Detroit Pistons: 3 takeaways from important loss to the 76ers

Detroit Pistons: Did the 76ers’ “Process” work?

There has been a lot of argument online this week about whether Philly’s “Process” was actually a success and you can probably take either side depending on your point of view.

If the goal is to have sustained success behind one or two superstar players that you draft, then the Process has been a middling success, as Philly has been making the playoffs but hasn’t quite broken through.

They have an MVP candidate in Joel Embiid, another very good player in Ben Simmons and the 76ers should be good for several more years at least, so in that regard, it worked well.

But watching Jahlil Okafor last night reminded me of just how long it took, as he was drafted #2 way back in 2015, a year after the “Process” started with Embiid.

And while Philly has made the playoffs a few times since then, it really wasn’t until this year that they were considered contenders for a title.

That is a long time to wait and to be honest, they might have gotten to this point anyway just through sheer luck.

I can’t really call something that took the better part of a decade a rousing success even though they are now where they want to be.

The point is that the tank route takes time, too much time for most fans, and Pistons’ fans are already getting grouchy after just one season of this.

I’m not saying the “Process” was a failure but it can be sped up by making good draft picks and not wasting cap on overpriced free agents or trading for bad contracts.

These are the things the Detroit Pistons need to avoid if they don’t want their “Process” to take seven years.