Pistons-Bulls Begins Tomorrow

A classic NBA rivalry begins tomorrow int he NBA playoffs between my Detroit Pistons and the upstart Chicago Bulls. The Pistons are the top ranked team in the Eastern Conference and will take on the old rival that stole away the face of the Detroit Pistons in Ben Wallace during the off season by giving him $60 Mil over 4 years.

I hated to see Big Ben go, but he is on the decline and the Bulls certainly overpaid by a bundle. Even with out him the Pistons still took the top record in the conference and seem to be even better than they were with him here. Signing Chris Webber after he was cut earlier in the year didn't hurt a whole lot either.

This is one of those series you would expect Detroit to win, but the Bulls are a nag and will put up a good fight. These are the kind of teams Detroit always seems to have problems with and take them a bit lightly. This year though you can expect that they will be ready playing against their former star Big Ben. Know as "The Body" by the rest of the league he is a defensive superstar, but a very weak offensive player. His workout regimen is matched by none and may even include the Best Diet Pills around. He's more of a clean up guy on the offensive glass and the last thing you want it him to be on the FT line.

This series "should" only go about 5 games in my opinion, but the Pistons do like to take a game off here and there. That last series sweep was their first since back in the Bad Boy era i believe so that shows right there they don't seem to get up for every game. Probably due for a snoozer in Game 1 so they can lose their home court advantage and make it more difficult on themselves.

I'd like to think they will win in 5, but knowing this team the way I do I think it will go to 6 games.