Any sports franchise worth their salt has a catalog of heartbreaking “What-Ifs”. The Detroit Pistons certainly have their fair share.
These are the moments that fans replay in their heads and argue over in sports bars and basements. These are the moments that leave fans shaking their fists at the cruel sports gods asking, “Why do I even care? Why do I do this to myself?”
The “what if we drafted Dwyane Wade or Carmelo Anthony over Darko Milicic” or “what if Rasheed Wallace didn’t leave Robert Horry open in Game 5 of the 2005 NBA Finals?