Poppin' Cristal
I'm burnt out on the commentary I can give on the Pistons. I haven't said enough, but I simply don't have the energy to go all out and write a whole 'nother article on the Stones. I've predicted every single series correct, and I was correct about Robert Horry making a game winning 3 point shot (I predicted it would be in Game 6, but hey, I still think it's a pretty damn good prediction). My final prediction for this series was Detroit in 7, and it will be so. All I want is one more championship. If the Pistons all disband and the starters leave, I'll be happy so long as we win tonight. The road to the NBA Finals is looooong. You have to play at least 16 games to get a ring. The regular season in the NBA is 82 games, so it's basically playing a whole quarter of the season all over again. It takes the heart of a champion to persevere and endure through the long grind.
We're back where we were against Miami: Game 7 on the road in a hostile environment, with all the critics picking the Stones to lose. But as the Pistons' motto says: "If it ain't rough, it ain't right." I found a phenomenal article on IGN.com. IGN is known mostly for their video game coverage, but they also have other "guy shit" about cars, sports, girls, music, movies etc. They are one of the places I'm targeting for employment after college. What better stuff to write about than the aforementioned? I read the article and it basically covered everything I would've written about the Pistons except they have some interviews with the players which I wouldn't have access to. I'm going to copy the article here, I'll also add the link so you can actually see it. Credits go to Jon Robinson of IGN.com.
Before I post the article, just remember what Rasheed said.
"They had their parade all scheduled for Thursday, but we're just gonna pop our cristal then."
http://sports.ign.com/articles/628/628029p1.html
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IGN » Sports » Basketball
NBA Finals: Against All Odds
The Pistons persevere in Game 6. Can they be the first team in NBA history to win the final two on the road?
by Jon Robinson
June 22, 2005 - If it ain't rough it ain't right.
That's the motto of the Detroit Pistons. A team of players acquired through trades, free agency, and the waiver wire. Players, it seemed, nobody else wanted. They said Chauncey Billups couldn't play the point. Said Rip Hamilton wasn't tough enough, Big Ben was too tough, McDyess would never jump again, and 'Sheed could never control his temper.
But now this unwanted group is one game away from doing what no other team in the history of the NBA has ever done - win Games 6 and 7 of the Finals on the road.
Not to mention turning a series that initially saw Spurs fans dusting off their brooms into one of the most compelling NBA Finals in years.
"I think it's just really a collection of all of us and all our struggles that we've been through and all the adverse times that we've had to overcome, all really combined into one," says Chauncey Billups. "That's why I think we're sometimes, I always think we're in situations, we're down at times but we're never out. Like I said, we just always fight and scratch and bite and pull ourselves out of that corner that we always back ourselves in."
They've sent bodies crashing to the floor, tipped in balls from underneath the basket, and thrown an elbow or two to get their point across. They also play with an unforgiving swagger of a team that feels like everyone is always out to get them.
"I think 'Sheed went out there and showed everybody that we are here, that we are defending champs," barks Ben Wallace. "When things aren't going well, we can go out and be mentally tough as well. I think Rasheed did a great job of getting us started with a good start, and kept his composure when things weren't going well for us. Then he came back in and closed the game and sealed the deal for us. So he showed some great mental toughness."
The mental toughness of a champ, especially after 'Sheed made the ultimate mistake in Game 5 and left Robert Horry open from behind the arc with the game on the line. Rasheed heard the talk. He heard the blame game being played. But he's heard it before, so 'Sheed did what he does best, when the talking gets loud, he plays even louder. And in Game 6, 'Sheed was in stereo.
"Even though I did a bonehead play the other night, I had to put it behind me. It was over with, just came out and had to play tonight. I mean, it's no pressure. I don't feel pressure. No matter if it's the game winning shot or I've got the ball on the last possession, I don't feel no pressure, because you've still got to go out there and play."
And the thing about 'Sheed, he plays just as loud from the bench.
"I've got to be heard. I can't be heard too much from sitting down on the bench so I still try to keep myself in the game even if I'm not in the game. I think that's what everyone on the bench does, everybody that stepped on the floor tonight contributed and everybody that was sitting on that bench tonight contributed."
And that energy from the bench can translate into points on the floor. "He (Rasheed) was very emotional. He was very vocal," Billups said after the game. "Even when he was on the bench in foul trouble, he's screaming out their plays, screaming on our plays, he's just Rasheed. I think that tough situation he went through the other day just really made him sharpen up his concentration today and his focus level. We're going to need that from him again in Game 7 , and we're going to need it from everybody."
The series has come down to one game. And it's a game as unpredictable as any in recent memory. How do you predict a series that saw the Spurs blow out the Pistons in the first two games, the Pistons blow out the Spurs in games three and four, the Spurs win a game in Detroit they weren't supposed to, then the Pistons beat off elimination in a game no one was giving them a chance to win?
"You know, the Spurs were undefeated against the Pistons, but stuff like that, just got to throw it out the window, man, and just play, just throw it out out there on the line," says Rasheed, chomping at his chance to play one more game. "Tonight we showed guts, we wanted to show the game guts Thursday."
The game guts of a team no one thought would be here. A team of players everyone had already counted out, now trying to add to their count of championships.
If it ain't rough it ain't right.
And it doesn't get any rougher than Game 7.
Underdogs, on the road, nobody expects them to win...the Pistons wouldn't want it any other way.
