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Opinion: It’s time for the Detroit Pistons to bench Stanley Johnson

The Detroit Pistons can no longer afford to have Stanley Johnson be their starting small forward. After scoring just 17 points in three games, this little experiment clearly shows its not working.

I don’t want to be this guy. However, someone has to talk about it and feel the way I do. Right?

We’ve been talking for too long about Johnson’s potential. One of our contributors, Ku Kahil, wrote a piece before the season started about how this was now or never for Stanley Johnson.

There’s a new coach and a new system in place.