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STOP BLAMING FLIP SAUNDERS
I'm really getting sick of people using Flip Saunders as the scapegoat for every single Pistons loss. In most peoples minds, you'd think that the Piston players haven't lost a game since the George Irvine era. STOP IT RIGHT NOW! This one is on the players. These are not two evenly matched up teams. There is a reason the 76ers went 40-42 on the season.
STOP BLAMING FLIP SAUNDERS
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Some game 1 reaction
PistonsNationBlog.com — ... when we needed the most. The Piston Post stresses the importance of Detroit being victorious Wednesday: Maybe next time, right? More like definitely next time. We’ve been in this situation so many times before, it hurts my head to think about it. You don’t even need to have faith in the Pistons to be certain they’ll win Game 2. However, if they do drop Game 2, they’re in deep #$%&. The World of Isaac says to lay ...

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