Fans across the Twittersphere rejoiced when the news broke that Reggie Jackson would be benched in favor of Ish Smith. Many of those same fans saw the benching as a sign that the Detroit Pistons are ready to move in a different direction and potentially look elsewhere for point guard help.
It’s true. Reggie Jackson has been flat-out awful this year. He’s dropped more than 4 points per game from last season and is having a career-worst year defensively, posting a defensive rating of 110.2 (bottom 10 in the NBA).
Offensively, the deadly combination of a high usage rate and his lack of production are causing lineups that feature him to be ineffective and frankly, useless.