Detroit
Pistons
Central
| 2011-12 Team Rating | |
| Offense | Defense |
| 97.8 | 104.0 |
| 29th Overall | 25th Overall |
2011-12 Season Stats
W
25
L
41
PCT
.379
GB
25
CONF
20-28
DIV
4-11
HOME
18-25
ROAD
7-26
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Category | Grade | ||
 Andre Drummond should help defensively long before he's considered much of a factor offensively. Charlie Villanueva knows he was an amnesty candidate and vows to earn his keep.
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C |
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 Swapping Ben Gordon for Corey Maggette helps with payroll, adds a few inches, shifts some scoring from 2 to 3 but mostly is a "meh" move. Brandon Knight's development will tell story of this group.
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C+ |
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 Ben Wallace has been eager to return but roster spots in Detroit, somewhat inexplicably, are scarce. Ukrainian 7-footer Slava Kravtsov adds size up front.
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C+ |
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 Austin Daye may have run out of time with the Pistons. He's buried at small forward, never has taken to the power forward spot and might wind up traded.
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C- |
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 Knowing Lawrence Frank, he hasn't seen much of the sun this summer, using a legit offseason -- rather than the great unknowns of last year's lockout -- to properly prep.
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B- |
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C+
Summary
Like a lot of teams, the Pistons' ability to win more than three or four times out of every 10 tries will be dictated by the maturation of returning players, primarily Knight, Greg Monroe and Rodney Stuckey. Drummond will have a long-term payoff, unless he doesn't.
-- Steve Aschburner
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