[1L]

Let me get this straight: you are crowing about a 7 point win after Dirk being held to .333 or so shooting, and you think that is a GOOD thing?

Van Horn is injured and its unclear whether he will play in the playoffs, but none of the three Pistons you mentioned can guard Dirk on the perimeter. I'm not saying that Dallas would sweep Detroit by winning all 4 games by 40, but I am saying that as a Mavs fan, if we can take care of SA in the second round, I don't think the Mavs will have to go 7 games in the semis or finals to win a championship. Unless, of course, the Pistons turn it into a slugfest.

[Skip Ripley]

That 7 point win you're so dismissive of was a classic example of Piston basketball. Play good, hard defense and smart offense for four qtrs and eventually suck the life out of your opponent because they don't have the depth to keep up.

It's an approach that won a championship two years ago and almost won another last year. What has Dirkie wandering around the perimeter brought home for the Mavs?

[jazzo]

No it is you that are touting a 40 point win against a team that won it's first 8 games of which I believe 6 were on the road and played a game in Houston the night before. Can you say let down. The Pistons lost 6 games total from November thru the first week of February clearly this team has it going on, they may not win the NBA title, but if they lose it certainly will not be to the Mav's.