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Andy and Steve give their yearly assessment of the Detroit Pistons Franchise. This year there are many reasons to celebrate, but Steve say not so fast as there are still plenty of things to be concerned about.

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Andy and Steve grade the Detroit Pistons moves at the 2025 NBA Trade Deadline and Steve dives in the numbers of Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart when they play much more than their average minute load.

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Andy and Steve state why Cade Cunningham is an All-NBA player this season then end the episode with what Steve thinks is THE ONLY trade this team can make at the 2025 NBA Trade Deadline.

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Jam Hines of No Ceilings returns for our first NBA Draft show of 2025! Jam and Steve reveal their first Big Boards of the 2025 NBA Draft Class and how they see this class breaks down from the top on down. Jam and Steve question each other's Big Boards and end with one pitch for a 2025 NBA Draft prospect to stay in the 2025 NBA Draft no matter what and one pitch for a 2025 NBA Draft prospect who needs to go back for next year.

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Steve makes the argument that the Pistons find themselves in a pickle to start 2025. Andy listens and refutes some of Steve's claims. The guys also discuss Cade's stellar play and Steve runs through some Malik Beasley trade scenarios before ending with a perfect Pistons prospect for the 2025 NBA Draft.

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Andy and Steve speak on the identity of the 2024-25 Detroit Pistons after 33 games. We open with the sad news of Jaden Ivey's injury and well wished for him while celebrating the steps forward he's made this season. Next Andy and Steve give their opinions on the team identity of the squad and then give performance reviews for the players in the main rotation. The episode ends with Steve's trade ideas for the current trade market.

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Andy and Steve explain why the Detroit Pistons 2025 Offseason starts right now. The guys give a detailed breakdown of the 2025 Free Agent Class, the current NBA Trade Market, and end with Steve's Pistons Specific 2025 NBA Draft Big Board

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Andy and Steve check in on the 2024-25 Detroit Pistons 22 games in. The guys cover what this team has looked like without Cade, how great Cade, Ivey, and Beasley have been, and Steve tries to convince Andy this team NEEDS to make a trade this season.

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Jam and Steve discuss who is the best returning prospect for the 2025 NBA Draft. Steve lays out the field, so criticize him if you disagree. The guys discuss: Collin Murray-Boyles, Alex Karaban, Hunter Sallis, Mackenzie Mgbako, Dink Pate, Malique Lewis. The episode ends with some surprise prospect returners in contention for the top returner and returners Jam and Steve think will be in the conversation for the 1st round come June.

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Steve and Andy won't have you whining about Cade Cunningham. The guys break down how great the Pistons lead dog has been playing 13 games into the 2024-25 NBA Season. The two then turn to analyzing the rest of the 2024-25 Detroit Pistons and even start talking trades at the end of the episode. Make sure to hear Steve's lecture to Beef Stew for getting ejected from the Bucks game.

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Andy and Steve break down every Piston in the 9 man rotation through 8 games of the 2024-25 Season. Highlights include: Cade and Ivey's sympatico, Stew's defense, and Ron's hustle. Lowlights are: Duren's foul trouble and defense, turnovers galore from the center position, Fontecchio's struggles.

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Andy and Steve discuss the first three games of the 2024-25 Detroit Pistons season. They give their individual game notes stopping to ponder: what is Beef Stew anymore?; Jalen Duren's getting cooker by shooting centers; Beasley and Fontecchio should play more; and Cade is a HOF level playmaker while Ivey is RIDICLOUSLY good at taking care of the ball so far. The pod ends with the reasoning why this is make or break seasons for everyone except Cade on this squad.

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Our annual tradition returns for the 3rd season of Rez Ball-only this time Jam joins in on the action! The Matt Pennie Special is named after Patron Saint of Draft Twitter Matt Pennie who correctly identified Josh Primo and Josh Minott BEFORE everyone else in their respective NBA Draft classes. Steve's conditions are that Jam and himself identify ONE NBA Draft prospect who is a 1st year eligible Draft prospect (normally a college freshman) and IS NOT an RSCI Top 50 Recruit. Jam and Steve then argue that by the end of the Draft Cycle their prospect will play themselves into being a 2025 NBA Draftee.

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Andy and Steve finally have their first look at Tobias Harris on the 2024-25 Detroit Pistons. They discuss their concerns as well as celebrate the areas in Tobias' game that have been great. The guys also give their observations through 4 preseason games and end on the one fact not enough Piston fans are celebrating.

