The Detroit Pistons dreamed big this summer. A little too big, it seems.
Detroit's oversized frontcourt hasn't pushed this franchise any closer to snapping its four-year playoff drought. If anything, it's moved in the opposite direction.
Big and slow doesn't win in today's NBA. But a 4-8 start apparently hasn't convinced the Pistons of that.
Detroit blew past all yellow caution flags this summer, but when will they admit it's time to start waving a white one of their own?
Detroit Denial
Somewhere inside general manager Joe Dumars' head, that's the name of a trending highlight reel chocked full of Pistons' rejections.
In reality, though, the phrase best captures the mood of the franchise's refusal to read the writing on the wall. Despite hordes of evidence suggesting a change is needed, first-year Pistons coach Maurice Cheeks refuses to let go of the team's outdated rotation.
"Josh [Smith] is our three, (Greg)) Monroe is our four, (Andre) Drummond is our five and that’s the way we’re going to play,” Chee ...
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Article written by Zach Buckley