Detroit Pistons: Faithful fans are showing up and deserve a winner

The Detroit Pistons have only won 15 games this season and are once again on pace to be one of the worst teams in the NBA.

While the team does feature some of the game’s best young talent, star attraction Cade Cunningham went out with an injury after only 12 games, killing the hope of fans who thought this could be the season the Pistons finally turned things around.

Instead, focus has turned to the development of the two rookies, and the hope that adding another high lottery pick and some impact free agents will put Detroit in the playoff race next season.

You’d think that all of the injuries and losing would keep fans away from Little Caesar’s Arena, but that has not been the case this season, as the fans have showed up, showed out and are proving that they are ready to support this team even when it is not good.

Detroit Pistons: NBA attendance numbers

NBA attendance is up across the board this season, and the league is on pace to have one of its best years overall in terms of tickets sold.

This includes the lowly Detroit Pistons, who are 12th in the NBA in terms of average attendance. With an average of 18,445 fans per game, the Pistons have sold over 90 percent of their tickets for home games.

This is impressive when you consider that just about every team ahead of them is chasing a playoff spot. The Pistons are just behind the Lakers in total fans this season even though they feature LeBron James who just broke the all-time scoring record.

This not only shows that Detroit fans are die-hard for their team, but that owner Tom Gores made a good decision when he moved them downtown. Pistons’ fans are ready to support a winner and have shown faith that a competitive team is coming soon.

With this type of support, the Detroit Pistons need to do everything in their power this offseason to put a winner on the court to reward fans who have been showing up even though the team stinks.