Jerry Stackhouse's first attempt ended in failure, and he got back up immediately after to play defense. But just as he'd crossed the halfway line, the Hawks had already completed their scoring.
Nowadays, the Pistons' defense would shame the Detroit Bad Boys of ten years ago.
Though this Pistons team wears the same jerseys as the two-time champion Pistons, there's nothing else they have in common.
It's hard to compare the Detroit Pistons that once made Michael Jordan feel almost hopeless defensively with today's undisciplined Detroit Pistons.
Marion just casually cut back and easily threw off Joe Smith, the 1995 first pick who joined the Pistons due to a contract scandal, and then scored a slam dunk over Jerome Williams, center of the class of 1996.
The Detroit Pistons' defense is nothing to speak of against the Hawks, and as a true team leader, Stackhouse should remind everyone to focus on defense and stay attentive.
