Leelanau Sports Guy’s World

In this edition of the Power rankings the Pistons are at #3 behind the Spurs and Heat. I agree with the Spurs, but I still think the Pistons are better than the Heat. I don’t see the addition of Walker and Williams helping the Heat get any better. Plus Shaq is another year older.

Sure, the Pistons haven’t made any blockbuster offseason moves, but sometimes not making a move ends up being the best. They added three quality draft picks to give depth to the roster and Darko is another year older and hopefully another year closer to contributing. The starting five remains intact and the addition of free agents Dale Davis and Maurice Evans gives some instant size and strength off the bench.

I also think the Pistons will be better without the Larry Brown distraction as well. I’m not saying they won’t miss his coaching, just the whole off-the-court mess that goes along with him. Flip will do just fine and take this team right back to the Finals and to a rematch with the Spurs. This time the Pistons win in 7!

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