If only the Detroit Pistons had a bench. That’s what I–and many Pistons’ fans–kept asking themselves as they watched their team get swept by the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers.
Let’s make one thing clear–had the Pistons had a stronger unit off the bench there is no guarantee that they could have beaten the Cavaliers, but it certainly would have increased their chances of making an already competitive series even more interesting.
With the season now over it’s time to look towards the offseason and beyond, which is exactly what Steve Blake and Anthony Tolliver are doing.
“I want to play one more year,” Blake said after the Pistons’ 100-98 loss in Sunday’s Game 4 ended their season.