Contemplate the Detroit Pistons, if you’re looking for an Eastern Conference team which may make a significant leap up the standings.
Although Detroit returns the vast majority of a roster that won only 29 games a year ago (plus Jodie Meeks, D.J. Augustin and Caron Butler), Stan Van Gundy’s advent as controlling officer will include structure and discipline.
We know SVG wins wherever he goes and he finds a way to succeed by fitting playing style. It’s him, if anyone can sort out backcourt ineptitude and the jumble in Detroit.
That’s not to say there will not be significant hurdles, based on Zach Lowe of Grantland.com:”Stan Van Gundy is a top-five coach. This group will probably be frisky, but the Brandon Jennings–Josh Smith combination–even when they play fewer moments together–has attained’do not trust till you see them do good basketball things status.'”
Jennings and smith are commodities that are dangerous . Both can shoot their team out of games if not exactly handled. For the Pistons to make noise, Van Gundy will have to rein both in while also getting more from the rest of the roster–Andre Drummond that is man-child and Greg Monroe particularly.
If Drummond provides Van Gundy a passable Dwight Howard impersonation (circa 2009), this team will be in company. And by business, I mean above .500.
Let’s not get crazy.
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