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Cristalicious
We're back where we were against Miami: Game 7 on the road in a hostile environment, with all the critics picking the Stones to lose. But as the Pistons' motto says: "If it ain't rough, it ain't right." I found a phenomenal article on IGN.com. IGN is known mostly for their video game coverage, but they also have other "guy shit" about cars, sports, girls, music, movies etc. They are one of the places I'm targeting for employment after college. What better stuff to write about than the aforementioned? I read the article and it basically covered everything I would've written about the Pistons except they have some interviews with the players which I wouldn't have access to. I'm going to copy the article here, I'll also add the link so you can actually see it. Credits go to Jon Robinson of IGN.com.
Before I post the article, just remember what Rasheed said.
"They had their parade all scheduled for Thursday, but we're just gonna pop our cristal then."
http://sports.ign.com/articles/628/628029p1.html
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IGN » Sports » Basketball
NBA Finals: Against All Odds
The Pistons persevere in Game 6. Can they be the first team in NBA history to win the final two on the road?
by Jon Robinson
June 22, 2005 - If it ain't rough it ain't right.
That's the motto of the Detroit Pistons. A team of players acquired through trades, free agency, and the waiver wire. Players, it seemed, nobody else wanted. They said Chauncey Billups couldn't play the point. Said Rip Hamilton wasn't tough enough, Big Ben was too tough, McDyess would never jump again, and 'Sheed could never control his temper.
But now this unwanted group is one game away from doing what no other team in the history of the NBA has ever done - win Games 6 and 7 of the Finals on the road.
Not to mention turning a series that initially saw Spurs fans dusting off their brooms into one of the most compelling NBA Finals in years.
"I think it's just really a collection of all of us and all our struggles that we've been through and all the adverse times that we've had to overcome, all really combined into one," says Chauncey Billups. "That's why I think we're sometimes, I always think we're in situations, we're down at times but we're never out. Like I said, we just always fight and scratch and bite and pull ourselves out of that corner that we always back ourselves in."
They've sent bodies crashing to the floor, tipped in balls from underneath the basket, and thrown an elbow or two to get their point across. They also play with an unforgiving swagger of a team that feels like everyone is always out to get them.
"I think 'Sheed went out there and showed everybody that we are here, that we are defending champs," barks Ben Wallace. "When things aren't going well, we can go out and be mentally tough as well. I think Rasheed did a great job of getting us started with a good start, and kept his composure when things weren't going well for us. Then he came back in and closed the game and sealed the deal for us. So he showed some great mental toughness."
The mental toughness of a champ, especially after 'Sheed made the ultimate mistake in Game 5 and left Robert Horry open from behind the arc with the game on the line. Rasheed heard the talk. He heard the blame game being played. But he's heard it before, so 'Sheed did what he does best, when the talking gets loud, he plays even louder. And in Game 6, 'Sheed was in stereo.
"Even though I did a bonehead play the other night, I had to put it behind me. It was over with, just came out and had to play tonight. I mean, it's no pressure. I don't feel pressure. No matter if it's the game winning shot or I've got the ball on the last possession, I don't feel no pressure, because you've still got to go out there and play."
And the thing about 'Sheed, he plays just as loud from the bench.
"I've got to be heard. I can't be heard too much from sitting down on the bench so I still try to keep myself in the game even if I'm not in the game. I think that's what everyone on the bench does, everybody that stepped on the floor tonight contributed and everybody that was sitting on that bench tonight contributed."
And that energy from the bench can translate into points on the floor. "He (Rasheed) was very emotional. He was very vocal," Billups said after the game. "Even when he was on the bench in foul trouble, he's screaming out their plays, screaming on our plays, he's just Rasheed. I think that tough situation he went through the other day just really made him sharpen up his concentration today and his focus level. We're going to need that from him again in Game 7 , and we're going to need it from everybody."
The series has come down to one game. And it's a game as unpredictable as any in recent memory. How do you predict a series that saw the Spurs blow out the Pistons in the first two games, the Pistons blow out the Spurs in games three and four, the Spurs win a game in Detroit they weren't supposed to, then the Pistons beat off elimination in a game no one was giving them a chance to win?
"You know, the Spurs were undefeated against the Pistons, but stuff like that, just got to throw it out the window, man, and just play, just throw it out out there on the line," says Rasheed, chomping at his chance to play one more game. "Tonight we showed guts, we wanted to show the game guts Thursday."
The game guts of a team no one thought would be here. A team of players everyone had already counted out, now trying to add to their count of championships.
If it ain't rough it ain't right.
And it doesn't get any rougher than Game 7.
Underdogs, on the road, nobody expects them to win...the Pistons wouldn't want it any other way.
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Cristalicious
posted by KTrain at 2:38 PM
5 Comments:
Dude, your math sucks. Sixteen games is slightly less than one fifth of an 82-game season. You're in college?
#1, thanks steve, i appreciate it
#2, to whoever posted about my sucking math. there's a thing called rounding up. what does 16 round up to? 20. divide 20 into 82. you can do fractions huh? what's 1/5? 0.20. what's 1/4? 0.25. if you're going to shit your pants over FIVE HUNDREDTHS of a number, i suggest you do this: get a pack of huggies, then get help. from doctor kevorkian. ah shit, he's dead, never mind. how about from michael jackson? i'm sure you wouldn't mind being his bitch.
leave your name next time asshole, if you're not too much of a pussy. and yeah i'm in college, tell me the name of the prestigious school you go to.
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