The next day, Zhou Yi woke up very early. He picked up his cell phone on the table beside the bed and looked at it. It was only half past five. "Oh, I still haven't been able to fully adapt to the time here. I woke up so early every time." Zhou Yi said to himself, relaxing his waist.

"It just so happens that I can't say anything now, and there's nothing to do. Let's take a look at the Pistons' information!" Thinking of what he said when he left Black's study yesterday, Zhou Yi remembered that it was necessary to have a deeper understanding of the Pistons.

Although I had read the detailed information of the Pistons before coming to the United States, I didn't pay too much attention at that time. And I also saw the news that Tracy McGrady joined the Pistons, and I was a little shocked and excited for a moment, so I didn't read it seriously.

Zhou Yi's room originally had no computer, but in order to prevent him from feeling bored here, Phoebe placed the computer in his room in Zhou Yi's room.

After quickly opening the browser, Zhou Yi quickly found everything about this "mobile city", including its history and honor and disgrace.

Zhou Yi rubbed his eyes, sat up from the bed, and began to read carefully.

"The Pistons were founded in 1941, and their home court was set at Fort Wayne. In 1948, the Pistons joined the NBA. In 1955 and 1956, the Pistons entered the finals for two consecutive years, but lost to the Syracuse Nation and the Philadelphia Samurai, passing by the championship. In 1957, the Pistons moved to Detroit and the team was renamed the Detroit Pistons. In 1981, the Pistons chose Isaiya from Indiana University in the second pick in the first round.

Thomas, led by Thomas, swept the Lakers 4-0 in the finals in 1989 to win the championship. In 1990, the Pistons beat the Portland Trail Blazers 4-1 in the finals and successfully defended their title. In the 2003-2004 season, under the command of the famous coach Larry Brown, the Pistons entered the finals again with Richard Hamilton and Chauncey Billups as the core, and defeated the Lakers with a total score of 4-1 and returned to the top of the league."

But in fact, since the Pistons won the championship in the 2003-2004 season, the team began to decline. After winning the championship, the Pistons reached the Eastern Conference finals for six consecutive years, and even reached the Finals in the 2004-2005 season to try to defend their title, but they did not succeed. Even if the Pistons achieved these outstanding results, it was difficult to conceal the signs of the team's decline.

After the Pistons won the championship in the 2003-2004 season, the team's lineup has gradually changed, and even some core players in the winning team have left one after another.

2008-2009 season,

The Pistons' changes continued after the start of the season. On November 3, they sent Chauncie Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Allen Iverson. A month later, McDyes, who was cut by the Nuggets, returned to the Pistons, and he had not even played once for Denver. Iverson's trade was almost immediately complete.

Destroyed the Pistons' old face, his playing style seemed out of place with the Pistons' style. Although Iverson struggled, the Pistons played well in the first two months. When the New Year arrived, their record of 19 wins and 11 losses was quite good. However, after 2009, the Pistons began to encounter difficulties. On January 9, the Pistons reached more than 50% of the winning rate reached 10 games, with 22 wins and 12 losses, but in the following seven weeks, the Pistons fell into a mess, losing 17 games in 22 games. The Pistons were in

The low ended with four consecutive victories at the beginning of March, but the team still performed mediocrely in the rest of the season, and their record of selling out tickets for 259 consecutive home games ended. The Pistons also suffered huge losses off the court, and their long-time boss William Davidson passed away on March 13 at the age of 86. Although the record was disappointing, the Pistons still squeezed into the playoffs and ranked first in the Eastern Conference with 39 wins and 43 losses.

8. After the playoffs began, coach Michael Cory decided to put Allen Iverson and Richard Hamilton on the bench. Iverson, who was allegedly injured in his back, decided not to play again and was put on the injury list, putting an unfortunate end to his short Pistons career. The Pistons' playoff journey was also short, with four consecutive losses and being swept out by the Cleveland Cavaliers, with the difference in points in each game being double-digit. After the season ended, the Pistons fired coach Michael Cory and began to seek reconstruction.

The Pistons selected Austin Daye of Gonzaga University with the 15th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, and DaJuan Summers and Jonas Jerebko in the second round.

On June 30, 2009, Joe Dumas fired head coach Michael Cory, who had only coached for one year. The coaches who had been rumored to have had a scandal with the Pistons include former Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson and Doug Collins, who coached too many teams. In the end, the Pistons selected Cavaliers assistant coach John Kuester to become the team's new head coach.

The Pistons used their salary space to sign former Bulls defender Ben Gordon for 5 years and $55 million, and signed former Milwaukee Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva for 5 years and $35 million. At the same time, a group of veterans also left the team. Rashid Wallace and Antonio McDyce signed Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs respectively. In order to fill the inside vacancy, the Pistons signed New York Knicks power forward Chris Wilcox, and then signed back veterans Ben Wallace and Chucky Atkins, who once led the team to the championship with a basic salary contract.

Although these changes were made, unexpectedly, the Pistons' performance has declined even more. Core players Hamilton, Prince and Ben Gordon suffered injuries one after another. On March 23, 2010, the Pistons lost to the Pacers and officially missed the playoffs this season, making the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 2001. In the end, the Pistons ranked last in the Central Division with a record of 27 wins and 55 losses, which was their worst record since 1994.

After reading the history of the Pistons, it was almost seven o'clock. Zhou Yi spent an hour and a half to carefully understand the development of the Pistons. Zhou Yi sighed and sighed at the current situation of the Pistons. The Pistons have had glory and have had the shame of looking back. However, the Pistons are now in the reconstruction period, and he is about to become a member of this team, and he will have greater opportunities.
Chapter completed!