The Pistons lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Miami Heat, 120 - 115 in overtime. The biggest storylines of the night were Glenn Robinson III starting and Reggie Jackson finding his groove.







What do you think of the lineup change?

I am a bit curious if Casey see’s Robinson as the long-term starter at small forward even when Reggie Bullock gets back healthy. Dwane Casey has a long history of wanting a proper high-level wing defender in his starting lineup, with Bullock out he could start Brown next to Robinson. So it’ll be interesting to see if Casey goes with Robinson and Bullock.

Regardless, I mostly, remain in favor of starting Stanley Johnson. This game showed a glimpse into a potential future without Johnson in the starting lineup. Jason Richardson tore up the Pistons and that will be a regular occurrence if they role with a rotation like this game. Think of the two years with Marcus Morris starting at small forward and remember that no one other than Johnson is even on Morris’ level on defense.

That said, the starting lineup was having clear issues and at very least it is worthwhile for the Pistons to explore other options. I’m not convinced it will work long-term but it isn’t a bad idea to give it a try.