I listen to local and national sports talk radio throughout most of everyday. I can tell you first hand, that the people blaming anybody but the Pistons themselves is a VERY small percentage. Most will acknowledge the refs have been poor, which cannot be denied. I would probably lean towards the Pistons having a slightly higher percentage of bad calls going against them (with no statistical certainty, just a gut feeling). But, I would estimate that 60-70% of thsoe that think there are bad calls, think the Pistons need to overcome the officials. 25-30% of them think that the Pistons need to quit whining, and 1 caller every day or two mentions the possibility of a conspiracy. I think Detroit fans are always on the defensive because of all the negative publicity our area gets.
mxracercam, did you know that a large portion of Pistons fans throw beers at the Pacers players?