Driving to the Basket: A Detroit Pistons Podcast
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Driving to the Basket brings you weekly analysis of everything Detroit Pistons-related! New episodes Wednesday mornings. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @ToTheBasketPod
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United States
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Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Description:
Driving to the Basket brings you weekly analysis of everything Detroit Pistons-related! New episodes Wednesday mornings. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @ToTheBasketPod
Language:
English
Episodes
Episode 193: Two Paths Forward
5/3/2024
This episode builds upon the previous episode by expanding further upon the team's two potential paths forward (win now vs. development), and spends some time underlining that the Pistons are in an even more unenviable position than one might think.
Duration:00:37:57
Episode 191: President of Basketball Ops
4/24/2024
After a long hiatus, the show returns to discuss the organization's search for a President of Basketball Operations and how the hire might impact the team's offseason strategy.
Duration:00:50:57
Episode 190: Evaluating Positives
3/28/2024
This episode takes a break from the nightmarish tone of the season to examine positive takeaways.
Duration:00:43:00
Episode 189: Comparing Rebuilds - Detroit, Houston, Orlando, and OKC
3/21/2024
This episode discusses the recent injury news before launching into a comprehensive comparison between the rebuilds (so far) of the Pistons, Magic, Thunder, and Rockets.
Duration:01:02:55
Episode 188: Duren, Wiseman, Fontecchio, Cade + Ivey, etc.
3/15/2024
This episode discusses James Wiseman's recent improvements, Jalen Duren's outlook, Fontecchio's probable contract future, how Cade and Ivey can play productively together, and more.
Duration:00:52:48
Episode 187: The Unevaluable Rebuild
3/6/2024
This episode compares where the season stands to where the Pistons stood at this time last season, recaps the previous week of basketball, discusses rotations, and speaks on why it's hard to truly evaluate the status and future of the rebuild right now.
Duration:00:48:41
Episode 186: February Review (sort of)
2/28/2024
This episode reviews the month of February -- and gets very sidetracked in the process -- with a particular focus on the post-deadline roster.
Duration:01:01:28
Episode 185: The Coaching Calamity & Early Free Agency Preview
2/16/2024
This episode spends 30 minutes ranting about the new low the Pistons have reached thanks to noted incompetent Monty Williams, then speaks on free agency for awhile.
Duration:01:01:56
Episode 184: 2024 NBA Trade Deadline Recap
2/9/2024
This episode recaps a very surprising trade deadline for the Pistons.
Duration:00:56:51
Episode 183: Pre-Trade Deadline Mini-Episode
2/6/2024
This mini-episode examines trade deadline scenarios.
Duration:00:28:37
Episode 182: The Killian Hayes News, Cade + Ivey, and More Trade Deadline Talk
2/1/2024
This episode discusses the recent news about Killian Hayes, analyzes the fit between Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey, and speaks about more about the fast-approaching trade deadline.
Duration:00:57:55
Episode 181: The Trade, an Early Trade Deadline Preview, and Some Game Recaps
1/18/2024
This meandering episode discusses the recent trade, does a quick preview of the fast-approaching trade deadline, and recaps the last few games.
Duration:00:53:38
Episode 180: Mailbag!
1/10/2024
This episode responds to a variety of listener-submitted questions. Thank you to everyone who sent in a question!
Duration:00:51:50
Episode 179: The Monty Conundrum
1/4/2024
This episode features an impassioned loss of patience with the team's astoundingly awful head coach and opines on the very, very frustrating loss against the Jazz, the disheartening blowout loss against the Rockets, and the relieving win against the Raptors.
Duration:00:59:31
Episode 178: History Has Been Made... the History Nobody Wanted to Make
12/27/2023
This episode recaps the organization's record-breaking 27th straight loss in a single season, commiserates with fellow Pistons fans, and apportions blame for the disaster this season (and, to a lesser but still significant extent, the rebuild) has devolved into.
Duration:01:01:53
Episode 177: Where to Go From Here
12/14/2023
This angrier-than-usual episode discusses all that's gone wrong so far in the season and what can be done about it (not likely much) this season.
Duration:00:40:32
Episode 176: Evaluating Monty Williams, Recent Developments, and the Zach LaVine Question
12/6/2023
This episode discusses Monty Williams's performance at the quarter-season mark of his first campaign with the Pistons, evaluates recent system changes, speaks further on flawed front office strategy, and talks Zach Lavine's availability on the trade market.
Recorded just prior to the Wednesday game against the Grizzlies.
Duration:00:57:16
Episode 175: What’s Gone Wrong? An In-Depth Analysis of the Rebuild
11/29/2023
This feature-length episode takes a close look at the organization's poorly planned rebuild strategy and how it led the team to where it stands today.
Duration:01:02:00
Episode 174: The State of the Team - Where We Stand
11/22/2023
This episode speaks further on the team's frustratingly slow start, the state of the rebuild, expectations, and more.
Duration:00:54:11
Episode 173: Contextualizing a Frustrating Start to the Season (and Troy Weaver’s Job Security)
11/16/2023
This episode discusses another frustrating early season, plus some segments on Troy Weaver's job security, Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, and lineups.
Duration:00:58:49