Tom Gores expressed "absolute confidence" in coach/president of basketball operations Stan Van Gundy despite the Detroit Pistons' slow start to the season.

The Pistons entered 16-17 with high expectations but they have a 19-24 record.

On Saturday, Gores had a three-hour meeting with Van Gundy.

"We've got a bump in the road, and that's what success is about -- you have to work through it. It's all about having rough times and your ability to work through," Gores told reporters. "I never worry about Stan, because he wants to win. He's the hardest worker I've ever seen in my life. I believe in him as a man and I believe in him as a strong person."

Gores said Sunday he believes the Pistons "are going to make a run" this season.

"[Gores'] thing was not to overreact to six weeks out of what has been a 2½-year process,'' Van Gundy said. "It was good to sit down and talk through things and get his perspective on things.''