{"id":117248,"date":"2026-04-27T23:59:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T02:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/another-pistons-loss-could-lead-to-the-unthinkable\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T23:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T02:59:46","slug":"another-pistons-loss-could-lead-to-the-unthinkable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/another-pistons-loss-could-lead-to-the-unthinkable\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Pistons&#8217; loss could lead to the unthinkable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div q:key=\"QW_5\"><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=5i q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Even though the Detroit Pistons overachieved this season by winning 60 games and claiming the top spot in the Eastern Conference, another loss will lead to a loud conversation about JB Bickerstaff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=5j q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5k\">Even though the Detroit Pistons overachieved this season by winning 60 games and claiming the top spot in the Eastern Conference, another loss will lead to a loud conversation about JB Bickerstaff.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=5l q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>It&rsquo;s nuts to think that the head coach who took the Pistons from 14 wins to 60 in two seasons and was voted as Coach of the Year by his peers could be on the hot seat this summer, but if the Pistons lose this first round series against the Magic, that is precisely where he will be.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=5m q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5n\">It\u2019s nuts to think that the head coach who took the Pistons from 14 wins to 60 in two seasons and was voted as Coach of the Year by his peers could be on the hot seat this summer, but if the Pistons lose this first round series against the Magic, that is precisely where he will be.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=5o q:key=vcaa:\n\n<h2>The Pistons will be patient, but it&nbsp;won&rsquo;t&nbsp;last forever&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=5p q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5q\">The Pistons will be patient, but it\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0last forever\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=5r q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Coming into this series, the idea of JB Bickerstaff being let go after this season was unthinkable and that hasn&#39;t really changed. I&nbsp;don&rsquo;t&nbsp;think there is a scenario where coach Bickerstaff gets fired after this&nbsp;season,&nbsp;and the fans may be far ahead of the franchise when it comes to that narrative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=5s q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5t\">Coming into this series, the idea of JB Bickerstaff being let go after this season was unthinkable and that hasn&#8217;t really changed. I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think there is a scenario where coach Bickerstaff gets fired after this\u00a0season,\u00a0and the fans may be far ahead of the franchise when it comes to that narrative.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=5u q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Expectations for the playoffs changed after the Pistons&rsquo; success this season, but coming into this year, no one <a href=\"https:\/\/pistonpowered.com\/case-against-jb-bickerstaff-re-writes-history-screw-him-over-detroit-pistons\">expected Detroit to win 60&nbsp;games<\/a> and&nbsp;many had them pegged to take a small step back after they were unable to&nbsp;retain&nbsp;key veterans last offseason.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=5v q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5w\">Expectations for the playoffs changed after the Pistons\u2019 success this season, but coming into this year, no one <a href=\"https:\/\/pistonpowered.com\/case-against-jb-bickerstaff-re-writes-history-screw-him-over-detroit-pistons\">expected Detroit to win 60\u00a0games<\/a> and\u00a0many had them pegged to take a small step back after they were unable to\u00a0retain\u00a0key veterans last offseason.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=5x q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Instead, they won 16 more games this year, and a lot of credit has to be given to JB Bickerstaff.&nbsp;Not only did he figure out a way to maximize a wonky roster, but he changed the entire culture, as Detroit was in a bad way before he&nbsp;showed up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=5y q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5z\">Instead, they won 16 more games this year, and a lot of credit has to be given to JB Bickerstaff.\u00a0Not only did he figure out a way to maximize a wonky roster, but he changed the entire culture, as Detroit was in a bad way before he\u00a0showed up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=60 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>I do think coach Bickerstaff will be given a chance to see it through with this group regardless of what happens this season, but that patience&nbsp;won&rsquo;t&nbsp;last forever.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=61 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"62\">I do think coach Bickerstaff will be given a chance to see it through with this group regardless of what happens this season, but that patience\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0last forever.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=63 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<h2>JB Bickerstaff&rsquo;s playoff record is concerning&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=64 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"65\">JB Bickerstaff\u2019s playoff record is concerning\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=66 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>The biggest knock against JB Bickerstaff is that he&nbsp;hasn&rsquo;t&nbsp;had much success in the playoffs, which has led some to call him a &ldquo;bridge&rdquo; coach, meaning a guy who can make a bad team good but will eventually have to go if you want to win a title.