The Pistons have ranked among the NBA's leaders in attendance for years, but are bracing for a dip this season.

"We're going to have to work harder," team owner Karen Davidson told MLive.com. "Everything is going to have to be better. We have to give more for the dollar. There's no question about it. You see that everywhere."

The state of Michigan has seen it's economy take a huge hit.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the state had the country's highest unemployment rate, 15.3 percent, last month.