The Pindown: A Detroit Pistons Podcast

Hosted by Wes Davenport, from Motor City Hoops and producer of the Pistons Pulse Podcast, and Robbie Bettelon, from Detroit Bad Boys and writer at The Only Colors. The guys bring a reasoned analysis to a uniquely interactive show. To have your voice on the podcast, call ‪(313) 355-2717‬ and leave a voicemail message with your question! Please keep the message to under 45 seconds. Subscribe on all...

Hosted by Wes Davenport, from Motor City Hoops and producer of the Pistons Pulse Podcast, and Robbie Bettelon, from Detroit Bad Boys and writer at The Only Colors. The guys bring a reasoned analysis to a uniquely interactive show. To have your voice on the podcast, call ‪(313) 355-2717‬ and leave a voicemail message with your question! Please keep the message to under 45 seconds. Subscribe on all...

Just a few hours before Ausar Thompson signed his new deal, perfect timing indeed, Robbie and Wes hopped on to vent some frustrations about the coverage of Jalen Duren's negotiations. The amazingly frustrating prevalence of agent-speak being the primary offender. Then, the guys take a quick trip down memory lane before playing a game of over/under. We’ve got you covered for all this and more i...

Hosted by Wes Davenport, from Motor City Hoops and producer of the Pistons Pulse Podcast, and Robbie Bettelon, from Detroit Bad Boys and writer at The Only Colors. The guys bring a reasoned analysis to a uniquely interactive show. To have your voice on the podcast, call ‪(313) 355-2717‬ and leave a voicemail message with your question! Please keep the message to under 45 seconds. Subscribe on all...

After a summer of crazy moves and unexpected turns across the NBA, the Pistons generally played it cool. But how do they stack up? The guys go spot by spot to rank the Eastern Conference, finding out where a lack of change has been misconstrued as a lack of improvement, or if the angst is legit! They also have a pity party for Clippers fans and their young players, and break down why Amen Thompson...

The Pindown: A Detroit Pistons Podcast is your home for fan-driven #Pistons content. Hosted by Wes Davenport, from Motor City Hoops and producer of the Pistons Pulse Podcast, and Robbie Bettelon, from Detroit Bad Boys and writer at The Only Colors. The guys bring a reasoned analysis to a uniquely interactive show. To have your voice on the podcast, call ‪(313) 355-2717‬ and leave a voicemail messa...

The guys give each other a couple thought experiments, then create a team in an All-Time Pistons draft. Let us know whose starting five you think is better in the comments! We’ve got you covered for all this and more in this week’s episode! You can watch the entire episode on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Hey, who said that? And about who!? The guys are joined by Harry and Mickey from the Order of the Blazing Horse Podcast, and Robbie has a brand new game (that we may have stolen from our guests) for the group to play. It’s Who he talkin’ ‘bout? DBB Edition. In a fun bit of trivia, Robbie reads off comments from our own DBB comment section, and Wes, Harry and Mickey have to guess who it was said ab...

The guys bring on Sean Murphy from the From Half Court podcast and they play "If, Then" with different predicted scenarios by the end of season. Play along by leaving your suggestions in the comments! We’ve got you covered for all this and more in this week’s episode! You can watch the entire episode on our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The guys bring you a new episode to answer your questions from the DBB comment section and Twitter. They discuss prediction models, Demar DeRozan, Ron Holland, Cade's second star, and a trade idea with Denver. We've got you covered for all this and more in this week's episode! You can watch the entire episode on our  Follow Wes Davenport on Twitter  Follow Robbie Bettelon on Twitter  F...

The guys bring you a new episode with Robbie Bettelon as he takes the reigns as a his first episode as co-host with Wes. They discuss the end of Summer League and give their final thoughts on Ebuka Okorie and Chaz Lanier. There aren't many updates surrounding Jalen Duren's contract saga, but they give their thoughts on why Pistons fans shouldn't fear Duren taking the qualifying offer....

The guys bring you a truly bittersweet episode this week as Blake graciously steps aside from his co-hosting position to make way for Robbie Bettelon to take over the mantle and carry the baton. Blake has been with us all through 18 wins, terrible lottery luck, the incredible return to competitive Pistons basketball and every single step and misstep along the way. Wes and Blake open the show remin...

