A Generation of Losing: Why The Pistons Have SUCKED Your Entire Life 

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Blake trade wasn’t about speeding up the rebuild it was more about having a product to sell tickets. They had just finished construction of a new arena and needed a star to market.

what’s crazy about the pistons this year is they really shouldn’t be this bad they have nice bulding blocks with cade,duren,ivey, and ausar but everything went downhill when duren got hurt and missed 2 weeks

Pistons fans down bad this their only recognition from dom💀

I remember vividly they had like a 7 game win streak in the 2015 season before Jennings went down with the Achilles tear. They were actually fun to watch for those games they won, would have been cool to see what they would have done had he not gotten Injured

I’m a pistons fan and I can say basically every fan has given up. Cade, Ivey and Duran have been solid young players, but for some reason Monty Williams would rather play Kilian Hayes than Ivey and we have traded for and signed every young center that has been a bust in the past 6 years. This team is doomed for like the next 4 years.

One small thing to add 'a guy you never heard of that was traded for Bruce Brown' was Dzanan Musa quite young at the time but was just realised and now one of best forward/guards in Euroleague plays for Real Madrid and is top 10 players in the league

Thanks for starting with the truth. Those early 2000 Pistons were the bane of my existence as a Kobe fan

They drafted Killian Hayes over Haliburton… absurd

I became a fan at the start of the ‘02-‘03 season and I guess I was spoiled from the start with such great basketball for so long. Seeing the steady decline and terrible management once the original owner, Mr. Davidson, died.. it was a full on hurricane of bad moves and unfortunate circumstances in Detroit. (Constantly drafting mid to bottom 10 for majority of those drafts hasn’t helped either)

Their chips in '89, '90 & '04 all had a tough, blue collar identity that put defense first, with little star power. The Lakers just proved in the In- Season Finals that you can play effective defense in today's NBA. It would behouve this franchise to learn how to do that.

When we lost Bill Davidson, that was truly the end of the Pistons being great

At least they won in my lifetime. Sure I was in the 4th grade in o4, but I was alive for it. The parade was lit

I thought that Brandon Jennings, Josh smith, Andre Drummond squad was gonna KILL. I loved them on 2k

The combined losing streak of the pistons, wizards, and spurs (outside of playing each other) is 45…. 45!!!!!!!

This is a really good breakdown. You should do one for the Sacramento Kings after the 2000-2002 run they had

I'm 39 and grew up with the end of the bad boy era, The Grant Hill era, the Jerry Stackhouse era and the 04 Pistons team.. even got to see the Pistons play at the Pontiac silverdome!

They haven't been bad my entire lifetime. I remember seeing the 2004-2006 Pistons who were an excellent team

Die hard pistons fan, its been a dark time for us. I really miss the 04-08 days...

Their downfall was basically immediately after their 2004 championship. Offenses had them figured out and had guys like Ginobili, Wade, Lebron slash their way to the rim. Giving up their best rim protector Wallace in 2006 or 07 (can't remember which) was their second worst move ever. We all know the first

5:27 RIP Brandon Knight. That must have been mentally traumatic for him

It’s as simple as they have 3 non shooters in Killian, Duren, and Ausar playing heavy minutes with Cade. They have zero fit until they get rid of Killian, and Ausar is able to shoot

The person I feel bad for is SDC, aka Zach. He kept cheering his team on and going hard for them…and they let the man down. Havent watched him in forever, but I hope hes doing okay.

The amount of talent that has gone through Detroit is crazy

I remember them calling Rodney Stuckey that!! Comparing him to D Wade, I can’t find recordings of it either but shows you how embarrassing that statement was I guess😂

Bruff you ain’t have to make this video. Its already tough enough for Pistons fans and now you just shining a spot light on it

It's crazy that I started watching BBall in 2007, during Lebron's first run to the Finals. And in that moment, I didn't realize just how monumental of an achievement it was for Lebron to take down the Detroit Pistons in the ECF. Little did I know, that would be my last memory of a Detroit team that was elite.

As a Pacers fan watching the pistons be so bad is the most satisfying thing to watch.

Great video! I'm actually glad you made this video. I'm 38 so I remember back when the Pistons were an elite team. They were truly a defensive juggaurant. I will never forget the 2004 Finals when they took the Lakers apart. It was crazy nobody saw that coming. I also remember back when they had Grant Hill before that ankle injury robbed him of his athletism. When I think about how great he could have been for them. He was real superstar they could have built around.

