Pistons Move Up in Rankings, but Down in People's Confidence.

This weeks NBA Power rankings are out and the Pistons have moved back into the top ten. After 5 weeks in the teens, the Pistons are now back. Since Rodney Stuckey  entered into the starting lineup, the Pistons are 13-3 and are now on a 7-game win streak which helped boost them in the rankings. But when many are beginning to think that the Pistons are back, others are thinking that they are on the decline. What I mean is that the Pistons' regular apperance in the Eastern Conference Finals is now over. With so many teams moving up in the standings from the Eastern Conference, four to be exact, critics are beginning to think that the Pistons will lose early in the playoffs this year. ESPN The Magazine writer Chris Broussard had this to say  of the current Eastern Conference shake up: “I know it doesn’t make me Nostradamus to say the East will come down to Boston and Cleveland. But if there’s a third team that can disrupt the expected Eastern Conference final, I ... (link)