Detroit Bad Boys

Remember the NBA like 20 years ago? It was rough and tumble — a slow-paced style where you had to earn your buckets. That’s what the Detroit Pistons game against the New York Knicks felt like on Sunday. Both teams shot under 40% in the first half, the game was physical as hell, and nobody

Game Vitals: When: Sunday, February 28th, 2021, 8 p.m. ESTWhere: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MIWatch: Fox Sports Detroit, NBA League PassOdds: Pistons +1.0 Projected Lineups: Detroit Pistons (9-23):Dennis Smith Jr., Wayne Ellington, Saddiq Bey, Jerami Grant, Mason Plumlee New York Knicks (17-17):Derrick Rose, Reggie Bullock, RJ Barrett, Julius Randle, Nerlens Noel Pregame Reading: The Detroit

The last time I made a video on Josh Jackson, it was published on a game day. In that game, Jackson went on to roll his ankle, miss the next two games, and struggle tremendously in the following games afterward. Lets hope history doesn’t repeat itself! Jackson was playing extremely well to start the season,

It has been 20 days since the Detroit Pistons traded Derrick Rose for Dennis Smith Jr. Eleven days later the team lost it’s starting point guard (second, after Killian Hayes) in Delon Wright. Nevertheless, we have yet another good news to report in this supposedly lost and cursed season: two of three healthy point guards

We’re back for another ping pong ball hoarding chapter of Tank Commander! Since the first edition came out, there’s been some movement at the bottom of the league standings, but your Detroit Pistons have continued to rack up the losses and remain in prime position to potentially net a franchise altering player in the this

The Detroit Pistons drafted their presumed point guard of the future when they took Killian Hayes with the 7th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. Since then, it’s been one heck of a ride. Hayes struggled mightily in seven games before going down with a serious hip injury. Derrick Rose, his veteran backup, was fine

The Tyrese Haliburton-less Sacramento Kings, losers of nine in a row after a 12-11 start, defeated the Detroit Pistons 110-107. The Kings, fresh off a drubbing at the hands of the New York Knicks the night earlier in which they gave up 140 points, used some of the energy they failed to exert in that

Game Vitals: When: Friday, February 26th, 2021, 8 p.m. ESTWhere: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MIWatch: Fox Sports Detroit, NBA League PassOdds: Pistons +1.0 Projected Lineups: Detroit Pistons (9-23):Dennis Smith Jr., Wayne Ellington, Saddiq Bey, Jerami Grant, Mason Plumlee Sacramento Kings (12-20):De’Aaron Fox, Buddy Hield, Harrison Barnes, Marvin Bagley III, Richaun Holmes Pregame Reading: The Detroit

Coming off a road back-to-back against the Orlando Magic and the New Orleans Pelicans, the Detroit Pistons return home to start a two-game mini homestand against the Sacramento Kings. For the Kings, this is the final game of brutal five-game eastern conference swing – and their final opportunity to get a win on the trip.

Before the Pistons tipped off their 2020-21 season, I suggested that with his efficiency and passing skills put to work with a modest usage rate, Mason Plumlee looks to be a made to measure center for Dwayne Casey’s offense. Almost halfway through the season, and we can provide numbers that support this hypothesis. Despite his

Lazarus Jackson (@lazchance) goes solo to talk about Saben Lee’s back-to-back career nights, Jerami Grant being snubbed (ehh… not really) from the All-Star game, and Dennis Smith Jr. finding his niche. That became a discussion about winning too many games late in the season, the attempted murder of Nikola Vucevic, the fickle love fans have,

Recently, three was a conversation within the Detroit Bad Boys Slack channel about who the Detroit Pistons’ second and third options were offensively behind Jerami Grant. We all agreed on one thing: Josh Jackson is their best No. 2 option right now. But when it came to the third option… nobody really knew. Maybe Saddiq

Game Vitals: When: Wednesday, February 24, 8 p.m. ESTWhere: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LouisianaWatch: Fox Sports Detroit, NBA League PassOdds: Pistons +9.5 Projected Lineups: Detroit Pistons (9-22): Dennis Smith Jr, Wayne Ellington, Saddiq Bey, Sekou Doumbouya, Mason Plumlee New Orleans Pelicans (13-17): Eric Bledsoe, Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson, Steven Adams Pregame Reading:

The Detroit Pistons released the second half of their schedule for this unique COVID-19 influenced season. The Pistons will play eight back-to-backs and perhaps most interestingly, they will only have one instance of facing the same team two games in a row, but this will be in the more traditional home-and-home model. They will play

The Detroit Pistons ended a three-game losing streak with a convincing win over the depleted Orlando Magic on the night Nikola Vucevic learned he’d made the All-Star team. Tonight the Pistons face a struggling New Orleans team with an aim to slow All-Star big man Zion Williamson. Detroit beat the Pelicans 10 days ago, and

The Detroit Pistons and New Orleans Pelicans will meet for the second and final time of the season this week. It’s a game that means nothing in the scheme of things, really. The Pistons are one of the worst teams in the league, and another loss is just another lottery combination. The Pelicans are a

The second game of a two-game mini-series between the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic really wasn’t much of a battle after halftime. Detroit flew out of the second half gate fast and never looked back, notching their ninth victory of the season, 105-93. The Pistons led the Magic 34-24 through the first quarter via crisp

Wayne Ellington is sitting out tonight on the first night of a back-to-back. I’d say that the Pistons will miss his 3-point shooting, but the truth is, Ellington hasn’t been shooting well at all lately, and the rest is probably much needed and appreciated. Ellington has made just 27% of his 3s in the past

In this week’s episode, Matt and I are joined by Jake Chapman from the Orlando Magic Radio Network, and Orlando Magic Weekly podcast. Jake breaks down the feisty Magic, who have won four of their last five games, and are coming off a 105-96 win against your Detroit Pistons. These two teams face off again

There have been a few times already this season where I am sitting there watching the Detroit Pistons thinking to myself, “how in the hell are these guys still in this game?” Perhaps no time was as inexplicable as when the Pistons played the Magic on Sunday. In a game that saw Nikola Vucevic drop