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Game 12| Cavs @ Pistons | 7:30pm Nov. 18th

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I'd like to see Mo take it to Iverson on the offensive end, mainly because Iverson is a horrible defender.
 
abuC said:
I'd like to see Mo take it to Iverson on the offensive end, mainly because Iverson is a horrible defender.
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I absolutely AGREE with that. Mo putting pressure on Iverson will force the Pistons to pay more attention to him and double team when Mo gets past Iverson. That will open up the floor for Lebron and his drives and our shooters to knock down shots.

Hopefully our bench contirbutes on both ends of the floor. We will need them in this game.

Lets go Cavs!
 
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Maxiell owns this... But, Jingle Bell Sheed is always a fun Sheed..

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I agree this game is a statement to the entire league. Not just the Pisstons but the Lakers, Celtics and all the other teams that were thinking of sleeping on us (with LBJ that is never a good idea any way). We hopefully win this but if we don't it is not the end of the world.

Funny thing is a lot of people on here have been saying every game that it will be tough and hard fought and stuff. The hardest game during this stretch to me was Milwaukee. Denver we crushed, Chicago was easy twice. So yeah Milwaukee was our toughest win.
 
It's surprising to read such a positive article from a Detroit publication...and to hear them talk so highly of our small ball:

Pistons nemesis James enjoys extra helper:

With point guard Williams on board, Cavaliers star has reached new heights.

Ted Kulfan / The Detroit News

AUBURN HILLS -- This Cleveland Cavaliers team the Pistons will see tonight will be a little different from normal.

With the addition of point guard Mo Williams and shift in style -- the Cavaliers often play with a smaller lineup these days to create mismatches -- the Pistons are facing a subtly different Cleveland team.

Except for one constant: LeBron James.

Fresh off an Olympic gold medal, James is leading the league with a 29.8 scoring average and the Cavaliers are off to an 8-2 start (the Pistons are 7-3). If nothing else, it's an intriguing first look at how the two Central Division teams are meshing, with Williams blending into the Cleveland lineup, and Allen Iverson doing the same with the Pistons.

"The addition of Mo helps them out a lot," Tayshaun Prince said. "It gives them scoring from the point guard position. They're doing a lot of different things with smaller lineups, giving teams different looks like we've been doing early in some of the games."

Williams entered Tuesday's games averaging 15.9 points but was shooting only 42.3 percent.

"Mo Williams is a big part of them getting up and down the floor and scoring in transition," Pistons coach Michael Curry said.

The Cavaliers are banking on Williams as the steadying influence they've lacked at the point.

"They have a lot of scorers, and LeBron is playing at a high level," Arron Afflalo said. "When you have shooters like that, and an active rebounding team, they have a good formula."

When the Cavaliers do go small, they'll play James and Wally Szczerbiak at the forward spots, and that has created open shots for Szczerbiak or the guards.

"It gives them an opportunity to spread the floor and LeBron and the guards can create off the dribble," Prince said.

Backcourt sits:

The Pistons returned to practice Tuesday but were without their starting backcourt.

Allen Iverson was out because of "general soreness." Richard Hamilton was excused because of family matters.

Curry expected both to be available against the Cavaliers. Curry said Iverson took part in conditioning drills, but was held out of contact.

"It's just general soreness," Curry said. "His body was kind of beat up coming in here (to the Pistons) and the way he plays. We're just trying to get him up to par. He did his strength and conditioning stuff (Tuesday), and he went over a lot of stuff. He just didn't do the contact stuff."

Missing Dyess:

Antonio McDyess is still deciding which team he'll join after being bought out by the Nuggets (he was part of the Iverson-Chauncey Billups trade), but Curry hopes McDyess rejoins the Pistons.

McDyess represented a scoring big man off the bench the Pistons currently lack. Curry was able to play McDyess and Stuckey together and limit starters' minutes, too.

"We miss Antonio McDyess more than anything," Curry said. "He changed the makeup of our team."

With McDyess unavailable, Rasheed Wallace and Prince have seen their minutes go up.
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Mdog1 said:
I agree this game is a statement to the entire league. Not just the Pisstons but the Lakers, Celtics and all the other teams that were thinking of sleeping on us (with LBJ that is never a good idea any way). We hopefully win this but if we don't it is not the end of the world.
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Yup. Fair or not if we lose this game everyone will disrespect our winning streak and record.

This game validates us as a contender, and I expect LBJ & Mo to treat it that way and come out ready to play. In fact I bet Mo has his best game as a Cav tonight :thumbup:
 
I can't wait. This is the most pumped I've been for a game all year. Every Pistons game feels like a playoff game.

Hopefully we can run away with this. Since the playoffs two years ago, I have no doubt we'd beat the Pistons in a seven game series, just by playing LeIso. Hopefully with an actual offense tonight, we can put the Pistons away and send a statement throughout the league.
 
On the good side of things AI's defense sucks so Mo should have a good offensive night. Bens former team he should chip on his shoulder. Kwame is starting. Rip is out of his groove so Wesr shouldnt have to worry to much. LBJ will have big night on defense and offense. Z or Ben will hold in Wallace to a below average night. And all we really have a problem with is stuckey. I expect a win but we will have to play at the top of our game.
 
If AI is really taking it to Mo (hopefully not), I really wouldn't mind seeing Delonte on Iverson. And obviously, Boobie guarding anyone in Detroit's lineup is a mismatch.
 
The guard play could go in either direction. LeBron will own. Our bigs>their bigs.

Iverson and their bench could light up, but hell, so can Mo and our bench.
 
good job...i will be EXTREMELY IMPRESS if we win this game...this is a must win & lebron knows it...we better win because i made a bet on this game (for little money tho)!!

btw a decent blowout last night:thumbup:
 
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