Do the Pistons have a chance to reconquer the NBA crown with this assemblage of players?
Absolutely. Why? Because Joe Dumars, Flip Saunders, and the embattled Pistons players that will take to the hardwood floor nearly every night from early fall to late spring, have enormous chips upon their shoulders. Why are the Pistons so chippy? Because basketball experts around the world keep saying that the Miami Heat are predestined to emerge as the Eastern Conference Champions this season. After all they do have monstrously big name players like Shaquille ONeil, Dwayne Wade, Antoine Walker, James Posey, Jason Williams, Alonzo Mourning, and Michael Finley (potentially). I can hear Joe Dumars and company chuckling from my desk in Baltimore. Why? Because both he and sports fans alike have seen big named rosters fail time and time again to produce championships. Dont believe me? Look at 2003-2004 Los Angeles Lakers. They had high-profile coach in Phil Jackson. They also had Shaquille ONeil, Kobe Bryant, Gary Payton, Karl Malone, Derek Fisher, Horace Grant, and Rick Fox. They had 56 re
