Originally Posted by Pioneer10

What will this matchup look like this year. Pistons barely got by the Cavs in 7 last year and now they've lost Wallace with no Darko waiting in the wings. I'm not a huge fan of Nazr and the Cavs have elected to stay stable but I do like Wesley/Brown/Jones over last year's backcourt bench

Z vs Nazr
Gooden vs R. Wallace
Lebron vs Prince
Hughes vs Hamilton
Snow vs Billups
Frontcourt Bench: AV/Marshall/Pollard vs McDyess/Maxiell?
Backcourt Bench: Wesley/Brown/Jones vs Hunter/Delfino/Murray

With the loss of Ben Wallace I still think this is an evenly matched team as I actually thought McDyess was harder to handle for the Cavs at points with Rasheed in the lineup. Two offensive threats reduced the Cavs ability to play rotate on all the picks and rolls which they were doing. With Hughes healthy this year and the Cavs improved backcourt bench (impressed with Shannon Brown and Wesley is a better shooter then anybody we had last year except Jones) I'll take the Cavs in 7