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https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1730043615835996612

The Pistons are awful. They aren't even bad with purpose right now. Lineups don't make sense. Positions players are being put in don't make sense. It's just a complete and total mess.

Sometimes teams are bad. It happens. And it's often with purpose. Spurs are also bad, but they are trying to figure out what they have. Pistons just seem to show up, do the same stuff, lose and repeat the process.

Being bad without purpose is just wasting a season.

Pistons are currently down 31 and about to lose their 15th in a row.

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[–] throwawayyrofl@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The first team to break the Pistons losing streak is gonna get flamed so hard

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[–] RedRocket13@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Yo maybe Monty just REALLY wants that time off

[–] 2020IsANightmare@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I've been saying this.

Reading comments about the Pistons "tanking."

They aren't "tanking." They just fucking suck. Arguably the worst front office in the league. With all due disrespect to the Bulls and Hornets.

[–] TorePun@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

ship them to seattle or STFU about expansions

We need a league culling IMO

[–] jumboponcho@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Jaden Ivey tricked me, I thought Monty was hating on him but he’s not it. I still like Cade, Duren, and Ausar, but the rest of these guys won’t even be in the league in 3 years. Bojan might as well sit till he’s traded

[–] nting224@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I mean they beat the Warriors - what does it say about them then?

[–] jps78@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Monty Williams is not a good coach. He just secured a bag for no reason

[–] jgroove_LA@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Is Monty Williams a fraud?

[–] johnjohn2214@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

So Monty Williams who needed Chris Paul to save his career and his top assistant Stephen Silas, a basketball terrorist in Houston are making bad decisions and just telling players to play hard? Well I'll be damned who would've thought?

[–] EtTabellarius@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

The craziest thing about this is the coach of the Detroit Pistons is one of the highest paid professional sports coaches in the world. Second in the NBA only behind Pop. Making $3.5 million more than Kerr who is the third highest paid NBA coach.

[–] salmon10@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Anyone not named Thompson Ivey or Duren should be on the block

[–] CDR57@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

God I wish the in season tournament was between the pistons and wizards

[–] JwubalubaDubdub@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I spent my hard-earned money to go to a game where D’Angelo Russell shits on the Pistons all night long. Unbelievably bad basketball and spacing from the 70’s.

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[–] ironfunk67@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Pistons should get an extra player.

[–] thatonezorofan@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

How does Killian Hayes still have an NBA career? Dude is genuinely one of the worst players I've ever watched touch a basketball for extended minutes. I thought it was already settled he was trash in his first and second season.

[–] mcgargargar@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Let Wiseman Eat

[–] kiwimaster271@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

The Silas special

[–] petarisawesomeo@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Good thing they hired such a great coach

[–] PoonGo0n@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Let’s just wait until they play my Spurs lol

[–] cycling_rat@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Coach just there for the check!

[–] dead-serious@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

idk how you can tell but people are even saying Monty is phoning it in. it took a general bag to even lure him to detroit so now he's just chillin

[–] toadtruck@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

They have talent. This is weird.

[–] mapleaddicts@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

15 game losing streak is legit wild considering they aren’t even trying to tank lol

[–] kamekaze1024@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

4-39 in their last 43 games. This is atrocious

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[–] medtecspurs@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I know this is unpopular, but I don’t think they are that bad, and certainly not unwatchable.

Cade has struggled, but he is a tough and skilled player that can be fun to watch. Ausar has generally looked awesome. Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren have looked solid as well.

Month Williams ha definitely don’t some dumb stuff. Killian Hayes is not a rotation player. Ivey never should have been benched. I don’t like to watch Isaiah Stewart play basketball unfortunately. The Pistons will look better with Bogdanovich also.

Let’s give these guys some more time to gel.

[–] TA_Account_12@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Spacing is the biggest issue they have. They have 0 spacing. As teams are playing stretch 4s, they have a rim running C and a backup C who they’re forcing to be an pf starting. Other than Cade, there’s no one who can average 18 on that roster. Maybe Ivey gets there but not yet. Defenses are doubling Cade knowing Duren, ausar, beef stew, and to an extent Ivey can’t punish them. They can’t bench ausar obviously. But if he improves his shooting even corner 3s, and they replace beef stew with bojan, they’ll look much better.

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[–] GorillaX@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

"I don't think they are that bad" lol their 15 game winning streak would disagree with you.

[–] Shingorillaz@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not a draft guy have they been reaching with their picks or did they go bpa and it's just not working?

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[–] AJC3317@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Monty Williams with the all time fleece job

[–] thealternateopinion@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Monty Williams is a total hack

[–] Gatorpep@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

No he’s a pro, just in a different sport than we thought.

[–] GunnerRocket@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Watched for a bit. They look like we did last year. And year before that. And year before that.

Want to know what all 4 of those squads had as a common denominator?

[–] Hon3ynuts@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And thus the curse of Silas was born

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[–] Dare555@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] Ginoblee@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

How much is Monty getting paid again?

[–] NomadicNematode128@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

We suck at shooting. Cade isn't a PG. Team is way too young. Monty's rotations are questionable at best. We foul too much. We turn the ball over too much.

Just to name a few.

[–] goblue202320242025@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

He’s not wrong. The pistons are an absolute mess right now

[–] iunrealx1995@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

They look so bad I legitimately don’t know when they will win next. Well unless they happen to play the Blazers, then maybe they have a chance.

[–] QuantumFreakonomics@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

These guys get a top-3 pick every year. How are they still bad?

[–] Yommination@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Monty took the money and said fuck it

[–] SandyMandy17@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

They have 0 players with allstar potential

[–] DpprDwn@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

What happened with Ivey mins or cuz they never took a lead?

[–] HeadyBrewski@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

My guy K Smith with the hard truths. This man sees it picks up his phone and calls the damn thing

[–] Bonesawisready5@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Hopefully this is the ONE team the spurs can’t lose to in a few weeks

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[–] mug3n@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

How the fuck are the Pistons justifying paying Monty this much money to not even do coaching things

Like why not just go full cheapskate and hire some assistant looking for his first gig instead of giving Monty 72 million dollars?

[–] PhillyPhan95@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

The Pistons aren’t worse than the spurs though.

But nobody will bad mouth them.

I don't know what they are even doing. None of it makes sense. Even if they are tanking, for what?

[–] Shaqfor3@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Man and somehow they got 2 wins. Can't imagine losing to this sorry ass team.

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