I had a lot of concerns coming into the year. On paper, it seemed like there would be little to no floor spacing and, in the modern nba, lack of floor spacing is an easy way to have an atrocious offense. Somehow though, it’s just working. The duren/Stewart pairing has been dominant through three games. Ausar has been a good slasher type player, killian looks like a serviceable offensive player, burks is playing great, Cade is Cade, and the defense has been terrific. I haven’t been this excited about a pistons team in well over a decade.
I like what I see so far, and they’re going to be better when Monte Morris comes off injury and takes Killian’s place as the starting point gaurd. It’ll add more floor spacing to the starting lineup and better decision making/less turnovers with the veteran out there. He can defend too. Bogdanović will take Joe Harris’ minutes plus another 5 min perhaps. Sausser or Killian will be the 10th man depending on matchups. They may have one of the best benches in the league. If they stay healthy and play consistent defense they can compete for a playoff spot.