Lawrence Frank's moves questioned by Pistons players

• Lawrence Frank's decisions are drawing scrutiny from his own Detroit Pistons players.
• Guard Will Bynum said the Pistons' lineups were "all over the place" and he needed time to adjust.
• On Wednesday, forward Tayshaun Prince ridiculed Frank's substitutions and timeout usage.

ORLANDO -- The question was about Kyle Singler, but Will Bynum's long answer went beyond the effectiveness of the Detroit Pistons rookie.

Bynum was asked Wednesday morning if he was surprised that Singler's name appears in many of the Pistons' top lineups.

After saying he wished Singler were still on the second unit because he enjoyed playing with him, Bynum told the Free Press: "I'm having to adjust to everybody. I'm playing with so many different people. First I go from not playing with (Rodney) Stuckey to playing with Stuckey every day. I go from playing with Kyle all the time to never playing with Kyle. I'm playing with Tayshaun (Prince). Early on I was playing with Brandon (Knight) and I never played with him in two years since I've been here. It's all over the place right now."

Combine that comment with Prince questioning the substitution pattern and timeout usage of coach Lawrence Frank during the third quarter of Wednesday night's 94-80 debacle against the Orlando Magic, and we have reached familiar territory when it comes to the Pistons.

Things haven't reached the point of no return, but as the losses mount players are beginning to publicly question Frank's decision-making process.

Frank is in a tough spot in his second year with the team. Despite a 2-10 record, the season is still young and a coach needs to project patience. That's probably why you see his reluctance to make wholesale changes.

But a coach needs to be flexible, and if something is obviously not working, change needs to be made, even at the risk of an appearance of panic.

After losing to an obviously inferior team (at least talent-wise) twice in five days, it's apparent more is wrong than the lack of energy that saw the Pistons surrender a 21-0 Magic run to start the second half Wednesday.

"Energy ain't the only thing," Prince said. "That isn't my decision, but we need to figure out some things to do when teams are making runs to get us a good opportunity at the rim or the foul line."

Vince Ellis writes for The Detroit Free Press.