The NBA Finals? Who Needs 'Em -- When Failure Is Guaransheed?

OK, Pistons fans -- did you REALLY want a piece of the San Antonio Spurs? Didn't think so. I think the grief over not making it to the NBA Finals isn't so much that there's a groundswell of opinion that the Pistons could have taken the Spurs out. Rather, it's more of an "if the Spurs are gonna kick someone's ass in the Finals, then it'd better be OURS" kind of a thing. Seriously -- Timmy Duncan's team is the class of the NBA, the Dallas Mavericks notwithstanding. They are, in the 21st century, what the Bulls and Lakers and Celtics were during various times in the 20th. Last night the Spurs put a licking on the Cleveland Cavaliers that was hardly surprising. The Spurs are what the Pistons used to be, only better. It would be a minor miracle if the pesky Cavs can do much more than shove the series to five games. LeBron James was harrassed into a 4-for-16 shooting night, and this time there wasn't enough Boobie Gibson or Drew Goo...