3 takeaways from loss to Mavericks as Pistons hit rock bottom

The Detroit Pistons need shooters

I’ve written about this so many times this season that I might just get it tattooed on my forehead to save time, but the Pistons need shooters in the worst way.

If Saddiq Bey, Cade Cunningham and Frank Jackson aren’t hitting shots, this team has little in the way of shooting, as we saw last night.

You aren’t going to win any games where the other team shoots 50 percent from 3-point range and you shoot 16 percent, which is what happened last night.

Detroit was just 5-of-30 from 3-point range, which is roughly the percentage I would shoot in an NBA game, which makes me wonder if the Pistons need an old, out-of-shape 3-point specialist (I’m available) to help them out.

Miraculously, Detroit still isn’t the worst 3-point shooting team in the league, that honor belongs to OKC, but they could get there, as they are shooting just 30 percent over their last three games, dropping them to 31.8 percent as a team for the season.

I get that Dwane Casey’s offense is built to get open 3-point shots, but when you have a team full of guys who can’t make them, it might be time to re-think that strategy, no?

One thing is for certain, shooting will be on the top of the Pistons’ offseason wishlist.