Will the NBA change the rules to improve defense, and if they do, will the Detroit Pistons benefit?
As a lifelong fan of the Detroit Pistons, I’d love to see defense emphasized throughout the league, but I expect defense emphasized in Detroit.
Both the Bad Boys and the Goin’ to Work Pistons defined defense for their respective eras in the NBA. This “Good Guys” era will be no different.
Today, a player can’t hand-check, and players need to give jump shooters space to land, which means once a shooter is in the air, a defender can no longer close out.