The Detroit Pistons: How To Break a Fanbase
Every year as a fan of the Detroit Pistons and I know it’s not one of the teams that gets mainly covered in the National media whether it’s the Los Angeles Lakers the New York Knicks um whatever team LeBron’s on whatever team Steph Curry’s on y y y every year I ask
For more coverage and more attention to be paid to my team what about my team and unfortunately this year I got my wish and it’s for all the wrong reasons I cannot believe that there have been so many Bleacher Report posts ESPN posts NBA on ESPN posts about the Detroit
Pistons losing 27 games in a row because that’s how historic that this is and you know how people are like there’s no such thing as bad publicity they’re lying this is awful publicity and no Detroit F deserves this you know I’m not even from the Detroit area so people are like oh
Yeah the the Lions won the division but they had to sacrifice the Pistons to get it I’m not a lions fan this has nothing to do like I am a Pistons fan it’s just that for basketall like there’s no sacrificing one team success for the
Other this is just me I’m here and again the saddest part about all of this is that we know in our heart of hearts the players are trying their best and it is an Institutional failure starting with the front office Troy Weaver Tom gors everybody up there I need someone to
Either resign or I need a change to happen cuz that’s the saddest part CU I know that there are so many other NBA franchises the losing streak got to 20 games would have made changes already I would I would wholeheartedly believe at any franchise that’s not falling asleep
At the wheel would be like oh yeah something needs to happen cuz basketball teams don’t usually go two months without winning a game especially when the owner came out and said in the press that they were trying to compete for a playing spot this year and we are so far
Off of that goal that something has to be done at this point right and yeah half of me feels bad for Monty Williams but the other half when I see him play Alec Burks 25 minutes and Alec Burks is like a negative – 25 plus minus and I
Know that plus minus isn’t a Beall end all stat but when it’s that much bigger compared to the rest of the people on the team I got to say something also it it just hurts me seeing how we have absolute beast in K Cunningham and this team can’t seem to put together one
Well-rounded performance around him now I know that in the NBA yes some people have off nights some people have on nights this Pistons team has hasn’t had a night where it feels like everything is going according to plan everyone’s doing well it just doesn’t it just never seems to
Happen right and K Cunningham is trying his best the most disturbing thing about all of this is that the front office has been super silent throughout all of this besides Tom Gore is talking to the media I don’t even know what the front office thinks at this point do they even care
It sounds like they don’t care which is which sucks because this is a fan base that cares a lot it cares a lot and I’m not even from Detroit there’s something special about meeting a Detroit Pistons fan wherever you are I have some Pistons fan friends in Los Angeles I have some
Pistons fan friends in New York and it’s so cool to like Bond over that be like oh the 2004 team that was so cool you know now what has happened is everyone that knows me that knows my Pistons fan comes up to me not comes up to me but
They’re like dude I’m so sorry man it is a this is It’s been rare that my team has been such a topic of conversation and not in a good way this is basketball ineptitude at its finest in 30 Games Monty Williams has played 16 different starting lineups there is a clear
Cohesion problem with this team any NBA roster no matter how much talent you put on it it still has to make sense and this roster does not make sense on paper if I see another double big starting lineup I’m going to absolutely lose my mind and this is where I get to Monty
Williams where with Monty Williams’s case I know that he’s been handed a weird bag to like try to make things happen however it seems that a lot of times he also gets in his own way which sucks because there will be a whole game where where Monty Williams the starting
Lineup it’s something that Pistons fans have been asking for for like maybe 10 15 games but then you know that the next game Monty Williams is going to take all of that good progress and then scrap it and then start over it’s like a kid that never really finishes a sand castle and
Just like it looks like interesting halfway through but then they just kick it down and want to start it just it’s like in kid picks Deluxe when you have a good doodle and then I think I’m really going too deep into the generation bag here but that’s where I’m that’s where
I’m at man I’m at kid picks Deluxe references and the thing is is that the the teams that we just surpassed for the losing streak with which was uh the 2013 2014 Sixers and the 2010 2011 Cavs is that those teams were going to lose the
Cavs had just lost LeBron James and the Sixers were intentionally trying to lose games this was the trust the process the start of the process of course they were going to lose games the Pistons are in year four of a rebuild that that is a whole presidential term this is year