I live 15 minutes from LCA. Have been a Pistons fan my whole life, saw us win a championship in 2004 at age 5. Took my girlfriend, a Toronto fan (Canadian) to see us lose our 17th in a row, this time to Cleveland. Yknow what? We had a blast. Still have faith in Cade, Ivey, Ausar, Duren, Stew

You can't gloss over the fact that Brandon Jennings was avg. 32 8 and 7 on 45/38 splits with only about 2 TOs per game prior to getting injured witch ended up being the injury that derailed his whole career. He was definitely about to save that franchise himself

For me it goes back to drafting Darko over Melo.... then allowing Larry Brown to leave and go to the knicks... they could never get over the hump again... bad trades.. bad drafts.. bad free agent signings.. and here we are 2023 and still haven't won a playoff series since 2008...

1:35 The end 00’s Pistons remind me of the end of the Warriors dynasty now after whiffing on James Wiseman and a few other picks

When I first started watching the NBA in the early 00s, the Pistons were among the top 5 teams in the NBA. That seems like a lifetime ago.

Craziest fall off. I remember cheering them on in a he finals when I was a kid. That big 4 they had was top notch. Sad case.

I miss videos like this. We need more videos like this from you Dom & LegendofWinning

Honestly the most memorable thing Detroit has done since that finals loss to the Spurs was watching Lebron become King James in the conference finals in 2007.

As a Basketball Fan, I’m wondering why in the world is Tom Gores is an owner in the Pro Sports world. It seems to be a never ending process for Pistons Fans. Hope they get back to relevancy in the near future

Eastern Conference Finals appearances from about 2003 to 2008, they were almost an Eastern Conference staple.

I’m currently running a 2011 roster in 2K23, Villenueva is a legit baller. The shooting range of a mini Jokic

Love the video. Thanks for all the hard work and research. I’m def subscribing

In the modern NBA the players have more control than ever as far as where they want to play. This means that cities that most people wants to live in like Detroit, Orlando etc will never be able to attract a top tier free agent and their best players will leave in free agency ASAP or if they stick around for a huge contract then they will force a trade. If you are a fan of a team thats is a city that ballers just dont want to live in the your future is going to be a very rough road.

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍

Actually was just wondering this, thanks Dom

Ur videos have been so good lately

For perspective: Cade Cunningham didn't have object permanence the last time the Detroit was a legit contender.

The Saw music at the end was a nice touch to put the failures in full circle

great video

Dang Dom, thanks for making anyone that remembers the 2000s feel super old. LOL, not everyone on here is a kid. There are even people that frequent here that can remember the late 80s/early 90s Bad Boy Pistons with Isiah/Dumars/Rodman that gave Michael Jordan trouble.

As a blazers fan, i can relate to pistons fans in the realm of who we should have drafted. I hope the pistons bounce back. Also, thanks for Jerami Grant

Dom the real goat

As a Pistons fan who’s 24 I remember the days where we ran the eastern conference

The first NBA game I ever attended was game 4 of the 2004 Finals, and I absolutely fell in love with the game and my team. As I grew up The Palace slowly became my home away from home. Sigh. It’s been a very difficult decade plus.

Anyone remember the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers? They went 9-73 that year. At the rate the Pistons are playing now (18 game losing streak as of 12/8/2023) they are on track for that to happen. San Antonio isn't far behind as they are riding a 15 game losing streak at present.

I feel like the pistons are destined to be the new version of the Detroit lions and 50 years from now I’m gonna be telling my grand kids about how they won a championship once back in my day

Thanx for this video because I am starting to feel bad for this franchise

Well done my brother

First NBA video game I ever played was NBA Live 2005 (as a very young kid) and the Pistons were my go to team. Crazy that they have been bad ever since

i’m just glad to get a video about my team

Good vid I can tell you're a brotha im a sub

Not my entire life😂. There was the Ben Wallace pistons when I was little

I grew up in Detroit starting watching the NBA in 2002 we had a great team then they were so dominant i had to pick a new team to root for it seemed like they were winning everything then in the late 2000s they did a 360 and have never been the same since it's a shame to since the pistons actually moved to Detroit (instead of way out in Auburn Hills). The little Caesars arena would be absolutely rockin if the pistons had a winning team

Hey not my entire life sir 😂😂 I'll have you know I was a young man when they took down the Lakers and I was watching live when Rasheed left Horry open. I was there when the old magic was written.

Being a fan is tuff man

So down bad rn 😢

I wouldn’t say that I grew up on that 04 piston team which was very successful back to back final runs and a couple conf final runs

Saw soundtrack at the end is crazy lmao

I can't prove it either, but I'm pretty sure it was the 2007 Draft when we drafted Stuckey when someone said he was a poor man's D Wade

I'm 45 I vividly remember a back to back NBA Championship team in the late 80's.

