As the Detroit Pistons enter the 2010 season, they are facing a difficult transition. On the one hand, the team has a lot of talent, most of which is young.
On the other hand, nearly all of their talent plays the same position.
This is a Pistons team that is loaded with shooting guards, but they are lacking any type of true point guard.
They have plenty of small forwards, but they are incredibly thin at power forward.
In the case of the latter point, thin is the operative word as coach John Kuester has decided that the best way to solve his log jam in the back court is to move second year player Austin Daye to power forward.
Given that Daye is barely 200 lbs. dripping wet with boots on, it is easy to see how problems are likely for a squad that is looking to get back into the playoffs after a one-year hiatus following a decade of Eastern Conference dominance.
While the situation is less than ideal in Detroit, there is still reason to believe that this team has the potential to head in the right direction (that's right folks, Pistons fans are back to grasping at the possibility of improvement; when did this team ...
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Article written by Jay Wierenga
Detroit Pistons at a Crossroads: Two Options for the Future
October 26th, 2010 by Jay Wierenga Leave a reply »
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