Driving to the Basket: A Detroit Pistons Podcast

Episode 135: Recapping the Troy Weaver’s Regime Thus Far

This episode recaps and analyzes Troy Weaver's decisions to date, in the midst of this third consecutive rebuilding season for the Pistons.

Episode 134: Was That Trade Wise, Man?

This episode recaps the trade that brought James Wiseman to Detroit: the background, Wiseman as a player, considerations, and what would make the trade a success.

Episode 133: The Trade Deadline & the Rest of the Season (with Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free Press & The Pistons Pulse)

This episode, with guest Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free Press and the Pistons Pulse, talks the upcoming trade deadline, the offseason, and how to find some enjoyment in the remainder of the season.

Episode 132: Playoffs?!

News has it that the organization has ardent hopes of making the playoffs next season. What route could the Pistons follow to get there?

Episode 131: Mailbag!

This somewhat-meandering mailbag answers listener-submitted questions.

 

Sorry for the lack of an episode last week; some difficult things were going on.

Episode 130: Midseason Review! (with Jack Kelly of Detroit Bad Boys)

This episode, featuring guest Jack Kelly of Detroit Bad Boys, reviews the season-so-far at (slightly past) the midway point: thoughts on the season to date, developments versus expectations, and player grades for the youth.

Episode 129: Where the Rebuild Stands

Three years after the Pistons made the decision to pivot to a rebuild, where does the progress stand? Some discussion on that, plus talk of Marvin Bagley's upcoming absence, Hamidou Diallo's return to the rotation, and Killian Hayes' recent suspension.

Episode 128: Areas of Improvement

This episode goes over important areas in which each of the team's significant young players (sans the injured Cade) would do well to improve, plus some discussion about the team's ugly collapse against the Clippers.

Episode 127: Something Positive

This episode analyzes the positive for each of the team's young players, in a fashion that is hopefully somewhat uplifting.

 

(Recorded on 12/17 for posting on 12/21; hopefully nothing outdates it before it's posted.)

Episode 126: Recent Developments

This episode explains the podcast's recent hiatus, criticizes Dwane Casey, and discusses whether or not Bojan Bogdanovic should be traded.