The Detroit Pistons have a future! You wouldn’t have said that a couple of years ago. They have the their centerpiece in Andre Drummond who’s already making my DPOY prediction look good. A 20-20 game, double-doubles on the regular. I told you the boy is a beast!
They also have great pieces in Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Reggie Jackson, Marcus Morris, Stanley Johnson and a few other notable names. Stan Van Gundy has a plan and we can see it unfold as we speak. Pistons owner Tom Gores has recognised the potential this squad has.
“They were interacting in a way that I haven’t seen players interact before,” he said before Wednesday’s home opener. “They wanted to be here. They were enjoying each other. And if they didn’t have a game in a couple of days, they would’ve stayed late, late, late. There’s something special going in.”
And Gores has no difficulty tracing the effect to its roots.
“I give so much credit to Stan Van Gundy on this. I could speak about culture, I could speak about chemistry. But that has to get done every single day and that has to get done on the floor. It’s really kind of walking the talk and I feel like, right now, my vision is able to walk the talk because of the people on the ground.”
Gores knows exactly what’s up. The Pistons are certainly legitimate when it comes to the future. And I don’t see why they can’t make the Playoffs this year! Drummond is too boss! The team just have to simply follow his lead.
