Pistons almost firing on all cylinders. Or something.
Two key cogs in the Pistons engine. That's how engines work right? The more I look at this Piston team the more I'm starting to like it. They have some serious pieces in place for the future in the front court. I really like the idea of a lineup with Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe at the 5 and the 4 a lot. Greg Monroe still gets his offense from the low block but with an improved elbow jump shot Monroe could develop into a great high post big. And Monroe's passing has only been getting better. He is averaging a career high 3.2 assists which is good enough for 5th best out of centers. While his turnovers are super high right now, 108 is the most for centers in the top 50 of assists, he still is only 22 and has plenty of time to cut down on those. The second half of the Pistons big lineup would be Drummond. Detroit took Drummond largely on potential and Drummond has shown flashes of the athletic monster he could be. His quickness and ...