2006 Detroit Pistons: Will they get the record for most wins in an NBA regular season?

After having the best start in the franchise at 27-5, it was only a matter of time before people began to compare the Pistons to the Chicago Bulls team that won 72 games. Is it possible for a team without immediate Hall of Fame members to win 70 games? The naive among us might answer yes. But calm and serenity will take a deep breath and answer no.

Any longtime NBA fan should be able to recite a lot of teams to have great starts like this, but they didn’t win much more than 60. In fact, there are 10 teams in this millennium alone that had similar starts that didn’t reach 70. Even more unsettling was that these teams came in back-to-back years, so you’d think talking about “going for the 70s” would have become a cliché by now.

05-06 Detroit Pistons: 27-5

04-05 Phoenix Suns: 31-4

03-04 Indiana Pacers: 15-3

03-04 LA Lakers: 18-3

02-03 Dallas Mavericks: 22-3

01-02 LA Lakers: 26-6

01-02 New Jersey Networks: 26-9

00-01 Philadelphia 76ers: 10-0

99-00 LA Lakers: 31-5

99-00 Portland Blazers: 10-1

To be a group with great teamwork is impressive considering that all the previous teams had the type that Detroit does not have. However, it makes the Pistons even more vulnerable to a long-term losing streak. The Suns started 31-4 last year and were receiving similar praise. But Steve Nash was injured and Phoenix lost 6 in a row, decimating his hopes of 70 wins.

All it takes is an injury to Detroit’s five starters and voila. This team isn’t deep at all, and replacing Arroyo in place of Billups or Evans in place of Prince is not equal compensation. It is no coincidence that Detroit is injury free right now. The Pistons were 5-11 last year when one of the five was out, so they should fear losses when Ben Wallace is injured.

Ben Wallace wants a big contract later this year and there’s a chance the Pistons won’t give in to a high salary, so it’s imperative that Detroit do their best with this group while they can. Their highest priority is to be healthy for the postseason, which means they will rest the guys near the end of the year. So the losses will eventually come to Detroit. As long as they win 60, they will have a home court during the playoffs. If they don’t win everything, 70 won’t mean a jack.

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