Four this is the year where we’re supposed to be at least a little bit better than the last year which also surprise we also had the worst record last year and the thing really really sucks about all this is that we’re going to do this and it’s going to that day is
Going to come we’re going to turn on to ESPN 2 and um the Deputy Commissioner I’m forgetting his name right now the Deputy Commissioner is going to go with the fourth pick it goes to the Detroit Pistons the Detroit Pistons will do all of this losing all of this onc court and
Off Court malpractice just for not a number one not even a top three pick I can just see it now not even a top three pick in a draft class that already is heralded as not that strong anyway so I don’t know where the Detroit Pistons go
From here because I’m also scared of the fact this front office might make a desperation Panic move that even sets us back further so when they are actually finally fire people in the front office whoever is the new person in the front office is going to be dealt also bad
Hand I can just see it now it’s terrifying I don’t want this it is really scary this Pistons team is bad and I knew that we could just we can just Sim the season now the the thing is is that we started out two and one this
Is like Copus rolling up the hill and then losing start side of the rock but then he never gets the rock back he never is able to Reet The Rock and put it back on the hill as I say this as a Mets fan as a Bengals fan as a Carolina
Hurricanes fan and as a Pistons fan this is the worst I’ve ever felt about any of those four teams and if you just heard the four teams that I mentioned that’s really saying something now I’m going to continue to watch these games on playback. tv/ kofy and I’m going to try
To watch every Pistons game it’s like a live streaming service so if you have League Pass you’re able to watch along with me it’s a really fun time because we get to laugh at the fact that this team is oh my God historically inept all
Right I love you guys I will see you guys next time have a good one goodbye
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Alexa, play “My Garden” by Roland Kovac
Just embrace the history, man. Your team is on the verge of backing up No-Win November with a No Dub December. Just 5 more Ls, and you'll have the inverse of the Lakers' 32 game win streak. How cool would that be?
I love the picture you give of the Pistons rebuild being Sisyphus rolling the boulder up the hill but at this point he's just given up and is staring blankly as the boulder is rolling down into an endless chasm
Watching your coach not give minutes to their rookie who is one of the best defensive talents ever, would make me lose my mind.
sorry kofie, go mets
Its like youre stuck in a fumble dimension episode
I'm from Pittsburgh, but my dad grew up in Michigan, so he was also a Pistons fan growing up as well as a Pittsburgh sports fan (having moved to Michigan from there). I have no real reason to follow the Pistons, but when I got into the NBA about a decade ago I picked them just because of their ties, hell I've done it with every other team I like.
My first semi-good memory with the team was when they cut Josh Smith. Not exactly great stuff. I can agree with your ending, that of all my teams, this is by far the worst I've ever had it.
I caught the last 10 years of the Pirates 20 consecutive losing seasons, broken up by a brief 3 year playoff run that netted one wild card round win before going back into the shitter. Even then, that franchise gives me more today than the Pistons ever really have. The Pistons were supposed to be the next good group for me. The Pirates have potential, but given the reluctancy of ownership and management to do anything, any success will continue to be short-lived and will always just be lightning in a bottle.
I was lucky to grow up with a model of consistency in the Steelers and Penguins. I saw what winning franchises are, and especially with the Penguins, how they change and adapt when things don't go right to win back to back cups in an era where no team was able to. And then, with both of those teams, when they became complacent, the winning stopped.
Now those teams don't feel nearly as bad as the Pistons or Pirates. They had such long reigns of success that eventually it wasn't gonna work, especially as their stars grew old. As the Steelers continue to middle in mediocrity until the offense does a damn thing, as the Penguins core of 16 years finally sees the game pass them by, and as the Pirates continue to pretend they can't afford to do anything meaningful, I can sit here and see that the Pistons are in a much deeper hole than those teams ever will be.
It's sad to see how poor it has become with a once proud franchise, one that finally chose to do the right thing and commit to a long term rebuild when they were content with a first round exit for 12+ years. I have zero trust in this team to do anything until it is fully stripped down. Everyone has to leave, at least everyone with power on how the team is ran. If Adam Silver doesn't step in like he did with Sam Hinkie, then I don't know who will, because clearly Gores is fine to see this team linger in the shitter while raking in dough from his shady businesses outside the Pistons.
