My 2 cents as a lifelong Basketball fan. You guys need to examine your player development program, as well as your player acquisition strategy. Drafting a bunch of top picks ain’t going to cut it. Not in today’s NBA. Some of these top egos don’t care anything about Pistons, its history or culture. Think of the “Steel Curtain” with the Pittsburgh Steelers “Heat Culture” with the Miami Heat Those players ascribe to a certain professionalism that comes along with playing for those teams. Heck, look no further than under your own roof with the “Bad Boy” Pistons 💯 If that’s not the attitude around your team or in that building, then you need to reevaluate the people around the organization. Period. No more collecting top picks and catering to top egos. That’s a recipe for prolonged disaster. 💯 #nba #basketball #detroit #pistons #teambuilding #culture
Correction: Mj says “maybe I destroyed the game.” Had to go back and rewatch the commercial… I done messed around and rewrote the darn commercial in my head 🤣 but the point remains the same. 💯
Excellent advice for any team - and any business.
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8moI’ll add many of these players today come up in an AAU circuit where they don’t develop basic fundamentals. It’s just like a pickup game surrounded by opportunistic adults waiting for the next big thing. If you’ve ever been to these AAU games or camps you know what I’m talking about. That’s why the international players are outpacing American born players by leaps and bounds. But top individual talent can’t overcome a great organization or team. I’ll end here. MJ has a commercial where he asks ‘maybe I fooled you or maybe you’re making excuses.’ I say he (and Nike lol) fooled us lol … basketball is and will always be a team game. Just ask Phil Jackson, Scotty Pippen, John Paxson, Dennis Rodman and all those boys 💯