The Pindown: A Detroit Pistons Podcast

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we're talking about your Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I recap Detroit's offseason moves and Vegas Summer League play, our expectations for this year, and what the US winning the Ryder cup has to do with this NBA season. Thanks to everyone who stuck with us through the offseason hiatus - we will be back weekly now...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we're talking about your Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about Cade Cunningham officially becoming a Piston, the roster shakeups the team made on draft night and after the draft, the prospects the Pistons picked up in the second round, and some of the free agents the Pistons are rumored to be interested in thi...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we're talking about your #1 overall pick-having Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about the Olympic men's basketball disappointment, the NBA Finals, and answer your questions the week of the 2021 NBA Draft. As always, we appreciate your continued support of the podcast, and the best way to do that is to share, s...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we're talking about your #1 overall pick-having Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I run through our immediate emotions after winning the lottery, Cade Cunningham's star potential, Jerami Grant playing in the Olympics, and more.  As always, we appreciate your continued support of the podcast, and the best way to do that...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we're talking about the Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about the hiring of John Beilein, the firing? parting of ways? with Gregg Polinsky, and a hypothetical trade scenario at the top of this year's draft.  As always, we appreciate your continued support of the podcast, and the best way to do that is to share, subscr...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we talk about your 2020-21 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I give out our letter grades for each of the guys on the roster; I think you can guess who fared well, but I'll be curious to see if you agree with our evaluations of some of the fill-in pieces on this team.  As always, we appreciate your continued support of...

With the 2020-2021 season in the rearview mirror, Matt and I discuss the Pistons end to the regular season, and their draft lottery odds. Speaking of the lottery, we both go over who we'd select in the top five of the draft (one through five). From there we move on a Detroit LEGEND in Ben Wallace. We'll take more about his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame, his legacy as a player and just...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we talk only a little bit about your 20-and-hopefully-52 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I spend more time on Ben Wallace making the Basketball Hall of Fame, Dwane Casey's extension, and what non-Pistons team we'll be paying attention to in this year's playoff picture.  As always, we appreciate your continued support...

In this week's episode of Inside The Cylinder, Matt and David discuss the Pistons 119-100 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. While there wasn't much to be excited about from an on-court perspective, this loss means Detroit is only two more Ls away from securing a bottom two record for the 2020-21 season. We'll take a look at their upcoming schedule, the lottery odds, and try our best to break dow...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we talk about your 20-48 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about Sekou Doumbouya's pick-sixes, how glad we are Dwane Casey is coaching the team in the wake of the report about Indiana Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgren, and Deividas Sirvydis proving he can ball a lil bit.  As always, we appreciate your continued suppor...

In this week's episode of Inside The Cylinder, David and Matt take a look at the race to the bottom of the NBA standings. Your Pistons surprisingly have sole possession of the second worst record in entire Association, but we're a bit surprised that Detroit decided to go full-on tank mode. We'll take a look at Detroit's remaining schedule, and how their losses affect the lottery odds. We also brea...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we talk about your 19-45 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about Kid Week, what we would do differently if we were Terminator Troy Weaver, and look around the league at matchups between tanking teams.   The Pistons played their kids, the kids played well, they lost (mostly) and other teams at the bottom of the s...

After last week's mailbag episode, we talked everything relevant to the Detroit Pistons rebuild. Matt is joined by Duncan Smith to break everything down for you. Highlights include: How we were wrong about Troy Weaver's offseason What the new timeline looks like Where the Pistons should go from here A breakdown of what next year's roster might look like All of that and more in this week's episode!...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we talk about your 18-43 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about how the Pistons can maximize Hamidou Diallo, analyze how many wins the Pistons should be able to get the rest of the season (spoiler, not many, which should make everyone happy), and Jerami Grant's comments about "Doing something big next year."  A...

Your questions, our answers - it's mailbag time, babaaayyyy! In this week's episode of Inside The Cylinder, Matt and I answer some of the most existential questions regarding the Pistons. Well, maybe not that heavy, but thanks to a few members of Pistons Twitter, we were able to address some of your inquiries regarding the current and future state of Detroit Basketball. Thanks to all who submitted...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we talk about your 17-40 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about Isaiah Stewart deserving a spot on the All-Rookie team, TANKWATCH, and our conflicting emotions on that Killian Hayes shot against the Clippers.  As always, we appreciate your continued support of the podcast, and the best way to do that is to shar...

We took last week off from the Pistons to talk the upcoming NBA Draft, so in case you missed that episode, make sure to check it out here! Now, we’re back talking Detroit Basketball. In this episode we focus on the French Connection - that is, Killian Hayes’ return, and the consistently curious case that is Sekou Doumbouya. Matt and I will break down what we’ve liked about their games recently, an...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we talk about your 16-37 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about Killian Hayes playing good against bad teams and bad against good teams, why Sekou Doumbouya is getting more minutes and what he's doing with them, and ... the Masters. Because this is a 16-win Pistons team. Don't judge us.   As always, we apprecia...

Now that the NCAA tournament has come and gone, we figured it'd be a great time to preview the upcoming NBA draft! Since Matt and I aren't draft gurus ourselves, we'd decided to ask for some backup, so we brought on Adam Spinella. Spinella is the Assistant Men's Basketball coach at Dickinson College, and currently covers the draft on his personal blog, The Box and One. He also writes for SB Nation...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we talk about your 14-35 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk with former host of Locked on Pistons and current PlayMichigan.com writer Matt Schoch about Killian Hayes' return, Saddiq Bey hitting the rookie wall, and a term I just learned on the pod - "Emotional Hedging."  Matt was a gracious guest, we really appre...

Inside The Cylinder is back following the trade deadline! In this episode Matt Way and David Fernandez discuss the trade that sent Delon Wright to Sacramento Kings for Cory Joseph and two second round picks. Was it a good trade, bad trade, or just ....ya know.. a trade? Also, we share our thoughts on why we weren't that upset that Detroit held onto Wayne Ellington. And since Hamidou Diallo has fin...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we talk about your 12-33 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about what did - and didn't - happen at the trade deadline for the Pistons, the impact of Jerami Grant's quad contusion (just rest him, please) and Blake Griffin's heel turn in his return to Little Ceasar's Arena.  As always, we appreciate your continued...

We’re only a day and a half away from the 2021 NBA Trade deadline, so you know what that means! Speculative trade conversation time! Matt Way and I (David Fernandez) talk some official trade discussions, including the Sacramento Kings offering up Marvin Bagley for Saddiq Bey. Some trade rumors, including the Pistons “lurking” around Victor Oladipo, as reported by ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. And some t...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's episode we talk about your 12-29 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about Isaiah Stewart's ceiling, Frank Jackson taking advantage of more playing time, the good news about Killian Hayes' return, and a new segment I'm calling "The Awful Thing That’s Annoying Me." As always, we appreciate your continued support of the pod...

The Detroit Pistons continue to shape the roster in Troy Weaver's image, as made evident by the recent Hamidou Diallo acquisition. Now, how about Aaron Gordon? Chris Haynes from Yahoo Sports recently reported that the Pistons are one of the teams that are possibly interested in acquiring Gordon from the Orlando Magic. Does he make sense for the new-look Detroit Pistons? Matt and David discuss thei...