Summer came and went in the blink of an eye, and now the Detroit sports fanbase turns their apathetic attention to autumn’s familiar and, in too many cases, depressing storylines. Somewhere between the Lions getting screwed and a cloud of disappointment hovering over Ann Arbor, the Pistons held their Media Day on the final day of September, hoping to offer a ray of greatly needed sunshine in an otherwise bleak local sports scene.
Before we delve into Media Day talking points, let’s quickly set the table.
The Pistons, handcuffed by a lack of salary cap funds, weren’t big spenders in free agency.