The opening of the training camp is getting closer and closer, although Dumas still said on different occasions that the team will operate next, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that the starting lineup of the Pistons for the new season has basically been determined, but it is precisely because of this that a group of experts and fans are shocked, this is especially a civilian team, not even a star.

Of course, the Pistons' main lineup is not bad in terms of draft picks alone, Thomas is the 1997 No. 1 pick, Billups is his fellow Showman, Hamilton is the No. 7 pick in 1999, and Prince is the No. 23 pick this year. Despite being a non-draft player, Big Ben has proven himself and is considered a missing jewel of the 1996 Golden Generation, and with his current performances, he deserves at least a lottery draw that year.

But the key problem is that none of them are already superstars!

Needless to say, Thomas and Billups, the difficult brothers in the 1997 draft, have surprisingly similar experiences, high picks, and relaxed environments, but they have never been able to play at the level they should have, and have even been ridiculed by many experts as parallel goods. Prince was the one who was largely unpopular before the draft, and when the Pistons drafted him with the No. 23 pick, there was an uproar at the draft meeting, which represented the impression that most people had of him, and that he could be a qualified rotation player.

The only one who is still well-known is Hamilton, after all, he played next to Jordan, and he grew at a very good rate, worthy of his draft pick. However, Hamilton is still not a first-line star, even if he averaged 20 points per game last season, many people think that this guy is very unsuperstar and his style of play is not exciting enough.

In their opinion, this is not Brown's style at all. The veteran coach has coached NBA teams since 1976 and although he briefly returned to the NCAA, he has also coached six teams. Among the teams he coached for at least three seasons, the Nuggets had "Skywalker" David Thompson, the Spurs had "Admiral" Robinson, the Pacers had Reggie Miller, and the 76ers had Iverson, all of whom were the NBA's leading stars at the time, and they also respected Brown very much.

This time, Brown signed a three-year contract with the Pistons, and with his character, he won't consider leaving until at least three seasons later. So as a team that needs him to plan for the long term, there is no star in his playing year on the roster, is Brown ruining his reputation and playing casually? Oh yes, they did have a star in the background, but unfortunately Starkerhouse was sent to the Wizards in exchange for Hamilton and two add-ons, and more than one pundit expressed his doubts.

In their opinion, this is completely a move to self-destruct the Great Wall, no matter how Stackhouse says it, he is also a rising star known as "Jordan's successor", and he is already a player who can average 20+ points per game, how can he send it away casually? Unfortunately, what they didn't know was that Stackhouse and Brown hit it off, with the former wanting to play next to Jordan and the latter wanting his players to be strict with their tactics, and it was clear that Stackhouse wasn't that kind of player.

So now, despite all the cool talk from the outside world, Brown doesn't take it to heart, and although the team hasn't started formal training yet, he firmly believes that this is the team he wants to see. The previous relationship with Iverson simply broke his brain, and not having a superstar is a good thing for him, because he now prefers to use players who are not well-known but have good strength, and in Brown's opinion, as long as Chang Wei is allowed to train, ordinary players can also play the strength of stars.

In fact, Brown thinks highly of Chang Wei, just like there is a potential rating in a 2K game, the system in Chang Wei's consciousness will also detect players, unless there is another opportunity, then a player with a potential of only 79 can not exceed 80 no matter how much he trains, this is the limitation of personal talent. So in a way, competitive sports are very cruel and realistic, only a few people can make up for their mistakes with hard work, and other successful players have extraordinary talent in their own right, and the only thing they have to do is to transform their talent into individual strength through training and competition.

Fortunately, the formation of this piston itself has been suggested by Chang Wei, whether it is Billups, Hamilton, Prince, Thomas, Chang Wei is confident that they will make their strength to the next level. Chang Wei also laughed at the suspicions of the outside world, they would not understand how terrible the Piston Five Tigers were after they were formed. Naturally, there is no clue now, but when the team successfully wins the championship, those guys with colored glasses will obediently shut their mouths.

In order to make this piston quickly become stronger, Chang Wei almost sleeplessly made training plans for the players on the system, and also purchased a lot of props in the Miracle Mall that can quickly increase the tacit understanding of the lineup. He is well aware that iron-clad discipline and tactical execution are the key to the survival of this grassroots team, and the individual strength of the players is relatively unimportant. Of course, even if it is relatively unimportant, Chang Wei will spend a lot of effort on this, after all, he has already promised the backcourt double guns, to make them more powerful here than before.

At the same time, Brown is not idle, and he must build a comprehensive offensive and defensive system for his new Pistons. However, relatively speaking, he spends more time on defense, in Brown's view, this team has a good defensive foundation, and can become the league's top defensive team, the so-called offense wins the box office, defense wins the championship, although the old coach doesn't say it, but he still hopes that he can wear the championship ring again, which is a recognition of his ability.

He is relieved that the Pistons players are also confident in their future and are completely undisturbed by the outside environment, of course, this is also out of trust in Brown. After all, he has just led the 76ers to two championships, and there must be two brushes, and it doesn't seem incomprehensible to lead the team to the top podium again.

Once the preparations are ready, everyone is looking forward to the start of training camp, and the Pistons, who have brought in a lot of fresh blood, will use this time to grind in, but also find out the shortcomings in the tactics and roster, so as to give all the doubters a slap in the face in the new season, and show them that the grassroots army is also valuable.