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.