Way before the season began, I had predicted that the Detroit Pistons could win 50 games in a best case scenario type of season.
This was coming fresh off of a draft where fans felt confident after selecting Sekou Doumbouya, while also being in the middle of a free agency period that landed us Derrick Rose. Things were appearing to be on a slight incline in Detroit.
Add all of this to the fact that the Pistons had just made the playoffs, (and despite getting swept by Milwaukee) it felt like Dwane Casey was going to be able to instill a winning culture in Detroit.