Raise your hand if you’ve caught yourself — whether it was out loud or simply in your head — dropping the following line at some point early on this season:
“Shoot the $%@ ball, Luke!”
Yeah, I figured.
Let’s go back a few months. The Detroit Pistons were good. Then they were bad [editor’s note: really bad].
When Luke Kennard got the ball at the 3-point line, he hesitated. He surveyed the court. He pump-faked, then faked a pass. He thought about his three options: pass, drive and shoot — usually in that order.