"Tayshaun Prince can see things slipping away as the Pistons sink further into the NBA draft lottery.

At 17-32, the Pistons look to rebound tonight against a Nets team most players feel they should beat. But ...

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"What can you do from this point? I don't know, but obviously we need to figure it out quickly," Prince said of the Pistons' position, having lost four straight tofive games behind Charlotte in the loss column for the final playoff spot in the East. "This is a wasted season because of the talent that's in this room, what this team is capable of doing, and we are not getting it done."

Prince has played nine seasons, and has seen it all, from being on top with an NBA title in hand and now, near the bottom.

But this season, more than any, is confusing.

Prince has seen teammate Richard Hamilton benched - a move he disagrees with - and is on pace to lose more games than at any point of his career."