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    Odd thoughts about beating Detroit...

    First off ReggieMiller8325 take a bow. None of us had the faith you did when it came to this tough stretch of games & I would venture to say that if we were asked which two games we would win & which two we would lose I assure you nobody would have said we would beat Detroit & San Antonio back to back. You had the faith, so keep the fires burning.

    I don't know where else to start but at Dale Davis. He ruled that game & proved to me that he is more than equal to the task of playing vs. the Wallace's. Not only did he control the boards but he controlled the paint. He adjusted more shots than I can remember the # of during that game because of his shot blocking. He rendered Prince pretty much impotent. However being the biggest Dale Davis fan on the board I understand that I may be making to much of his game. So I'll try & tone it down. In reality he was only important to the game if you count winning. There is that better

    I'll just end my segment about Dale with the following

    I'll move on.

    Let's talk about Ben Wallace. Look I still give the guy all the credit in the world for being a tough player & the fact that Dale Davis made him insignificant last night may just have been a fluke (Hardly the case but I'm willing to bend here) I have found something out about Ben that I really didn't know from the past.

    I used to compare him to Dale Davis all of the time but after the games I've seen him play this season I think I am beginning to believe that I really should have been comparing him to Jermaine O'neal. No, obviously not on the offensive end & let's be honest he's better than J.O. at defense.

    No, Ben & J.O. share one other trait that I didn't really understand until just this last game. They both are mentally weak when they are playing vs. physical players & the game is not going their way. Was Scot Pollard dirty? He did put the elbow out there & let's just go ahead & say he did it on purpose, hell let's just let some of the Pistons fans have their way & say he was dirty. So what? Detroit was far from out of the game at that moment & Ben could easily have been given a "T" (instead Pollard got it) or if it had been another player instead of Scot, Ben might have done something & been tossed. This is food for thought for future games because if there was ever a player that we might want to start playing a little more physical it might be Ben. I'm not calling him a punk, but I'm saying he might be mentally weaker than I thought he was.

    For that matter Scot Pollard should recieve a contract extension just for his actions last night alone. Not backing down from Ben was great, then standing there saying "What?" "What?" was even better. But the icing on the cake was when he sunk the free throw & then gave the toodle ooh wave to the ball had me to where I was unable to intake oxygen. Also he burped at the freethrow line, which also was pretty funny. Not only was he funny but what might have been missed in all of this was that he used his large frame to box out Wallace.

    Foster was great again as well. I loved his offensive aggresiveness because vs. the Pistons he has to be willing to do that.

    Croshere was perfect at attacking the rim as well. I don't know how many boards he had but I think he was pretty good on the boards as well.

    What more can you say about Anthony Johnson? The guy is stepping up big time & right now if Jamaal came back tomorrow I don't know that I would want to bench A.J. the first game just because the guy has played so well that I think he deserves his place for a game or two. Don't get me wrong Jamaal starts ultimately but to just bench him the first day would be wrong.

    Fred & Reggie both were great.

    Jackson pushed it a little to much but by the second half he did hit a couple of big shots, so I guess since we won it's ok. Besides, he was playing 1 on 22,005 on a few occasions.

    Ultimately this game all goes back to Dale, Reggie & Austin. Some of us said all along that the 00 team should never have been seperated & we were right.


    Basketball isn't played with computers, spreadsheets, and simulations. ChicagoJ 4/21/13
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    Re: Odd thoughts about beating Detroit...

    Originally posted by Peck

    No, Ben & J.O. share one other trait that I didn't really understand until just this last game. They both are mentally weak when they are playing vs. physical players & the game is not going their way. Was Scot Pollard dirty? He did put the elbow out there & let's just go ahead & say he did it on purpose, hell let's just let all the Pistons fans have their way & say he was dirty. So what? Detroit was far from out of the game at that moment & Ben could easily have been given a "T" (instead Pollard got it) or if it had been another player instead of Scot, Ben might have done something & been tossed. This is food for thought for future games because if there was ever a player that we might want to start playing a little more physical it might be Ben. I'm not calling him a punk, but I'm saying he might be mentally weaker than I thought he was.
    I just want to comment on the "hell let's just let all the Pistons fans have their way & say he was dirty" statement. I agree with the general point of the paragraph, but the bolded statement was over the top. I didn't think that play was dirty was at all, so not ALL Piston fans think it was dirty. I'm just disappointed you said it. You're a better poster than that.

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    • #3
      Re: Odd thoughts about beating Detroit...

      I don't recall ever calling it "dirty" either......a lot of other things, yes. But not dirty.

