Just a few weeks ago, the Detroit Pistons were atop everyone’s power rankings and a chic pick to make the NBA Finals, but a recent blip has brought back a wave of underestimation that borders on disrespect.
The only thing pundits and media “experts” love to do more than build up an underdog is to tear them down the second things aren’t going perfectly, which is what has happened recently with the Pistons.
It’s a copycat league, where narratives are often parroted mindlessly and with great speed, so it was an easy transition for the Pistons to go from juggernaut to “not experienced enough” in the span of a week.