Saw this posted elsewhere, so I thought I'd ask it here. Assuming the Celtics get broken up this summer, I think it's a legitimate comparison. Detroit - Made playoffs 2002-2009 (nine times). They had six straight conference finals appearances, made the NBA Finals twice, won once. Boston - Made the playoffs from 2008-2012 (five times). They made the conference finals three times, made the NBA Finals twice, won once. I think Boston did endure more injuries during their run compared to the Pistons. Judge this based on their prime performance, extent of their reign, domination abilities, offensive abilities, defensive abilities, or anything in between. Which team do you think was better overall?
Pistons. I still remember those "Spurs-Pistons finals" predictions and how everyone was wishing that it doesn't happen.
pistons woulda won in 6. that defense was pretty good. poor t. prince, he was a great defender, needs to leave detriot n go to another title team. chauncey, ben wallace, n sheed were killing back in the days.
Rasheed would have taken Garnett out of the paint / his defensive comfort zone, so I think he would have the advantage there. And then Big Ben would be on Garnett on the defensive side? Great matchup there. Billups v Rondo Hamilton v Allen Prince v Pierce Wallace v Bass Wallace v Garnett That would be a fun 48 to watch. Especially the backcourt matchups.
