Stan Van Gundy had a mini state-of-the-roster address during the Detroit Pistons' trip to New York.

The Pistons are 4-0 since releasing Josh Smith.

"I'm far from a wild-eyed optimist," Van Gundy said Friday. "But I honestly think the future is pretty good, and where we're going, in terms of what we have -- cap space and everything else, and the progress some of our guys are making.

"In the present, it's difficult. But I think in the future, we have a chance to build this up over the next couple of years and become a good basketball team."