The Pistons were in for an awkward adjustment period as coach Dwane Casey assimilated to his new surroundings. As expected, the offense during the first ten games of the season could best be described as abysmal, and that’s being rather generous.
Per Cleaning the Glass, the Pistons’ “offense” scored a measly 86.6 points per 100 halfcourt possessions in those ten games, ranking 29th in the league. Thankfully, their seventh-ranked defense (during those first ten games) performed most of the heavy lifting and carried the bucket-challenged Pistons to a few victories.
Starting with the November 9th win in Atlanta, though, the offense started to function as a somewhat cohesive unit.