Updated: 2013-05-14

Losing the first match against the Celtics, with Auerbach playing hatred by the side, now more pressure is still concentrated on the loser. Sanders obviously feels that he is already in the spotlight at this moment.

There is nothing wrong with being a focus. Many people can’t get such treatment, but now Sanders really wants to have a quiet and undisturbed environment, instead of spending a lot of time dealing with journalists every day.

Although this is playing away, this is the final of the Eastern Conference, and a large number of reporters will flock to it.

The media from Detroit have pointed many shots at Sanders, hoping that this guy can create a miracle to overturn the unbeaten Green Shirts.

But they are also in trouble with Sanders, wanting to see if this guy should still stay in Detroit and lead the Pistons, which could still win the championship a few seasons ago, to what extent will it fall.

This resentment has been held back for almost a season. The Detroit media always think about the embarrassment of the Celtics last season, and Sanders is the problem that caused all of that. That guy should have gotten out of here!

Although this is not the finals, you can't find a clean place in such a big scene as the Eastern Conference Finals. Moreover, the Pistons have lost a game now, and the media from Detroit want to seize every opportunity to interview Sanders' feelings, or they just want to hear what this guy says.

Complaint? Or dissatisfied with the results of the game? Whenever Sanders can speak now, the reporters will carefully analyze it to see if this guy is allusing to something or looking for reasons.

Especially the Detroit media, after the team lost the game, they wanted to push all the blame to Sanders. Because this guy's tactical arrangement was wrong, the game was lost!

Of course, these guys generally don’t take the initiative to find things. They hope to find a scapegoat that can withstand everyone’s anger, and Sanders is obviously a good choice.

Facts have proved that there are indeed problems with his platoon and there are too many things that can be criticized for on-site command. If you need to be responsible for this failure, the head coach will definitely be the first to bear the brunt.

Although the Pistons had problems with their competitive state throughout the game, this could be hit by Sanders.

If you are the head coach, you should solve these problems. If you don’t solve them well, then you are the culprit.

This is a difficult truth. If you argue with a reporter who plays a word game, you won't win.

But they also told a truth, that is, the Pistons are in a very troublesome situation now, and Sanders and his team must find a way instead of continuing like this, and really have to wait until they lose the series.

Sanders is not a fool. He can't really go all the way to the dark. He is also thinking about how to change.

After all, the Pistons finally reached the Eastern Conference Finals. If they were suppressed by the Celtics at this time, the Detroit fans would definitely point their fingers at them after the game.

I had this experience last season, and Sanders didn't want to go there again. Although the coach position is still under his butt, the shaky head coach position will definitely mean that it will disappear if it disappears.

In the eyes of many people, Sanders can protect his coaching rights this season, and now, there is only one last way left before this person. If he cannot lead the Pistons to continue moving forward, then what is waiting for Sanders will definitely be the fate of being fired. Detroit fans have long been impatient with him.

In fact, it is not only the opinions of the fans that play a leading role, but this is news from the management. Faced with the Pistons, which have begun to lose competitiveness, some changes are necessary.

Although the Pistons can still win the second place in the East this season, everyone knows that if the Cavaliers hadn't destroyed the Great Wall several consecutive games at the last moment, the Pistons would have not had the chance to surpass them.

But you don’t always expect your opponent to make mistakes. Moreover, the Cavaliers will definitely increase their investment in player introduction next season, and the Orlando Magic will become more mature, which will have an impact on the Pistons.

If you want to maintain your position in the East, Detroits can only consider changing. No one is willing to try the feeling of sliding down from the peak, but this change is not a good thing for Sanders.

The Pistons' boss and management are very clear that Billups and Hamilton may be able to hold on for a while in the next two or three years, but people like McDyce, Rashid Wallace and Prince are likely to say goodbye to the team, and veterans like Hunter will also choose to retire after the end of this season.

It can be said that the old team of the Pistons is gradually being dismantled. This trend has begun since the day when Big Ben left. No one can stop it. It is inevitable that the separation will be separated.

After all, no team can keep a whole and not be split up, and players have interests.

The team also needs to be updated. No matter how stable the combination is, it will have to fall apart. The Pistons are now wandering at such a fork in the road.

