Rasheed Wallace - Pistons manhandle Spurs
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Rasheed says - You will now be eaten alive!
Rasheed is the reluctant superstar.
At times, Rasheed is as dominant as any player on the floor and at times, Rasheed just seems to disappear.
When Wallace disappears, he can do it quietly just as well as he does it loudly. Most of us remember the loudly, but long time watchers also notice the quietly.
But like a sleeping Bear, beware when Rasheed wants to be the dominant force. He will wake up and eat your team alive.
The Rasheed that showed up in San Antonio was of the wake up the bear variety.
You just cannot stop Rasheed when he wants it and he wanted it against Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs.
Final Score Pistons 90 Spurs 80.
Wallace was all head-shakes and scowls after two frustrating losses to Boston and Dallas. He was all smiles, dancing and dunking here Thursday.
“We could lose 10 games in a row, but we’re the type of team, we don’t hang our head. We don’t walk around moping — that’s not us,” said Wallace, who produced 23 points, 15 rebounds, two blocks and three steals in the Pistons’ reassuring 90-80 win over the defending champion Spurs at the AT&T Center where the Spurs had won 17 of 19.
“We all want to win too much,” Wallace continued. “Everybody in here is a winner.” source
Rasheed is one of the most quotable players in the league with a refreshing view on everything. Tim Duncan of the Spurs is at the opposite end of the quote spectrum. When asked what happened, he replied.
“It’s not even the turnovers,” Duncan said. “It’s just everything: The missed shots, the turnovers, the turnovers turn into easy baskets, us working hard and them getting an easy play at the other end. Just all of that came at once tonight.” source
Even though the pesky defense of Lindsey Hunter on Manu Ginobili produced a couple of turnovers and a 7 point outburst that helped determine the game, it was still a night that belonged to Rasheed.
“When Sheed is locked in and focused like that, he is, without a doubt, our No. 1 option,” said Billups, who added 11 points for Detroit. “He does something out there that nobody can do.”
The Pistons and Spurs could easily meet in the NBA Finals, so for Rasheed to have his way will alter how Tim Duncan and the Spurs play Wallace the next time.
You just cannot wake the bear and expect to have a pleasant conversation. You have to run for your lives when Rasheed wants to play!
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