I remember the Pistons being the embodiment of culture. I mean they made the conference finals for 6 straight years. But they haven’t been competitive since 2008. They are now close to, if not, the worst franchise in the league. How? This can’t only be because of Gores? Or can it?
The league is the most competitive it’s ever been. The superstars that would have normally aged out (Steph, Bron, Durant, etc) are instead still having MVP seasons, while at the same time a whole new crop of stars are emerging. Theres a ton of talent spread across the league which means that almost every team is a tough win on any given night.
Couple that with the fact that we have missed two 40% 3pt shooters all season, our leading scorer, and two additional sharp shooting role players, along with Burks (another 40% shooter) missing 6 games and our starting center missing a lot too. We’ve had extremely shitty luck with injuries and the guys available are basically just college kids with a season or two of experience.
Those two things combined create a scenario where it’s just incredibly unlikely for us to get a win on any given night.