Let me begin by saying it is impossible to give 100 percent during the regular season. It is too long and there are sometimes too many games clumped together to give maximum effort.

AUBURN HILLS -- We keep waiting for them to go away. But we need to brace ourselves for a series. The Cleveland Cavaliers are neither shaken or stirred following another loss that boiled down to one play and one moment.

In a copy cat crime the Pistons stole another 79-76 victory over the Cavaliers at The Palace and hold an uncomfortable 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. Do you want to know what the difference is in this series? LaBron passes. Donyell Marshall misses the shot. Rasheed Wallace hits the shot. LeBron misses the shot.

I am into sports. My wife is the brains of the outfit.

Now our worlds are colliding inside our daughter Celine, 7, who is both a brain and a jock.

Here is our problem, if you want to call it that. Celine is a very good soccer player. She scored 30 goals in her nine-game indoor season and she already has eight goals in two games during the outdoor season. I believe she needs to move to the next level and play in an organized league with coaches and better players.