The Pistons, a team that played 37-year-old point guard José Calderón in 49 games and a total of 632 minutes, were in desperate need of better guard play off the bench after last season. Insert Tim Frazier, the guard from Penn State who has proven in his five year NBA career that he is capable…
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2018-2019 Season Review: The Pistons Gambled Depth at Their Most Important Position with Jose Calderon
Last offseason Detroit added the most consistent point guard of the then-defending Eastern Conference Champion Cleveland Cavaliers. It was Jose Calderon. Woof. That speaks both to the very low-risk and just slightly higher reward the Pistons took and the incredibly poor play the Cavaliers survived on the way to a slaughtering via the Golden State…
Ish Smith’s Return will Help Pistons, But Won’t Solve All Issues
To say the Detroit Pistons are struggling would be a kind understatement. In their last 19 games, they have gone a brutal 4-15. In that stretch, they have beaten just one current playoff team, the Boston Celtics. Performance across the roster has been sporadic outside of Blake Griffin. While he has led the charge on…
2018-2019 POP Preview: Jose Calderon Provides Depth at the Most Important Position
Perhaps the most important position on the Pistons is the backup point guard spot. Reggie Jackson’s wavering health is something that will be monitored all season, regardless of if he is playing or not. Detroit let Dwight Buycks go this offseason, freeing up a spot as one of Jackson’s backups. They already have Ish Smith…
Podcast: Addressing Pistons’ Free Agency Moves and Analyzing Summer League Performances
The Palace Of Pistons Podcast returns this week, making its debut on iTunes. I was joined by new co-host Ryan Paye to discuss the moves Detroit made in free agency, as we hit on signing Glenn Robinson III, Jose Calderon, and Zaza Pachulia while taking a look into the decisions to move on from Dwight…
Poll: Grading the Pistons’ Offseason Decisions?
The Detroit Pistons have had a rather busy offseason compared to the one many had anticipated the franchise to be having. Detroit added a draft pick in this year’s draft and has made multiple roster changes in free agency while having little financial; flexibility. The Pistons added Khyri Thomas and Bruce Brown through the draft…
Report: Pistons Waive Dwight Buycks
The Detroit Pistons have completed a long-awaited move in waiving Dwight Buycks. The Detroit Pistons will waive guard Dwight Buycks, a league source told The Athletic. Buycks averaged 7.4 points and 2.0 assists in 14.7 minutes per game in 29 games for the Pistons last season. — Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) July 6, 2018 Buycks…
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