Sport's Viewpoint

Despite having Shaq and Dewayne Wade playing in the game the Pistons finished off the Heat and put them in the Finals for the second year on a row. Wade ended up playing in the game despite a rib injury that kept him out of game six, but he wasn't much of a factor in the fourth quarter which proved to be insurmountable for the Heat.  

Winning the Conference Championship puts us up against a very difficult San Antonio Spurs. I know they can beat the Spurs since the season record is 1-1 between the two teams. I am hoping that the kind of defense that that the Pistons play will be enough to keep down the high scoring Spurs with their leader Tim Duncan.

I think if the Pistons continue to play their style of strong defense and consistent offense we will be the NBA Champs again. What I think is amazing about the Pistons is that we don't have any recognizable superstars on our team, but what we have is chemistry that can't be denied. Ben Wallace is one of the top defensive centers in the game and Rasheed Wallace is a pretty darn good Power Forward.

To be honest I was a bit worried when I found out that Joe Dumars brought in Rasheed Wallace, I was worried that his hair trigger temper would mess up our team chemistry. But I have to admit that I am pleasant surprised to be wrong. Wallace has been able to corral his temper when he needs to and be a great addition to Hamilton and Prince on the offensive end of the court.

I think we match up very well with the Spurs because Tim Duncan and Ben Wallace play the same type of game; finesse rather than over powering. I also think we can run with them and play slow down to keep them under control.