The Pistons have lost seven of their last eight games and within a couple weeks, they’ve gone from first-quarter surprise to an also-ran in the NBA hierarchy. Things change quickly in the league and the upshift in their schedule difficulty has the Pistons doing early soul searching.
This week’s mailbag looks at the long-term outlook for the Pistons, using a column from this week as background reading.
Question: How can the Pistons reconcile that the timeline for Blake’s last prime years and the roster do not match? They’re in cap hell with no assets and have an MVP candidate.