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Detroit Pistons (2) @ Cleveland Cavaliers (3)
Friday, May 19, 2006
Time: 7:00pm
TV: ESPN, UPN 43
Radio: WTAM 1100
Location:"THE Q, BABY"
Head Coaches
Mike Brown / Flip Saunders
Probable Staters
Eric Snow / Chauncey Billups
Flip Murray / Richard Hamilton
LeBron James / Tayshaun Prince
Drew Gooden / Rasheed Wallace
Zydrunas Ilgauskas / Ben Wallace
Cleveland Cavaliers Bench
Damon Jones//Sasha Pavlovic/Donyell Marshall/Anderson Varejao
Detroit Pistons
Lindsey Hunter/Maurice Evans//Antonio McDyess/Dale Davis
LePIP'S TIPS FOR VIC_TOR_EEEEEE
TIP #1. Keep the Crowd into the game
The Pistons are going to want to come in and take this crowd out of the game... It's imperative for the Cavs to sustain the energy in the building for the full 48.. KEEP ATTACKING.. Do not settle for jumpers...
TIP #2. Keep Rasheed Wallace in check
I don't care if Charles Barkley or anyone else believes in order for the Pistons to win, Rip and Chauncey need to have the big games... I disagree... Although they are extremely important to the success of the Pistons, Rasheed Wallace is their most important player... It's no coincidence he's played poorly in 3 straight, and the Cavs won... Not to mention, Rip and Billups had big game 3's, and Rip had a huge game 4, and they still lost.. There is really only one guy who hasn't played well in their 3 losses.. (Sheed)
Sheed is the key for the Rip down screen curl, he's also key in their 3 point attack... The Billups/Sheed pick and pop is money as well...
Keep Sheed in check, and you give yourself a chance, just like the last 3 games..
TIP #3. Limit the turnovers, and get on the glass..
The Pistons love to turn their defense into offense... They thrive on getting turnovers, and getting run-outs... They love the 3 on 1 break... If the Cavs limit their turnovers, that will take away another key ingredient for the Pistons success..
Also, get on the glass.. The Pistons also thrive on 2nd chance oppurtunities.. Gooden, Marshall, Z, AV, and LBJ must be windex like glass cleaners... Keep them off the offensive glass, and the Cavs take another important aspect away from them..
TIP #4. Play with a sense of urgency
The Pistons are going to want to come out and establish their dominance from the tip... The Cavs must combat this, and not only take their strongest punch, but punch the hell out of them right back... They must remember they have not accomplished nothing yet... No need for complacency.... IN OTHER WORDS...
STAY ON THEIR ASS THE WHOLE GAME...
Key Player
AV... He's been a pain in their ass this series, I look for more of the same.. He's really ruffling their feathers...
Lucky Charms
Although coach Brown looks like Mr. Potato Head, that's not what this is about... I've had one of these on my desk since i've gotten it.. It has powers... Cavs Mr. Potato Head = BADASS
More Lucky Charms
My fellow Cavs' fans...I present to you, MY LUCKY TACO
I'm going to this game, and I don't know about the rest of you, but i'm ready to wrap this up... Nothing to it, but to do it...
"LET'S GO CAVS"
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