flow wrote:Let's take a look at two other notable tear-down rebuilds.
Philadelphia 76ers
The 2012-13 season ends with a 34-48 record and no playoffs. Doug Collins is fired. Sam Hinkie is hired. ' The process' begins.
Year 1 (2013-14 season): 19-63 record
Year 2 (2014-15 season): 18-64 record
Year 3 (2015-16 season): 10-72 record
Year 4 (2016-17 season): 28-54 record
Year 5 (2017-18 season): 52-30 record
OKC Thunder
The 2019-20 season ends with a 44-28 record (covid-shortened) and first round playoff exit. Billy Donovan is fired and the tear-down begins....
Year 1 (2020-21 season): 22-50 record
Year 2 (2021-22 season): 24-58 record
Year 3 (2022-23 season): 40-42 record
Year 4 (2023-24 season): 50 wins so far
Detroit Pistons
The 2018-19 season ends with a 41-41 record and first round playoff sweep. The tear-down somewhat starts the following season, 2019-20, which ends with a 20-41 covid-shortened record. Troy Weaver is then hired and the tear-down continues in earnest...
Year 1 (2020-21 season): 20-52 record
Year 2 (2021-22 season): 23-59 record
Year 3 (2022-23 season): 17-65 record
Year 4 (2023-24 season): 12 wins so far
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Yep, here's three more just to rub more salt in the wound.
Cleveland CavaliersYear 1 (2018-2019): 19-63
Year 2 (2019-2020): 19-46
Year 3 (2020-2021): 22-50
Year 4 (2021-2022): 44-38
Orlando MagicYear 1 (2020-2021): 21-51
Year 2 (2021-2022): 22-60
Year 3 (2022-2023): 34-48
Year 4 (2023-2024): 42-30
Houston RocketsYear 1 (2020-2021): 17-55
Year 2 (2021-2022): 20-62
Year 3 (2022-2023): 22-60
Year 4 (2023-2024): 37-35
The Rockets were my last hope for "at least we're not alone", welp that's over and done with.
There's clear and obvious progression with every team here and not only have the Pistons not progressed, they've actually regressed.
Can you imagine saying 4 years ago when the Pistons were a 20 win team with a bare bones roster that they would actually be WORSE 4 years later? Oh the humanity.