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Detroit Pistons, Andre Drummond doing best Rasheed Wallace impression

By Travis Gibbs

AUBURN HILLS, MI - FEBRUARY 26: Former Detroit Piston, Rasheed Wallace smiles and attends the game against the Boston Celtics on February 26, 2017 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images)
AUBURN HILLS, MI - FEBRUARY 26: Former Detroit Piston, Rasheed Wallace smiles and attends the game against the Boston Celtics on February 26, 2017 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Detroit Pistons great Rasheed Wallace use to rack up the technical fouls back in his day. Andre Drummond is doing the same thing this season.

I think every fan of the Detroit Pistons remembers the legacy of Rasheed Wallace and his constant battle against the officials.

His mouth got him into trouble on a number of occasions. Most of the time it was pretty entertaining for the fans.

That became his persona in the NBA. I believe this type of stuff might have overshadowed how good of a player he was in the league while in his prime.

The guy was an all-star four different times in his lengthy career and helped the Pistons win an NBA championship. However, he holds the record with 41 technical fouls in a season.

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That type of stuff has to drive a coach insane. It never really mattered in Detroit because of how much success they had when Wallace was there. If they were losing, I think it might have been a different story.

A current Piston seems to be following  in Sheed’s footsteps right now.

Andre Drummond is having a fantastic season for the Detroit Pistons. Right now, he’s posting career-high numbers in points per game (19.2) and rebounds per game (16.2).

Right now he’s leading the NBA in one unique statistic as well.

Drummond is currently first in the NBA in technical fouls. He has seven already in this 2018-2019 season. That is three more than the next guy behind him, Kevin Durant.

Even with seven through his 14 games, I still don’t think Drummond will catch Wallace’s record.

The Detroit Pistons as a team right now have a league-leading 15 technical fouls. In their last game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, they had a number of technical fouls in the fourth quarter.

Frustrations flared and it allowed Cleveland to close the deficit. The Pistons had a 30-point lead in that game but only ended up winning by 11 points.

Pistons head coach Dwane Casey was asked about this issue by the Detroit Free Press:

"“We’re going to get that corrected,” Casey said. “It starts with Blake (Griffin) on down to (rookie) Khyri Thomas, understanding that you’re not going to fight city hall — you might get beat or think you’re getting hit, but whatever it is, you have to keep your composure.”"

Right now, the Detroit Pistons are just two games above the .500 mark and have a gruesome stretch of games coming up in December.

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The last thing they need is self-inflicted wounds affecting the outcome of a game. For now, maybe lay off the officiating?

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