Video - The legend of Tayshaun continues to grow

• Odenized

  +2

  What an excellent block. This just adds fuel to the 'Why hasn't Prince been First Team All-Defense Yet?' fire.

  Posted 5/14/2008 [reply] [flag]

  • Ben Q. Rock

    +1

    Yeah, and what's even more infuriating is that Prince actually plays clean defense -- seriously, can you ever remember Prince making a dirty play? -- whereas some perennial first-teamers are infamous for their, shall we say... less-than-legal... tactics.

    Posted 5/18/2008 [reply] [flag]

• Ben Q. Rock

  +1

  Arguably the greatest defensive play of the season. My God.

  Posted 5/18/2008 [reply] [flag]

Leave a Comment

Links (8)

Worst of the Night: May 13, 2008
Published 5/14/2008 by Basketbawful (noreply@blogger.com) at Basketbawful
The Orlando Magic: They had every opportunity to steal Game 5. Detroit's starting point guard -- All-Star Chauncey Billups -- missed the game with a hamstring injury. (Or am I supposed to just call it "a hamstring" these days?) The Pistons shot only 36 percent from the field and 3-for-14 from distance. And still the Magic lost. Orlando managed to miss 12 freethrows and commit 21 turnovers...which led to 34 points for the Pistons. So basically -- MATH ALERT!! -- the Magic gave Detroit 46 free points, which is a lot to give away in a 5-point loss. It's also worth noting that the Magic forced only 3 ...

Crazy Swat by Tayshaun Prince
Published 5/14/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
Tayshaun Prince, IMO is the most underrated player in the NBA.  He has nights when he needs to take over but on a team like the Pistons, thats not usually necessary.  When you need him, he’s always there though. In this play, check out this sick block by Prince. Tayshaun has arms the size of helicopter propeller’s.  Turks shoulda known better then to go up on him like that. Tags: tayshaun prince, pistons

Tayshaun Prince With Yet Another Clutch Block
Published 5/14/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
Filed under: Pistons, Magic, Eastern, NBA Playoffs, NBA Videos, Detroit In case you haven't seen this highlight a dozen times already, here's Tayshaun Prince's block on Hedo Turkoglu last night to seal the Pistons' win over the Magic and clinch Detroit's sixth straight appearance in the Conference Finals. Rip Hamilton talked about the block after the game. "That was awesome," he said. "I didn't even see who blocked the shot, to tell you the truth. The only thing I'd seen was Tay flexing. I went up to Rasheed and I was like, 'Uh, ...

Pistons eliminate Magic in five
Published 5/14/2008 by Matt Watson at Detroit Bad Boys
There’s been a lack of activity on my part over here today and last night (not that it’s stopped any of you), but that’s in part because I’ve been pretty active on FanHouse. Here are some highlights from last night: Flip Saunders on Chauncey Billups taking his time returning: “It’s up to the players [to decide] when they’re right,” said Saunders. “And when they’re right, I don’t want them to have any hesitation, because if they’re not right and they have hesitation, they’re not going to play very good, to be honest. So, ...

Looking Back At Tayshaun’s Brilliant Block
Published 5/16/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
Consider this a delayed post caused by me being absent in order to attend the Radiohead concert in St. Louis; but it’s still an awesome play to look back on. What we have is Hedo Turkoglu trying to keep his Orlando Magic alive by attacking the basket. Unfortunately for Turkoglu, Jameer Nelson’s guarantee and the Orlando Magic in general, the Prince of Detroit was there to prevent any “keeping the game close” shenanigans from taking place. And boy did he deliver: So, was Tayshaun’s block of Turkoglu better than the Reggie Miller block? The ...

Detroit Pistons - Prince of Palace is on fire
Published 5/18/2008 by james at NBA Obsessed - NBA Basketball News
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. Tayshaun Prince can be the Prince, if LeBron James is the King. Prince is known more for his defense than his offense and he has shown that side in the playoffs guarding Hedo Turkoglu on two game winning attempts that failed, one of them blocked in a spectacular piece of defense. Actual his best block was on an attempted breakaway jam by Keith Bogans. Tayshaun slapped it away and Bogans still went through the motions of a dunk, but without a basketball. In the NBA Playoffs Tayshaun is shooting 56 percent and averaging 17 per game. He shrugs ...

We’ve Been Waiting Since November: Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons Playoff Preview
Published 5/20/2008 by Brian Spencer at Empty the Bench
The Detroit Pistons need Tayshaun Prince and Rip Hamilton to both come up big Tayshaun Prince and Richard Hamilton Photo Credit: Icon SMI Boston Celtics: 66-16, 1st seed Detroit Pistons: 59-23, 2nd seed Head-to-Head: Boston Celtics won the regular-season series 2-1 Prelude It seems like this has been in the cards since opening night. The NBA’s two best teams rekindling an old rivalry by squaring off in the Eastern Conference Finals for the right to vie for a championship. One franchise’s ascension to the front of the pack came about as quickly as perhaps any in NBA history; the other has been there for the past 6 years, a span in which they’ve made two ...

Run it back: Vote for the best play of the second round
Published 5/20/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
Was it Tayshaun Prince's game-saving block? Chris Paul's back-to-the-basket flip shot? Kobe's self-oop? Or one of LeBron's many playoff highlights? What do you think was the best play of the second round? Watch the videos, then vote for your favorite below. Prince: Game-saving block. Tayshaun Prince makes a game-saving/securing block on Hedo Turkoglu's dunk in the final seconds of Game 5. Conjures up an image of dad killing a bat with a broom. LeBron: 'No regard for human life.' LeBron James drives for the huge ...