Observations From Game 3

A few thoughts while watching this boring if somewhat competitive game in Orlando:

1. I hate the Pistons

2. Do the Magic, collectively, have the worst hands in the NBA? It seems as though they are constantly letting rebounds fall right through their hands, getting stripped, etc.

3. Dwight Howard is not yet nearly as good as he could be

4. I really hate the Pistons

5. In about three years, watch as story after story comes out revealing Tayshaun Prince to be among the dirtiest players in the NBA. He already delivers at least two cheap shots per game with his freakish elbows; When he starts losing a step, he'll be up there with Bowen and Stockton.

6. You know, all things considered, for such a raw deal as SVG got, it wasn't that bad. He got to sit around, do nothing, make half a million dollars, and then take over a team with a comparable if not better foundation for the next five years. Plus he gets to live closer to Disney World.

7. Of the 40 starters left in the NBA playoffs, the Magic have the 3rd worst (Maurice Evans). The Cavaliers have the only two worse: Devin Brown, and the gangrenous corpse of Ben Wallace.

8. I f*@kin' hate the Pistons...

9. But the Magic just aren't ready. Pistons in 6*.

*This pick is conditional upon Chauncey Billups being able to play. Otherwise it's a tossup.