tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13718554.post116909991882822239..comments2023-10-10T03:21:23.580-04:00Comments on Motown Sports Revival: C-Webb is the new 'SheedJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16208921021297172480noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13718554.post-1169149754497269912007-01-18T14:49:00.000-05:002007-01-18T14:49:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comments. I don’t believe that not ...Thanks for the comments. <BR/><BR/>I don’t believe that not liking LB’s coaching has anything to do with my feelings on “defense wins championships”. The Pistons were a brilliant defensive team before Brown came on board. They were 4th in the NBA in defense in Carlisle’s last year and that was without Rasheed Wallace and essentially without Tayshaun Prince. Carlisle was canned because he wasn’t innovative enough offensively. That is one of the reasons why Brown got canned too. If Brown was the reason the Pistons were winning, Dumars and Davidson wouldn’t have been so happy to let him go even with his affection for New York. If they were looking for a defensive-minded coach without a clue on offense, they would’ve just stuck with Carlisle. Adding a motivated Rasheed Wallace for free would’ve made Rick Carlisle look like a fantastic coach too. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the only NBA Championship that Brown ever came close to winning was when he inherited the best starting five in basketball who happened to be one of the best defensive teams. He probably got as little out of the Pistons offense as possible. I still have nightmares about the utter confusion that Brown’s game-plans yielded offensively. If you come from the viewpoint that any coach that wins a Championship is automatically an excellent coach, then I can’t argue there. I just don’t believe that.<BR/><BR/>I touched on some of this before Brown was booted out of Detroit. It probably explains a little more about my thoughts on him....<BR/><BR/>http://motownsportsrevival.blogspot.com/2005/07/lb-just-needs-to-leave.html<BR/><BR/>I would be shocked if Chicago came out of the East. I would be even more shocked if Cleveland came out of the East. It’s Miami or Detroit. Don’t forget that there isn’t a regular season more meaningless in sports than in the NBA. Miami has everyone right where they want them. Of course, everything changes with an injury to Shaq or Wade but if that doesn’t happen, look out. There is no question, though, that the unexpected addition of C-Webb is a jolt of enthusiasm for the Pistons and the fans. It certainly makes the summer more appealing.<BR/><BR/>Take care.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16208921021297172480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13718554.post-1169127310434669672007-01-18T08:35:00.000-05:002007-01-18T08:35:00.000-05:00You clearly are not an advocate of the "defense wi...You clearly are not an advocate of the "defense wins championships" theory. I thought Larry Brown was an excellent coach when he was here (at least the first year). I think guys like Sheed and Billups need that discipline to drive them and Flip doesn't work like that I think. I hope they can get to the Finals again, but I beleive we will see Cleveland (what the league wants) and Chicago in the ECF. Miami is just too banged up and has too many old, lazy, players. Detroit could be there, but they need to show some intensity. Chicago will be tough for anyone to beat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com