Quote from: LogitechMouse on Today at 02:07:16 AM

Quote from: redsun114 on January 17, 2025, 06:38:33 PM

Pistons being this good this season is the biggest shock of them all. There are few teams that got better over a season, like Rockets who finished 11th last season on the west, now being second place, Memphis certainly improved a ton compared to last season as well. However, none of them had a huge change like Pistons.

Because, Pistons literally broke the losing streak or something last season if I remember correctly, we have literally seen them be a mockery and they ended up being 50%+ this season so far, that is not something I expected to see. I assumed they would be a little bit better, like get maybe five or ten more wins this season, but going from 14 wins to now having 21 wins at half of the season is a huge success.

I guess having a new coach is a new beginning for the whole team that's why we are seeing them playing better right now compared to last season where like you said, became a mockery where even Pistons fans are saying that the team needs to be sold.

They've got better players right now as well. Not that good, but players like Beasley, Hardaway Jr., Harris, and having a new head coach made them good. Of course, Cunningham is a given and will probably be an all-star this season, but overall, they're playing better right now. I guess let's not talk about playoffs for them because I don't see them competing against the top teams TBH, and they might end up getting swept. What I will just say is that they're on the right track. Develop, and maybe get a 2nd superstar, and they might compete.

Right, last year was the worst for them, but this season, it's a big improvement for the Pistons and Cunningham is healthy and then they add good players in rotation. Even if they are going to be swept if they made the playoffs for this year, it will still be a good experience for them and so they can improved for the next season. OKC lost to the Dallas team, but I might be late on the news that SGA is not going to play in this game? So it was a trap for NBA bettors, as usually OKC is good as cover their handicap even if it is in double digit. And I think the Dallas team needs this win as well, just to get their sanity back as they have been struggling without Luka Doncic. Kyrie is back in their lineup but still, they might find themselves in a difficult situation without their top player.