Boo of the Week 4/29

I have not done any Basketball since I started writing again, but the Detroit Pistons really made me sick this week. At the end of the NBA regular season the Pistons fell all the way down to the 8 seed and had to face the best team in the East, the Cavs. I was not expecting the Pistons to win the series or even win 2 games, but I did expect them to show up. Instead they showed as much effort as I did in college.

There are many ways to look at this series and prove that the Pistons were better off staying home than doing what they did, but the play of the so called stars is the most telling. This obviously hasn't been the same team since their heart was traded to Denver, but Hamilton, Wallace and Prince are still veterans who should be ashamed. They should be ashamed so much that they should contemplate retirement. All three of these vets averaged over 30 minutes per game for the series and COMBINED they averaged a whopping 22.6 points. I understand that all three players are not what they used to be, but for Wallace and Prince to average under 10 ppg for the series and Hamiltion just 13ppg is an absolute disgrace. As a matter of fact none of the three contributed anywhere on court. Wallace grabbed 6.3 rpg and Prince just 3.5. It really is a shame too because they got a very good series from Antonio McDyess. I guess that just shows the difference between 3 overrated players who have a ring and a player who missed out by one year.

Looking at the team stats things only get worse. For the series the Detroit shot just 41% from the field and averaged an anemic 78 ppg. The Filed Goal percentage was of course a direct product of the aforementioned trifecta. Wallce led the way shooting 37% followed by Rip's 36% and Prince's 26%. These numbers are making me sick just typing them out. The three point percentage was no better at 25% for the series.

Looking at the salary cap situation now is the time to break this team up. After that garbage showing, I would not allow Sheed to play another game and I would try my hardest to move Rip or Prince. Unfortunately for the Pistons, Issiah is now in the college ranks so it is going to be hard to find a GM who will take those contracts.

O yea....Thanks for showing up A.I.


For an awful showing, Detroit Pistons, I have only one thing to say to you...

BOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!