Chauncey Billups didn't sound like a man who wouldn't be back with the Detroit Pistons following their elimination in the playoffs.

"I believe [we're better], I really do," Billups said after a conference finals series in which the Pistons probably didn't deserve to win one game. "There's nobody on that team who is better than ours. And maybe I'm crazy, maybe I've got too much confidence in these guys, but I believe in us. I believe we're the better team.

"Did we back it up? No, we didn't. But I still think we're better."