I was absolutely shocked by the results of an ESPN Sportsnation Pole:

1) Which player will have the largest impact on this series?


52.8% Ben Gordon (Bulls)

14.2% Luol Deng (Bulls)

11.9% Kirk Hinrich (Bulls)

10.5% Ben Wallace (Bulls)

4.2% Tayshaun Prince (Pistons)

4.1% Chauncey Billups (Pistons)

1.5% Rasheed Wallace (Pistons)

0.8% Richard Hamilton (Pistons)


2) Which team is better on the offensive end?


91.5% Bulls

8.5% Pistons


3) Which team is better on the defensive end?


92.8% Bulls

7.2% Pistons


4) Which team has the edge off the bench?


93.8% Bulls

6.2% Pistons


5) Which team has the edge in coaching?


93.3% Bulls: Scott Skiles

6.7% Pistons: Flip Saunders


6) Which player in this series would you most want taking a game-winning shot?


66.3% Ben Gordon

12.6% Luol Deng

8.6% Chauncey Billups

4.7% Kirk Hinrich

3.0% Andres Nocioni

2.0% Rasheed Wallace

1.7% Tayshaun Prince

1.1% Richard Hamilton


7) How important is Detroit's home-court advantage in this series?


81.4% Minimally

10.9% Extremely

7.6% Moderately


8) Which team will win this series?


46.1% Bulls, 4-0

16.1% Bulls, 4-1

14.6% Bulls, 4-2

11.9% Bulls, 4-3

6.4% Pistons, 4-3

3.9% Pistons, 4-2

0.8% Pistons, 4-1

0.2% Pistons, 4-0


Total Votes: 18,475

According to this the Pistons are an awful team that should get swept. DAMN!!!!!!!!

good. i hope all those idiots really move the line in the wrong direction. listening to people talk in chicago, those results are no surprise, btw. when the bulls were only up 2-0 on the heat, they were nobodies in this town. now all of the sudden theyre the best team ever. to say the least, chicago sports fans<detroit sports fans.

bless those 37 people out of 18,475 that think the Pistons are going to sweep the Bulls.

by comparison, 8,517 people think the Bulls are going to sweep us...

Shit poll. IMO Tay is the player who will have the biggest impact, because Deng will not be able to play like he did against Miami. I loved Deng coming out of college... my then roommate (Bulls fan) was pissed at the pick and I told him 'NO!' and hit him with a newspaper like a bad dog. But with that said, Tay will contain him. This will not be an easy series but not as lopsided as any of those poll results.

hopefully tay can. tay gets worked by the more physicl sf's in the L. i dont think deng can do it yet, but if he can we would be in trouble.

It would have been 38 if I could have gotten through. I say the Pistons, though they may be a little rusty after what seems like a long layoff, are going to run the Bulls in 4 or 5 games.

The Pistons play best when disrespected.

I'll vote for Chicago if it'll light the right fire under my team's ass. :)

Unreal. Is America really THAT stupid? No way that poll is accurate.

Must have been an exit poll at the Sears Tower lol

"46.1% Bulls, 4-0"

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! That's gonna be really hard to do after getting their asses handed to them in game one!!!!

good. i hope all those idiots really move the line in the wrong direction. listening to people talk in chicago, those results are no surprise, btw. when the bulls were only up 2-0 on the heat, they were nobodies in this town. now all of the sudden theyre the best team ever. to say the least, chicago sports fans<detroit sports fans.

me and my buddy were talking about this. detroit should have a huge advantage sports gambling over chicago. theres so many more people, and so much more money for chicago that these lines should all be askew.

consider detroit gave 5 or was -220 on the moneyline (i believe) tonight. something to watch for.

"46.1% Bulls, 4-0"

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! That's gonna be really hard to do after getting their asses handed to them in game one!!!!

This year it will be. Next year maybe not.

Is this a scientific poll, b-diddy?

I'd almost consider a bet on Detroit for tonight's game - the odds would probably be really profitable.

