i would have prefered to see Orlando advance but they were stupid enough not to take care of business. I am not a fan of the Pistons. It is truly pathetic when a team holds a 3-1 lead to lose the series. Only 7 boneheads were dumb enough to let that happen. Now if Dallas had blown it yesterday now they would have been truly the king of boneheads and the laughing stock of the NBA.
McGrady's series stats: 33.5 ppg 7 rpg 4.5 apg 2.3 spg .475 shooting He's one of the top five players in the league IMO, so it's understandable that he's a little confident. Most good players are. But the kid needs to learn to control his comments a little; particularly when the series isn't over and when he doesn't have much help around him.
What did Barkley write on the bulletin board back in '94?? "We're in the butt kicking business, and business is good..."
I guess Detroit has no asses now. It always surprises me that people defend Barkley so much on this board when he has put his foot in his mouth so many times.
T-Mac didn't step up after going 3-1. In the last 3 games that the Pistons all won, T-Mac scored 19(8-20), 37(11-28), and 21(7-24) respectively. T-Mac was an average role player in the final game. Do I smell shrinking under pressure? Not very Kobeesque!
He said that and something about "When you kill a snake you have to chop its head off to make sure its dead"... some Alabama nonsense I guess
What does stupidity and over-confidence get you? "I'm sick of hearing them talking about how well they're going to play with their back against the wall," Barkley said. "They're always down in the series, and that's all they ever say. I don't think any team in the world can beat us three straight games when two of them are in Phoenix." Two back to back chances to prove yourself, but never a championship ring...
When you play in LA, you are automatically a media w****. T-Mac is going out of his way to be one. It's really sad that a player who barely makes the playoffs in the East, feels the need to talk trash.
