The Pindown: A Detroit Pistons Podcast

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we're talking about your 4-1 Detroit Pistons. Ben and I talk about Blake Griffin's 50-point game against Philadelphia, the rotation ripple effects from Luke Kennard's shoulder injury, and we have our first official edition of Andre Drummond: Three Point Watch. As always, we appreciate your continued support of the p...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we are FINALLY talking about actual Detroit Pistons games. Ben Gulker and I talk about your 2-0 Pistons, Blake Griffin's All-Star caliber play in the first two games, our growing trepidation about Andre Drummond shooting threes, Luke Kennard's missing minutes, and Dwane Casey's love of three-guard lineups. As always...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press on to preview the Pistons season. Vince and I talk about his Sunday column on Blake Griffin, the contrast in demeanor between Stan Van Gundy and and Dwane Casey, and the knowledge he dropped on some lucky Michigan State journalism students prior to the final preaseaon ga...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have the Cleveland Cavaliers team preview up next in our series. I talk to Carter Rodriguez and Justin Rowan of Fear The Sword and The Chase Down pod about Kevin Love's extension, the way forward in Cleveland, and hidden gem Cedi Osman. LeBron James comes up once or twice too, no big deal. As always, we appreciat...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have the Miami Heat team preview up next in our series. Ben and I talk to Nekias Duncan and Christian Hernandez of 5 Reasons Sports and the Miami Heat Beat podcast about Miami's crowded wing rotation, Hassan Whiteside, corner sniper, and why Nekias hates Dwyane Wade. As always, we appreciate your continued suppor...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have the Toronto Raptors team preview up next in our series. Ben and I talk to Blake Murphy of The Athletic Toronto and Kelsea O’Brien of Raptors HQ about the Kawhi Leonard trade, the Raptors winning 63 (!?!) games, and Delon Wright, Dribble God. As always, we appreciate your continued support of the podcast, and...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have the Atlanta Hawks team preview up next in our series. I talk to Jameelah Johnson of ATLHawksFans.com about Trae Young's popularity, if Atlantans will show up for a rebuilding squad, and how competitive a tanking team can be on a night-to-night basis. As always, we appreciate your continued support of the pod...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have the Orlando Magic team preview up next in our series. Ben and I talk to Preston Ellis of Orlando Pinstriped Post about Mo Bamba, number 5, Aaron Gordon's development, and Orlando's big plans for 2020.  As always, we appreciate your continued support of the podcast, and the best way to do that is to share, li...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have the Charlotte Hornets team preview up next in our series. I talk to Dylan Jackson and Evan Dyal of At The Hive about trading Kemba Walker, the Hornets' glut of expensive wings and bigs, and how their new coach James Borrego is going to shake things up in Charlotte. As always, we appreciate your continued sup...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have the Brooklyn Nets team preview up next in our series. I talk to Nicholas LeTourneau of Nets Republic about D'Angelo Russell's passing ability, Spencer Dinwiddie's progress since he left Detroit, and Nick's sweet-ass Bad Boys-era snapback. As always, we appreciate your continued support of the podcast, and th...

Happy Labor Day, everyone!. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have the Milwaukee Bucks team preview up next in our series. I talk to Robert Flom of The Basketball Index about how Giannis Antetokounmpo should be used, Milwaukee's motley crew of young players, and how much money Khris Middleton and Tobias Harris are going to make in 2019. As always, we appreciat...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have the Chicago Bulls team preview up next in our series. Ben and I talk to Stephen Noh of The Athletic Chicago about the Jabari Parker signing, Chicago's crowded young frontcourt, and the chance the Bulls make the playoffs. Spoiler: The Bulls are not making the playoffs. As always, we appreciate your continued...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have the Indiana Pacers team preview up next in our series. I have a great conversation with Tony East and Adam Friedman of Locked on Pacers about Myles Turner taking a leap, LeBron's uncalled goaltend in Game 7 of last year's first-round playoffs, and TJ Leaf... way more TJ Leaf than I expected going in. As alwa...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we are doing our next Eastern Conference team preview! I preview the Philadelphia 76ers with Jackson Frank of Liberty Ballers - we talk about Philly's draft-day trade, Ben Simmons' offensive repitoire, and how Markelle Fultz is a large swing piece for thist team moving forward. As always, we appreciate your continue...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have the Washinton Wizards team preview up next in our series. Ben Gulker and I talk to Michael Sykes of Bullets Forever about Otto Porter's greatness, the Wizards' potential locker room dysfunction, and Washington as a 50-win team in 2019. As always, we appreciate your continued support of the podcast, and the b...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we are doing our first Eastern Conference team preview! Ben Gulker and I preview the Boston Celtics with James Holas of BBall Breakdown and Alex Kungu of CelticsBlog and The Stepien, and we get to topics such as "Why should Al Horford come off the bench?" "Which do you love more, Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown?" and "...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have DBB's own Ryan Pravato on to recap the Pistons' summer league performance. Ryan and I talk about Henry Ellenson's disappointing shooting performance, Bruce Brown's long-term position, and some of the non-draftees that stood out for the Pistons in Las Vegas.  As always, we appreciate your continued support of...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have Tony East from Locked on Pacers to talk about the Glenn Robinson III signing. Ben, Tony, and I talk Robinson's fit in Detroit, the free-agent signings the Pistons have and have not made, and whether the Pistons can overtake the Pacers in the Eastern Conference.  As always, we appreciate your continued suppor...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have Detroit Bad Boys' own Sean Corp on to discuss the Pistons draft this past week. Sean and I talk about what Khyri Thomas and Bruce Brown bring to the team, Dwane Casey's assistant coaching choices, and we look forward to summer league.  As always, we appreciate your continued support of the podcast, and the b...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have SBNation's Seerat Sohi on to discuss the Detroit Pistons' new head coach, Dwane Casey. Seerat and I talk about Casey's flexibility as a coach, how he should pair Andre Drummond and Blake Griffin, and her infamous (but not long for this world?) Twitter handle. As always, we appreciate your continued support o...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we have draft talk with Jackson Hoy of The Stepien, which is, for my money, the best site for the NBA Draft since ESPN bought and hollowed out DraftExpress. Jackson and I discuss point guards that could fit in a backup role for the Pistons, wings that will be available with the 42nd pick, and one offensively-gifted...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we talk about the Pistons' starters this season. Special guest Shameek Mohile, Ben Gulker, and I offer letter grades for the starters based upon their performance this season - and go into the narrative of how Reggie Jackson, Blake Griffin, and Andre Drummond will look together next season. As always, we appreciate...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we talk about the Pistons' reserves this season. Ben Gulker and I offer letter grades for the bench mob relative to their expectations - which guys passed and which guys failed? As always, we appreciate your continued support of the podcast, and the best way to do that is to share, like, leave comments - please leav...

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week's podcast, we talk about the 39-43 Detroit Pistons with a very special guest: James Edwards III of The Athletic. James and I had a great, free-ranging talk about Stan Van Gundy's future in Detroit, James' rookie year on the Pistons beat, the Pistons' offseason, and our NBA Awards ballots. As always, we appreciate your continue...

Hi everyone, thanks for joining us during the second to last week of the Pistons' season. It's been a rollercoaster, and we've been glad to have you with us the whole way. This week, Ben Gulker is joined by Steve Hinson - Detroit Bad Boys managing editor and DBB veteran - to discuss Steve's take on this season, what the Pistons should focus on this offseason, and how good the Pistons could be a ye...