Comments on: PistonPowered Book Club: ‘Playing for Keeps’ by David Halberstam http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/07/pistonpowered-book-club-playing-for-keeps-by-david-halberstam/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Tue, 21 May 2013 20:48:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Michael Jordon’s Best Finals Performance | BayAreaBall.com http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/07/pistonpowered-book-club-playing-for-keeps-by-david-halberstam/comment-page-1/#comment-38078 Michael Jordon’s Best Finals Performance | BayAreaBall.com Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:47:43 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7039#comment-38078 [...] his teammates along the ride with him. Consequently, the Chicago Bulls not only stood up to the Bad Boys Pistons, they took them apart and swept them despite their rough physical [...] [...] his teammates along the ride with him. Consequently, the Chicago Bulls not only stood up to the Bad Boys Pistons, they took them apart and swept them despite their rough physical [...]

]]> By: Michael Jordan’s Best Finals Performance | Golden State Warriors Blog And Forum | Warriorsworld.net http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/07/pistonpowered-book-club-playing-for-keeps-by-david-halberstam/comment-page-1/#comment-37172 Michael Jordan’s Best Finals Performance | Golden State Warriors Blog And Forum | Warriorsworld.net Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:42:56 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7039#comment-37172 [...] his teammates along the ride with him. Consequently, the Chicago Bulls not only stood up to the Bad Boys Pistons, they took them apart and swept them despite their rough physical [...] [...] his teammates along the ride with him. Consequently, the Chicago Bulls not only stood up to the Bad Boys Pistons, they took them apart and swept them despite their rough physical [...]

]]> By: Michael Jordan’s Best Finals Performance | Golden State Warriors Blog And Forum | Warriorsworld.net http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/07/pistonpowered-book-club-playing-for-keeps-by-david-halberstam/comment-page-1/#comment-37171 Michael Jordan’s Best Finals Performance | Golden State Warriors Blog And Forum | Warriorsworld.net Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:42:56 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7039#comment-37171 [...] his teammates along the ride with him. Consequently, the Chicago Bulls not only stood up to the Bad Boys Pistons, they took them apart and swept them despite their rough physical [...] [...] his teammates along the ride with him. Consequently, the Chicago Bulls not only stood up to the Bad Boys Pistons, they took them apart and swept them despite their rough physical [...]

]]> By: The Summer of NBA Legends | Golden State Warriors Blog And Forum | Warriorsworld.net http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/07/pistonpowered-book-club-playing-for-keeps-by-david-halberstam/comment-page-1/#comment-33950 The Summer of NBA Legends | Golden State Warriors Blog And Forum | Warriorsworld.net Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:05:11 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7039#comment-33950 [...] Detroit Pistons: Playing for Keeps [...] [...] Detroit Pistons: Playing for Keeps [...]

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/07/pistonpowered-book-club-playing-for-keeps-by-david-halberstam/comment-page-1/#comment-33259 tarsier Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:48:26 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7039#comment-33259 That's absolutely true. I guess I just compartmentalize it separately in my head. I mean, you could also say who drafts the top talent is luck. A different lottery outcome and the Spurs have four fewer championships. But I happen to think of the lottery, health, and in-game luck as three different categories even if it makes sense to lump them. That’s absolutely true. I guess I just compartmentalize it separately in my head. I mean, you could also say who drafts the top talent is luck. A different lottery outcome and the Spurs have four fewer championships. But I happen to think of the lottery, health, and in-game luck as three different categories even if it makes sense to lump them.

]]> By: Patrick Hayes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/07/pistonpowered-book-club-playing-for-keeps-by-david-halberstam/comment-page-1/#comment-33255 Patrick Hayes Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:29:43 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7039#comment-33255 <p>Great stuff J.M. I can never get enough on the psychological impact those Pistons teams had on MJ.</p> Great stuff J.M. I can never get enough on the psychological impact those Pistons teams had on MJ.

]]> By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/07/pistonpowered-book-club-playing-for-keeps-by-david-halberstam/comment-page-1/#comment-33251 Dan Feldman Sat, 23 Jul 2011 20:55:38 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7039#comment-33251 <p>I completely agree. What was the difference between the Heat and Mavericks this year? Almost nothing. The Mavericks won, and the Heat didn't. That's all. I think you left out the biggest element of luck, even bigger than bounces of the ball and getting a favorable whistle: health.</p> I completely agree. What was the difference between the Heat and Mavericks this year? Almost nothing. The Mavericks won, and the Heat didn’t. That’s all.

I think you left out the biggest element of luck, even bigger than bounces of the ball and getting a favorable whistle: health.

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/07/pistonpowered-book-club-playing-for-keeps-by-david-halberstam/comment-page-1/#comment-33250 tarsier Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:18:59 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7039#comment-33250 And then, of course, there is the most understated thing every eventual champion has: luck. Every year, there are several teams that could be reasonably expected to win and only one of them does. However, more than half of all NBA champions were one game away from elimination. It's funny the stories that are written about how team x is just such a warrior or has what it really takes when it may well have been a few points away from being eliminated in the second round. Let's face it, the talent disparity (and toughness or whatever else) disparity in the league is not that great. Most of the time, the eventual winners are not the only team to have what it takes to win it all. They just got a couple lucky bounces or whistles at the right place and time. In the last ten years, the average NBA champion was 6 points away from being eliminated somewhere in the playoffs, most notably the 2002 Lakers and 2005 Spurs who each won an overtime game in a seven game series. And then, of course, there is the most understated thing every eventual champion has: luck. Every year, there are several teams that could be reasonably expected to win and only one of them does. However, more than half of all NBA champions were one game away from elimination. It’s funny the stories that are written about how team x is just such a warrior or has what it really takes when it may well have been a few points away from being eliminated in the second round. Let’s face it, the talent disparity (and toughness or whatever else) disparity in the league is not that great. Most of the time, the eventual winners are not the only team to have what it takes to win it all. They just got a couple lucky bounces or whistles at the right place and time. In the last ten years, the average NBA champion was 6 points away from being eliminated somewhere in the playoffs, most notably the 2002 Lakers and 2005 Spurs who each won an overtime game in a seven game series.

]]> By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/07/pistonpowered-book-club-playing-for-keeps-by-david-halberstam/comment-page-1/#comment-33245 Dan Feldman Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:48:35 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7039#comment-33245 <p>Great post, J.M. I really enjoyed reading that.</p> Great post, J.M. I really enjoyed reading that.

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