Detroit Bad Boys

Nineteen games into the season, it’s abundantly clear this Detroit Pistons roster cannot shoot the ball. There are all kinds of stats to back this up, however, Piston fans have held out hope the pendulum will eventually swing and the shots will fall. Unfortunately, If you were hoping to see the shots fall, then you

The Detroit Pistons are living that LA life post-Thanksgiving, first with a matchup against the pesky Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers are led by Paul George and are a tougher matchup than people really expect. This is thanks to the team’s second-ranked defense that trails only the Golden State Warriors. That stout defense is allowing

Johnny Juzang is a wing prospect out of UCLA. At the 2021 NBA Draft Combine he measure in at 6-foot-7, 209 pounds, with a 6-foot-10.5 wingspan. Many experts and writers in the NCAA Basketball community have him ranked as one of the top college players in the nation, yet many NBA Draft experts rank him

As I said in my article about the Detroit Pistons off-target passing, there is plenty of blame to go around for the early season offensive struggles. While this team has definitely had some better stretches as of late, there are still plenty of bad quarters that is keeping this young squad from notching a couple

It may not feel like it, but for the first time in years, Detroit Pistons fans have something to truly be thankful for when it comes to this beleaguered basketball franchise. I mean, besides the obvious fact that they aren’t the Detroit Lions. Sure, the Pistons one of the worst teams in the league. I

The Detroit Pistons were already playing with one hand behind their back, but, damn it, they decided to tie their other hand as well and see if they could Houdini themselves to a victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. It went about as well as you’d expect. The Pistons surrendered the first 14 points to the

On episode 69 of the Motor City Hoops podcast I bring you my instant recap and reactions to the Pistons Wednesday night game vs the Bucks. I will give my overall outlook on the game and a rundown of what we saw from the Pistons. I will also give my biggest takeaway, player of the

If you thought there was an end in sight for the Pistons in regards to their early-season schedule, you thought wrong. Granted, a team that was supposed to be near the bottom of the standings was bound to have any schedule look difficult because there aren’t a lot of teams in the league they are

This will be the third installment of “Film Don’t Lie” looking at Dwane Casey and his offensive sets and actions. If you missed out on the first two, I took a look at what we were seeing in the preseason and then checked in again after we had seen Cade Cunningham in just one game.

On episode 68 of the Motor City Hoops podcast I bring you my instant recap and reactions to the Pistons Tuesday night game vs the Heat. I will give my overall outlook on the game and a rundown of what we saw from the Pistons. I will also give my biggest takeaway, player of the

The Detroit Pistons have been outscored 70-33 in the past two fourth quarters. It’s no surprise that the team has lost both contests even as they entered the final frame with sizable leads in both games. In Sunday’s contest against the Los Angeles Lakers, the LeBron James-Isaiah Stewart scuffle and ejections weakened Detroit’s defense and

Jimmy Butler is on fire, Tyler Herro is scorching off the bench, and Bam Adebayo can do a little bit of everything. Oh yeah, and the Miami Heat also managed to add the two-way game of Kyle Lowry this offseason. And the Pistons will be starting … Trey Lyles and Cory Joseph. Jerami Grant and

On episode 67 of the Motor City Hoops Podcast, I am joined by Omari Sankofa, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. We start off the episode discussing the hottest topic around the Pistons (and NBA) which is the altercation between Isaiah Stewart and LeBron James on Sunday night. We then dive into

After an eventful game on Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Detroit Pistons will look to bounce back from a tough loss as they play host to the Miami Heat. The Heat remade their roster a bit in the offseason and have gotten off to a great start. The Pistons have had a rough

It hasn’t even been one month since Cade Cunningham made his Detroit Pistons debut against the Orlando Magic. Yet, Piston fans have already experienced the ups and downs of having a prized rookie on the team. After a sub-par first two games, Piston fans were in complete damage control, shielding ridiculous claims from aggregators and

Killian Hayes will sit for the next two games at least to give the young point guard’s sprained thumb a chance to heal, the team announced Monday. Hayes originally sprained the left thumb Oct. 28 against the Philadelphia 76ers and had attempted to play through the pain. Seemingly in every game since then there has

That was ugly. Let’s start with that. No one wants to see what we saw at Little Ceasars Arena when the Detroit Pistons faced the Los Angeles Lakers game on Saturday evening. Quick recap: on a free-throw box out LeBron James’s hand came into violent contact with Isaiah Stewart’s face. Was it intentional from LeBron?

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about your 4-11 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about Killian Hayes’ thumb injury, Hamidou Diallo’s return to the rotation, and wonder aloud if Cade Cunningham is already the best player on the Pistons. So, the problem

This game got out to a blistering start, so the final score was not a surprise at all. The Lakers were pushing the pace and the Pistons had to play fast to match their pace. Early on, Cade Cunningham made a couple of very good defensive plays on LeBron James with the help of Cory

Not that the Los Angeles Lakers are necessarily a championship contender or one of the best teams in the NBA, but they can still be a very good, very dangerous team. With LeBron James back and Anthony Davis in the middle, they can inflict pain. And the last time an overmatched team like the Detroit