Pistons bench dominating the Bucks

The Bucks' coaching staff keeps babbling about the advantage their bench gives them over the Pistons. Looking at the Eff48 numbers from Game Two, you have to reply to this comment by saying "Huh?" The Pistons bench, led by F Antonio McDyess, has been awesome. All three of the significant reserves for Detroit tallied in the mid thirties to low forties last night. Mcdyess has been absolutely unstoppable. Lindsay Hunter has been quite productive, too. Awesome numbers all around.

The Bucks bench, on the other hand, has been middling at best. Even the usually reliable G Charlie Bell, who posted mid twenties Eff48 numbers against Detroit this season, was lousy last night. I won't say the Pistons' bench has been the "X factor" in this series, because the results probably would have been the same had the Pistons only suited up their first five, but the Pistons' bench production has certainly kept the games from being competitive. Check out the Game Two numbers. (Bear in mind that the top players in Eff48 terms this season averaged around a 34 score):

Pistons Reserves (Game Two)

Antonio Mcdyess 41.73
Lindsay Hunter 36.92
Maurice Evans 34.90

Bucks Reserves (Game Two)

Mo Williams 19.99
Joe Smith 20.86
Charlie Bell 7.38