Behind the box score, where Detroit fell short. Again.

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 Behind the box score, where Detroit fell short. Again.
Boston Celtics 89, Detroit Pistons 81   There was a plan to format this post with your typical intro, congratulating a deserving Boston team while easing slowly into the rant about why the Pistons blew another one, but it's a Saturday and I already had to watch this game under unorthodox conditions, so let's get right to what counts, OK? I had the Pistons winning in six, Skeets had ... [link]

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Bobcats Sunday Linkage - June 1, 2008
Published 6/1/2008 by George Washington III at Bobcat Bonfire
Dog days of summer, heat haze and bad temper….-Tracey Thorn, “Nowhere Near” Bobcats Centric Links Check out another Bobcats blogger, Ethan at Bobcats Baseline The Bobcats Ford LTD in full regalia. Buried in Tom’s search for a PG for the Kings, some more about the Wright-Richardson trade. D.J. Augustin? More tiny point guards for us! Brotherhood of the MVN Links Christopher discusses the Kobe-Jordan comparison and….Doug Collins? Wha…? Just go read. Amar looks at the Cavs’ path to LeBron’s ...

Why Flip Saunders Is More Than Competent, Doug Collins Isn't, And John Paxson May Not Be
Published 6/4/2008 by Hot Shit College Student (noreply@blogger.com) at Thank You Isiah
... about it. It's not a secret. The flummoxing thing is Flip actually gave his teams a great shot at winning in the playoffs. He played his best players (for the most part), his teams scored and defended efficiently (balance is a championship team trademark, dear keepers of cliche), and got out of the way (at least it seems like he did). That's not an attempt to gloss over flaws, but a bunch of vague anecdotes about non-adjustments are hard to swallow when my most recent memories of Flip lack wrongdoing on his end. ...

NBA Teams as Batman Villains
Published 6/6/2008 by Ben Q Rock at Third Quarter Collapse: Front Page Posts
... . Their frustrating inconsistency mirrors Two-Face's refusal to seek treatment for himself, despite Bruce Wayne's repeated offers of support. ...

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