Detroit Pistons

After getting good news on Killian Hayes’ physical well being, Dwane Casey’s thoughts turned to the Pistons rookie’s mental health. “The main thing I’m concerned with is making sure he stays connected mentally,” Casey said Wednesday night. “Young man coming to the NBA, first year, and all of a sudden you’re disconnected because of injury.…

Dwane Casey knew there’d be nights like this, but when nights like this – a 17-point lead melting away in the last seven minutes, the game lost in overtime – come anyway, they sit like a bowling ball in the belly.

Three quick observations from Wednesday night’s 123-115 overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena THAT STINGS – Jerami Grant’s first month with the Pistons is verging on historic achievements. He got the Pistons off and running in Wednesday’s win at Atlanta, scoring 12 first-quarter points, and he finished with 32 – his…

A month into the new season and we’re covering a little bit of everything – from Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose to Saben Lee and Deividas Sirvydis – in the latest edition of Pistons Mailbag. Chuck Hugener (@ChuckHugener): Any status on getting Fox Sports Detroit back on streaming services like YouTube TV, etc.?

Mentoring Program to launch virtually on January 19th with first event, “A History of Greatness” DETROIT, MI (January 19, 2021) – The Detroit Pistons announced today they are partnering with the Detroit Police Department to launch the Advancing African American Teens Mentoring Program. The program will include a series of monthly mentorship virtual meetings created…

All the diligence Troy Weaver applied to vetting the character of the rookies he maneuvered to acquire on draft night, the same investigative skills went into making sure he infused the Pistons roster with veterans of similar fiber.

For eight glorious minutes, it looked like the Pistons were going to duplicate Saturday’s best win of the season. They scored 32 points in those eight minutes, a symphony of offensive splendor, and led by 19 when Jerami Grant drained a 3-pointer. Miami coach Erik Spoelstra had already been forced to take two timeouts to…

Three quick observations from Monday night’s 113-107 loss to the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena FAST START, TOUGH FINISH – Dwane Casey opened training camp in early December by telling his team to expect the unexpected in the NBA’s COVID-19 season. The latest chapter of that story came on Martin Luther King Jr. Day when…

Much of it will depend on the Pistons’ ability to keep Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose not only healthy but fresh, but they saw in Saturday’s convincing win over Miami – best game of their season, hands down – their blueprint to milk the most out of this season of transition.

Three quick observations from Saturday night’s 120-100 win over the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena ROSE RETURNS – The Pistons got off to a good start for a change and that helped. They got off to an even better start to the third quarter and that was decisive. The Pistons hit 8 of 12 from…

If a general manager never feels as strongly about his draft picks after their selection as on draft night, it’s probably not a good sign for his franchise’s future. Rest assured, Troy Weaver today appears more bullish on the four players he drafted two months ago than ever.

There are general managers who go the term of their contracts without sticking their necks out as much as Troy Weaver did in the first week the NBA enabled him to shuffle the deck. A lot of the timidity that marks the tenure of many NBA decision-makers boils down to self-preservation. If you don’t have…

The Pistons will have a little longer to chew on Wednesday’s loss to Milwaukee than they might have expected, but then Dwane Casey’s mantra to them since the day training camp opened in December – and the fact training camp opened in December is the first clue that something is amiss – was to expect…

Three quick observations from Wednesday night’s 110-101 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at Little Caesars Arena LINEUP TWEAK – Dwane Casey said after the Pistons fell 20 points behind Utah after 10 minutes of their last game that he’d examine the starting lineup in an attempt to avoid the slow starts that have beset the…

NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association games scheduled for Friday, Jan. 15 between the Washington Wizards and Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena and between the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns at Phoenix Suns Arena have been postponed in accordance with the league’s Health and Safety Protocols.

Frank Jackson, Saben Lee, the trade deadline and what an expansion draft might look like are all on the menu for the latest edition of Pistons Mailbag. Branson Wagner (Cudderisback41): Frank Jackson seems to be not afraid. What’s the chance he moves into the regular second point guard spot and do you think he runs…

Josh Jackson isn’t the only young player the Pistons think is on the brink of reminding everyone why he was once considered among the best young basketball players in America. He’s not even the only Piston with the surname “Jackson” who fits that description.

For all the platitudes offered in praise of rookies, the best testaments to their progress come when they are rewarded with the ultimate measure of a coach’s trust: playing time with a game on the line.

When you hold the other guys to 96 points and limit your turnovers to single digits, the table is set for an NBA win. But when you play without your top two point guards and make a third of your shots, that table gets knocked off its legs.

Three quick observations from Sunday afternoon’s 96-86 loss to the Utah Jazz at Little Caesars Arena DEEP FREEZE – Coming back from 20 points down makes for great theater, but isn’t a recipe for sustained NBA success. The Pistons did it Friday, overcoming a 23-point deficit to beat Phoenix in overtime, and promptly put themselves…