Outside of adding Kwame Brown and Will Bynum, the Detroit Pistons roster remained intact. My initial thoughts on this were that the Pistons were scared to make a move, and that this team would not get back to the NBA Finals. The East has improved, Elton Brand makes the 76ers better, Jermaine O'Neal makes the Raptors better, Michael Beasley and a healthy Dwayne Wade make the Heat better, and any conference with LeBron James and the defending NBA champs the Boston Celtics will be difficult to run through. However after Joe Dumars explained that no trades were out there, and he was sticking with his roster, it was evident that those starters who have led the Pistons to the playoffs, and won a championship will not be the deciding factor in this season's outcome.
The success will be determined by 3 young, and upcoming players Amir Johnson, Rodney Stuckey, and Jason Maxiell. All three will be given more minutes, and in return be asked for more productivity. These are the additions to this team. Yes, its the same players by name from last year, but their continual improvement will allow the Pistons more flexibility, and reduce those starters minutes who have carried us all these years. I'm excited to see this new blood, Amir causing havoc in the paint, Stuckey taking the ball to the hole, and Maxiell bringing his energy off the bench. Hopefully these guys will lead the Pistons back to the Finals.
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Hopefully the "new blood" will inject some life into this team. It seems that they've gotten stagnent the last few years. They need to continue the youth movement that they started last year. Maybe Michael Curry will actually play them in the playoffs.
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