Royce Young of CBS Sports would like to remind Pistons fans that it seems like forever ago that the team was good

In CBS Sports’ midseason grades column, here’s what Royce Young wrote about the Pistons:

"Detroit Pistons (11-23)The Pistons are playing much better basketball as of late, winning seven of 10. But still this has been another colossally disappointing season. Remember how the Pistons were once a team contending for the East? You know what’s weird about that? That was happening as of just five years ago. But it feels like the Pistons have been bad for a long time. That’s where it’s at for Detroit. Save for a better stretch early on, it’s been another bad year for the Pistons. Horrible attendance, fan apathy and worst of all, there really doesn’t appear to be a path out right now.GRADE: D"

Thanks, Royce. But seriously … I’ll take a D. With as poorly as the Pistons played early in the season, they’ve looked at the very least like a competitive team that cares about what its doing on the court lately. That, sadly, is a vast improvement over what we’ve seen the previous two years.