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=67 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"68\">The biggest knock against JB Bickerstaff is that he\u00a0hasn\u2019t\u00a0had much success in the playoffs, which has led some to call him a \u201cbridge\u201d coach, meaning a guy who can make a bad team good but will eventually have to go if you want to win a title.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=69 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Bickerstaff is just 10-21 in the playoffs in his career and 2-6 with the Pistons over the last two seasons.&nbsp;I usually ignore all of this &ldquo;championship coach&rdquo; talk, as every coach was once a guy who hadn&rsquo;t won a title.&nbsp;No one is a championship coach until they are.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6a q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6b\">Bickerstaff is just 10-21 in the playoffs in his career and 2-6 with the Pistons over the last two seasons.\u00a0I usually ignore all of this \u201cchampionship coach\u201d talk, as every coach was once a guy who hadn\u2019t won a title.\u00a0No one is a championship coach until they are.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=6c q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>It only takes one deep playoff run or a title to change&nbsp;perceptions&nbsp;forever, just ask Doc Rivers, who has been living off the title he won in 2008 for&nbsp;nearly two&nbsp;decades and&nbsp;hasn&rsquo;t&nbsp;had much success since.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6d q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6e\">It only takes one deep playoff run or a title to change\u00a0perceptions\u00a0forever, just ask Doc Rivers, who has been living off the title he won in 2008 for\u00a0nearly two\u00a0decades and\u00a0hasn\u2019t\u00a0had much success since.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=6f q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>But results are all that matter for JB&nbsp;Bickerstaff,&nbsp;and there have been some troubling red flags. He&nbsp;hasn&rsquo;t&nbsp;been able to crack the Orlando defense in any meaningful way or find ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/pistonpowered.com\/jalen-duren-doing-detroit-pistons-huge-favor\">get Jalen Duren involved.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6g q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6h\">But results are all that matter for JB\u00a0Bickerstaff,\u00a0and there have been some troubling red flags. He\u00a0hasn\u2019t\u00a0been able to crack the Orlando defense in any meaningful way or find ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/pistonpowered.com\/jalen-duren-doing-detroit-pistons-huge-favor\">get Jalen Duren involved.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=6i q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>The Pistons&rsquo; half-court offense has been stifled&nbsp;and uncreative,&nbsp;and coach Bickerstaff&nbsp;can&rsquo;t&nbsp;figure out the right combinations of bench players, leading to the abomination of a lineup we saw to open the 4th&nbsp;quarter in game three.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6j q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\">The Pistons\u2019 half-court offense has been stifled\u00a0and uncreative,\u00a0and coach Bickerstaff\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0figure out the right combinations of bench players, leading to the abomination of a lineup we saw to open the 4th\u00a0quarter in game three.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=6l q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>These are the same critiques coach Bickerstaff has faced for his entire career and will&nbsp;continue to&nbsp;until he makes a deep playoff run.&nbsp;He&rsquo;ll&nbsp;get his chance with the Pistons, but another loss will turn up the heat under JB.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6m q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6n\">These are the same critiques coach Bickerstaff has faced for his entire career and will\u00a0continue to\u00a0until he makes a deep playoff run.\u00a0He\u2019ll\u00a0get his chance with the Pistons, but another loss will turn up the heat under JB.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:id=6o q:key=1jXG:QW_3--><!--qv q:id=6p q:key=9yVI:Ef_0--><\/p>\n<div on:click=\"q-1Tftb5V2.js#s_Ytib2zHV0Tc[0 1]\" q:key=\"WY_1\" q:id=\"6q\"><!--qv q:s q:sref=6p q:key=--><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"google-news-widget\" class=\"my-5 p-4 flex items-center gap-4 rounded-lg bg-[#F0F0F0]\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-3\"><span class=\"font-group-big text-black text-[16px]\">Add us as a preferred source on <span class=\"font-bold\">Google<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a aria-label=\"Follow pistonpowered.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=pistonpowered.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\"><span class=\"hidden pt-[1px] leading-[1.4] md:inline\">Follow<\/span><svg viewbox=\"0 0 4 8\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"h-[12px] w-[6px] md:h-[8px] md:w-[4px]\"><path d=\"M0.5 0.5L3.5 4L0.5 7.5\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!--\/qv--><\/div>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pistonpowered.com\/another-detroit-pistons-loss-could-lead-unthinkable\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though the Detroit Pistons overachieved this season by winning 60 games and claiming the top spot in the Eastern Conference, another loss will lead to a loud conversation about JB Bickerstaff.\u00a0 It\u2019s nuts to think that the head coach who took the Pistons from 14 wins to 60 in two seasons and was voted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117249,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","maa_idioma":"","maa_pais":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4026,7902,7802,24397],"class_list":["post-117248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ubirata","tag-lead","tag-loss","tag-pistons","tag-unthinkable"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Another Pistons&#039; 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