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Sunday, December 14, 2014

What If... there was a "most disappointing team" award, which team would it be so far?

by Sam Alipour, Allen Einstein/ NBAE/ Getty Images from http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10476128/detroit-pistons-andre-drummond-social-media-star-espn-magazine 
          If the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, and Los Angeles Lakers had better players, I would choose one of those three but their records shows why they are struggling. Kobe Bryant, Rajan Rondo and Carmelo Anthony can not make their team a title contender just by themselves. This pick came down to having the best team to succeed yet loses games. It was a close one as I had to chose between the Charlotte Hornets and Detroit Pistons. I went with the Detroit Pistons because they have great basketball players yet they can't win games. Starting with Brandon Jennings who is crafty with the ball but has questionable plays. The main question on the team is Josh Smith. Coach Stan Van Gundy hasn't committed him to a particular position. With so many front court players, it seems he's deciding to put him with Greg Monroe or not. Together or not, they are clearly struggling playing together because they play better with the ball in their hands.

          A disappointing team award has to come with a disappointing team as well. To me, Andre Drummond has not been meeting expectations. Maybe it's the coach, maybe it's him. We don't know yet. We were expecting a 15 point 15 rebound game. I was expecting a much better improvement since the end of last season where he stepped up and posted big numbers. Also, they have a solid bench containing D.J. Augustin and Caron Butler. This team should be in the hunt for the playoffs if not at least a 7th seed or 8th seed of the Eastern Conference.

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