Update:


1) Which player will have the largest impact on this series?

41.6%Chauncey Billups (Pistons)
35.0%Ben Gordon (Bulls)
10.9%Luol Deng (Bulls)
4.0%Kirk Hinrich (Bulls)
3.8%Ben Wallace (Bulls)
2.1%Tayshaun Prince (Pistons)
1.6%Rasheed Wallace (Pistons)
1.0%Richard Hamilton (Pistons)

2) Which team is better on the offensive end?

53.5%Bulls
46.5%Pistons

3) Which team is better on the defensive end?

53.0%Bulls
47.0%Pistons

4) Which team has the edge off the bench?

54.6%Bulls
45.4%Pistons

5) Which team has the edge in coaching?

54.1%Bulls: Scott Skiles
45.9%Pistons: Flip Saunders

6) Which player in this series would you most want taking a game-winning shot?

40.2%Chauncey Billups
33.8%Ben Gordon
13.0%Luol Deng
7.1%Rasheed Wallace
2.7%Kirk Hinrich
1.6%Richard Hamilton
0.9%Andres Nocioni
0.7%Tayshaun Prince

7) How important is Detroit's home-court advantage in this series?

46.7%Minimally
42.8%Extremely
10.5%Moderately

8) Which team will win this series?

28.6%Pistons, 4-0
26.3%Bulls, 4-0
10.1%Bulls, 4-2
9.1%Pistons, 4-1
9.0%Bulls, 4-1
7.4%Bulls, 4-3
6.4%Pistons, 4-2
3.1%Pistons, 4-3

Total Votes: 100,674

this thread and the Obama thread may need to be merged

WOW!!!! What a change in the poll. Looks like the Pistons opened up some eyes with that game one trouncing.

I can't beleive people would still think that the Bulls got a better bench than us.

LETS SWEEP THESE MOTHERFUCKERS

this thread and the Obama thread may need to be merged

No thanks, keep that CFR warmonger fake Liberal Neo-Con out of all Pistons affairs.

I can't beleive people would still think that the Bulls got a better bench than us.


I agree. How could anyone think Thomas, Nocioni, and Duhon are better than Dyess, Max, Delfino, Flip and Hunter? Actually, neither bench is that impressive, but our's is totally outplaying them. We'll finally have a deep bench next year with the two first rounders and Amir coming into the fold.

I was absolutely shocked by the results of an ESPN Sportsnation Pole:
Is this anything like a stripper pole?

If so, count me out. I don't want to even envision Charles Barkley in a thong, much less see it.

Thanks.

Is this anything like a stripper pole?

If so, count me out. I don't want to even envision Charles Barkley in a thong, much less see it.

Thanks for the imagery and thanks for the nightmares. Now I won't be able to sleep for a week!!!

That's what you get for reading too much into poles. :)

I agree. How could anyone think Thomas, Nocioni, and Duhon are better than Dyess, Max, Delfino, Flip and Hunter? Actually, neither bench is that impressive, but our's is totally outplaying them. We'll finally have a deep bench next year with the two first rounders and Amir coming into the fold.

It seems like our guys got into foul trouble in the 3rd quarter. all the bigs were getting 3-5 fouls. Too bad we still have DD and even Nazr!

Nazr's from the Chicago area, so he's really got to be enjoying not playing at all, even in those blowouts.

Nazr's from the Chicago area, so he's really got to be enjoying not playing at all, even in those blowouts.

If he didn't get to play in game 2, I wonder if he will play the rest of the playoffs. He could be useful against Big-Z and Drew Gooden , that might be the only time he gets in a game.

There were a ton of bigs fouls in that game, I dont think Sheed, Webb, or Dice finished with less than five. I think JMax had five too. I know Sheed had six. But... we didn't even have to bring Nazr in so not all was bad, and DD barely played although I do appreciate DD's effort off the bench.

Hell when dont you appreciate DD? (bad pun, but awesome at the same time)