Blake is done for this year and so are the Pistons, barring a 1000-1 total collapse of Milwaukee and 70% shooting by the Pistons. Winning one home game would be a triumph.

Nonetheless congrats to them and Dwane Casey for cobbling together a playoff slot from what was collapsing chaos prior to the All Star break.

Positives for next year: Bruce Brown's emergence, Luke Kennard becoming a consistent shooter and improved defender, and Andre Drummond continuing to improve all parts of his game--except for dumb fouls. If he could bring intensity every game, like Blake does, and add a steady ten foot shot to his offense he could ascend to super superstar status.

Honorable mention kudos to Blake Griffin for always giving it all and setting an every-game work ethic model and to my fav, Ish Smith, for doing the same and providing instant electricity with his acrobatic dribbling and shots.