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03-11-2008, 08:20 AM
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Re: Is Detroit really 'the team to beat' in the East?
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Experience matters. Realize that all the Championships are won by teams mainly made of veterans. Spurs, Kobe-Shaq Lakers, Detroit and Jordan Bulls.
But the way the Celtics are, with KG, Pierce, Ray with vets like Posey and Cassell, I'd say they'd be pretty good.
Detroit are still the team to beat because they are the team that has proven to be successful in the Playoffs and they are still near the top. You look at the other teams in the East, there's Toronto and Orlando with a first round exit. Last year's ECF Champs, you know how crap they are. Detroit is the team to beat. Spurs are the team to beat in the West.
They have PROVEN something.
For all you know the Celtics Big 3 could like choke in the regular season. That's why Dallas wasn't the team to beat last season. It's still San Antonio.
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cant agree more. i say boston is the team to beat next year. give the big 3 one more meshing year...most likely brown and cassell's last year too.
i say boston wins next year.
My two scenarios for the finals this year are
Boston-Los Angeles
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San Antonio-Detroit
those are the four teams that stand out to me.
Phoenix could give the Spurs a run for their money with Hill and Shaq joining to add more defense and experience.
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03-13-2008, 06:43 AM
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Re: Is Detroit really 'the team to beat' in the East?
I wouldn't really consider Phoenix a threat, and I definitely wouldn't consider them a threat next year seeing as both Nash and Shaq's days in the nba are definitely numbered.
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03-13-2008, 07:33 AM
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Re: Is Detroit really 'the team to beat' in the East?
The Celtics are the team to beat in the East.
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03-13-2008, 07:36 AM
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Re: Is Detroit really 'the team to beat' in the East?
Detroit just lost to Philly, a team which we had just trashed. Hopefully now people will finally start to jump off the Piston's bandwagon.
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03-13-2008, 02:33 PM
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Re: Is Detroit really 'the team to beat' in the East?
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I wouldn't really consider Phoenix a threat, and I definitely wouldn't consider them a threat next year seeing as both Nash and Shaq's days in the nba are definitely numbered.
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Yeah, i would love to get to the finals an see Pheonix get through
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03-13-2008, 03:07 PM
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Re: Is Detroit really 'the team to beat' in the East?
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Detroit just lost to Philly, a team which we had just trashed. Hopefully now people will finally start to jump off the Piston's bandwagon.
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We lost twice in a week to the Wizards.
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03-15-2008, 08:03 AM
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Re: Is Detroit really 'the team to beat' in the East?
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We lost twice in a week to the Wizards.
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With Gilbert in the team i fear them a whole lot less, they played a swarming defense that really threw us off... they cant play that with Arenas on the floor
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03-16-2008, 04:24 AM
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Re: Is Detroit really 'the team to beat' in the East?
This tough road trip should really define us as a team. If we do well in this trip I'll have alot more confidence going into the playoffs.
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03-16-2008, 12:27 PM
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Re: Is Detroit really 'the team to beat' in the East?
I hope Ray plays Tuesday so we can end the Rockets streak infront of the entire country
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03-16-2008, 01:21 PM
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Re: Is Detroit really 'the team to beat' in the East?
no the knicks are the team to beat
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03-16-2008, 02:47 PM
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Re: Is Detroit really 'the team to beat' in the East?
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I hope Ray plays Tuesday so we can end the Rockets streak infront of the entire country
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Realistically we should beat them too.... i dont care how long a streak they are on, without yao we should take care of them pretty well, be a nice little feather in our cap to end the streak though
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