The Pistons' early rise caught Roger off guard. Who could have thought that Joe Dumars would already gather three of the Pistons' Five Tigers in such a short time?
Plus, there's Ron Artest.
Artest's presence is key to the Pistons achieving excellent results even without Billups.
It's well known that Tayshaun Prince is a defensive powerhouse at the small forward position for the Pistons, having been selected four times for the All-Defensive Second Team, and he's played the wildest tennis matches.
But Ron Artest is a DPOY-caliber perimeter player whose defensive impact is as good as, if not better than, Prince's, and he possesses offensive capabilities that Tayshaun Prince lacks.
A wing stronger than the championship-winning Pistons of the original timeline? It certainly poses a challenge.
After November's schedule, the Hawks are 13 wins and 4 losses.
They lost to the Pistons, Spurs, Magic, and Mavericks.
