This methodical charge that the NBA is witnessing has been spearheaded this season by Pistons head coach Flip Saunders. Right around this time last year he was fired from the Minnesota Timberwoves after 10 years of service.
Flip will be recognized this year as the Eastern Conference coach at this years All-Star weekend next month. Many have speculated that Chauncey Billups is an early-season MVP candidate. Coincidently, both figures have ties to the Twolves. Coincidently, both figures burned the Target Center down today during their return to a jealous former team.
Maurice Evans, also a former Wolf, got some good revenge action with a perfect game of shooting adding, two-three pointers and five-of-five overall from the floor. Chauncey burned them in the second half after starting the game slow shooting 0-8 in the first half. He later exploded for 27 points, 8 assists, 7rebounds, a steal and a block. Coach Flip Saunders also blazed past Minnesota for his teams 34th win in 39 tries.
No other team is a hot as the Pistons and you can better belive the Pistons want to keep it that way. In workman like fashion the Pistons continue to dismantle teams with a relatively free and easy season. Other teams throughout the league are rankled with chaos.
Although extremely deserving, it is uncertain whether or not the Pistons will have a player or players starting or on the roster for the All-Star team at all coming up. Despite its excellent play, individuals on this team in particular are not recognized for their efforts. The Pistons however, just keep on winning.
Detroit has now won eight straight games and prior to the victory vs. Houston, the team rolled off six straight blowouts by a margin of 10 points or more. So the Pistons haven’t just been winning with no recognition, they’ve been KILLING teams.
Its better for them though, their rivals are riddled with unneccesary controversy. All along, the Pistons go about their business of capturing all the W’s they can to ensure a #1 seed throughout the playoffs and a certain home court advantage in every series they play (and they plan to play many.)