With the additions of Josh Smith and Brandon Jennings, the Detroit Pistons have cobbled together one of the strangest rosters in the NBA.
There’s no doubt they have size. Greg Monroe, Andre Drummond and Smith potentially form a three-headed monster on the glass when they share the floor. But in terms of the offense, each of these players is most effective in a similar area: below the free-throw line. Smith is particularly dangerous when posting up smaller players and cutting to the hoop; Drummond when he’s rumbling down the lane off pick-and-rolls; and Monroe when he’s orchestrating close to the basket.
And then there’s Jennings, a shoot-first point guard on a team with multiple weapons to whom the ball must be fed. How these four develop chemistry and interact in the flow of play will be up to Pistons head coach Maurice Cheeks, and whatever schematic adjustments he makes to transition the new additions into his offense must appease all of his stars.
But it all comes down to spacing. How do you integrate three players who prefer to clog the lane? How does Jennings slice through the paint when h ...
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