Detroit Bad Boys

When Troy Weaver arrived in 2020, the Detroit Pistons general manager said with pride, “this isn’t a rebuild — it’s a restoring.” “There’s been greatness here,” Weaver told media in his virtual introductory press conference. “The Motor City deserves a consistent winner back on the floor.” He was right. There has been greatness here, and,

The Detroit Pistons were never going to beat the Los Angeles Lakers. From the opening tip, the Pistons never had it. They fell behind early, then they fell behind by more, and then even more. They shot it poorly, they defended worse. D’Angelo Russell made them look like the Motor City Cruise, stunting on them

The Pistons were supposed to be entering this game on a 1-game winning streak. Instead, they have hit rock bottom and there isn’t an end in site. This is like when scientists thought they found the bottom of the ocean, only to find another trench that goes thousands of feet deeper. We have officially entered

The Detroit Pistons are down bad, matching a franchise record with 14 consecutive losses and the calendar hasn’t even hit December yet. They are coming off of a players only meeting, got blown out by the previously two-win Washington Wizards, and they have no answers to how they can get out of the rut they

The Detroit Pistons were run off the floor by the Washington Wizards 126-107 in a battle of the only two-win teams remaining in the NBA. Washington entered on a nine-game losing streak while Detroit stretches its losing streak to 14 games. The worst part for Detroit is that it was blindingly obvious who the better

I think this is the first and only time you will be able to say this, but this is a must win game that the Pistons should not have any issues with winning. The Pistons may not be a better team than the Wizards, if anything it is a wash, but they are at home

The Motor City Cruise continue to roll, off to a 5-1 start after beating the Cleveland Charge 101-92 Friday. The win followed the team’s first and only loss thus far in the early season which came on the road at the hands of the Indiana Mad Ants. Pistons two-way player Jared Rhoden is on a

The Detroit Pistons had ample opportunity to end their double-digit losing streak Monday when they were able to hold their own against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, but couldn’t capitalize when the MVP got himself ejected, eventually falling 107-103. Detroit has had four days to lick its wounds and enjoy the holiday with family.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Pindown: A Detroit Pistons Podcast, your home for fan-driven Pistons content! Hosted by Wes Davenport, from Motor City Hoops and producer of the Pistons Pulse Podcast, and Blake Silverman, DBB’s resident draft expert. The guys bring a reasoned analysis to a uniquely interactive show. Our Pistons have lost 12 games in

The Pistons announced a slew of injury updates today. Jalen Duren (ankle) is expected to return to practice this week and Bojan Bogdanovic (right calf strain) has begun a return to play progression and has been cleared for full basketball activities. Both of those updates are good and hopefully means both players will be returning

The Detroit Pistons are getting harder to watch with every game added to this now-12-game losing streak. Luckily, if you look closely enough, a new positive shows up about as often. This time around, it’s two-way wing Stanley Umude catching the eyes of head coach Monty Williams, prompting me to take a closer look at

Good teams find a way to win. Bad teams find a way to lose. You know where the Detroit Pistons fall. First it was Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone — then later two-time MVP Nikola Jokic — tossed by the officials for arguing calls. It felt like the Pistons finally had luck fall their way,

The Detroit Pistons losing streak reached 11 games, falling to the Denver Nuggets 107-103 on a night when Nuggets star Nikola Jokic and head coach Michael Malone were ejected before halftime. Who needs the league’s best player when you have the heroics of Reggie Jackson? The former Pistons point guard exacted a bit of revenge

Because I understand how fun and rewarding (via clicks) an article building hypothetical trades for the latest NBA star who has hit the trading block is, I also know that getting put through the aggregation machine can be hell even if it is simply the cost of doing business. So let me start with a

It seems like each week I write these previews I talk about the previous game in which the Pistons almost won to put an end to their win streak, but a couple of mistakes down the stretch ultimately cost them. I am saying the same thing after Tuesday’s close loss to the Hawks in which

The Pindown: A Detroit Pistons Podcast is your home for fan-driven Pistons content. Hosted by Wes Davenport, from Motor City Hoops and producer of the Pistons Pulse Podcast, and Blake Silverman, DBB’s resident draft expert. The guys bring a reasoned analysis to a uniquely interactive show. Cade Cunningham has hit a wall. The past few

Is Monty Williams finally ready to remake the Detroit Pistons starting lineup? He didn’t say it outright, but the Pistons head coach did acknowledge the need to get the struggling Cade Cunningham on the floor operating in more space. Speaking to reporters after practice, Williams said, “I have to do a better job of allowing

I’ve always wanted to keep this column generally positive, but right now it’s hard to look at the Detroit Pistons and think anything positive, especially riding a nine-game losing streak. One player I did want to touch on is Ausar Thompson. I felt like I was very high on him relative to the rest of

“You wanna trend something? I’m pissed! So go ahead, get it out there.” That all-time quote by the ageless Pat Riley perfectly encapsulates my current feelings on the ongoing Jaden Ivey situation. In the same breath, I’ll go ahead and point out that I do, in fact, know we are early in this season and

The Detroit Pistons have been guilty of slow starts routinely throughout Troy Weaver’s “restoration” process. Most times, it’s warranted. The team has been bad more often than not, so losing games early in the year has always made sense. That doesn’t make it any less appetizing for the fans, nor for the Pistons players —