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Cavs Begin Championship Quest by Facing Familiar Foe
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ reward for finishing with the NBA’s best record (66-16) while shattering the previous franchise record for wins in a season (57) is a first round matchup with the dysfunctional Detroit Pistons. Cleveland and Detroit squared off in a pair of memorable playoff series in ...
Playoff Thoughts from the Peanut Gallery
Playoff Thoughts from the Peanut Gallery
hoopheadsnorth.com — Welcome to the Peanut Gallery. A coalition of NBA bloggers that are ticked off, depressed, angered and... ready to jump off a bridge because their respective team isn't in this year's playoff picture. Some of them have taken on smoking, binge drinking and have resorted to watching old ... (more) Playoff Thoughts from the Peanut Gallery
My Pistons/Cavs Preview on "Ball Don't Lie"
My Pistons/Cavs Preview on "Ball Don't Lie"
motownstringmusic.com — More photos » Browse more photos » Ball Don't Lie , the NBA blog on Yahoo! ,... asked Cavsblogger from Fear the Sword and I to write up our series previews.  BDL posted them today, along with other NBA SB ... (more) My Pistons/Cavs Preview on "Ball Don't Lie"
What kind of Nation are we Piston Fans?
What kind of Nation are we Piston Fans?
need4sheed.com — Need4Sheed Guest Writer: Rashid S. Umar As the 2009 playoffs get underway, it seems as if no... one is giving the Pistons any chance of competing with the mighty (at least record wise) Cleveland Cavaliers. Whether the series plays out to be as predicted, or if the boys from the “D” pull off ... (more) What kind of Nation are we Piston Fans?
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Cavs Begin Championship Quest by Facing Familiar Foe
20 Second Timeout — ... games the first time and beat them in six games the following season. This year is of course a completely different story, as the Cavs own the best record in the entire league while the Pistons look like a team that might not have even made the playoffs if the season had lasted another week. My newest CavsNews.com article previews this Eastern Conference first round playoff series and also looks back at the two previous playoff showdowns between Cleveland and Detroit: Cavs Begin Championship Quest by Facing Familiar Foe ...

2008-09 Playoff Predictions
20 Second Timeout — ... Other things to consider: Just three short years ago, the Pistons were the beast of the East and the young Cavs were trying to prove themselves against Detroit in the crucible of playoff competition. Detroit won in 2006, the Cavs beat the Pistons in a tough series the following year but this time around it should be a sweep for the Cavs. I offer a more detailed take on the recent Cleveland-Detroit rivalry in general and this series in particular in my newest CavsNews.com article. ...

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