The good and bad for the Pistons without Jerami Grant

The Detroit Pistons’ defense has been horrible without Jerami Grant

While the Pistons are playing a faster, more exciting style of offense without their leading scorer, the defense has plummeted in the three games he has missed.

The Pistons give up 110 points per game on average for the season, but in the three games Grant has missed they’ve let up 118 and looked awful.

The Pistons have basically been playing “Ole!” defense, just letting the other team blow by them and putting up no resistance at the rim.

This has shown Grant’s value on that end, as he can cover some of the faults of their young players and provide some amount of shot blocking off the ball, which they are missing dearly without him.

Some have wondered how Killian Hayes has continued to get minutes when he doesn’t score much and your answer is that he is one of the few guys who has played well defensively over the last three games.

It’s been more fun to watch the Detroit Pistons on offense, as they have played faster and gotten better shots without Grant, but the defense has offset any gains they’ve made on the other end.