More Pistons Videos and Observations

A few more videos that I took from Game two of the Magic series. Before that, a couple of quick observations that I made from attending game two.

• Thundersticks are probably the most fun/annoying thing ever. The best part is they never get old...at least to the people with them. The Official ATB.com Girlfriend got a little too excited a few times with them, and started hitting the people in the row in front of us. Eventually on about the third time she dropped the sticks on the guys, they just didn't give them back. Thundersticks, genius.
• I was handed two free tickets to the Detroit Shock opening game on May 17. Is there anything that I would be less likely to go to for free?
• The pistons announced that that the game was their 231st consecutive sellout? By my observation the Palace was only about 80% full, and half of the people that were there didn't get to their seats until the second quarter. Not only did my group buy 6 tickets tickets on Stubhub for $5.95 a piece ($50 face value) but we didn't hit a lick of traffic on the way to the game, and we only got there about 10 minutes before tip-off. How the Pistons claim they sellout every game is beyond me.

Quick thoughts on the game its self:

• I have no worries about the Magic. Sure the game was close in the fourth quarter, but that's only because they were 7/7 from three-point range in the third quarter. After all of that, they weren't even ahead. The magic might win one in Orlando, but this series is pretty well locked up for the Pistons.
• Hedo Turkoglu made some crazy layups during the game. Those points will not happen again.
• I cheerfully booed Theo Ratliff coming into the game, but after two huge blocks, I was screaming "Go to Work." Maybe Ratliff can be of some use in the playoffs against Howard/Garnett. He no Dale Davis like we've had to deal with the past few years.
• Holy Walter Herrmann sighting?!
  

Now onto the videos. The first one is of Tayshaun's monster dunk in the first half of the game. The second is Rasheed hitting a turnaround jumper with the 'and-one.'