The numbers show the Detroit Pistons’ bench is a disaster
Does the Detroit Pistons’ bench have a playable guard?
Frank Jackson
After having a “breakout” season last year where he shot 40 percent from long range, Jackson has taken a steep dip. He is shooting 29.8 percent from long range this season and really offers nothing else. I admit that I thought Jackson was going to be a guy who would score 15 points a game for Detroit this season and instead he’s averaging nine on terrible shooting splits.
Cory Joseph
CoJo is pretty much what we thought, a decent veteran backup who should be the third point guard playing about 12 minutes a night. If he was your 10th guy, your team is probably good. If he’s your 6th man, you suck.
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Saben Lee
Haven’t heard much from the Saben Lee Truthers lately. I think Lee has a future as a third point guard in the NBA someday and that his ceiling is Ish Smith. If he was Smith now, he’d be the best player on the Pistons’ bench, but he’s not.
If “near dunks” were a stat, Lee would probably lead the NBA.
Hamidou Diallo
Diallo is the one guy coming off the bench right now who looks like an NBA rotation player. It’s too bad he was out last night with a broken face. He can’t shoot either but adds an element of athleticism and defensive energy that no one else on the bench has.
Rodney McGruder
Might as well be me on the bench.