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At 2-13 the Detroit Pistons own the worst record in the East and the entire NBA through 15 games. Not a lot to like about this team to start the season. (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by StreetRabbit471@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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At 2-13 the Detroit Pistons own the worst record in the East and the entire NBA through 15 games. Not a lot to like about this team to start the season.

The Pistons is not a contender, at best they will get the #5 pick. They lost Sadiq Bey and gained James Wiseman.

Well it's still soon on the season. Reaching roughly 20% , but seams that people already learn. I am talking about all people everywhere.

0 playoff wins in 15 years and we still tank.

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[–] Mobile-Entertainer60@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Five lottery picks (not even counting Bagley or Wiseman since the Pistons didn't draft them) who can't shoot 3's is a recipe for disaster in today's NBA. Maybe Cunningham and Ivey can work themselves up to average+ shooters, but Hayes can't shoot at all and Thompson is somehow even worse than that. Having more than one non-shooter on the court at a time is a bad idea for a modern-day NBA offense, yet Thompson and Duren are probably Detroit's 2nd and 3rd best players.

I think it was an expensive mistake to throw $12M/year at Monty Williams when you know the team is going to be bad regardless, but it's not my money. Monty has always had a stronger rep as a developmental coach than a championship X and O's guy, which was probably the thinking in making a Godfather offer to him, to try and teach good habits and winning basketball even if it wasn't going to happen right away.

[–] SuperVaderMinion@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thompson is young enough that we have no idea what kind of shooter he'll end up being, non-existent, solid, good, etc.

Kawhi, Jimmy Butler, and Lonzo Ball were all dudes with broken jump shots who were able to fix them and get better.

[–] Mobile-Entertainer60@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Butler and Ball are poor counter-examples since Butler has never fixed his shot (32% career 3P%) while Ball's release looked funky but he was never a bad shooter.