The Detroit Pistons Look To Return To Old Form
The Detroit Pistons had a very disappointing season in 08′-09′. They definitely didn’t look like the Pistons of just a few seasons back.
The Pistons were the bench mark in the Eastern Conference – in 04′ they upset the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers. Many feel the Pistons could have one more championships but were living off their one championship win and didn’t have the desire or passion anymore – whether that’s true or not no one really knows. What we do know is the Pistons played well below their standards accumulating a 39-43 record – the Pistons going 4 games below .500 is unheard of.
The Allen Iverson trade was a disaster and the Pistons played disinterested at times. The Pistons would go on long scoring droughts which essentially ended their season at the all-star break. They were wishing they had Billups back!
With a new season comes new hope for Pistons fans. The Pistons acquired potential all stars in Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva who both are coming off their best season of their young careers.
Villanueva comes in with some size. He can score points as well and with his presence on defense, he should help improve both sides of the ball.
This is the year nobody really knows what they will see from the Detroit Pistons. When teams get new faces people automatically assume the team will improve, that doesn’t always happen. Yes, the Detroit Pistons are a playoff team but can they compete with Boston? Cleveland? Orlando? The Pistons hope Rodney Stuckey is their franchise point guard for years to come. The Pistons still have Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince who have many playoff game experience.
One player who will need to average more in both rebounds and points is C Chris Wilcox. Wilcox has been on a few teams now since his career started in 2002, maybe Detroit is where he can finally shine as a player and contribute a good deal.
Meet the new Detroit Pistons. There’s certainly some talent to go around here. Perhaps they’ll surprise us all.
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