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Injured Griffin keeps watch from the sideline as the Pistons chart new course

Griffin spoke to reporters Friday. He is slated to miss the rest of the season after having knee surgery and playing in just 18 games this season. The Detroit News

Detroit — Last March, the Pistons were in the final few weeks of a push toward the playoffs, with Blake Griffin the catalyst for their second postseason appearance in a decade.

The grand plan was to add to the roster mix, with Derrick Rose, Markieff Morris and hope that good health would propel the Pistons back to the playoffs. Instead, Griffin is out for the season, Rose is out for at least two weeks and Morris got a buyout and is playing with the Lakers.