This team has killed my love for basketball. And it's only been punctuated more this year as I don't have any good pro teams to fall back on to provide relief from such an incompetent and sorry excuse of a franchise trying to pass off this mess as a basketball team. I pray it gets better, the Pistons just make me hate everything about one of the sports I fell in love with as a kid. And because I'm loyal to a fault, I can't find it in me to give the team up. I have to ride it out. Maybe the good days will come. If they do it will feel great.
But until then, each day is just more painful than the previous one.
As a Pistons fan myself I have to say I truly think that, if this team stays this bad for the rest of the year, the NBA should just say "fuck it, the draft lottery is for the second pick next year," because it would not be FAIR to give any other team the #1 pick.
#freeCade would love to see the spurs trade for him, they have the assets to get it done.
mets, bengals, pistons, and hurricanes? neat. as a niners and blazers fan in chicago I get it.
The pistons have had 0 playoff wins since 2009 started….thats insane
Love that Ducks jersey! Go Ducks!
You definitely got the monkey's paw wish when you asked for more media coverage of Detroit.
I saw Cade in Milwaukee recently against the bucks and I really felt bad for the dude. Dude deserves way better than this
Instead of lebron screaming “IM 40” it’s Cade screaming in pure agony “I’M DROPPING 40 AND WE’RE STILL LOSING”
We gotta trade for Jordan Poole. Poole and Hayes = 10 rings minimum
The Arizona Diamondbacks have won a game more recently than the Pistons
Pistons may win less then 10 games this season. I don't want that to happen but that unless this front office does something. That's gonna be an guarantee.
I feel like this as a Jets fan.
If only he knew how bad it could get
"I want more national coverage of the Pistons!" monkey's paw finger curls in
But legit, the Pistons players and fans don't deserve this disaster of a roster.
Don't let this distract you from the fact that Detroit Basketball fans would rather watch the Pistons lose damn near 30 straight, than give the Red Wings a shot and watch a hockey game.
You don’t know where they go from here? They literally can only go up. That is the one thing that you can tell yourself.
Also: book it that they are beating the Raptors.
I need for someone to send Kofie a real Mighty Ducks Selanne Jersey, I can not stand the Fanatics and Mitchell and Ness poor ass quality versions of Hockey Jerseys. Such a great jersey but you can just TELL.
Also I wanted the Pistons to win against the Celtics, and the Pistons are up against my Raptors next. I low key want the Pistons to win because it would be good to get that Wingstops wings, and I want the Raptors to get a serious wake up call.
Just get the pistons up outta here this a damn embarassment its cold af and they want ppl to go to these games, hell nah. Get this sorry team up outta detroit move them to las vegas, Louisville st louis get em up outta here no saving this trash franchise
Got a text from a friend last night that the Pistons were up big at halftime. Told him to bet against them: the Pistons lost in overtime.
The cavs lost the best or 2nd best player of all time
The 76ers were purposely losing and had the process going on
The pistons paid a head coach the biggest contract of all time and are not trying to tank lol
things seemed so hopeful a year ago, we were gonna get Wemby, Cade would be healthy, and we added Monty. WTF
What is the setting of this video … What is that in the foreground
They are on pace to be worse than the bobcats right? Am i doing maths wrong? Are they that bad? 2-29 times 3 is 6-87 💀
They had to sacrifice the Pistons to get you that killer Ducks jersey.
On the one hand this is a thoroughly bad time to be a Pistons fan but on the other hand this is gonna make a great Dorktown doc in about 10 years
I need an explainer on how someone becomes a Mets/Pistons/Hurricanes/Bengals fan.
Is the secret base ever going to address all the things they got wrong about the US woman's soccer team?
Kofie wearing the ducks jersey while making this video makes it even more tragic
well at least your a canes fan thats something to look forward too.
Allowing the performance of a sports team to affect your mood is a sucker's bet.
I say this from Minnesota. Minnesota teams have taught me not to care about sports.
I will say that the Piston's fanbase will come back, its just going to take a while. As a fan of the Timberwolves since the Love-Rubio years, this pain is bad. However, you will never face the level of ridicule that Wolves fans went through since KG left. When you end this streak, a player needs to celebrate how Pat Bev did when the Wolves won that Play-in game and you need to embrace that level of celebration.
Maybe finding your way back to this reality was a mistake Kofie. Brought these fumble dimension Pistons with you.