Alright, yep, the Pistons are officially rolling right now. Check out Steve Blake’s pin-point fourth quarter bounce pass to Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who knows a thing or two about elevating in the open floor: https://vine.co/v/ipExhWW6hOD
February 18th not only marks the fourth day of apologies from guys who forgot to buy their wives or girlfriends Valentine’s Day gifts, it also stands as the NBA’s trade deadline. Just three weeks ago, Detroit Pistons head coach, president of basketball operations, and “Form a f***ing wall” founder Stan Van Gundy said that he fully expects the … Read more
A few days back, Frank Isola of the New York Daily News reported that the New York Knicks were in the market for point guards, and one of interest to them was Brandon Jennings. Report: Knicks interested in trade for Brandon Jenningshttps://t.co/EIlGeVyRL5 pic.twitter.com/OkE2r8uffB — CBS Sports NBA (@CBSSportsNBA) January 1, 2016 Since returning from injury, Jennings … Read more
When closing out a six-game West Coast road trip by going 0-for-California, a team is often best served looking for bits and pieces of positivity in a sea often rife with the opposite. For the Detroit Pistons, who dropped their fourth straight with a 97-85 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, that ray of light … Read more
Steve Blake knew he’d walked himself into a sticky situation the moment he crossed halfcourt. With his team already on the wrong end of a 10-2 run, the Pistons’ reserve point guard suddenly found himself trapped in the corner without a dribble, harassed by Warriors bench hounds Leandro Barbosa and Shaun Livingston. As Barbosa pried the ball free, Blake … Read more
The Pistons’ preseason backcourt edition of musical chairs rages on this evening, as Steve Blake’s first appearance in a Pistons’ uniform is set to coincide with the absence of shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Blake, acquired from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Quincy Miller this past offseason, has sat out all seven Pistons preseason games after … Read more
To say the Pistons are flying under the radar would be an understatement. With their anti-playoff streak resting comfortably at six seasons, and with zero national television broadcasts to their name for the upcoming campaign, it’s at least semi-understandable when they get overlooked by the basketball population at large. Still, things are supposed to be … Read more
First Brandon Jennings. Then Steve Blake. Now Reggie Jackson? We’re barely a week into training camp and it appears the Pistons are already down to a single point guard. While Jennings continues his recovery from a ruptured Achilles tendon and Blake works to comply with the NBA’s concussion protocol after taking a hit last week, Jackson joined … Read more
It appears as though two-a-days can’t come to a close soon enough. Just four days into Pistons training camp, reserve guard Steve Blake topped a list of three Pistons who found themselves sidelined with various ailments this week. It was revealed Friday afternoon that Blake had been diagnosed with a concussion two days ago. Meanwhile, guard … Read more
The Detroit Pistons have enlisted producers from the comedy website Funny or Die to bring a spark to the promotion game. Their partnership began on Media Day as Lamorne Morris of New Girl fame took the time to bring a handful of Pistons onto his own personal game show dubbed The Backboard. Morris, among other things, … Read more
If the Pistons’ current roster is any indication, second year head coach Stan Van Gundy loves position battles. With 18 players under contract and another possibly joining the fold soon — they’re rumored to be a frontrunner for 6-foot-10 center Eric Moreland — the Pistons are closing in on Spring Training split squad numbers. Here’s where the extensive roster figure stands … Read more
The Detroit Pistons have reportedly traded small forward Quincy Miller to the Brooklyn Nets for veteran point guard Steve Blake. #Pistons have acquired vet PG Steve Blake from the #Nets in exchange for Quincy Miller, a league source tells the Free Press. @RealGM 1st. — VinceEllis (@AlabamaScribe56) July 13, 2015 The 12-year journeyman Blake has played for seven teams … Read more
