The shorthanded Pistons took on the best in the west, Los Angeles Lakers, and things went away different than expected. No one expected Detroit to beat this Lakers team, but they played way better than anyone would have thought. The Pistons ultimately fell to the Lakers with a final score of 106-99. Even though the…
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It’s a Make or Miss League: Three Observations From Detroit’s Bounce Back Win Over Golden State
Make it two straight games of starter Sekou for the Pistons, as they get past a scrappy Golden State Warriors side 111-104. With the win against Washington last week, Detroit has now beaten two straight teams in games they were favored to win. Although this may be too little too late in terms of this…
POP Podcast Episode 95: The Pistons are Going Nowhere, it’s Time to Blow it Up
On this week’s edition of The Palace of Pistons Podcast, Brendan Johnson, Aaron Johnson, and Ryan Paye discuss the dreadful play of the Detroit Pistons as of late. With the losses mounting, the trio discusses the eventual rebuild that needs to take place and what that means for the likes of Blake Griffin, Andre Drummond,…
Reggie Jackson Out Two More Weeks
According to the Detroit Pistons medical staff, point guard Reggie Jackson will be out for at least two more weeks as he rehabs and continues to make progress from a stress reaction in his lower back. Jackson is in the final year of a 5 year, 80 million dollar contract and has only appeared in…
POP Podcast Episode 93: Should the Pistons Trade for DeMar DeRozan?
On this week’s edition of The Palace Of Pistons Podcast, Brendan Johnson, Aaron Johnson, and Ryan Paye discuss the Detroit Pistons’ conundrum of being stuck in the middle, the success of Christian Wood, the Pistons’ viewpoint on being buyers or sellers, and more. They also debate why it took so long for Christian Wood to…
POP Podcast Episode 92: Where do the Detroit Pistons Go Now?
On this week’s edition of The Palace of Pistons Podcast, Brendan Johnson, Aaron Johnson, and Ryan Paye discuss the recent struggles of the Detroit Pistons and Luke Kennard. They also discuss what a rebuild for the Pistons could look like if they decide to tear it down. Following that, they breakdown the upcoming schedule for…
POP Podcast Episode 91: Should the Pistons Blow it Up?
On this week’s edition of The Palace Of Pistons Podcast, Brendan Johnson, Aaron Johnson, and Ryan Paye debate the ever reoccurring question: Should the Pistons blow it up? They also discuss what Detroit should do with Reggie Jackson, the success of Sekou Doumbouya in the G League, and more. As always, your support of the…
Time is Not on the Pistons’ Side
I‘ve seen this before, and it doesn’t end well. With all the people I know, I’m known as one of the few Pistons optimists, even on Twitter (@notzarzarbinks), I usually side with the more optimistic side of “Pistons Twitter.” With the 2019-2020 Pistons, however, I don’t think I can play that role anymore. The Detroit…
Dwane Casey Needs to Make Some Changes
As soon I woke up yesterday morning, I was excited. My personal hero and Pistons’ biggest name Blake Griffin was set to make his return to the starting lineup against the Minnesota Timberwolves and make everything (and everyone) better. The Pistons performed about as well as one team could with their most important players missing…
POP Podcast Episode 90: Blake is Back, Sekou Debuts, Drummond is Good?
On this week’s edition of The Palace Of Pistons Podcast, Brendan Johnson and Aaron Johnson quickly recap a disappointing week for the Pistons in which they went 1-2. They then discuss how Blake Griffin will impact the team with his return to the court on Monday, the debut of Sekou Doumbouya, the SB Nation piece…
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