Deep down, basketball is a simple game.
If you make open shots and take care of the ball, you’ll win more often than you’ll lose. If you turn the ball over and miss those open shots, well, you’ll be the Detroit Pistons.
We’re a week into the regular season and the Pistons are winless at 0-4. They’ve battled playoff teams and shown flashes. They’ve had some impressive individual games as well.
But in the end, they’ve done enough to play good teams close and not enough to win.
I think Detroit’s issues are interconnected.