Another reason why Detroit didn't deserve to be in the Finals ...

Not only did Pistons fans abandon the Palace of Auburn Hills in droves when the outcome of Game Six was still up in the air, but it's obvious that Detroit television viewers weren't interested in sticking around either (nytimes.com) ...

The N.H.L. chalked up a small victory Wednesday night in its battle with the N.B.A. for the attention of sports viewers in Detroit.

NBC’s broadcast of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals produced an 18.2 rating in the Detroit market, 14 percent above ESPN’s coverage of Game 5 of the N.B.A.’s Eastern Conference finals between the Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics.

Can you really blame David Stern for wanting to avoid the ratings poison that would have been another Pistons' Finals appearance?