If there were any qualms as to why the Detroit Pistons signed point guard Reggie Jackson to a five-year, $80 million deal in the offseason, they’ve been banished. Jackson, who is averaging a career-high 19.1 points and 6.4 assists per game in his first full season with the Pistons, currently has Detroit in the … More Pistons’ Reggie Jackson harshly ethers heckling fan on Twitter
Last night, according the multiple reports, the four players participating in the 2016 Dunk Contest were announced for All-Star Weekend. Here are the players that will be taking part in this event on Saturday, Feb 13 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto: Will Barton, Denver Nuggets (6′ 6″ 175 lbs) Andre Drummond, Detriot Pistons … More 2016 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Particpatants Named
NBA All-Star weekend is the best All-Star show in all of sports. NBA stars get together, team up by conference, and battle for conference bragging rights. The starters have been announced, and coaches got to vote on who fills the remaining seven slots on the bench. Many players are deserving of a seat, but will … More 2016 NBA All-Star Reserves Announced
In a 110-97 loss to the Detroit Pistons inside the Palace of Auburn Hills on Wednesday evening, Nerlens Noel was one of the few bright spots in the game for the Philadelphia Sixers, as he threw down a poster dunk on Andre Drummond. In the loss, Jerami Grant had 21 points, while Nerlens scored 20 … More VIDEO: Nerlens Noel Posterizes Andre Drummond
Happy Friday to all the hoop heads out there! This week only has a few topics because of the big news: – David Blatt is fired – What kind of job security do coaches have? – Lue taking over – Draymond Green and Andre Drummond not voted in ASG – Under-appreciation of big men
Dennis Rodman and Moses Malone. Two of the best rebounders of all time and two of the greats. To be on any kind of list with them is not just great, but it changes people’s perspective of you. Andre Drummond is no longer seen as a young center with incredible talent and potential, but a … More Fun With Numbers: Andre Drummond Rebounding Like Rodman and Malone
The most improved player of the year award usually goes to someone that’s having a somewhat average career but then has a break out year. The obvious pick so far this season in my opinion is Andre Drummond. We knew Andre Drummond was a beast on the boards but sheesh!! What he’s doing now is astonishing. … More Steph Curry: The most improved player of the year that’s not in the discussion
Stan Van Gundy’s teams revolve around a dominant center. His teams in Orlando revolved around star center Dwight Howard, and players that can shoot three pointers. Van Gundy now has Andre Drummond in Detroit, and he surrounded Drummond with shooters. The 2015 Pistons are turning into the 2007 Magic, and Drummond is turning into Howard. … More Stan Van Gundy has found his new Dwight Howard
The Detroit Pistons have been the surprise team of the Eastern Conference so far this season. They have gotten off to a hot 5-1 start due to the stellar play from Andre Drummond. Drummond didn’t disappoint last night. He led the way with 29 points and 27 rebounds while adding three blocks in a 120-103 … More Andre Drummond Becoming “Andre The Giant”
The Pistons are a young team that’s still trying to find it’s place in the Eastern Conference. They have had the talent to become a playoff team over the past couple seasons, but have not lived up to expectations. They have taken the league by storm so far with a 3-0 start, but the team … More VIDEO: Andre Drummond Puts Up a HUGE Double-Double
The Detroit Pistons have linked up with Funny or Die to make the longest oop ever. The alley-oop thrown up by Reggie Jackson traveled for twenty days to get to Andre Drummond. A lot of Detroit celebrities made a cameo appearance to help the ball get to its destination and this couldn’t have been more … More VIDEO: Pistons pull off the “Longest Oop Ever”
This week on Fisch’s Friday Rant, I talk about a couple Eastern Conference topics: The Detroit Pistons and how their new team looks The “locks” for the first 6 seeds in the Eastern Conference Playoffs(Check out Aram’s predictions here) Who will grab the last 2 seeds in the Eastern Conference Playoffs
Even though we didn’t see the big name stars of Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, or LeBron James, Team USA still put on an exciting game in preparation for their 2016 Olympics run in Rio. The 2015 Team USA’s mini-camp ended with an exhibition game that appeared more as a pick-up game. With the devastating injury … More VIDEO: Team White wins 134-128 in USA Basketball Showcase
South Central Los Angeles’ “Drew League,” founded by Alvin Willis in 1973, has morphed into somewhat of a summer hoops hotbed for NBA-ers looking for competition against former D-I, D-II, D-III, streetballers and those that found success playing basketball in different corners of the world overseas. Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Nick Young and … More VIDEO: James Harden, Klay Thompson duel at Drew League
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