Although it has not yet reached the threshold for rebuilding everything, the time left for Detroit to change has become less and less. The five tiger generals who were once about to reach the end, and there are very few that can be left behind.

The future of Detroit will be a young man like Stucky, and there is no doubt about this.

After all, every team has to go through such a blood change, and Stucky performed well in his rookie season.

It can be said that in addition to Durant, who was elected the best rookie, the Pistons selected Starkey as the rookie second only to the core of the Supersonics. He may be the only new generation that can bring passion to the team.

Many people say that if Billups leaves, then Starkey is likely to become the core of reconstruction that the team can rely on. The future of the Pistons may depend on this small guard rookie.

Although Sanders has some experience in using Starkey, he still prefers to use the team's defense as the foundation rather than letting a novice who mainly plays as the core main force.

In fact, this is a natural choice. There are Billups and Hamilton, why should Starkey be raised so high? What's more, this kid is just making his mark among rookies and not a dominant star.

As long as he is a head coach with a normal mind, he will probably not choose him to take charge of the team. Even after Billups leaves, he must gradually establish his position rather than to encourage growth.

In addition, Starkey's defensive ability is very average, which does not meet the current tactical needs of the Pistons. He is stronger than defense. As the sixth man, he can provide firepower. As the main force, he lacks calmness and his assists are also average.

These are all problems. Sanders is also measuring the team's needs, rather than forcing the team to change their blood.

But his choice often offends not only the players, but more often than the management.

The Pistons can only have strong defenses now, and there are only a few old guys. Not only Hunter is about to retire, but Rashid Wallace may also choose to leave the Pistons next season.

McDyce's contract is about to expire. If both of these backbone forces in the interior are gone, the Pistons focus on defensive tactics. Who can use to fill such gaps? Excellent big guys are not that easy to find.

Even if Rashid Wallace can be kept, the aging "Roaring Heavenly Lord", can still provide help to the team, I am afraid no one can answer such an assumption.

Therefore, the team needs to give new players enough opportunities. Players like Stucky should have more playing time, and Sanders should be able to create a system that accommodates such new players.

At least in the perspective of the Pistons' management, this should be the case. They have had a brilliant past, but in this downward trend, they must find a player who can serve as the cornerstone of reconstruction.

Maybe Stucky is not the best choice, but for the Pistons, this city is not Los Angeles. If they can hold it, Stucky may be the most promising, even if it is not the best.

Whether Sanders can polish this piece of uncensored jade successfully is definitely a key to whether he can stay in Detroit. However, in the first battle in the Eastern Conference Finals, Starkey only gained 25 minutes of playing time.

6 points and 3 assists, this is Stucky's contribution in these 25 minutes. Most of the time he is stared at by Rondo and Kassel. The impact-type play he is best at is simply unable to play.

This made Starkey's expression very stiff after the game. He originally thought it was his own stage, but as a result, after he came on stage, he was just a pitiful background, and even had very little time to leave the country.

After such a game, don't expect the Pistons to adjust with great expectations. Sanders is still very hesitant about using him because novices always have too many uncertainties.

Most of the time, Sanders chose to believe in Billups rather than a fledgling boy.

But such choices and persistence may sometimes be causing trouble for yourself, although he doesn't think so.

However, there is not much time left for Sanders now. If the Pistons are swept out by the Celtics, then he, the scapegoat, will definitely be drowned by the saliva of Detroit fans.

As for the coach position, it must have nothing to do with him. Anyway, it is no secret that the Pistons have been looking for a new coach. The only question is how Sanders will be dismissed.

Is it the ending with a crushing defeat? Or is it the management of the Pistons who can't bear it and directly swept out the door?

Standing in the hotel room, Sanders looked over and over again at the video of the first game, looking for a way to solve the dilemma, but the extremely powerful aura of the Celtics made him frown.

Faced with such an opponent, it is really difficult for the Pistons to find a way to compete...

(The Spurs have been suffering so much in recent years. Last year, the Grizzlies and Warriors have always encountered such a sudden rise in the new generation, which also makes those old bones so sad...)
Chapter completed!