The Detroit Pistons were bounced from the NBA Cup, but that might not be the worst thing in the world.
I’m sure if you asked the Pistons, they’d tell you they wish they had won that game against the Magic, secured their place in the knockout stage, won again and were on their way to Las Vegas right now.
Instead, they got nearly a week off, which came at the perfect time for the Pistons and makes me wonder if we may see coaches change up their NBA Cup strategy in the future.
Detroit Pistons NBA Cup: Injuries, rest and tanking for time off
While I do like the idea of the NBA Cup, there are some fatal flaws in how it is organized.