Bitter
Rasheed Wallace is a selfish, whining thug.
You know what the difference is between the Pistons and the Cavaliers? The Cavaliers' mantra of "no excuses" was tested, but not broken after bad calls in game two.
Cleveland coach Mike Brown blew up and got a technical when LeBron was hacked attempting a shot in the final seconds.
But by the time Brown was interviewed, his demeanor had changed. He was upset, you could tell.
But the focus was on what the Cavs needed to do.
Contrast that with Wallace, who apparently knows nothing about Cleveland sports. With 7:44 left and the Cavs up by a dozen , Wallace was called for a foul. Instead of regrouping, and remembering that in Cleveland, nothing is for certain, Wallace finalized the Pistons' demise by getting ejected. Even if the Pistons somehow came back, he would have been diqualified from game seven.
As Kyle O'Neil of the Detroit Free Press put it:
Sixth foul and a technical … and another technical on Wallace. Fitting end as the Pistons’ toughness has been replaced by whining and a sense of entitlement to winning when it needs to be earned each night.
At least we could count on grace and class from the other Pistons. Oh, wait.
Chauncey Billups brings out the tired old line of a sore loser:
"I still think we're better, I'm saying that because I'm serious, and I really believe that. To be saying that in defeat, I have no problem with that. I'm standing up and saying that. I think the same could be said by a lot of guys."
You know, I can just see, more than 200 years ago, William Howe, Great Britain's commander-in-chief during the American Revolution, saying something similar to King George. And what would King George have said?
"I have to go argue with a tree now."
The point is, it doesn't matter. If the Pistons want to console themselves by believing they're better than the Cavs, they can go ahead. Maybe one day, we'll stop playing games on the field and on the court, and we'll just decide whose best by computers. The BCS already does that, and that has worked well for everyone.
The Cavaliers are the best in the East. They proved it in six games, Chauncey.