2009-10 Record: 27-55
Fifth place, Central Division
Did not make the playoffs
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Offensive:
102.4, 21st
Defensive:
108.9, 26th
Under contract:
G: Ben Gordon
G: Richard Hamilton
G: Rodney Stuckey
F: Austin Daye
F: Jonas Jerebko
F: Tayshaun Prince
F: DaJuan Summers
F-C: Charlie Villanueva
Free agents:
G: Will Bynum (restricted)
G: Chucky Atkins (unrestricted)
F-C: Chris Wilcox (player option)
C: Kwame Brown (unrestricted)
C: Ben Wallace (unrestricted)
Areas of strength:
Backcourt is manned by versatile players, capable of shifting and playing in multiple combinations.
Needs work:
A doughnut team at the moment in terms of both scoring potency down low and bodies under contract.
Two stats that matter:
7-4 -- Detroit's record when it had a completely healthy roster. It lost 155 man-games to injuries, going 20-51 when one or more players were hurt.
73 -- Game started by Jerebko, a sleeper-turned-keep from 2009 draft (most starts by a Pistons rookie since Kelly Tripucka's 82 in 1981-82).
The Way to Go:
What worked for the Pistons during their eight-year playoff run was blue-collar basketball and that's what they'll be seeking this summer. Grit tops their list, and bigs such as David Lee or aging Brad Miller could bring that.
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