Game #2 Cavs @ Pistons

[PIP]

vs

Cleveland Cavaliers (0) @Detroit Pistons (1)


Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Time: 7:00pm
TV: TNT, UPN 43
Radio: WTAM 1100
Location: Palace of Auburn Hills

Head Coaches

Mike Brown / Flip Saunders

Probable Staters

Eric Snow / Chauncey Billups

Larry Hughes / Richard Hamilton

LeBron James / Tayshaun Prince

Drew Gooden / Rasheed Wallace

Zydrunas Ilgauskas / Ben Wallace

Cleveland Cavaliers Bench

Damon Jones/Flip Murray/Sasha Pavlovic/Donyell Marshall/Anderson Varejao
Detroit Pistons

Lindsey Hunter/Maurice Evans/Carlos Delfino/Antonio McDyess/Dale Davis



LePIP'S TIPS FOR VIC_TOR_EEEEEE


TIP #1. DO the opposite of game #1

TIP #2. Less of this guy

Honestly, there is not much that can really be said when facing these guys...They kicked our ass up and down the court.. And then they did it some more, and some more, and some more...

Since there really is no break down for these games, go ahead and pick one of these motivating zingers and use it for the breakdown of game #2

I present to you one of the following:

LePIP'S "Pick your boring ass Cliche"
#1 "Take it 1 game at a time"
#2 "Leave it all out on the floor"
#3 "Bring your A game"



Key matchup

Zydrunas vs The Bench seat

Zydrunas (1) Bench Seat (0) :thumbdown​

GO CAVS !!!​

 

[cdt]

Best preview ever :chuckles: We know we cant let them shoot 90% through 3.5 quarters of basketball. We need to get to the line, I wanna see more AV less Zydrunas. More Tuna less Gooden (know your surroundings moron) Flip better get with it as goes for Larry.

Here's my own cliche pip..

" Play hard for all 48 minutes "

 

[highplainsdrifter]

:chuckles:

File and forget game 1. Learn from your mistakes, make some adjustments, and forgettaboutit. I think Ill go with cliche #1.

How many of us thought the Lakers were money for the second round? Shows what can happen. Theres no way the Pisstons are that hot in game 2. And hopefully Mike Brown and the crew watch that game tape and see how it happened. I dont care about their home record. Cavs can win game 2, if the Cavs play great as a team.

Im sure it was a good learning experience for Bron. He will be ready. The Cavs will at least make this series competitive. They sure looked strong at the start of game one anyways.

 

[hughes1988]

cavs bounce back and win 113-95...

 

[PIP]

We totally kicked their ass up and down the court for the first 6:43 of that game...

Cavs were smacking them around and completely owning them in the opening seconds...

Cavs kinda came in and said: "That's right, B!TCH Don't think you're going to dominate us for the full 48....

42 minutes at best, B!TCH"... Cavs pride...

 

[Kypus]

What a great preview. I knew there was a cliche missing but I scrapped it together from everyone's other pieces- "Look on the last game as a learning experience".

So let's "make some adjustments" and yes, definitely "play for 48 minutes" and we'll "take it 1 game at a time". Sounds like a plan. The pisser is that they're all true. That's why they're cliches! Oh yes and hope they don't hit 99% from 3 again. :eekrun:

As far as Z, I don't think there's any chance we win a game unless he plays well. I'm not going to sit here and guarantee he breaks out of it, because frankly he hasn't shown anything. His hangdog expression and whipped body language are really hurting the team. But planting him on the bench would be, what's that expression, "cutting off our nose to spite our face". We need 20 quality minutes from him in order to do jack.

 

[PIP]

I think we have to take baby steps here...Lets try to stay competitive for a half....

 

[Karma]

Dumbfounded by suggestions that our 2nd best asset vs the Pistons should be benched. Yeah lets go to our guards for their efficient offense!

 

[Scottykash]

cavs bounce back and win 113-95...

I dont care if the final score is 113-112 AS LONG AS WE WIN

 

[Nicky]

I dont care if the final score is 113-112 AS LONG AS WE WIN

"U can win by an inch, u can win by a mile. Winning is winning!"
Scott I'll make u brownies if u can tell me where that quote came from.

On to my thoughts about the game......
NailBITER the whole way through... All our games have been close.

I am actually looking for Drew to have an outstanding game... It's important for him to get in there and get those rebounds... No time for him to be timid.

I will be praying for them... to win!.. ray:

 

[Style]

"U can win by an inch, u can win by a mile. Winning is winning!"
... I'll make u brownies if u can tell me where that quote came from.

The Fast and the Furious, just ask any racer.

Where are my Brownies???? Yum!!!

 

[KingJamesMVP]

A couple thoughts:

LeBron was invisible in the second half of Sunday's debacle. For the Cavs to have any hope of rebounding from that loss today, he has to take over. For your superstar and once-in-a-franchise player to disappear in the second half (when it matters most) is inexcusible.

Varejao won't start over Z, but he should. He has outplayed Z by a WIDE margin the entire playoffs.

I hate Rasheed, and his bald spot.

Tayshaun looks weird. He's also not as good as he played last game..

Lucky for the Cavs, I don't see the Pistons putting up those gaudy shooting percentages two games in a row..

That is all.

 

[highplainsdrifter]

Good start. Cavs competing so far.

 

[natedagg]

the pistons are just shooting the lights out from 3... this will not continue to happen forever, and if it does, maybe they fall in love with the outside shot. Drew gooden and Bron can both outjump big ben, so they just have to take it up strong. Perhaps we get one of the towers in foul trouble... Anyway, the amount of rest we had before game 1 was Bu11shit, and this amount of rest isn't fair either, but hey, we will have more energy tonight. GO CAVS!!

 

[kevolution]

whats up with snow's inbounding?!