Stan Van Gundy called out the performance of the Detroit Pistons in their loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.

Van Gundy called the Pistons' first half effort "deplorable."

"We look like a team that is firmly committed to being mediocre," Van Gundy said. "In the first half we played nine guys. I thought one guy put out a good effort defensively. ... Aaron Baynes tried hard and I thought the other eight guys virtually put nothing into it on anything."