      It wasn't about being the team everyone loved, it was about beating the teams everyone else loved.

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      • #4
        Re: Odd thoughts about beating Detroit...

        Fantastic post, Peck. I've kept my silence through most of this, sitting back and enjoying the basketball and not really enjoying the arguing. What can you do?

        Once again, you've risen above it all and given us some great reading.
        “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill

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        • #5
          Re: Odd thoughts about beating Detroit...

          Originally posted by Kstat
          I don't recall ever calling it "dirty" either......a lot of other things, yes. But not dirty.
          "Dirty", "Intentional elbow to the throat"

          Almost synonyms.

          Clearly Big Ben does not have the ultra tough personality that has been associated with him. I hate to keep using Dale references, but in terms of on court toughness Ben Wallace is no Dale Davis.

          Perhaps Ben just gets this persona since he plays in a time of soft play and frail Bender like players.

          Not the age of giants that Dale played in.

          Buck is right, Rasheed really needs to step up his Offensive game to help the Pistons. It might have helped them tonight, but maybe not. As soon as he started scoring at will over Croshere, Carlisle put Dale on him. Sheed could only seem to shoot fadeaways on Dale.

          I loved the performance tonight, however I still will not believe we can beat them in a series. Rip will be back. Jackson can do a decent job on either Prince or Rip but not both and Reggie can't guard either.

          But can either guard Reggie.

          Great win tonight though, hopefully the "events" that seem to take place in New Fallujah, Michigan when the Pacers visit will not continue into next year.

          God help everyone in that building if we meet in the playoffs.
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          • #6
            Re: Odd thoughts about beating Detroit...

            Peck,

            Awesome post and I don't think your exagerrating on Dale. He was stellar tonight (just got done watching the game) against Detroit! Our defense has really taken a step up and his screening ability on offense is terrific!!

            As for Ben...have to agree....That is twice now in two games where we pounded their ***, he's gone looking to fight!! What a poor loser....proves my points about him! Was he thinking he could get the rest of our team suspended?!? LOL

            I can't remember if you mentioned Croshere, BUT HE played an awesome game as well. Also have to give props to AJ. I never thought I'd say that he is playing awesome, but I will tonight. Hell, the whole team played well....those screens for Freddie in the 2nd half were beautiful and we battled the whole game!! Cheers!!

            We just clobbered Detroit without 3 of our starting 5 including our only 2 All stars and number 1 point guard!!

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            • #7
              Re: Odd thoughts about beating Detroit...

              Originally posted by shags
              I just want to comment on the "hell let's just let all the Pistons fans have their way & say he was dirty" statement. I agree with the general point of the paragraph, but the bolded statement was over the top. I didn't think that play was dirty was at all, so not ALL Piston fans think it was dirty. I'm just disappointed you said it. You're a better poster than that.

              Your are absolutely correct. I apologize for my generalization & I have gone back & edited the aformentioned error.

              I hate it when all Pacers fans get lumped into the Artest bandwagon so I should make certain that I don't do the same thing to Piston fans. I read in another thread that you didn't think it was dirty, so I stand corrected.


              Basketball isn't played with computers, spreadsheets, and simulations. ChicagoJ 4/21/13

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                Re: Odd thoughts about beating Detroit...

                Originally posted by Kstat
                I don't recall ever calling it "dirty" either......a lot of other things, yes. But not dirty.
                Sorry, you are correct you did not.

                I thought the tone you were using implied you thought it was dirty, but you never said that. I guess I should not try & read "tone" on the internet.

                Either way the series was split for the season & I think in the long run this game might have helped both teams in a crazy way.

                I bet you guys wake up the rest of the season & in all honesty if we do meet in the playoffs this game will probably make it so the your guys don't overlook us & take us for granted.

                Don't get me wrong, your still the champs. but with Dale on board the main things that scared me about the Pistons don't scare me anymore. I still worry, but I'm not scared.


                Basketball isn't played with computers, spreadsheets, and simulations. ChicagoJ 4/21/13

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                • #9
                  Re: Odd thoughts about beating Detroit...

                  Wow, we looked like a real playoff team tonight. Props to AJ,Dale everyone and even the big 3 from Gill. Near the end when all the pacers were turned around when the freethrows were being shot, I was thinking here we go again, another no finish in Detroit. Pollard was funny when Ben got in his face he was saying "WHAT" "WHAT".... classic moment. Glad we won. This BUDS for you Pacers.

                  Kick *** in Chicago Saturday night. D.Davis owns the lane when he's in there. Peck you will remember me from the old Pacers forum I was BBSG (bleed blue / sweat gold)
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                  • #10
                    Re: Odd thoughts about beating Detroit...

