and i bring you fire by Paul Hitz
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With a final record of 59-23, the Detroit Pistons own the 2nd best record in the NBA (final 2008 NBA Standings) and tied their 3rd best mark.
In their season ending NBA power rankings, ESPN ranked them third while the NBA ranks them fifth. ESPN - who is apparently not quite as down on the Pistons - notes that if they can power through to the conference finals, they'll be the first team since the 1982-89 Lakers to reach 6 straight conference finals.
Detroit Bad Boys and Need 4 Sheed have given a shout-out to Depressed Fan as the Philly blog to watch for this series. He's playing the "no respect" card and makes a case for Sixers in six. My favorite review comes from Free Darko on Deadspin, which begins:
This series doesn't seem quite as hopeless as Atlanta versus Boston. Instead of having only a snowball's chance in hell, I'd say the 76ers are more like a large, stubborn block of ice in hell. Still melting, but maybe a bit more slowly.
It ends with a 4-1 Pistons victory, and I'm thinking that sounds just about right.
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