Posted by mintyfreshness33:

i doubt it because zeke has all being about brinin in younger and more athletic players, and getting malone would kinda defeat the purpose.

Posted by MS:

Malone would not even consider signing with the Knicks. For one they don't have a shot to actually win a title, at this point if he is going to leave LA there are only two places to consider: San Antonio and Miami.

Heat
PG Wade
SG Jones
SF Allen
PF Malone
C O'Neal

This team is not very deep, but in the East all you need is a one two punch, the Pistons don't beat a healthy Nets, or Pacers team...They had a great run put were overated

Spurs
PG Parker
SG Ginobli
SF Bowen
PF Malone
C Duncan/ Raso off the bench

That team is better than the Knicks

And anyone that has ever watched the NBA knows that Malone and Isiah don't like each other. Malone gave Isiah a vicious elbow to the head back in the 80's, that split thomas's head open. So i think it rules out that possibility.

the pistons would beat a healthy nets team, if anything i think they were underrated. Their defense is impenetrable. Unless you think last year's nets were better than last year's lakers, i think the pistons beat the nets with a healthy kid and still win it all, and i think they should be the favorites this year too.

Posted by MS:

This year's Pistons are a lot stronger, they have a mature Billups and Hamilton, and Delfino, and don't forget McDyess who i believe will be the steal of the summer

Last year the Nets were the better team, they took 3-2 back to Jersey but Kidd was clearly out of gas, and the Pistons were not underated. The NBA is all about Matchups and the Pistons matched up better than anyteam in the league with the lakers, thats why they won. Lets not forget what was going on in laker land. The team was just not that good, Payton was horrible last year very ineffective, and Malone was hurt, and i think that Kobe's mind was elsewhere. Other than that they had no one, Devon George is aweful he couldn't make an open shot and fisher wasn't much better.


The Pistons had someone to guard kobe, Prince who was not an offensive threat, and to make matters worse Kobe had to run all around the court to stay with hamilton and still try to carry the load. And they have more size than anyone going against shaq, wallace, wallace, okur, cambell, and big nasty. They had a great run and were very impressive, but they should have gotten beat in the second round and should have gotten beat in the conference finals....
Payton couldn't have guarded frank williams, and shandon might have one a shooting contest over devon george, so the lakers really had no business being there....I bet the Spurs would have given the pistons a lot more trouble

The reasons the pistons are so good is because the match up well with so many teams. Like you said, they had someone to guard Kobe who didn't have to score - if they have someone to guard kobe, then what 2/3 CAN'T they guard? if they have someone to match up against shaq what kind of center can they not guard? ben wallace wouldve been all over tim duncan - duncan would still drop 25-30, but he wouldn't be as dominant. Tony Parker woudln't come inside because he wouldn't be able to score on the wallaces. ginobili would be shutdown by tayshaun, even bowen would have difficulty staying with rip hamilton, and billups could overpower parker.