ATLANTA — The Detroit Pistons‘ front office knew the team would need to shoot the ball better this season. The majority of their cap space spent this summer went toward addressing that weakness. Kelly Olynyk and Trey Lyles are proven floor-spacers. John Beilein has a well-established reputation as a shooting coach and was hired to help Detroit’s young players improve
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Atlanta — It’s still not time to start talking about moral victories for the Pistons. They’ve played three games against likely playoff teams, but they don’t have a victory to show for it yet. They were shorthanded, but they still stayed within single digits in the third quarter against the Atlanta Hawks. The offense sputtered
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons fall to 0-3 with Monday’s 122-104 loss to the Hawks. #ItsMillerTime
We hear from Killian Hayes after he finishes with 12 points, three assists and a rebound while guarding Atlanta’s Trae Young on Monday. #DetroitBasketball
The Detroit Pistons continue to struggle offensively and ran into a buzzsaw called Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks offense. The Pistons played some tough first-half defense, but Young and the Hawks got untracked in the second half and started to hit shots, run the floor, and finish alley-oops. In short, they made things look
ATLANTA — There’s never an opportune time for any team to lose its best player, but it was certainly poor timing for the Detroit Pistons on Monday when Jerami Grant was a late scratch with a left elbow infection. The Pistons have struggled offensively to start the season, and the Atlanta Hawks — fresh off
Atlanta — It’s been a slow start for guard Killian Hayes, trying to find his mojo in leading the Pistons’ offense. It’s been something of a sluggish start for the offense too, which was ranked last in the league in scoring, 3-point shooting, and in turnovers. Hayes had just one made field goal in the
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The Detroit Pistons have been a pretty awful team through two games. Now imagine them without Jerami Grant. Scary, right? Well, we might just see that tonight against the Atlanta Hawks as Grant is questionable with a left elbow infection. The Pistons are the only team in the Eastern Conference without a win. Will that
CHICAGO — After opening the season with a loss to the Chicago Bulls, the Detroit Pistons had an opportunity for redemption on Saturday facing the Bulls again at United Center. But after a solid opening quarter, the Pistons fell apart toward the end of the first half and couldn’t recover. The Bulls led by as
Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about your 0-2 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about why the Pistons’ offense has struggled, Saddiq Bey being one of few bright spots for this team, and I issue a formal apology to Trey Lyles. The
CHICAGO — The Detroit Pistons had good reason to be angry after Saturday’s blowout loss to the Chicago Bulls. They committed the same mistakes on Saturday night as they did in Wednesday’s season opener, against the same team, at a greater frequency. After preaching the importance of shooting and taking care of the ball through
Regardless of how good you thought the Detroit Pistons would be this season, the beginning of the season schedule was always going to be a struggle for this team. Playing without Cade Cunningham will just make it more difficult. Many people thought Chicago was going to be good this year due to the additions they
Chicago — It’s way too early to make any sweeping generalizations about the Pistons’ season just from a two-game sample size. Stats are skewed, both high and low, and the Pistons played the same opponent, the much improved Chicago Bulls, in both games. In a couple of weeks, everything could be different, especially if Cade
It could be another week before Cade Cunningham makes his NBA debut with the Detroit Pistons. But the team has a plan in place to ramp up his work load in the days leading up to their next home game on Oct. 30. Cunningham, who has been dealing with a right ankle sprain since early
CHICAGO — The season is not even a week old, and there’s plenty of intrigue for the Detroit Pistons. Cade Cunningham hasn’t made his debut, but we’ve already seen strong play from Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart. Jerami Grant is picking up where he left off last season. Killian Hayes is still a bundle of
Chicago — Saturday’s Pistons-Bulls rematch had a good start, but a much worse ending than the season opener. After they ran with the Bulls and staying close down to the final minute on Wednesday in a six-point loss, the Pistons’ shooting went cold in the second and third quarters, and the Bulls looked dominant in a
Well folks, that was…rough. The Cade Cunnigham-less Detroit Pistons entered the night looking to even the season series with their division rival Chicago Bulls. Despite jumping out to a quick 9-0 lead and a strong first quarter, the Pistons were hindered by poor decisions and horrific outside shooting. Once again, the young Pistons couldn’t buy
CHICAGO — After opening the season with a loss to the Chicago Bulls, the Detroit Pistons had an opportunity for redemption on Saturday facing the Bulls again at United Center. But after a solid opening quarter, the Pistons fell apart toward the end of the first half and couldn’t recover. The Bulls led by as many
Chicago — The countdown for Cade Cunningham’s debut has been paused since the news of his ankle injury early in training camp. Cunningham didn’t play in the season opener on Wednesday, and coach Dwane Casey revealed Friday that he will not play in any of the three games on the current trip in Chicago, Atlanta and