Like you, I watched yesterday’s Pistons game hoping for the best, but expecting the worst. And the only positive thing you can say about the game is that our expectations were met.
The Pistons 2008-2009 season came to a crashing halt on Sunday as “King” LeBron James further solidified his reputation as one of the greatest players in basketball. And he did so at the hands of an unraveling, aging Detroit Pistons team.
James had 36 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists for the Cavaliers in this series-clinching game.
Over the next few weeks, there will be much noise in the local and national media about what this team needs to do to recover.
Getting younger will help, hopefully Rodney Stuckey will emerge from Rasheed Wallace’s shadow.
Getting hungrier will also help. Even with his talent, Tayshaun Prince may not be more than a mere role player. Coach Michael Curry certainly gave Prince an opportunity to prove himself this year and Prince did not meet Curry’s challenge.
I think that Joe Dumars realizes this and I suspect that he’s also plotting a few key pickups that he can make through free agency. We’ll see what happens, but we do know for sure that this look and feel of this team is changing.
That we can expect.
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