Thursday, May 8, 2008

Checking in on Chauncey

Not much of an NBA fan, but the Pistons ALWAYS intrigue me. I loved Dave Bing and Dave DeBusschere, and I must admit that Isiah Thomas was a helluva small point guard. You can make the argument that Isiah was the best small point guard in NBA history. Plus, he did change his game to win. He became more of a passer and less of a shooter, and to think of him making that adjustment to his game, well, lots of star players refuse to do it. Stephon Marbury comes to mind.
Now, as far as point guards go, Chauncey Billups is among the league's best. And his injury is going to put a real crimp in the Pistons' chances to reach the conference finals. If the Pistons can hold off Orlando without Billups, it will be a minor miracle. They miss this guy, more than any other player.
If Orlando wins Game 4 to tie the series, I see a Game 7, for sure.

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