Pistons-Nuggets: Biblical Test Awaits Joe Dumars!

sheed Wallace is an aging power forward trying to be a center. I admire his courage, but father time is catching up with him. His best plays are on offense when he's shooting from the perimeter—that's because the center he's up against is too slow to keep up with him.

However, on defense, the taller, younger, and stronger center will pound Wallace under rim for an easy layup, if not a dunk.

In last year's playoffs, I'd heard something coming from Rasheed Wallace that chilled me to the bone. He was asking the coaches to give the reserves more playing time. In short, he was tired and he was asking for help in the middle. You would think that Dumars would have picked up on that, but he didn't—he still loves those guards.

So here's where I stand on Friday's game between the Pistons and the Nuggets. The Pistons will win this battle because of the absence of Carmelo Anthony (broken hand), but the Nuggets will win the war, in terms of playoff life, because of the leadership of Chauncey Billups.

As for Joe Dumars...

You live by the guards, you die by the guards. Think about that before you decide to trade away the best guard you ever had on your team. 

 

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