Detroit Pistons have NBA best 14-2 record, riding huge win streak

>> OUR DEPTH HAS SHOWN THAT IT CAN HELP US YOU KNOW NOT ONLY PROVIDES MORE DEPTH COMING OFF THE BENCH. YOU KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT FOR US IS, YOU KNOW, WE GOT SOME TOUGH DECISIONS TO MAKE AS FAR AS THE MINUTES AND ROTATIONS AND THOSE THINGS BECAUSE, I MEAN, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, WE GOT 18 GUYS ON THIS ROSTER, INCLUDING OUR TWO WAY GUYS THAT WE FEEL CAN HELP US WIN BASKETBALL GAMES. SO IT’S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE EVERYBODY OPPORTUNITY. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE JUST GOT TO DO IT WHERE GUYS CAN STILL CATCH A RHYTHM AND STILL BE ABLE TO PLAY COMFORTABLY. >> AND I’M PRETTY SURE ALL 18 GUYS HAVE HELPED THEM WIN A GAME AT SOME POINT. ALL 18 GUYS HAVE SCORED 20 POINTS AT SOME. >> POINT AND HIT A GAME WINNING SHOT OR A. >> BUZZER BEATER. THIS TEAM IS JUST DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT. THERE’S A MILLION DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS THAT YOU CAN GO. BUT. BUT I THINK THE THING THAT YOU LOVE, JOHN, IS JUST FROM WEEK OR EXCUSE ME, NIGHT TO NIGHT, JUST THE WAY THEY PLAY, THEY, THEY FIGURE IT OUT NIGHT TO NIGHT. >> THEY DO. THEY LOOK LIKE. I MEAN, NOT ONLY ARE THEY SORT OF A YOUNG TEAM REALIZING HOW TALENTED THEY ARE, BUT THEY’RE ALSO A YOUNG TEAM THAT JUST PLAYS HARDER THAN THE OTHER TEAM EVERY SINGLE NIGHT OUT. BICKERSTAFF CERTAINLY GETS CREDIT FOR THAT. CADE GETS CREDIT FOR SOMETHING, BUT THAT’S JUST THEIR IDENTITY. NOW LOOK, THIS TEAM TWO YEARS AGO WAS IN THE MIDDLE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A 28 GAME HISTORY MAKING LOSING STREAK. YEAH THEY’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A HISTORY MAKING 12 IN A ROW. ONE SHY OF THE FRANCHISE RECORD. THEY WON 14 GAMES ALL OF LAST OF 20 2324. THEY’RE 14 AND TWO RIGHT NOW. YEAH THAT’S CRAZY. >> IT IS CRAZY. >> THEY’RE HEALTHY. >> YEAH THEY’RE GETTING HEALTHY. >> YEAH. AND IT’S A GOOD PRICE. >> CAME BACK. >> YEAH IT’S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE I MEAN IT’S TOUGH IN BASKETBALL. YOU CAN’T PLAY 12 GUYS EVERY GAME. HE SAID HE MIGHT WANT TO BUT I MEAN AND THEN IT SETS UP DOWN THE ROAD. WHO ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE A TRADE FOR? >> WHO KNEW HE’D BE AT THE POINT WHERE WE’D BE SAYING, YOU CAN’T SIT DENNIS JENKINS CAN. >> YOU KNOW, IT’S INCREDIBLE. >> I MEAN, NO, IT IS. AND AND YOU MENTIONED IVEY. GREAT TO SEE HIM BACK. TEN POINTS. GREAT TO SEE TOBIAS BACK 18 POINTS. LOOK THEY HAVE A WEEK WHERE THEY BEAT INDIANA ATLANTA AND MILWAUKEE. AND ALL THOSE TEAMS WERE DEALING WITH INJURIES. BUT THE PISTONS HAVE BEEN. >> TO THAT’S THE THING. >> THEY HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH INJURIES AND WINNING DESPITE THAT. >> YEAH. AND THAT’S WHERE I COME TO ME. IT COMES BACK TO LIKE THIS TEAM JUST LITERALLY GOES OUT THERE AND WORKS HARDER THAN THE OTHER TEAM. >> AND CADE OBVIOUS SUPERSTAR ALL NBA. JALEN DUREN. >> I KNOW. >> IS JUST UNSTOPPABLE RIGHT NOW. THE MOVIE MADE LAST NIGHT WITH THE LEFT HAND. I MEAN, EVERY NIGHT HE’S SHOWING YOU SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I MEAN THAT DUDE A IS GOING TO GET PAID AND B IT IS JUST EXCITING TO SEE A BIG YOU DON’T SEE A LOT OF BIG MEN IN THE NBA THAT DO WHAT HE DOES RIGHT NOW. >> NO. IT’S LIKE OLD SCHOOL BASKETBALL THROWBACK. IT’S LIKE THEY’RE GOING IN AND THEN OUT. AND THAT’S THE WAY YOU HAVE TO BE TO SUCCEED FOR THE PISTONS. AND THE OTHER THING HE DID THAT I COMMEND HIM. HE OBVIOUSLY WORKED SO HARD IN THE OFF SEASON. HE GOT BIGGER I MEAN STRONGER. AND HE DEVELOPED NOTHING. YOU KNOW HE’S NOT SHOOTING 15 FOOT JUMPERS BUT HE’S GOT LIKE A LITTLE MOVE NOW. >> HE’S ATTACKING THE BASKET NOW I MEAN HE’S NOT JUST A LOB THREAT. >> HE MAKES ALL. >> HIS FREE THROWS AND HE’S MAKING HIS FREE THROWS. NO HE IS LEGITIMATELY TURNING INTO THE GUY. YES HE IS PART OF YOUR CORE. YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO SIGN HIM. >> I THINK THE BIGGEST QUESTION IS WHAT YOU SAID THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERY TRADE RUMOR, BECAUSE PEOPLE THINK THAT WITH THE WAY THEY’RE PLAYING, MAYBE THEY’LL GO FOR IT. I’M NOT SO SURE. I DON’T THINK YOU JUST PLAY THIS OUT AND SEE WHAT YOU HAVE IN JADEN IVEY. >> THAT’S THE LUXURY THEY’VE GIVEN TRAJAN LANGDON. I THINK WITH T

The Pistons, who just two seasons ago only won 14 games, are an NBA best 14-2 with a 12-game winning streak.

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