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Playoff Revelations: Tayshaun Prince
Published 5/18/2007 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... honors playoff players without big names, but who are having a big impact in the postseason. Before the start of the Pistons-Bulls series, Henry Abbott predicted the following on TrueHoop : Chicago over Detroit. I have a feeling that by the end of this series people will be saying that the Pistons look a little old. If the Pistons win? It'll be because Tayshaun Prince is amazing. Well, he didn't pick the right winner, but at least he hedged in the right direction. Tayshaun Prince is hardly an unknown player, but he's often overshadowed on a team full of current and former All-Stars. Still, he was one of Detroit's most consistent players against the Bulls, which was absolutely huge for the team considering he was going up against Luol Deng, the most consistent guy from Chicago. Rarely does a play start with Prince as the No. 1 option, but there he was in the fourth quarter

Who do you want to face?
Published 5/18/2007 by Matt Watson at Detroit Bad Boys
... — it almost makes up for the fact that he picked the Bulls in the first place. Tay doesn’t get nearly as much recognition as he deserves, both locally and nationally, in part because he’s always doing the little things and rarely puts himself on center stage.