The Detroit Pistons are off to a 2-3 start playing all five games without the services of Blake Griffin. It would be hard to argue that the roster hasn’t been clearly upgraded considering the Pistons couldn’t play basketball and chew gum at the same time when Griffin sat last season.
Let’s take a look at a few of the early season talking points.
Pick and roll defense
Defending the PNR requires a three-pronged commitment to stopping the ball handler, the roll man, and the offense deriving out of the pick-and-roll (meaning, the possession has transferred from the PNR into secondary action).