I. How they finished 2012: The good news: there weren't any reports of locker room mutinies and the franchise wasn't contracted by the NBA. The bad news: they missed the playoffs for the third straight season, they failed to crack .500 for the fourth year in a row, they had the second-worst offensive efficiency and sixth-worst defensive efficiency in the league, they played at a super slow pace but still committed the third-most turnovers per possession, and they finished second-to-last in the league in home attendance.

In truth, it could have been worse. The Pistons did manage to beat out the Cleveland Cavaliers for fourth place in the Central Division by four games in the shortened season (although a full season of good health from Kyrie Irving could have closed that gap). Unfortunately, the Cavaliers have two things the Pistons lack: a franchise player and hope. Detroit just isn't a compelling collection of players no matter how hard you stare.

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