The Pistons have played basketball again! It may have been Summer League basketball, but it’s Pistons basketball nonetheless! Robbie Bettelon joins Wes to break down the returns from game one in Vegas. They dive into Okorie’s impressive debut and what was so impressive about the way he went about that game. They also explore the play of Isaac Jones, Chaz Lanier, and the other rookie, Ugonna Onyens...

Well, there have certainly been moves! From trading, essentially, Isaiah Stewart for the rights to add Ebuka Okorie to the signing of John Collins, The Pindown is here to break it all down step by step. Robbie Bettelon joins the show to first dive into what he likes about Ebuka Okorie in the D, then he and Wes jump right into the signings of Kevin Huerter, the trade for Isaiah Joe, what the team h...

While trade and free agent rumors flying around, its almost hard to remember that the Pistons just added two exciting young players to this roster. But Wes and Blake somehow managed, and so they brought in NBA draft expert Tyler Metcalf from No Ceilings NBA to do a deep dive into the two newest members of the Detroit Pistons. Tyler gives his scout on Ebuka Okorie and Ugonna Onyenso, exploring exac...

If you were unaware that the Draft is this upcoming Tuesday, you aren’t alone. Wes is just as shocked! With the playoffs ending for the Pistons early in June, the NBA draft really seems to have snuck up on us with all the rumors and excitement surrounding potential free agents and trade targets for the Pistons to improve on last season’s 60-win pace. But, what about the draft? Sitting at pick #21,...

Last week, Wes and Blake broke down what a quiet, maybe even boring offseason in Detroit could look like. This week, it's all about the firework show. Kawhi Leonard, Trey Murphy... Cason Wallace? The guys go through it all. Then they catch back up on a few great voicemail questions focused on Ron Holland, Ausar Thompson and even our level of concern after the playoffs. We’ve got you covered fo...

Now well into Detroit's offseason, The Pindown takes the week to dive deep into what the summer ahead could look like if the Pistons don't make a big splash. Blake and Wes each prepared a mock offseason to help fill Detroit's needs in different ways. Plus, they look at which of the Pistons' free agents could return and if so, what a new contract might look like. We’ve got you cover...

So the Pistons really laid an egg at home in Detroit in game 7 vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers. But, honestly, that shouldn’t take away from what was a fantastic season this year. Wes and Blake took some time to digest that loss, then went to the “studio” before the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 to provide a few takeaways and reactions from that game 7 loss, yes, but more so to look ahead at w...

With the Pistons and Cavaliers' Eastern Conference semifinals series even at two games apiece, Detroit Bad Boys managing editor Sean Corp joins the show to get a lay of the land. Blake, Wes and Sean evaluate what went wrong as the series shifted to Cleveland and what needs to change for the Pistons to bounce back. Plus, a look at how to Detroit can minimize its current roster flaws and cover a...

The Pistons have, frankly, looked like the better team through two games in this Eastern Conference Semi-Finals series against the Cavaliers. Wes jumps on to discuss exactly that. In fact, he breaks down why Pistons fans were a bit more justified in focusing on their team underperforming early in Round One than Cavs fans are in having similar discussions so far in Round Two. He also dives into the...

Somehow, someway, the Pistons clawed their way back from a 3-1 series deficit to win in 7 games. They scrapped their way to a historic second-half comeback in Game 6. This team just won’t roll over, we saw that for 82 games, now we’ve seen it in the playoffs. Wes and Blake come to you just before the beginning of the Second Round of the NBA playoffs to react to the extraordinary Round 1 victory, g...

The Pistons are in trouble. Through three games, they have yet to put it all together against a tough and confident Orlando Magic team. Wes and Blake break down what has been going wrong and how the team can get back to their winning ways. They dive into the performance from Jalen Duren, exploring what the team needs from him and how he can respond, and why the rotations have felt worse than the c...

The Pistons kick off their playoff push Sunday against the Orlando Magic with Game 1 in their first-round series. After a brief hiatus, the Pistons are back and now it really matters. Blake and Wes break down the upcoming series, looking at how the Pistons and Magic match up with each other. Plus, we give our picks for awards seasons and how Detroit's candidates stack up against the rest of th...

With just one regular-season game left, it's time to talk playoffs. How will the play-in tournament shake out and who will the Pistons meet in the first round? With the Hawks and Cavaliers the likely four-five matchup, Blake and Wes debate which team is the better matchup for the Pistons should they make it out of the first round. Plus, a look at potential playoff rotations and how J.B. Bicker...