The Detroit Pistons Losing Their Swagger?

Plummeting down. That's exactly what's happening with the Detroit Pistons in ESPN's NBA Power Rankings. Yes, they are the same team who flirted with a 70-win season this year and with the looks of things, they won't be able to get to that plateau.

The Pistons might not even have the overall home court advantage if they don't get their act together, quick.

The Pistons, as of press time, are 52-13. Yes, they are still the team with the best record in the entire NBA, but with only a half game lead over the defending NBA Champions, San Antonio Spurs, and a one game lead over Dirk Nowitzki and the red-hot Dallas Mavericks, that lead can disintegrate in a heartbeat.

Losing to the lowly New York Knicks is certainly unacceptable. They have a coach-player feud going on in there and the Pistons still got beat.

With the said loss, the Pistons dropped from No.1 to No.3 while the Spurs and the Mavericks took 1 and 2 respectively. Losing to the Knicks, probably the worst team in the NBA right now, is a two-point penalty for sure.

The San Antonio Spurs, with the way they are playing as of late, can snatch home court advantage away from these slumping Pistons.

The Spurs' win over Steve Nash and his Phoenix Suns certainly proves the fact that they are slowly but surely, trying to get back in top form as the NBA Playoffs draw near. Their win over Phoenix proved that they are certainly the ''Best in the West.''

The Spurs only lost six times in the Western Conference. Scary.

As for the Mavericks, their bench is so deep and so good that it just doesn't matter who coaches them. Ex-coach Don Nelson stepped down last year and Avery Johnson took over. Now, Johnson is probably leading all candidates for ''Coach of the Year'' honors.

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