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First remember it's the playoffs where everybody starts with a 0-0 record. We're going against the best team in the NBA (record wise). They have one of the best players in the NBA, and their goal is to win a championship, so it's not going to be easy for us. R chances are very slim. They’re the better team, and winning against them is unlikely, but am trying to stay positive, and hopefully we’ll find light in this dark cave. I think the Pistons have enough tools, talent, and experience to upset the Cavs.

To do that, our genius coach gotta stick with one starting line-up:

PG- R. Stuckey
SG- R. Hamilton
SF- T. Prince
PF- A. McDyess
C- R. Wallace

Stuckey, 'Sheed, and Tay all need to step up big time. They have to play well in this series if we want to have a shot.

I want to see 'Sheed GLUED in the paint. No one on the Cavs roster can gaurd him. He has a lot of talent, and can ‘cause a lot of damage, so he better take advantage. I want to see Stuckey attacking at all times, and he gotta make better decisions for himself and his teammates. He also needs to realize that he was one of the reasons to why we traded Chauncey, so he has to play better. Tay gotta show up offensively. He has a tendency of disappearing in big series’! He gotta make LeBron defend him. (I hope he shows up defensively too!)

Our bench should outplay theirs. We have Bynum who been playing GREAT for us. Max with his great energy. Afflalo's defense, and he isn't that bad offensively. We all know what Herrmann can do. With Kwame u'll never know! He can play great at times, but all am asking from him is defense.

Offensively, I want to see the Pistons attacking the rim at every position. This strategy worked against the Cavaliers on Mar. 31! They couldn’t do much about it, and it put them in foul trouble. It really caused a lot of damage. Also our offensive rebounding has been GREAT. I’m looking for that to continue.

Defensively, EVERY shot should be contested. With LeBron we can’t throw one body at him for the whole game. It got to be a team effort to at least bother him. It’s starts with Tay, to Afflalo, Stuckey, Rip, and Herrmann. We have to throw all of them at him so he can get confused, and not get used to one style of defense. They should double team LeBron too, and make him give up the ball. That’s the only effective way to slow him down! You also can’t forget about Mo, he had a great regular season. Stuckey can defend him, but he also got to make him work on the other end! They’re also a good 3PT team, but we usually do a good job defending the 3PT line.

For the Pistons to win a series like this they have to stay focused, and play with a lot of energy. There really isn’t any room for mistakes! We have to play prefect.

The Cavs are 7-6 against NBA division leaders:

Boston (2-2)
Orlando (1-2) *TWO ROAD GAMES
Denver (2-0)
LA Lakers (0-2)
San Antonio (2-0)

Home: 5-1, Road: 2-5

They pretty much suck on the road against elite teams. I think they’ll be just like Boston at the start of last year’s playoffs when they couldn’t win a road game, until they faced us

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Remember with the Pistons it’s always how they play NOT who they play! This is a rivalry. It’s not about records or numbers. It’s about toughness. It’s about how much you want it! It’s about heart! If the Pistons show hunger, they’ll win no matter what! That’s what this team been missing after that ’04 championship, HUNGER!

I also like the fact that we’re starting on the road! This gives “Mr. Genius” time to fix mistakes, and make adjustments.

My prediction: If we’re going to upset them it’s gonna be Pistons in 6. Or lose in 7!

I mean u’ll never know! If we click, even Curry can’t stop us! WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE!

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