Rip Hamilton Says Pistons Need To Figure Out There “Identity” After 27th Straight Loss I CBS Sports

Rip Hamilton Says Pistons Need To Figure Out There “Identity” After 27th Straight Loss I CBS Sports

Oh when it comes to the Pistons they made history on a Tuesday night but not in a good way at all the Pistons losing their 27 straight game 118 to 112 after the Brooklyn Nets handed it to them it’s the longest single season losing streak in league history and it doesn’t get any

Easier on Thursday they have to face the Celtics and it could be going up to 28 here’s Monty Williams with more in this losing situation he’s seen from his group this year is it heavy yeah I I would imagine for everybody it is nobody wants this kind of thing attached to

Them and you know I was brought in here to to change this thing and it’s it’s probably the most on me than anybody you know the players are playing their hearts out I got to get them in a position where they don’t feel tight or heavy but you know it’s

Where we are that’s the reality of the situation don’t jump off the boat we got to stay together together uh right now is the easiest time to to stand off and be on your own um but we need to continue to lean on each other and continue to push each other

And hold each other accountable more than ever now whatever they need to do they need to get it done fast in the Motor City because right now with that 27th loss in a row they surpassed the 2013 14 Sixers and the 2010 Cavaliers who lost 20 six

Straight they now hold their record at least for 27 they’re on track to finish 5 and 77 the way it looks up there in Detroit and a lot of question marks looking for maybe some blue lining so we need to find answers and we go to the

Source that source is a guy who knows Detroit pretty well our guy Rip Hamilton and this is personal for you so I’m going be gentle as I can be first thing first 27 straight losses um I know you haven’t been a part of that ever in your career high school college or

Professional but just your reaction to seeing this unfold up to this point well well Brandon first I shouldn’t be coming on air smiling right now especially the way that you kind of teed me up right there uh but definitely uh this is a situation that uh a lot of

Pistons fans uh people in the city of Detroit is just not accustomed to uh coming into the season uh was a lot of excitement in the building one because Kate Cunningham will be back in the lineup but we all stood that uh this is a young team and they’re still

Understanding and trying to to figure out how to win basketball games especially at at the professional level but again though when you lose like we lost especially last year and you kind of look at the San Antonio Spurs everybody was losing games to try to get get into the Victor wom yata sweet

Stakes sometimes it’s hard mentally to adjust to get the team back to to to winning uh when you look back to to the 2013 2014 season with the 76ers they were losing games wide to try to get Joel and beid on that team uh so now you

Got a a great young nucleus on your ball club and you don’t win games in the NBA just by having young guys and you can tell by just the turnovers Kade alluded to that many times in his interview they’re saying hey we got to control the ball more and and I personally can’t

Turn turn the ball over yes he did a great job of scoring last night and in the games that he scored Brandon the games that he scored over 30 the teams didn’t come out with a win that’s not good when your star player comes out and win uh has a

Great basketball game on the offense end and you can’t get the win at the end of the game but that’s just being young I mean uh when you’re young you’re still trying to figure out on the defense end I don’t think we’re as connected as we should be especially at this point in

The season but uh Mon’s trying to come back and get uh bring back the winning culture I just feels though in the in in the previous couple couple years prior to this uh the team didn’t have no identity and I think that’s what he’s trying to figure out right now with this

Group trying to create an identity where you can come out and win especially close close basketball game I mean k can’t do anything more he dropped 40 as you mentioned there and that plus 30 stat when it comes to still taking L’s you had the trophy over your right

Shoulder you know the tradition and the standard when it comes to this ball Club being part of that and running to a title but what’s been the glaring Missing Link you you kind of hinted at it there the leadership what has been missing for the Detroit Pistons this

Year like you alluded to the leadership I think that Kate is still learning his his players uh learning guys on his team uh he’s the guy that uh everybody in Detroit knows that is and should be the leader of this ball Club but when you’re young sometimes it’s not just that easy

That’s why I think it’s always key to bring in some veteran guys veteran guys that that know how to lead but also know how to win at the NBA level it’s totally different than high school and it’s different than college and aou uh these are professionals uh so when you look at

The Pistons and when you’re trying to create an identity uh yes uh bonovich is now back in the lineup uh looking forward for Mars to be back in the lineup guys like that that can come in Le by example uh not just by on the floor but vocally but just teaching guys

Uh about time and possession I think that’s the biggest thing out of anything when you look at the fourth quarter last game Detroit uh lost the fourth quarter by 10 points and when you’re a young team you got to when to push it when to

Bring it out when to not throw the alley hoop and just throw a simple bounce pass so a guy can get an easy finish to the basket when to not give up big threes especially Corner threes in the fourth quarter little things like that can be the big difference on winning basketball

Game big picture here rip because a lot of question marks as you look ahead to the schedule Thursday they play as Celtics and you know a lot of people are penciling that in for their next loss it would be 28 and then after that we just don’t know where they can snap this

Streak but I I’m curious I I mentioned there’s on Pace to finish five and 77 if you’re Monty Williams in this front offense we’ve seen this rebuild up to this point do you reset the button again there’s been conversation maybe Kate caham that’s your best piece I I don’t

Know what do you do with this team to kind of build towards a contender in the East Brandon I never looked at it and when you said five what I don’t even know what the what what the what the Lost column was but uh I just feel like

No you can’t jump off the ship you know this is what you signed up for because yes last year they could have said all right you know what or the year prior to that oh yeah some really good free agents out there uh let’s just go out

There and just spend money and try to try to go out and get the best players uh available especially in free agency no they build through the draft and they understand that hey this is going to be a process uh you’re not just going to come out and win automatically just

Because you got great draft pick that that doesn’t work in the NBA uh when you look at San Antonio again they got Victor wiana they thought that he was gonna come in and they gonna win games instantly uh that just didn’t happen when you look at Philadelphia 76ers when

They brought in Joel and be they didn’t win right away it takes time so I just feel as though that no you cannot jump off the ship you signed manty up to this job to bring that culture that winning atmosphere back to the team you got a

Great backport with Kad and Ivy now being on the floor at the same time I just think that you got to be patient with this roster patience is there and I’m curious how your P patience might be running thin I want to bring up the next

Couple of games here and Just for kicks and Giggles where can they get a win to snap this streak rip what you thinking I’m thinking the Celtics I’m I’m going with that I mean just think about it like you know when you’re the Boston Celtics you’re one of the best

Teams in the league right now this is a game you can kind of look over o uh uh look over uh so I just feel as though the Pistons if they’re if they’re if they come out with the type of energy especially early in the game and not

Turn the ball over in the fourth quarter anything can happen so I’m going I’m going with against the Celtics wow the Celtics that would be a bad one you know Boston and other teams they don’t want to be that team to lose to the team on a

Streak like this Rip Hamilton calling it on Thursday my man appreciate it as always but taking a look at it the last time they won a game it wasn’t November it wasn’t December it was October 28th versus the Bulls back then the World Series was tied at one game a piece the

Panthers they had zero wins they don’t have too many now said was a sharks they were 07 And1 and daylight saing had not yet happened so anything can happen with the Pistons but they are one away from tying that record all time we’ll see what happens on Thursday against the

Celtics and rip calling at a w already

Rip Hamilton joins CBS Sports HQ to break down the Pistons setting the NBA Single-Season Record with 27th loss in a row.

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