I play Magic: The Gathering, the grandaddy of all trading card games, as a hobby. Aside from sucking a LOT of my spare cash, it’s taught me a lot. There’s a saying in Magic: “19 points of your life don’t matter.” Both players start at 20 life, and the game doesn’t care if you win 20-0, 10-0, 1,000,000-0, or 1-0. Your opponent just has to be at 0 for you to win.
What does that have to do with the Pistons? It means the first 60-odd games of their season don’t matter right now.