3 Wild experiments the Detroit Pistons should try
The Detroit Pistons are terrible and there is no other way to say it.
At 9-51, they are tied for the worst record in the NBA and are likely to log the worst record in team history, failing to meet even the modest expectations placed on them this season.
There is little left to play for (unless trying to get your coach fired counts), so the Pistons may as well use these last miserable games to experiment.
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I don't expect any of these things to happen, but a man can dream.
Detroit Pistons rotation: Eight players and a G-Leaguer
We've debated and complained about Monty Williams' rotations all season and that's unlikely to stop, though he has implemented some of the things we've wanted to see, like using Isaiah Stewart as a small-ball center. It only took him 60 games.
The Pistons only have eight players under contract for next season, so they should be playing them as the core of their rotation and splashing in a new G-League player every few games to see if one sticks.
The eight-man rotation should include Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Ausar Thompson, Simone Fontecchio, Isaiah Stewart, Jalen Duren, Marcus Sasser and Quentin Grimes plus the G-Leaguer du jour. That's it.
We don't need to see James Wiseman, Evan Fournier, Troy Brown Jr. or Malachi Flynn again this season, as they shouldn't be on the team next year and if they are, everyone involved with that decision should be fired.
Play eight guys big minutes, spot the G-Leaguers some time and forget the rest.