The Detroit Pistons’ weaknesses were accentuated when they played the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of last year’s playoffs–they could not match up with Kevin Love, a player they feel proved to turn the series.
But it didn’t end there.
As Stan Van Gundy watched further into the playoffs, he saw more and more rotations that made him question his roster’s ability to match up.
“The thing that keeps coming home to me, the more and more you watch the league now but especially in the playoffs, you’ve got to be able to play a lot of different ways,” Van Gundy said.