Depending upon what you’ve read about Allen Iverson’s financial difficulties in recent years, this may not come as a surprise. In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated’s Chris Ballard, Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes revealed a relatively noteworthy Allen Iverson strip club habit that had him raining down a teacher’s salary on a regular … Read more
The Detroit Pistons announced on Sunday morning that they have relived head coach Mo Cheeks of his duties after 50 games. The news was first reported by Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. The Pistons had high expectations coming into this season, expectations such as getting back to the Playoffs for the first time since 2009 and … Read more
After getting shellacked on their home court last night against the Utah Jazz, the Detroit Pistons hopped on the plane and flew to our nation’s capital to take on the Washington Wizards. The last time the Pistons visited the Verizon Center, the Wizards blew them out and the Pistons left with a little bit of … Read more
It had been since 2013 since the Detroit Pistons’ last win. The losing streak spanned six games, falling to teams with records under .500. Tonight, against the Philadelphia 76ers, the Pistons found a way to win. It didn’t start the right way. The Sixers opened up a 19-4 lead behind seven points from Thaddeus Young … Read more
This was the classic trap game for the Detroit Pistons. Coming off a road win against the Indiana Pacers, the team didn’t start off right against a lesser opponent like the Boston Celtics. The Celtics scored the game’s first six points behind Brandon Bass and Jeff Green. Later, Jared Sullinger had a layup, Jordan Crawford … Read more
Trying to bounce back from yet another tough loss where they blew yet another fourth quarter lead, the Detroit Pistons entered an arena where they hadn’t won since January 29, 2008. The Indiana Pacers also owned the NBA’s best record and were unbeaten at home. Piece of cake. The Pistons started off just like they … Read more
Josh Smith didn’t have a successful return to Atlanta on November 20 as the Pistons fell to the Hawks. When the Pistons made a trip to the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, they wanted to make sure Brandon Jennings didn’t suffer the same fate. Jennings, who spent his first four seasons with the Bucks, was booed … Read more
The Detroit Pistons needed a big day. Coming off depressing losses to the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers will do that to you. The young Philadelphia 76ers proved to be the remedy for Detroit’s woes. The Pistons went up 13-2 after an Andre Drummond layup, a Kentavious Caldwell-Pope triple and dunk, and triples … Read more
The Detroit Pistons went on the road and defeated the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. They came back to The Palace on Monday night and jumped out all over the Milwaukee Bucks. After playing with so much energy in the second half against Brooklyn, the Pistons brought the same energy from the tip. Brandon Jennings, the … Read more
Yeah, that’s right. I would rather have Brandon Jennings than Rajon Rondo for the Detroit Pistons. Ever since Jennings was acquired on July 30, there have been plenty of rumors that Jennings will be part of a package to the Boston Celtics for Rondo. Jennings is eligible to be traded on December 15. Here’s why I … Read more
On Tuesday, the NBA released the full 2013-14 schedule. Here are some highlights of the Detroit Pistons schedule. Josh Smith and Brandon Jennings will make their Pistons debuts when the season opens up on October 30 from The Palace of Auburn Hills at 7:30. Chauncey Billups and Rasheed Wallace will also make their Palace returns … Read more
Detroit Pistons GM Joe Dumars is at it again. Dumars executed a sign-and-trade for Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Jennings. Detroit will send Brandon Knight, Slava Kravtsov, and Khris Middleton to Milwaukee. Jennings will sign a 3-year $24 million deal with the Pistons. Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the deal. Personally, I’m … Read more
Something new here at Detroit Sports Nation, we are adding a Pistons mailbag session called “KC Knows”. I will answer questions that fans have about the Detroit Pistons. Question: Who do you think the Pistons will draft? Answer: I think the Pistons will have to go after 1 of their 2 needs, a scoring forward … Read more
The Detroit Pistons have found their man. After a six week search in which they brought in Hall of Famer Phil Jackson to help with the coaching search, they hired former Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers head coach Maurice “Mo” Cheeks. ESPN’s Mark Stein was the first to report the story. Cheeks was hired … Read more
