I’m just asking if/when Troy should be on the hot seat for Detroit’s record. Yes, they are in a rebuild. Yes, they were terrible in Blake’s last years. Yes, work needed to be done to the roster. Yes, Detroit has some young talent. I’m not arguing any of that. What I’m arguing is that A) Detroit I think has the worst record in the last 4 years https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/worst-nba-records-last-4-years (not sure if there’s a better web site for this), B) they were dead last last year, C) they are in last so far this year. I can understand their terrible record in say 2018-2020, those years were a tire-fire, but have the Pistons turned a corner, or should they have by now?

Are people generally happy with the job he has done? Are the Pistons headed in the right direction or do they need to do another rebuild after this rebuild? Are people happy with the roster Troy’s built up after 4 years?

  • SlippinjimmyforeverBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Where can we say Troy has absolutely failed?

    Hayes was a miss when Haliburton and Maxey were available. Turner Kennard into Bey into Wiseman. Handcuffed the franchise’s flexibility tying a conditional pick in the trade to draft Stewart (maybe his biggest blunder).

    Signed Grant as a FA that eventually turned into Duren.

    Drafting Cade was inevitable at one. You can argue Mobley or Barnes would be better. Cade was the pick.

    Screwed in the draft lottery in ‘22. Still got Ivey at 5. Until recently, we almost all viewed that as a good get. The trade to get Duren looks like a massive win.

    Got Bojan for next to nothing. Got Burks in a salary dump. Monte Morris was essentially a salary dump and I believe he’ll be a good contributor whenever he’s healthy.

    Screwed by the lottery again for the ‘23 draft and still got what looks like our starting SF for the next decade.

    I was disappointed with our FA haul. Morris is a nice bench piece. Joe Harris is dead weight unless Weaver can trade him elsewhere to get a roster upgrade. Cam Johnson would have been nice, but at $30+ million on a guy who tends to miss a lot of time? I don’t know.

    I think it’s fair to be critical and the start of this season has looked horrendous record-wise. But I don’t know if Weaver has necessarily failed as a GM. I think their medical staff has sucked, though.

    • tarunpopoBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I think the staff and the players are to blame here, the ones on the court have to play better in the little ways

    • historical_regret2BEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Ivey was the right pick at 5. Recent hysteria can’t cover up the fact that he’s playing better than the two other options - Sharpe and Mathurin.