Overall, the Pistons’ record with a healthy
Reggie Jackson during the past three seasons is
73-56, which is a 46-win pace. And yes, I’m cherry-picking, because that doesn’t include the entire 2016-17 season, during which I don’t think Reggie was healthy at all.
They’ve been
49-70 when Reggie’s been injured or less than 100%, good for a 34-win pace. And I have to consider myself a bit surprised that, after playing the last ten or so games of the previous season, Reggie still wasn’t healthy enough for basketball activity in the offseason. Big red flag.
So here we are, ready to start the 2018-19 season, with a brand new coach, an actual superstar player (yep) and a PG whose health is still a huge question mark.
In fact, I’m tempted to argue that
health is the single most important factor in the upcoming season. More important that Andre’s 3PT shooting, Blake playing like a star, Stanley and Luke’s development, or anything else I can imagine.