The Pindown: A Detroit Pistons Podcast

In this week’s episode of Inside The Cylinder, Matt and I discuss our early season takeaways from the beginning of the 2020-21 season. The Pistons have sputtered out the gates, having lost their first four games, but there’s reason to be optimistic about Detroit’s future - even though some of their young core haven’t played particularly well.

We’ll discuss the following topics

Our thoughts on Dwane Casey’s rotations - who should play and when? And do we agree with Casey electing for vets over their youth in crunch time?

Is there reason to be concerned about Killian Hayes?

Josh Jackson - free agent signing of the decade?

Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose’s future in Detroit

Jerami Grant and Mason Plumlee’s fantastic start to the season

Sekou Doumbouya hasn’t played much this season - where is he going to find his minutes?

All that and more in this week’s episode.

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Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we talk about the Detroit Pistons back-to-back meaningless losses. Ben Gulker and I talk about Blake Griffin's newly limited offensive arsenal, preach patience with Killian Hayes' play, and look at Jerami Grant's two-way impact. 

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Vlad, Bryce, and Alex discuss the Pistons rough start and who impressed them the most in these first two games, talked about Harden’s monster game in Portland, wonder if not making the Playoffs affect Steph Curry’s legacy, Lakers/Nets and a bit about the Mavs crazy half time lead right now. Then the guys also talk about the upcoming 4 games of this week and some predictions.

Detroit Basketball Eve - what a lovely day it is. Before the regular season tips off, and before any actual Pistons content is discussed, Matt and I revisit the Luke Kennard trade. Kennard signed a $64M dollar extension with the Clippers, so why did Detroit have to chip in four second round picks to "incentivize" LA to take him?

We also take a look at some of Detroit's acquisitions over the offseason and what we expect from them moving forward, including Mason Plumlee, Delon Wright and local favorite, Josh Jackson.

Some of the other topics discussed include

Dzanan Musa waived before given a shot to perform

The importance of depth during the pandemic

Defensive length and wing rotation

Whether or not we believe Detroit will be the worst team in the league this season

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Vlad, Bryce, and Alex talk about the last two preseason games and introduce a new part of the show called “around the NBA” where the guys talk various NBA news. Then they picked their top 3 in the East and West and discuss the Piston's first regular season games against the Timberwolves and Cavs.

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we talk about the Detroit Pistons' finishing out the preseason. Ben Gulker and I talk about the Pistons' activity on defense, Josh Jackson as the New Christian Wood, and what to make of Svi Mykhailiuk's lack of playing time. 

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Inside The Cylinder is back! And we're now officially on the Detroit Bad Boys podcast stream. David Fernandez is joined by new co-host and DBB contributor Matt Way.

In this week's episode we talk about the Pistons performance following the first two games of a preseason. This also gives us an opportunity to discuss some of the new players that were acquired this offseason.

Topics include

The Jerami Grant acquisition. We'll take a look at his first two games, and discuss his (and the team's) expectations of being a lead offensive player in Detroit.

Blake Griffin's health and mindset heading into this season. What should we expect from Blake this season both on and off the court? And how will he affect the young guys on the roster?

The Pistons selection of Killian Hayes in the draft. He's shown some positive and negative flashes, any cause for concern? Also, what should we expect out of the rookie point guard moving forward?

Saddiq Bey's confident start to his NBA career.

SEKOU DOUMBOUYA - destroyer of worlds, hoarder of souls.

All that and more in this week's episode! And make sure to follow Inside The Cylinder on Twitter @InsideTheCylndr.

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Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we talk about the Detroit Pistons' first preseason games. Ben Gulker and I talk about Sekou Doumbouya's big night, the brewing chemistry between Blake Griffin and Killian Hayes, and how Dwane Casey is adjusting his defense for the sixth-youngest team in the NBA. 

As always, we appreciate your continued support of the podcast, and the best way to do that is to share, subscribe, and leave comments - please leave comments on the discussion post on Detroit Bad Boys, that's the best way for us to have the conversation we want to have around the podcast. In order to do that, though, you have to follow DetroitBadBoys.com, the best place on the internet for Pistons' news and analysis this season.

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Vlad, Bryce, and Alex talk about the Pistons' Preseason Games vs the NYK and some of the take aways from those two games. What disappointed us and what impressed us. Things we’d want to see in the future.

Touched on-

Killian Hayes-expectations

Saddiq Bey - Ceiling

Jerami Grant

Derrick Rose’s role

Plus!

Westbrook - Wall trade

Harden possible trade scenarjos( briefly)

Kyle Kuzma and how Vlad would personally want him with the Pistons and how great he fits.

The guys also alked about the Pistons' grueling schedule in the first 20 games.

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Motor City Hoops podcast. Today Vlad and Bryce add another co-host, Alex Olah, https://twitter.com/Alexandru_Olah (@Alexandru_Olah) a Northwestern alum and current Pro in Europe. Welcome Alex! Today we'll talk about Killian Hayes and his role on this team, D-Rose and his approach to this season, Blake Griffin and Troy Weaver's love for centers, plus possible starting line ups. We will also bring you the latest news from Pistons training camp.