Satisfying win
Last nights overtime win against the Phoenix Suns was satisfying in every sense of the word. The Pistons snapped a ugly two game skid where they performaed subpar at best against the Cavs and Wizards. Besides the win, other bright spots aren’t too hard to find. Rodney Stuckey finally showed some improvement in his jump shot, and better judgement going to the rack. Chauncey Billups said after the game that this was by far Stuckey’s best game. Not that my opinion matters all that much (except on here of course right?) but I tend to agree with Billups on that one. Stuckey showed glimpses of the complete player he can most definately become in the NBA. It was exciting to watch. The win also was impressive because the Suns were on a hot streak (pun intended). They had one seven straight, finally showing the chemistry they needed to show after making the deal for Shaq. The game wen’t back and forth all night, but key defensive stops were the difference in this one. The Pistons made the, the Suns did not. Even with the absence of Rip Hamilton, the Pistons also were able to keep up with Phoenex offensively. When the Pistoms play like a complete team, these are the kind of performance they are capable of. Let’s hope games like these are not few and far between come playoff time.
P.S. I apologize again for the long delay between post. But hey, it builds suspense right?