The Detroit Pistons have managed to attract national attention with several years of rebuilding. But it wasn't because they showed signs of growth and laid a foundation for success. The manner in which Cade Cunningham and his young supporting cast lost was close to historic.
While teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic and Indiana Pacers are starting to find success after years of losing and high draft picks, the Pistons are the best team in the entire NBA. Bad team. In four years, they've been drafted in the top 10 of the NBA draft, but all they've shown is a 23-game losing streak that shows no sign of stopping, and a group of young players who have potential but simply can't work together. .
As a former first overall draft pick and a representative figure of the team, Cunningham did not perform as well as advertised. While he had personal issues with his game, such as an inability to finish at the rim and a high turnover rate, the Pistons didn't give him any help in terms of floor spacing. Second-year players Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren and rookie Ausar Thompson also both contributed to and suffered from the lack of floor spacing.
Head coach Monty Williams has the highest salary of any coach except Gregg Popovich, but he hasn't done enough to help this team look like it's getting through. General manager Troy Weaver, the architect of this team's chaos, signed a contract extension last year. Although Thompson and fellow rookie Marcus Sasser look very promising, the team atmosphere has deteriorated to an extremely low level.
The Pistons are not far away from setting the NBA's longest losing streak at 29 games. According to Mike Curtis of the Detroit News, Cunningham and the Pistons are clearly unhappy with all the losses they've suffered. He tried to hold on, but he knew the difficulties could not get any higher.
"We all hate the situation. We can't believe it has come to this, but it is what it is. We have to beat it... I've been trying to take it all on myself, to weather this storm. It's difficult, but I don't want to Escape," Cunningham said via The Detroit News.
Even the San Antonio Spurs and Washington Wizards, who have suffered as much as the Pistons this season, have recently ended long losing streaks. Detroit is at least rumored to be interested in tweaking its roster, and that's as it should be. Williams tried to hide his team away from all the negativity and take responsibility, but it was too much.
"When you lose games, I tell our players all the time, 'Let everybody criticize me. You just go out and play and learn and figure it out.'" Pistons coach loses a franchise-record 22nd straight game Record said before: "I understand the responsibility of this position. When you lose games, you can imagine... I have been in this situation before. I want them to go out and be free, play and fight for each other."
Pistons The team's next six games are against the Atlanta Hawks, Utah Jazz, Brooklyn Nets (twice), Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors. Only the Celtics are a true team power, but the Pistons are an underdog for any team. Will Detroit basketball have the most disgraceful record in NBA history?
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