Only because they were playing Lebron and the Cavs, I flipped over to the Pistons a couple of times during the Lions game. End of 1st qtr. - Pistons down about 15. Flip back late in 3rd - Pistons up 20! What! Team is now 2-0 without Smith. The Pistons are not suddenly a good team but this is definitely addition by subtraction. It's not all Smith's fault either. Forcing him to play out of position and having him handle the ball on the perimeter forced the rest of team to play tentative. They can now relax and play their own games.