The Detroit Pistons desperately need to put a winning product on the floor soon, but it's getting increasingly difficult to have confidence that they will do so.
After missing the playoffs for the previous four seasons—they were the No. 8 seed in 2008-09 with a 39-43 record—the Pistons came into this season with serious playoff aspirations.
“I do expect success this year,” owner Tom Gores told the Detroit News before the season began. “Last year I was hoping to get in the playoffs and I was disappointed. If we don’t get in this year, it’ll be a huge disappointment.”
Instead of fighting for home-court advantage in the soft Eastern Conference, they are on the outside of the playoff picture looking in—four games back in the loss column from the No. 8 Atlanta Hawks.
Not only are they 14 games below .500, but at 24-38 their record is just one game better than it was through the same point in 2012-13. With all the talent they've added in the past year, saying that this season is a disappointment would be quite the understatement.
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Detroit Pistons Must Put a Winner on the Floor Soon
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