Ranking the 5 worst Pistons starters of the Grant Hill era

Ranking the 5 worst Pistons starters of the Grant Hill era

#4: Mark West, 1994-95

Mark West had a long and very productive NBA career, but he was near the end of it by the time he got to Detroit. West did average 1.5 blocks in this season as a 34-year-old, but didn’t do much else, as he averaged just 7.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game to go with it.

These numbers don’t seem horrible, but when you consider this was still the post-up era where offenses were running through centers in the lane, getting 15 points per game out of your frontcourt was not ideal. West also has the dubious honor of being the 3rd-worst free throw shooter in Pistons’ history, hitting just 47 percent from the line that season.

The shot-blocking numbers also have to be taken with a small grain of salt, as players got a lot more chances to block them with fewer 3-point shots being launched and more play in the paint.

So the Detroit Pistons had two bruising bigs in Hill’s rookie season, but neither of them were really scoring threats. Consider that David Robinson won MVP that season averaging more than 27 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks and 1.7 steals per game.