Pistons Preview: Detroit at Miami, 8:00p.m. EST on TNT
Aside from two wins over Washington, Detroit finally has the opportunity for a big win– one that will establish quite a bit of credibility in a season that is shakey, at best, for most of the Eastern Conference. Tonight, at 8:00p.m. EST, Detroit visits the Miami Heat on TNT. The Heat are without Shaq, Jason Williams or James Posey this evening– but the Pistons can’t expect this to be an easy win. Dwyane Wade, who has stepped into the point position, is averaging 33.6 ppg and 13.3 assists per game, and 6 rpg in the last three games. The man is practically unstoppable of late.
I’ll spare you the predictions, as you’ve likely read plenty of that. But in case you haven’t visited ESPN.com lately, Bill Simmons anal-ysis of the Eastern Conference is a must read. Here’s what he had to say about Miami:
The Heat are like a group of women who went out for somebody’s birthday, ordered food and wine and spent the next three hours talking and eating and drinking and having a grand old time. And then the check comes and they’re completely floored by the total. Wait, it’s how much??? So they spend the next 25 minutes figuring out who owes what, and there are always 2-3 people who didn’t bring enough cash, so somebody has to cover them (and they’re pissed off about it), and then there’s a girl who left early because she has a kid, and she left only $40 when it’s $75 per person (so everyone’s pissed off about that), and then there’s the one slutty friend who got housed and wants to stick around because she thinks she might have a chance to knock boots with one of the waiters, so one of the other girls has to stay to keep an eye on her and make sure the bus boy doesn’t get involved, and there’s so much drama going on that everyone ends up leaving with a bad taste in their mouth and forgetting that they had a barrel of fun for the first three hours.
I couldn’t have said it better myself. Besides, I’ve always felt that the Miami heat are a bunch of bitches. Its hard not to like or at least appreciate Wade, but this blogger has very little use for the rest of them.
Go Pistons– let’s see what you boys have got.
[…] Alright Detroit, tonight was exactly what you needed. While some may argue that this loss was barely marginal, you defeated the league’s defending champions in their own house. You’ve won the last seven in a row, and you are not far from leading the Eastern Conference record. […]