The "superstar system" that former commissioner David Stern so championed years ago has a downside...a near-permanent underclass in the NBA that has skewed competitive balance. Take these Pistons, into record-setting territory now with 26 straight losses, which in MLB would equate to roughly a 50-game skid. Detroit has only covered six spreads in that span, and while the streak is going to end at some point (we think), let's wait for it to happen before altering the go-against-the-Pistons angle, which worked for the Nets in Brooklyn just before the holiday break in a 126-115 win. Play Nets