Locked On Pistons - Daily Podcast On The Detroit Pistons

Laz Jackson of the Detroit Bad Boys website and also the Detroit Bad Boys podcast joins us to open up Pistons Podcast Week on Locked On Pistons.

We'll be highlighting the other online audio content out there about the team this week, starting with Laz, who grew up in Metro Detroit, went to Michigan State and follows the team from North Carolina.

He talks about his start in journalism, how he got mixed up with DBB, his thoughts on amnesty provisions and misconceptions about salary cap mishaps. He also talks about Glenn Robinson III's possible future as a Pistons starter.

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Two Detroit sports stars are headed to the Hall of Fame and two other Detroit sports stars took goofy photos.

Host Matt Schoch has thoughts and stories on Alan Trammell (his namesake) and Jack Morris, along with Lions training camp thoughts.

Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond also took bad head shots. We also preview the weekend for PistonsGT and for The Basketball Tournament.

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NBA Twitter needs something to argue about in July, so a tweet from Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press set off a firestorm: Was Blake Griffin or Kevin Love better in their primes?

We take a look at that question and also look at, can Blake be an All-Star this year? Also, what is his role with the Pistons going forward?

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As the NCAA bypassed Detroit last week in announcing future Final Four sites, the old doubts and inferiority complexes could have crept in.

Instead of wallowing, let's see why Detroit keeps getting passed up for big sporting events after a mix of great events in the middle of last decade.

What are the next ones that could come?

We also talk to Jon Steinbrecher of the MAC about what the commissioner enjoys about their partnership with Detroit and what the future holds.

Chris Manning of Locked On Cavaliers also lays out the Kevin Love extension for the Cavaliers, and Locked On Pistons host Matt Schoch talks about how it relates to the Blake Griffin deal and who is in better position to make the playoffs out of Detroit and Cleveland.

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A driveway tradition with friends turned national phenomenon, Gus Macker 3-on-3 basketball tournaments are still a staple for many Michigan towns.

As the event celebrates 45 years this summer, we talk to founder Scott McNeal, "Gus Macker" himself, about how it all started and the highlights over the years.

We also talk about Andre Drummond's Sunday on social media. It's a long summer, folks.

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The Detroit Pistons announced new ticketing procedures, along with the Detroit Red Wings, and the Pistons are also getting a visit from the Big Ticket, Kevin Garnett.

Garnett will be giving a session to Andre Drummond and Henry Ellenson, but how much will it help? What is Garnett's past with helping young big men?

The ticketing procedure, through Ticketmaster, has host Matt Schoch frustrated.

We also have Locked On hosts on the big stories of the day, Sean Woodley of Locked On Raptors on the Kawhi Leonard trade and John Karalis of Locked On Celtics about the Celtics re-upping with Marcus Smart.

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The Detroit Pistons were known for a remarkable run of health during some of the glory days and much of that is a credit to Arnie Kander, the team's former strength and conditioning guru.

Well, according to the Detroit Free Press, Kander is back with the team in a consulting role, a relationship that could grow under new team executive Ed Stefanski.

Host Matt Schoch has thoughts on that and also the big NBA trade from early Wednesday as Kawhi Leonard is on the move.

We are also joined today by Brian Mazique of Forbes.com about the first year of the NBA 2K League, the PistonsGT team, and where Detroit stands in the eSports world.

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The Detroit Pistons wrapped up summer league in Las Vegas on Sunday, and we wrap up the action with a look back for today's episode.

How did roster guys such as Henry Ellenson, Khyri Thomas and Bruce Brown fare for coach Sean Sweeney's team?

Also, did the Pistons find any diamonds in the rough for two-way candidates or guys that Grand Rapids fans hope end up with the Drive? Host Matt Schoch has some favorites to pass along.

We also highlight the Pistons roster moves made official over the weekend and update where the roster stands for Ed Stefanski and the front office.

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Chauncey Billups, AKA Mr. Big Shot, was back in Detroit on Friday night, but stayed on the sidelines.

Hobbled by a recent knee surgery, Billups served as a captain from the bench at The Big3 basketball event at Little Caesars Arena.

Host Matt Schoch was there and has audio from his press conference with the media.

We also talk about the Detroit Pistons in Las Vegas summer league over the weekend, the PistonsGT team at the NBA 2K League weekend tournament and what The Big3 needs to do to survive long term.

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Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey rounded out his batch of assistant coaches on Thursday, agreeing to bring Denver's Micah Nori to the Motor City.

We detail what he means to the organization, in addition to an analytics hire (!), a flurry of late night news around the NBA, and a look at the Big3, which is in Detroit tonight.

We also revisit an interview with Nancy Lieberman from April, shortly after she joined the league as a a coach. The former Detroit Shock coach and general manager is back in Detroit tonight coaching Team Power of the Big3.

Check out the original episodes with longer versions of the Lieberman interview hereand here.

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