My sub box has not been working for you. Thought you had been inactive. Nice video as usual.

Sad but true about my Pistons 😢

I'm 50. They haven't sucked my while life thankfully. Witnessed all the success

Pain.

Josh Smith, Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva...maneeeee!

The Pistons as an organization, abandoned defense as a priority when Dumars hired Flip Saunders. They been adrift ever since. Until they decide to assemble the most legendary defensive team possible, Detroit ain't going nowhere. There is only one way to do it in that city.

I’m old enough at 41 from that area and everyone was rocking with the pistons in the mid 90s when I was grade school

I appreciate you not making fun of the situation.

As a Pistons fan growing up, although Big Ben leaving started the downfall, the move that truly destroyed the Pistons was trading Billups for a declining AI.

The Pistons were my team before we got the Raptors in Toronto. Loved them. I have a feeling the Pistons will break their bad luck this year by winning against the Raptors LOL

Something about the thumbnail rubs me the wrong way. It feels like it makes Cade the face of this disaster when he’s really one of the very few good things we’ve had going for us in a long time.

I lived right next to the Palace , actualy a quarter mile away and NEVER went. They needed fire and lots of things moving all over the court to even keep kids attention.

like the inclusion of the saw theme haha

I’ve never felt older seeing the thumbnail. So I clicked on this. I remember watching the bad boy Pistons play. This is wild. Guess they’ve really been bad for like 20 years. Whoa.

I'm 38 now and, I watched thr pistons win 3 titles...it's wild to think that a 20 year old has never really seen good pistons basketball

im 33 and they havent sucked my whole life since they won an NBA championship back when i was in middle school so your title only applies to new fans but old ones like me got to see them when they were really good

your pistons also owned the east before MJ's bulls. I used to love that Thomas-Dumas-Laimbeer pistons as a teen.

While the Pistons have stunk for 14 years, I feel like this doesn't really examine why. What's ironic is that after the Bad Boys era and the Wallaces of the 00's, the Pistons had an identity as a team that played tough defense and found value in players other franchises had given up on (Ben Wallace, Chauncey, etc.). They then spent the rest of the decade drafting big guys that absolutely did not fit that mold: first Darko, then Greg Monroe, then Drummond, with only Drummond being even a competent rim protector. They also had several seasons where they felt like they had to spend money in free agency and ended up drastically overpaying the market to get guys like Josh Smith. Stan Van Gundy took over and prioritized defense, making them competitive at that end, but at the cost of offense and pace, and the team continually signed under-sized shooting guards instead of signing or trading for a pass-first point guard. At the same time, the Pistons for a decade were stuck getting the 8th pick, drafting 7-9 six times between 2010 and 2020: this meant they were consistently getting stuck outside of the top 2-3 prospects and kept drafting players with obvious flaws like non-shooters (Johnson and Hayes) or players with potential but obvious flaws like Knight. Then, after years of drafting guys that had essentially no value after their rookie contracts, they cashed in their draft equity and traded for Griffin, who was always going to be an awkward fit with Drummond. The lack of depth at the wing position meant they really didn't scare anyone, and their offense limped along for two seasons before Griffin got hurt, and they finally decided to tank.

Im 39, they havent sucked my whole life, i seen them win back to back as the bad boys, seen them win in 04 and lose in game 7 in 05. This is normal we have to rebuild now. We'll get back to the glory days before i die

i was laughing for so long at the rodney stuckey d wade comment😭😭😭😭😭😭

Nah the saw theme at the end is wild

Do a video like this on the wizards

Yo I actually burst out laughing when the saw music and beat dropped as you said they’re headed for a 9 win pace😂😂🥸🤓

The lob! THE JAM!

The last time that they won a playoff game was when I was still in elementary school.

Watching bron block A.I I was like oh yea 😂😂

Seeing all the talent that came in and left from 2014 onward is insane 😭. That shows ZERO player development cuz they had Middleton, Dinwiddie, Tobias, Andre, Bruce Brown (and that's just off the top of the head). Wow. It's gotta be rough as a Pistons fan. Rebuild after rebuild and seeing all the talent they got rid of blossoming into All Stars and solid as hell players has GOT to hurt

What happened to my hometown man 🤦🏽‍♂️

I been a Browns fan and we’ve literally had more success than the pistons in the same time frame. We legit have more playoff wins than them since 2010

Had to watch with a title like that. 😂

I was a pistons fan until they traded away chauncey billups. Since then, its been just a clownfest. They had 15 chances to draft several future all stars. Bad drafting, bad player development, giving top money to old players who are past their primes, and trading away draft picks. Clown fiesta the detroit pistons org had become since 2008