Listen up, Detroit. It’s Wednesday, October 28, and while the rest of the league is busy looking for shortcuts, our Pistons are already carving out their identity at 3-1. We hit a speed bump yesterday, October 27, dropping a tough one to New York 97-111, but that’s just fuel for the fire. The season is live, we are right in the thick of the Central Division race, and there is plenty of basketball left to play. Don't look at the standings and get comfortable; we’ve got 82 games left to prove who we are. Tonight, we’ve got Charlotte coming into our house. It’s time to protect the floor and remind the league that Detroit basketball is about toughness, not style points. Elsewhere across the association, there is a massive slate tonight with twelve games on tap, including heavy hitters like LAL taking on LAC. But frankly, I only care about the damage we do tonight at 7:00 PM ET. We’re working, we’re scrapping, and we’re hungry. Keep that same energy, Detroit. The rest of the league is just noise; we are focused on the work in front of us.