Can the Pistons’ Full-Power Charge Silence the Bulls’ Opening Night Roar?
The Pistons are one of the teams that finally made everyone’s radar. It was kind of cool seeing their success last season. After beating the drum for Detroit for a few years, Geoff Clark’s loyalty paid off. Cade Cunningham looked like a bona fide superstar, and the team went from winning just 14 games to winning over 40 last year. They were eliminated by the Knicks in five games, but pretty much every game was close and could’ve gone either way. I’d argue that the reason the Knicks fell short was because of how much effort it took to eliminate the Pistons. Now, Detroit has expectations for the first time in years. How will the team adjust to that pressure? They have a great core behind Cunningham. Tobias Harris isn’t great, but he is a good forward and a guy who is a solid veteran presence for the team. Jayden Ivey will be back (although not tonight), and he has shown flashes of being a reliable secondary scorer. They replaced Malik Beasley with Duncan Robinson and Caris LeVert. Ausar Thompson doesn’t seem to get the same love as his twin brother, but he is a good playmaker. Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart are both fairly frustrating. At his best, Duren is a walking double-double. At his worst, he is in foul trouble and lost on the court.Â



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