DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons locker room is full of nasty dawgs.

“We all nasty dawgs, nasty boys, whatever you want to call it, that’s us.” two-way guard Daniss Jenkins said Friday after Detroit’s ninth straight win . “A bunch of mutts. You don’t want no mutt in your house, do you? Nobody likes mutts.”

It hasn’t really mattered who is out on the court for the Pistons through the first few weeks of the season as the team has been without numerous of its top playmakers and they’re still thriving behind an unparalleled mindset of physical, gritty and energetic basketball.

After a trip to the playoffs last season, the Pistons hoped to capitalize on their momentum and become a threat in the Eastern Conference and a team that nobody wants to face.

As the Pistons charge out to an 11-2 re

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