Some thoughts on game three of the Eastern Conference championship between the Miami Heat and the Detroit Pistons….

What is Tom Brady doing rooting for the Heat?

     My friend and Lions insider Ramsey were appalled tonight when we saw Tom Brady rooting for the Miami Heat. I thought this guy was a Michigan Man? And all this time we’ve been rooting for him as a Patriot under the pretense that he was one of us? Tom Brady has bandwagon fan written all over him.

      So let’s break it down. Brady’s from California, but he played ball in Michigan, and now he plays ball in New England. Abiding by the normal rules of sports allegiances Brady is allowed to root for the following basketball teams: The Celtics, the Pistons, the Clippers the Golden State Warriors, the Sacramento Kings, or the Los Angeles Lakers. That’s a pretty nifty bunch of teams in there including some good historical teams and current teams that in no way involve the Heat. Sorry Tom, you are a bandwagon fan. I better not see you rooting for the Tigers come October.

And what’s the deal with Usher?

Why is Usher attending Miami Heat games when he owns the Cleveland Cavaliers? It obviously didn’t work when he cheered against the Pistons in the last round so why try it this round while you’re wearing a pink shirt? Come on Usher, you’ve almost reached Lil’ John intolerable “I carry around a crunk cup” status. Simmer down.

I don’t know what is worse in the series the constant hack-a-Shaq, or bump-a-Ben campaigns or the announcers.

      Late in the fourth quarter after Pat Riley instructed his players to foul Ben Wallace away from the ball twice in a row, Hubie Brown starts talking about how it is a great sign of strategy and gamesmanship.

     How in the world is fouling a known poor free throw shooter good gamesmanship Hubie? It’s the exact opposite. I don’t agree with hacks on poor shooter when he has the ball or doesn’t. The Pistons are notorious for hacking, and although I am a huge fan, I don’t agree with their actions.

   Oil slick Riley took it a step further today fouling "Big Ben"when the Heat  was up ten points. I mean where do you draw the line? This type of action may be part of the game but it is unethical and it falls into the gray area of sports.

   I tried to think of a comparison of a similar ethical dilemma in another sport but all I could think of is walks in baseball, but that can’t compare, because a walk actually gets you somewhere, but a free throw isn’t guaranteed.

    Shaq and "Big Ben" shouldn’t be missing all this free throws, but they shouldn’t be sent to the foul line too often either. I think overall the foul on purpose gig may be a good strategy but it is wrong and it paints the wrong picture. As a national announcer for ABC, Hubie Brown should realize this not as gamesmanship, but as poor sportsmanship.

The Pistons do not impress me.

Too many turnovers and too many minutes for people like Tony Delk. If any guards are coming off the bench it should be Hunter and Delfino in that order. Delk isn’t a consistent shooter, he has a terrible turnover to assist ratio and he drives worse than a Adobe.