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Last year, the Pistons were unabashed in their commitment to the principles of Detroit basketball, and that laser-like focus meant that the squad stuck to what they did best. The Pistons achieved 60 regular season victories through pure force and hard-nosed defense that started in the paint, and they reflected that style with an offense that was predicated heavily on paint touches as well.
That formula produced a pair of All-NBA players with Cade Cunningham on the First Team and Jalen Duren on the Third Team , but it also plainly revealed that the Pistons were not comfortable relying on their perimeter shot through 82 games. During that season-long sample size, the Pistons ranked No. 17 in the league from downtown at 35.6% on 30.9 attempts each game, which was second-fewest in the NBA. So, not only did Detroit prioritize shots closer to the bucket, they actively shielded their…
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