Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez • Producer: Tad Davis • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guests: Free Press Pistons beat writer Omari Sankofa II, Bryce Simon • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: The guys welcome in Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Free Press Pistons beat writer Omari Sankofa II, the hosts of the new podcast, “The Pistons Pulse,” to share
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Detroit — For three quarters, the Pistons looked as if they were going to take another playoff team down to the wire, and maybe get another surprising win. This time, they couldn’t close the deal. All-Stars DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine lived at the free-throw line in the fourth quarter and got some clutch shots to
The Detroit Pistons battled with the Chicago Bulls back and fourth through three quarters, but in the decisive fourth the Pistons went ice cold and the Bulls ran away with a 114-108 victory. DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 36 points including 28 in the second half and was getting to his spots and sinking seemingly
Coach Dwane Casey says that his Pistons didn’t match the Bulls’ intensity in the fourth quarter, which led to the end of a 3-game winning streak. #ItsMillerTime
We hear from Saben Lee after he scores 10 of the Pistons’ 43 bench points in Wednesday’s 114-108 loss to the Bulls. #DetroitBasketball
With nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, a corner 3-pointer by Rodney McGruder extended the Detroit Pistons‘ lead to seven points. Detroit appeared to be cruising to its seventh win in nine games, toppling yet another Eastern Conference playoff contender. From that point on, it was the DeMar DeRozan show. The Bulls’ MVP contender
Detroit — The race for NBA Rookie of the Year is going to be a doozy this season. In a normal season, there are two or three top-level prospects for the award, so the final decision usually comes down to a personal preference based on stats and performance. This year, though, there are at least
Now that the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball season has come to a close and conference tournaments are starting up, I wanted to drop my first official NBA Draft Big Board for readers to think ever more about this upcoming draft. While I will not go into full detail about every player, I will try to
A few weeks ago, a matchup between the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls would not have raised many eyebrows. The Pistons began the season losing two in a row to the Bulls and then fell by 46 when they played each other in January. Now, though, the Pistons have won 6 of 8 and
Pistons head coach Dwane Casey doesn’t have a vote for Rookie of the Year, but if he did, he thinks it would be an easy choice to select Cade Cunningham. “He’s Rookie of the Year,” Casey said of his point guard on Monday (Twitter link via Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press). “It’s
Detroit — It wasn’t a good sign when Pistons center Isaiah Stewart had to be helped to the locker room in the second quarter of Monday night’s win over the Atlanta Hawks. The Pistons have had their share of injury issues this season, so when Stewart went down, there was a pause. As it turns
Detroit — As Cade Cunningham dribbled down the court, he saw that the Pistons didn’t have the advantage, with only three teammates against the Atlanta Hawks’ five defenders. It didn’t matter. Cunningham seemed to sense where the advantage was, and as he looked off a defender, he lobbed the ball toward the rim. Marvin Bagley
Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart has been diagnosed with a bone bruise in his right knee and will be re-evaluated in a week, the team announced Tuesday. It’s potentially a dodged bullet for Stewart, who exited the second quarter of Monday’s home win against the Atlanta Hawks when Clint Capela collided with his knee after falling
Pistons center Isaiah Stewart has been diagnosed with a bone bruise in his right knee, the team announced today (via Twitter). Stewart will begin undergoing treatment for the injury and will be reevaluated in one week, according to the announcement. It’s relatively good news for Stewart and the Pistons, since the injury initially looked like
Talk about awesome, baby. Dick Vitale, the face and voice of college basketball for decades, announced Tuesday that he is cancer free, more than four months after he was diagnosed with lymphoma. Vitale, 82, the former head coach at University of Detroit and the Detroit Pistons before he went into broadcasting, shared the news on
After a long delay, we are back to give out some grades and get a glimpse into how this Pistons team has been doing this new year. The last time we checked in on the Detroit Pistons was at the halfway point of game 41, so the team has had 20 games, a trade deadline,
After Cade Cunningham’s umpteenth clutch performance this season on Monday, Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey officially jumpstarted Cunningham’s NBA Rookie of the Year PR campaign. “He’s Rookie of the Year,” Casey said after the Pistons’ 113-110 overtime win over Atlanta at Little Caesars Arena. “It’s not even close as far as talent evaluation. I’ve been in it
In Cade Cunningham’s rookie season, Detroit Pistons fans are witnessing potential greatness in real-time, and it is up to Detroit Pistons fans to capture the little and big moments along his path. We are basketball cartographers and beyond-the-archeologists. As such, it is our duty to highlight specific plays. We are creating a historical record, and
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 the recent wins (and competitive losses) we have seen from the Detroit
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: In this week’s episode, Omari and Bryce examine the idea of the Detroit Pistons’ “Big 3” of Cade Cunningham, Jerami Grant and Saddiq Bey. Then, the guys dig deeper