When fans of the Detroit Pistons were in the trenches, cheering for a team that was the worst in the NBA for over a decade, we could only dream of a time when sustainable success was again a mainstay in the Motor City, and that time may be now.
After having an admirable run of sustained success that included six consecutive trips to the Eastern Conference Finals and a title, the Pistons spent the next 15 years vacillating between mediocre and terrible.
After enduring the worst losing streak in franchise history, the Pistons finally appear to be back to their winning ways after making the playoffs last season and sitting in first place at the quarter mark of this one.