Milwaukee — Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy is probably not a fan of Chuck E. Cheese or other kids party spots.
Yet dealing with the team’s early-season struggles likely would remind him of a game of whack-a-mole. The litany of issues continues to pop up at random in games: poor bench production, no ball movement, lack of energy and inexplicable turnovers.
In one game, one gets fixed. In the next, another rears its head.
Up and down. Down and up.
In Monday night’s 109-88 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, Van Gundy pointed to the lack of effort and sluggish defense as the culprits.