Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for being here. On behalf of the entire organization, we're thrilled to welcome you to the start of a new era for the Detroit Pistons. We've had a strong showing in preseason, but the real work starts now. I believe we have assembled a squad with the talent and character to bring a championship to this great city. When I look at this roster, I see one thing: elite offensive firepower and incredible playmaking. Our expectations this season are simple: compete every single night, make the playoffs, and compete for the title of NBA Champions.
Our team is committed to playing a high-pace, unselfish offense that maximizes our strengths. Our strategy will revolve around constant ball movement and leveraging the skills of our elite playmakers, Micheal Ray Richardson and Alex English, to find open players and scoring opportunities. We will be aggressive, capitalizing on the accuracy of our snipers like Darrell Griffith, while ensuring our powerful interior threats—Terry Cummings and Kevin Willis—get high-percentage looks near the basket. We are built to score in bunches.
While our offense is world-class, we are fully aware that championships are won with defense.
Our primary goal this season is to improve our interior defense and shot blocking. We recognize our need to anchor the paint and better protect the basket. We are implementing new team principles focused on disciplined rotation and rim protection. Furthermore, we will be leveraging the incredible quickness and elite ball-handling defense of our guards, like Alvin Robertson, to turn defense into offense by pressuring the ball and forcing turnovers all over the court. This relentless defensive approach is non-negotiable. We expect every player to commit to stopping the opponent, and we will utilize our deep rotation to maintain energy and intensity for all 48 minutes.
The season hasn’t started yet and the guys already look like they’ve been playing together for years: with and for each other.

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To the people of Detroit: Your loyalty is legendary, and we appreciate it. We are building something special. Our team will play a thrilling, unselfish brand of basketball, and we will make you proud. Come out to the Pontiac Silverdome, be loud, and be ready. Let's go, Pistons!
I’ll now take any questions.