                    OH MY GOD!!!!!

                    Bleed Blue/Sweat Gold!!!!!!!

                    No F'n way. My God man what the hell ever happened to you? You just up & left us for years.

                    Man, that is a name that I thought I would never hear again.

                    Funny thing is that I used to think that Uncle Buck was BB/SG way back in the day. It was only later when I met him did I realize it wasn't you.

                    Great to have you back.


                    Basketball isn't played with computers, spreadsheets, and simulations. ChicagoJ 4/21/13

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                    • #11
                      Re: Odd thoughts about beating Detroit...

                      Originally posted by aceace
                      Wow, we looked like a real playoff team tonight. Props to AJ,Dale everyone and even the big 3 from Gill. Near the end when all the pacers were turned around when the freethrows were being shot, I was thinking here we go again, another no finish in Detroit. Pollard was funny when Ben got in his face he was saying "WHAT" "WHAT".... classic moment. Glad we won. This BUDS for you Pacers.

                      Kick *** in Chicago Saturday night. D.Davis owns the lane when he's in there. Peck you will remember me from the old Pacers forum I was BBSG (bleed blue / sweat gold)
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                      • #12
                        Re: Odd thoughts about beating Detroit...

                        Peck don't know why I quit. Don't remember, went through some hard times (divorce anyone) I missed talking about the games (especially those with bb knowledge) Star forum, I have been on here and there but the trolls kinda suck there with all their BS. Someone mentioned this forum and said it was "the place" so here i is. Gotta say this is it 4 sure. No doubt we would be best basketball team on planet earth if the brawl didn't happen. Maybe reg's comments will help but I doubt it. I wish he would play 1 more year because next year is ours with DD back in the fold. Frontline of JO,DD,Artest who could ever score against us. If that isn't enough we bring Pollard in to shut down Ben Wallace.
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                        • #13
                          Re: Odd thoughts about beating Detroit...

                          Two comments about the game (sorry, haven't had time to read entire board so if these have ben made elsewhere)

                          LORD I LOVE DALE DAVIS! Next to Peck I'm prolly the happiest man on these boards now. Have you noticed how much harder Cro is working since DD's return? And now it seems to be infecting Jeff too? Is it DD's example or is it that they realized thay are in a fight for minutes now. There's a new dog in the pound and he's some real competition for playingtime, if not for next year's job.
                          Give it up for Carlisle last night too. His handleing of AJ's foul trouble was masterful. He took chances and gambled, and it worked. His handleing of the team this year has been nothing short of amazing. He's absolutely COY IMO.
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                            Re: Odd thoughts about beating Detroit...

                            The effect Dale had on the game last night cannot be overstated. He was as good as ever, the impact he had was similar to the impact he had back in the late 90's.

                            No one should be surprised, the Pacers interior defense was great for years during the 90's and it certainly was not because of Rik Smits. In fact Dale carried Rik for years at the defensive end. I'm convinced that Rik made Dale's job harder at that end of the court.

                            Peck, for a few years now, we've argued about Foster, your main complaint was his lack of offense and lack of physicalness. You always suggested Cro or Brad would help solve at least part of the problem. I never, ever argued that Brad or Cro were not an upgrade offensively, my point always was that neither were good defenders or even decent defenders. Of course Dale is an entirely different animal. As I've said for years Dale is my second favorite Pacers player of all time. I like Jeff but I like Dale more. Dale impacts the game in more ways even though they are about equal offensively.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Odd thoughts about beating Detroit...

                              Originally posted by Unclebuck
                              The effect Dale had on the game last night cannot be overstated. He was as good as ever, the impact he had was similar to the impact he had back in the late 90's.

                              No one should be surprised, the Pacers interior defense was great for years during the 90's and it certainly was not because of Rik Smits. In fact Dale carried Rik for years at the defensive end. I'm convinced that Rik made Dale's job harder at that end of the court.

                              Peck, for a few years now, we've argued about Foster, your main complaint was his lack of offense and lack of physicalness. You always suggested Cro or Brad would help solve at least part of the problem. I never, ever argued that Brad or Cro were not an upgrade offensively, my point always was that neither were good defenders or even decent defenders. Of course Dale is an entirely different animal. As I've said for years Dale is my second favorite Pacers player of all time. I like Jeff but I like Dale more. Dale impacts the game in more ways even though they are about equal offensively.
                              I think DD, JO, and RA is a scary front court. If RA can keep his head on next year, and they can stay healthy, I think that is the right combo. DD was one of the best pickups the pacers could have made. He was very impressive last night.

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