“6 turnovers, couldn’t keep anybody in front of me.”

Mad respect for that honesty back then, man held himself to account. 

Cade man. He deserves the best. When those cowards Monty and Weaver were ducking the media for the shit product they put out, Cade came out and said he wants to own this. He wants to be the face of the losing streak. He took all accountability for something that wasn’t really his fault.

If NBA wants a true face of the league, they can depend on a guy like Cade if they ever need him.

Monty Williams is a basketball terrorist.

The current Pistons core was forged in hellfire. Glad to see them running the East

I thought it was pretty evident to anyone that actually bothered to watch them during that losing streak that they weren’t that bad. They played plenty of good teams pretty close and sometimes even went up double digits against them. Usually when a team has that record they don’t even play anything that resembles decent basketball.

Monty however would throw out some totally nonsensical lineups in critical moments that were pretty much destined to fail. I also remember one game where he forced them to run the same play over and over in crunch time for Cade that got the other team’s best defender switched onto him and always ended in a bad shot or turnover.

monty refusing to play Jaden Ivey was basketball terriorism

The coach was 2-26 bad but turns out the players are pretty damn good. 

So happy for Cade man, Pistons are super entertaining to watch on league pass.

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I still cannot believe Monty was starting Isiah Livers and Killian Hayes. I’ve watched Livers play a few games for the Suns this season and he doesn’t look like an nba player unfortunately.

Wow the headline completely ignores the most important piece in Tobias Harris

I might be drinking the koolaid heavily but I genuinely think Duren is gonna join Cade (who is currently there imo) as a top 10 player in a couple years. Once they’ve both hit their primes we’re gonna be wondering how we didn’t see this coming

This was the conference that made me a fan of Cade. You could tell how much it was affecting him and how much he cared. I’m so happy Pistons are doing good now, hope they build themselves something great there.

There’s hope 🙏

This might be the easiest team I’ve rooted for in my lifetime that wasn’t my own. Monte Williams needs to be on trial for what he did to the Pistons

I forgot they were THAT bad… I was listening to Zach Lowes pod yesterday and he mentioned that team losing 28 straight. Just unthinkable given where they are now

I mean it can then be attributed to Bickerstaff, right? He is the coach that seems to get young teams that dont have it figured out yet, to the next level of figuring it out. That is kind of par for the course for his coaching procedure so far, or at least his reputation.

Cade stayed positive throughout all the losing. I watched a lot of Pistons games at the time and he was still clapping on the bench, high fiving his teammates and cheering on baskets from his team. He deserves all the success that’s coming his way.

The real ones remember Malachi Flynn dropping the most random 50 piece in April that season lol. And yes, the Pistons did indeed lose that game too… DET 113 / ATL 121 with Jalen Johnson getting his first career triple-double.

There was a lot of “snatching defeat from the jaws of victory” in that record. Still remember the game they played the Celtics really close, one of my favorite games that year

I’m sorry Killian Hayes but you will never be a rotational piece for any NBA teams. He was just so bad to an awful Piston team that season.

Cade is easily one of the most intelligent stars in the league, emotionally and otherwise. Detroit got a really good one

Good to see him happy and winning these days. Wasn’t all that long ago, the only bright spot for him was a pbj sandwich.

Remember that wild beard Cade grew during that era, man looked rough. Everyone wanted to see them win but no one wanted to be the one they lost to

That was the day I became a fan of Cade. He was such a pro through that losing streak

Always been a big Cade fan, and he carries himself really well. Humble but confident. This guy is pushing for best player in the east.

Cade finally seeing the light, respect to this guy

He is my favorite new gen player and I think I’m going to be a fan for a very long time.

I remember all the threads of how he was a bust, overrated, how he needed to be traded or would be out of the league

It was wild. It’s why no one should take the reactionary posts of this sub seriously

They took the eventual NBA Champion Boston Celtics to the limit during that losing streak. I don’t think that streak happens if they didn’t have a head coach who was obviously there just for the money and completely mentally checked out.

Bickerstaff is a great coach and was the perfect pick for the team after turning around the CAVS who were in a similar position post LeBron.

Maybe hiring a coach who declined you multiple times already isn’t a great idea.

I remember this. It broke my heart a little.

As a Rockets fan who was in the shit the year he was drafted. I reeeeeeeally wanted Cade. He’s a fucking winner. Getting number 2 was nice at the time (even though we drafted Green and I wanted Mobley), but striking out on Cade and Wemby hurt. We got Alpi, Amen, and Bari (wanted Paolo, but I think Bari will be more impactful), but Cade would’ve put us over the top of the top.

All to say, I’m super happy for our Detroit bros and so happy they’re doing well; he’s an absolute stud who never stopped, whined, or quit. That’s Detroit basketball if you ask me.

I was just thinking about it. Imagine telling a Mavs fan their future would be looking bleaker than the Pistons after their stinker of a season in 2023 and everyone would’ve laughed.

1. Pistons get Duncan Robinson.
2. Pistons run on Duncan
3. Pistons start winning.

I mean he was pretty much right. They weren’t good obviously but that pistons team lost a lot of close games

This is the type of franchise comebacks I like, using basically the same players that lost and getting better results. Not tanking, getting a ton of picks and rebuilding with others.

Idk if I expected this insane run but if you watched them at all towards the end of the losing streak or last season, you could tell there was something special brewing.

I love Jalen Duren’s game!

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Monty Williams was the worst coach

Monty Williams did his best to absolutely destroy this team. Glad they got rid of him and Cade got the chance to shine.

Monty Williams generationally bad

And Ivey just played for the first time - and they’ve featured several two-way lineups thus far lol.

Can’t wait to watch this team in the playoffs.

It’s so whack that the Pistons and Raptors don’t play until February. Both teams are WAY exceeding expectations right now, and it would have been such a fun match up to watch right now. Really hoping one of them doesn’t crash back down to Earth before they meet.

Ah, narrative cleansing 2+ years after the fact. Love me some sports talk

I remember him saying that and agreeing

Love Cade. True superstar, gives me Duncan vibes as well. Humble but competitive. This Pistons team will be a contender for years to come.

I remember watching their games and really believed that there was a good team in that core. They were just not finishing. They were young. But they had immense talent.

Then they are not… 15-2 good…?

Like everyone else, Monty was such a problem for the success of those youngsters. I really like that after that low moment their core got the same guys and are enjoying the spotlight.

Love Cade man

I have nothing but respect for the Pistons and their fans. I wouldn’t mind seeing this franchise really do well again.

The Tobias Harris effect

Not a fan of pistons so what changed? More maturity?

I really hope they break the record vs Boston tomorrow, would be such a sweet punctuation of the insane turnaround this team has accomplished.

Cade is the definition of a franchise player. I hope he will get the accolades he deserves.

MVP attitude right here.