Detroit — Despite the Pistons’ slow start, there isn’t a panic emanating from the locker room about the shooting struggles and the other issues that have led to a disappointing 1-6 start to the season. It’s suboptimal, but coach Dwane Casey isn’t going to start switching things up to try to jump-start the offense and
Joel Embiid is playing tonight, so it will be a tough game as the Detroit Pistons look to rebound against the Philadelphia 76ers. Detroit is coming off what will hopefully remain its worst game of the season, while Philly is likely already smelling blood after handling Detroit 110-102 earlier this season. In that game, Embiid
The product on the floor hasn’t been easy on the eyes for Detroit Pistons fans, but at least they will be able to watch the players in a nice new jersey soon. Fans are all in on Detroit’s new City Edition jersey, which combines elements from the 70s, 80s and 90s in a sharp little
A struggling Detroit Pistons team is looking to notch its second win of the season against the feisty Philadelphia 76ers. The Pistons are coming off their worst game of the year — a 117-89 blowout at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks with the Bucks down several starters. The Pistons couldn’t get anything going, particularly
When the Philadelphia 76ers visit Little Caesars Arena to face the Detroit Pistons on Thursday, they will be without one of their best players. And it isn’t clear when — or if — that player will play again for the franchise. Ben Simmons, a three-time All-Star and two-time All-Defensive first team selection, has been involved in a
Detroit — In Tuesday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Jerami Grant had the hardest assignment on the floor, having to guard two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, and then be guarded by the former defensive player of the year. For the most part, Grant handled the matchup well, but in the first two minutes of the game,
How quickly the Cade Cunningham hype train has come to a halt. Two games into the Detroit Pistons rookie’s season, courtesy of two poor shooting performances, and the “bust” label is flying rampant around Pistons Twitter and my text messages. I actually do not believe anyone thinks he is truly a bust, but I think
If there’s a silver lining to the Detroit Pistons’ early shooting woes this season, it’s that it’s unlikely to get significantly worse. The Pistons made just eight of 47 3-point attempts Tuesday in a 117-89 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. That 17% clip dropped them to 26.7% on the season — the NBA’s worst by
Detroit — Another bad shooting night, another loss. It’s becoming a recurring situation for the Pistons early in the season, and when they struggle to score, it’s hard for them to stay in games for very long. In their 117-89 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night, they didn’t shoot well, and the Bucks
Detroit — When the shots aren’t falling, basketball is a tough game, both to play and to watch. The Pistons are in one of those stretches where most of their shots are missing and most of the opponents’ shots are falling. It’s making for a tough start to the season, especially against some of the best
On Detroit’s final possession of the game, Rodney McGruder found himself open at the 3-point line. It was garbage time, with the game long since decided and the little-used reserve figured he’d try to turn a 28-point deficit into a 25-point one. He front-rimmed the shot, Luka Garza missed the putback and the buzzer sounded.
It’s been the same story all season for the Detroit Pistons — they can’t hit shots. That story continued Tuesday, as a shorthanded Milwaukee Bucks team came to Little Caesars Arena and handed the Pistons their worst loss of the year yet. Jrue Holiday, Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez were in street clothes, but the
The Milwaukee Bucks were without Khris Middleton, Jrue Holliday, and Donte DiVincenzo, but they still had Giannis Antetokounmpo and that was all that they needed. The minutes restriction was taken off of Cade Cunningham, which left some hope that the offense would start to improve for the beleaguered Detroit Pistons. That hope was dashed early
Detroit — The Pistons’ dismal 1-5 start isn’t a result of poor defense or lazy offense. Turnovers have been a big part of the issues, but the biggest problem has been that shots aren’t falling. Early in the season, the Pistons rank 29th in field-goal percentage (41%) and last in 3-point percentage (29%). Even when
Head coach Dwane Casey says not only is Cade Cunningham good to go tonight after sitting out Detroit’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, but he will not be on a minutes restriction. Huzzah! There is more good news for Detroit as it appears that Saddiq Bey, who had been dealing with an ankle issue, is
After previously taking a look at the offensive actions Dwane Casey and staff used in the Detroit Pistons’ final preseason game, I thought it was now time to take a look at what we were seeing so far in the regular season. We probably still are not seeing the full playbook of Casey and his
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged-in Detroit Pistons fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to join Reacts. It’s that time of week again where we want to take the temperature of Detroit Pistons fans on all
The Pistons offense has been bad this season (understatement of the century). Outside of the 4th quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, the team has not been making shots, not really generating easy shots at the rim, turning the ball over, and not moving the ball well. It is tough to make any judgment
With Cade Cunningham back in the lineup, the Detroit Pistons look to get back on track with a win at home. Dwayne Casey and company have their sights set on breaking a win-less drought against the Bucks that dates back to early 2018. The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks will also enter the night in a
On episode 59 of the Motor City Hoops Podcast, I am joined by Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys. Laz and I start off the episode talking about Cade’s debut and what impressed us the most. We then discuss the “baby steps” being made by Killian Hayes and some areas of improvement for Jerami Grant