Despite being short-handed the last couple games, the Pistons have managed to have competitive losses to both the Clippers and Celtics. The Pistons are finally looking like the fun tanking team last season that played competitive games against the better teams in the league and made them worth watching. It took a while to get
The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. Omari and Bryce start off the episode talking about Sunday’s home game against the Clippers, which was Bryce’s first time catching
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Cary Junior II • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: This week, the guys break down Bryce’s first visit to Detroit and a Pistons game at Little Caesars Arena. Then, the fellas share their thoughts on the Rookie of
March 14th 2022 at 6:14pm CST by Dana Gauruder Cavaliers swingman Caris LeVert returned to action on Monday after a nine-game absence, Chris Fedor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer tweets. LeVert sprained his right foot last month. LeVert averaged 13.3 PPG and 3.8 APG in his first four games since he was traded from Indiana
Miami — In the past two weeks, Pistons rookie Isaiah Livers has been loading up on playing time, after missing most of the season because of a foot injury. He’s making the most of that time. In Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Livers played a season-high 27 minutes and scored a season-best nine
Hello DBB! March Madness is upon us and this is a call for anyone who wants to compete against fellow DBBers in ESPN’s Tournament Challenge. March Madness already plays special importance for Detroit Pistons fans as it looks like the Pistons are lining up to add another top-level prospect in the NBA Draft. Whether that’s
Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about your 18-50 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about the Pistons maybe pushing Cade too hard in pursuit of the Rookie of the Year award, Jerami Grant finding his way offensively, the ripple effects of the
There’s no indication that Quin Snyder, the NBA’s fourth longest-tenured head coach, is in any danger of losing his job with the Jazz. However, in his latest Substack article, Marc Stein says he has heard Snyder’s name come up more and more frequently as a potential Gregg Popovich successor with the Spurs. Before he was
The Detroit Pistons are 6-5 since Feb. 16. In that span, they have a net rating of minus-1.6. They’re winning and losing games by close margins, and it has forced them to lean even harder on their blossoming rookie point guard. Cade Cunningham is averaging 32.5 minutes per game this season, but that has increased
Detroit — The Pistons’ struggles in the fourth quarter continued for a second straight game. After going the first 11-plus minutes in Friday’s loss to the Boston Celtics, their issues came on the defensive end, where they couldn’t slow the Los Angeles Clippers. The Pistons built an 18-point lead in the second quarter Sunday, but
We hear from Cade Cunningham after he puts up 23 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds Sunday. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons surrender an 18-point lead en route to their third straight loss. #ItsMillerTime
We hear from Jerami Grant after he posts 21 points and five rebounds in Sunday’s 106-102 loss to the Clippers. #DetroitBasketball
The 2019 NBA draft had a singular prize. The standings reflected that. Three teams — the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns — won fewer than 20 games to maximize their odds of drafting Duke’s Zion Williamson, who was not only clearly the best overall prospect , but one of the NBA’s best
The Detroit Pistons, for the second game in a row, were down five rotation players. Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Hamidou Diallo, Rodney McGruder and Frank Jackson were all in street clothes. Similar to Friday in Boston, the Pistons’ lack of depth proved to be costly in the second half. Former Pistons Marcus Morris Sr., Luke
Detroit — The Pistons’ struggles in the fourth quarter continued for a second straight game. After going the first 11-plus minutes in Friday’s loss to the Boston Celtics, their issues came on the defensive end, where they couldn’t slow the Los Angeles Clippers. The Pistons built an 18-point lead in the second quarter, but the
The Detroit Pistons led the Los Angeles Clippers from the 8:58 mark in the first quarter all the way until the 9:12 mark in the fourth. But the Clips kept fighting and the Pistons kept declining to take advantage of opportunities and making the kinds of mistakes typical of a bad basketball team. In the
Johnny Kane and Greg Kelser will hold down the fort in the absence of George Blaha, who will miss the rest of the season after a heart bypass procedure scheduled for Tuesday.
Detroit — Iconic Pistons play-by-play announcer George Blaha, who has been with the team for 46 seasons, will miss the remainder of the season as he prepares for a heart-bypass procedure, the Pistons announced Sunday. After a routine checkup last week revealed an issue, Blaha’s doctors scheduled the heart procedure for Tuesday, and they expect the
George Blaha, the Detroit Pistons‘ legendary longtime television play-by-play announcer, will miss the rest of the 2021-22 NBA season due to a heart bypass procedure that will take place Tuesday. Doctors diagnosed Blaha, in his 47th season calling Pistons games, during a routine check-up during the last week. “I am disappointed to miss the remainder of