Years ago, Tigers manager Sparky Anderson used to say that he couldn’t accurately gauge his teams until the 40-game mark, or about a quarter of the way into the baseball season.
Pistons coach Dwane Casey said early in the season that he would take a similar approach in trying to assess where his team is. The Pistons crossed the 20-game mark with a flurry — with their best win of the season, over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.
In the early aftermath, Casey wasn’t ready to heap praise on his team, which improved to 13-7, a game better than last season’s mark with Stan Van Gundy.