Detroit Pistons (Newsies)
PG: Darren Collison 2.3
SG: Courtney Lee 5 .0
SF:Chandler Parsons 0.88
PF: Greg Monroe 3.2
C: Andre Drummond 2.3
Bench Andrea Bargnani 10.0 Rodney Stuckey 8.5, Tyler Hansborogh 3.0, Willie Green 1.3, Stephen Jackson 10.0 Austin Daye 3.0
Everytime I try to critique this roster, I end up answering my own question.
"They won't score enough, or well enough."
- Maybe, it really hinges on Collison. There are scorers enough on the bench, and if you figure 10 for Lee, 18 for Parsons, 18 for Monroe, 11 for Drummond, and 12-15 or so for Collsion, that's 70 points from the starters. Another 20 from the bench entirely possible, and you got a stew going.
"They're iffy defensively."
- With Drummond being the embodiment of a winged pterodactyl on steroids, and Monroe, Lee, and Parsons being consistently pretty good, all you've got to worry about is Collison. On the bench, well defensively it's not pretty. But it should be good enough to keep it close most nights.
"Passing is a real concern"
-Collison is about average as a passing PG, Lee we're familiar with, but Parsons, Monroe are both extremely good passers for their respective positions. Passing is not a real concern.
Just a solid team, I could see them sneaking into the playoffs this season if Drummond can handle big minnutes. Likely he cant so they're on the outside looking in this year, but starting next year and further, they're only going to get better.