The Detroit Pistons missed the playoffs after trading for superstar Blake Griffin. However, there was an understanding of how little time Griffin and the team had to gel and fight for the playoffs at the time.
Going into the last off-season, the idea of having almost six months of time to gel the Griffin, Andre Drummond, and Reggie Jackson Big Three seemed at the least bit enticing. With new head coach Dwane Casey heading into the season, everyone was starting at the same spot in the learning process of his scheme.
There would be no excuses if the teams best players were incapable of working together, and we would have to simply come to the conclusion these players cant play together.