GUTSY: Detroit Pistons, minus Cade Cunningham, FIGHT for upset but Collapse in Clippers Loss
Detroit Pistons nearly shock the Los Angeles Clippers despite missing Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Tobias Harris, and Isaiah Stewart. Can grit and defense carry them through adversity, or is lack of shooting their Achilles’ heel?
Ku Khahil delivers a sharp breakdown of the Pistons’ strategy against the star-studded Clippers, highlighting Ron Holland’s windmill dunk and Tolu Smith’s defensive impact. The podcast takes aim at Detroit’s three-point shooting woes, questions Jayden Ivey’s missed opportunities as a playmaker, and explores JB Bickerstaff’s coaching adjustments. Key topics include the Pistons’ defensive intensity, the desperate need to add a shooter before the trade deadline, and how role players like Duncan Robinson and Marcus Sasser are being utilized. Will Detroit’s roster tweaks unlock their full potential and keep them in the playoff hunt? Find out in this dynamic Pistons analysis.
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29 Comments
I’m not too high on Careless Lavert and my patience is running thin on MY GUY Jaden Ivey
I feel like Marcus sasser played a big part in the Pistons loss because he kept launching three-pointers attempts like 20 times and he couldn't make not a single one I mean as a player if you know you're three point attempts are not falling then you find a different way to score were easy way to score such as getting to the rim getting fouled or pass the ball around to make it to a easier shot like this is basic stuff this why I don't like the NBA in this generation these players is focus on one thing and that's shooting the three and if it doesn't fall they'll just keep shooting it until they make it instead of finding an easier way to score different ways to score I'm so glad I was born in the '80s where I watched real basketball with real basketball players that know how to play the game even the early 2000s were great this era in the NBA is flat out GARBAGE !!!! lol
Trey III, for Ivey, Lavert, ánd a first.
I was watching all those misses and then the Clippers going hard after Duncan in the 2H, and wondering why Lanier got a DNP.
A 4 Effort. #BallDontLie #TalentWins
Beasley maybe only 7m but not much D but he can shoot or he did. Gamble, yes.
Ivey Just came back this year… I would give him till the rest of the season and if he’s looking bad still I think then you can get rid of him because maybe that injury was to crucial a broken fibula is a bad injury.
Ivy is not that second guy. Hence the reason Monty benched him for killian. We need a trade. This team will struggle to score in the playoffs once a team locks in and studies them
Deeetroit basketball 🏀 trying to figure who the next one up.
I’m an J.I fan I would like to see him play better defensively, position defense not the gambling defense he’s been playing
I love ivey but i think he’s streaky and rarely performing at the level established early on, Caris off the team INSTANTLY; Add Harris and you have a good package deal for MPJ
The pistons played amazing but no shooting at the end is all. Edit didn't recall that many turnovers in the 4th dang
I predicted Ivey would struggle his first two months back and end up signing a show me contract in the summer. Sadly I was right. Hopefully Ivey will continue to recover from injury and get back the speed he lost.
Ku, Zion is playing well. I know the Pels said they wouldn’t trade him but I think that’s a bluff. We could get a potential star for a good price
We keep losing to bad teams… We tend to play down to our competition.
If the Clippers could play the Pistons exclusively, they're a playoff team.
Isn’t this explosion of second and third stringers performance somewhat unprecedented?
Normally, in these situation’s, the team goes on a losing streak.
Because they defend at so many positions with so many dudes, they’re in all the many games.
Appreciate the analysis. I’m actually in Thailand, leading my best life, getting Pistons content keeping the earths axis straight.
Free Malik
DET has 14 second rd picks up to 2032. They need to use some of those for MPJ.
I agree 4th quarter bust
Imma be honest I’m the biggest Ivey fan but he relied on his explosiveness to be a affective scorer he don’t have that right now he fell into a trap 🪤 🏀 of relying on his shooting that’s not his game he needs to work on his skills set ball handling and other ways of scoring or he’s not going to last in the nba……footwork ball handling posting passing has to improve quickly or he’s doomed….😮
Ok Ku, I know I might be in the minority here but doesn’t what you said about sasser apply to JaI too! You failed to mention a point YOU HAVE before he’s being started in both games as a PG of which we all agree he is not! Only to be The first person subbed out! It’s embarrassing, you can see it on his face!
Call me what you will I’m a Pistons fan FIRST and I still think JI could be a really good player but I feel our coaching staff is failing him! Showing NO confidence in him which lowers his confidence and playing him at times still out of position!
Ivey not right hoping he get's better because I know he is way better than this.
For ivey not to be in the game at the end was a crime
I'll have never accused Ku of being objective. Ivey is definitely on restrictions. He is on a JB loves Caris Levert restriction. Pistons were up by 15 when LeVert subbed in for in the first quarter and the lead shrunk to 7 or less. Ivey did a great job of stretching the floor with having Leonard guarding him in the corner and on the wing. When Ivey created and hit 3 consecutive shots for 6 consecutive points in about 1 minute he was benched for Levert again. Some biased and flawed logic reguarding Ivey. It tells me a lot more about you than it tells me about Ivey.
Missed opportunity? Listen I love Ausar, but we gotta start having some conversations!!! A lot of ppl think Ausar is the 2nd best player on this team, and with all your big guns out you have a chance to show how special you are…….and you go out there and play like a str8 up punk on offense!!!!! If he had half of Ron's belief in himself……smh. im done believing hes ever gonna be more than what he is…….smh. at least Ivey is coming back from a major injury…..Ausar is just timid…….and thats worse!!! Let's stop making excuses for our favorite players……he aint it!!!
Let’s be honest, we never even should have been in this game. We had 2 starters, both specialists, on the lineup and we’re down to our 3rd string center against a team that starts two likely hall of famers. It is amazing that we fared as well as we did. Simply stunning that of a couple of guys shot even marginally well we could have won. It’s frustrating because we lost in the end when leading most of the game, but this is great experience for our bench and deep bench guys to have when they are called upon.
I'm a big fan of Jaden Ivey but he's starting to piss me off. He looks like he doesn't want to be here
So JB sees what Monty saw? Ivey isnt a PG? Oh Lawd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Buddy Hield proven is a fit better at a reasonable contract.. Evaluation period ends.🤯
Pry away Keegan Murray using Jaden Ivey and fillers Move aging Tobias to the bench role.