the dentist? And hearing sonic the headchog music at the same time?

How do you "trip" off weed?

Its a hallucenagen, you can trip off it (visual effects, incapacity for rational thought, blending of senses) in very large doses.Just sounds gay.

Dont smoke, but would it be the same thing as me seeing Flamingos when i'm gassed at the dentist? And hearing sonic the headchog music at the same time?

No. It would be like when you first wake up and can't figure out if you're dreaming or shit is real and you stil lbelieve the shit that happened in your dream.

How do you "trip" off weed?

Its a hallucenagen, you can trip off it (visual effects, incapacity for rational thought, blending of senses) in very large doses.Just sounds gay.

Yeah, it was misused. No way stack was "tripping". he would have thought basketball was stupid and just walked into the crowd to talk to kids.

How do you "trip" off weed?

Its a hallucenagen, you can trip off it (visual effects, incapacity for rational thought, blending of senses) in very large doses.Just sounds gay.

Yeah, it was misused. No way stack was "tripping". he would have thought basketball was stupid and just walked into the crowd to talk to kids.LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does Stack just thug-up on white boys??

Not as good as Sheed's take on the Mutombo/Milicic confrontation where he claimed Darko was a Serbian Ganster with bodies buried, but here's Sheeds take on the scuffle nonetheless -


Stackhouse and Pistons' reserve Carlos Delfino got tangled up in the fourth quarter and had to be separated. Delfino was called for an offensive foul, although the replay showed Stackhouse wrapping his arm around Delfino's neck and tossing him to the floor.

"I don't know why they're testing him. Carlos ain't no punk. They kidnap people where he's from (Argentina)," Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace said jokingly.

I was as pumped as anyone right after the win, but we can't forget that they were missing Devin harris and Josh Howard. Devin Harris is their best on-ball defender and he usually gets alot of fourth quarter minutes so it's probably safe to assume that he would of been on Chauncey in the fourth. Howard's a big hustle guy and a great defender in his own right. It was a great battle but we're gonna have to come a lot stronger than that if they make the finals.

Don't bring that weak injury excuse shit in here. [smilie=arnold.gif]

It ain't our fault we're a healthy team. It's a good thing we won against them anyway.

And Devin Harris would have been torched by Billups. He can't keep Chauncey out the post.

I was as pumped as anyone right after the win, but we can't forget that they were missing Devin harris and Josh Howard. Devin Harris is their best on-ball defender and he usually gets alot of fourth quarter minutes so it's probably safe to assume that he would of been on Chauncey in the fourth. Howard's a big hustle guy and a great defender in his own right. It was a great battle but we're gonna have to come a lot stronger than that if they make the finals.

you and this guy have a lot in common....

http://www.dallas-mavs.com/vb/showthread.php?t=24945&page=2


Imagine how Det would feel if they lost to this banged up team. Personally, I don't know how they can take so much pride in the win. They ought to be ashamed. They must wonder what would have happened if we had just 1 of our best perimeter defenders available in the last 2 minutes, how they would have fared. In fact, with Quis fouled out, we were missing our top 4 perimeter defenders. Detroit must know if they were missing even one starter, this would have been a blowout.

I wasn't trying to make excuses for them, I hate that, my point was that we'll probably have to face those two guys come playoff time if they make it, so we better be ready. Jesus christ, people.

Yes, Detroit should feel ashamed.

We are not allowed to beat a team missing players through injury.

David Stern should approve a new rule that demands that Detroit supply every single team in the league a healthy 12 man roster before every game.

If Dallas is missing Howard and Harris do we have to give them Hunter and Delfino for the game?

We could get them back afterwards, but for that night only just to make it fair we have to play without them

If their players can't stay healthy why is that our problem?

I'm so fucking sick of this.

And who's to say the game would still be tight if Harris and Howard played?

You can't just throw them out there for the final 2 minutes and say "Dallas would have won"

For all I know if they played the whole game they:

1 - could have fouled out
2 - played like shit
3 - been tired at crunch time
4 - fucked up like Stack
5 - twisted an ankle after 3 minutes
6 - twisted an ankle with 4 minutes to go

A whole lot of shit could have happened if they played the whole game.

But dumb fucks don't think about that. It's all about the last 2 minutes.

I give up.

You shouldn't have said anything in the first place. You set yourself up.

KVH appears to be out for the year with a broken hand.

The Mavs are looking at Shawn Kemp and Christian Laettner, lol.

You know, I think I woulda killed myself if KVH ended up being this years "lame white guy who gets over on the Pistons in the playoffs."