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Andy and Steve break down the 2024-25 Detroit Pistons first two preseason games to give the highs and the lows from these games as well as ask how Tobias and Ausar fit into all this.

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Steve celebrates the short kings of NCAA Basketball and asks us all to reconsider 6 prospects 6 feet and under. We cover Mississippi State's Josh Hubbard, Tennessee's Zakai Zeigler, Kansas State's Dug McDaniel, Gonzaga's Ryan Nembhard, St. Louis's Isaiah Swope, and end with the best 6 feet and under prospect of the bunch in Maryland's Ja'Kobi Gillespie

Andy returns(!) and he and Steve try and figure out the 2024-25 Detroit Pistons rotation. Along the way the discuss the recent pre-Training Camp signings and try to imagine what all these proposed Isaiah Stewart and Jaden Ivey would look like.

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Steve dives even deeper into the 2025 NBA Draft Class by finding players with exemplary production and makes a case for why they should be on your radar for the 2025 NBA Draft. Exemplars covered are: Gabe Dynes of Youngstown State, Gabe Dorsey of William & Mary, Kezza Giffa at High Point, Elijah Hawkins from Minnesota, PJ Haggerty of Memphis, Jalen Blackmon at the U, and Andersson Garcia of Texas A&M.

Steve kicks off season 3 of RezBall with one of his favorite parts of the NBA Draft: Super Sleepers! Steve highlights a legit RezBaller in Treysen Eaglestaff of North Dakota to start off then dives into the games of: Mike Sharavjamts of Utah; Nate Santos from Dayton; Pierre Brooks II out of Butler; Justin Abson playing for Georgia; and ends with Wright State's Brandon Noel.

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Andy and Steve take a look at Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey's three-point shooting from last year and find a surprising statistic that proves these two DO work well together.

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Jam and Steve close the book on the 2024 NBA Draft Class by trying to predict which players in this class will find consistent NBA success.

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Andy and Steve review the 2024 Detroit Pistons Summer League with some surprising stat revelations.

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Andy and Steve breakdown the Pistons Offseason so far and end on why it is hard for them to feel great about the team as it currently stands.

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Kellen Voss joins us to analyze the entire roster for the 2024-25 Michigan Wolverines Men's Basketball Squad.

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Andy and Steve recap the Pistons 2024 Draft as well as look at the updated 2024 Free Agent class to say who the Pistons NEED to target.

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We are happy to once again have the crew all together for our annual Mock Draft! Tune in and hear the shenanigans from Scott, Steve Hinson, Andy, Jam, and Myself!

Andy and Steve finish scouring the NBA cap sheets to find teams in desperate need to salary dumps and ponder what these teams can offer the Pistons. The guys also open with a discussion of Monty Williams' firing and potential candidates for the NEW Head Coach of the Detroit Pistons.

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Andy and Steve argue for the Pistons to look at taking on salary dumps in order to gain assets for the future. From picks to young role players, this is an exhaustive list of salary the Pistons could eat in order to help the team.

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Jam and Steve look at the Final Draft Declarations for the 2024 Draft and see who made a great decision staying in and touch on a few players that made a bad decisions declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft.

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Andy and Steve are joined by Lance Caporossi of the 3 Championship Drive podcast to discuss ALL the potential trades for the Pistons. From hunting for Big Names to Smaller Trades that could provide meaningful impact they guys cover the entire 2024 Trade Landscape.

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Jam and Steve are excited to once again be joined by Ignacio Rissotto of No Ceilings and FIBA to break down: Alex Sarr, Juan Nunez, Pacome Dadiet, and Nikola Djurisic. The Episode ends with a FANTASTIC breakdown of how International Development systems work and how it will effect the NBA Draft moving forward.

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Andy and Steve give their initial reaction to the Detroit Pistons hire of Trajan Langdon as the President of Basketball Operations

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Andy and Steve are joined by Jack Kelly of Pistons Intellect on YouTube to discuss all things Tim Connelly. Questions such as: is waiting for Tim Connelly a good idea or a bad idea?; what is Tim Connelly's full resume?; what's the worst case scenario the Pistons search? will be answered in this episode.

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Andy and Steve are joined by Piston Mic to discuss the players the Detroit Pistons should look to select at #5.

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Andy and Steve are joined by Sean Murphy of From Half Court to go through the Candidates for the Detroit Pistons Head of Basketball Operations as reported by Mark Stein. Steve and Andy also quiz Sean on his ideal 2024 Offseason for the Detroit Pistons.

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Jam and Steve give a COMPLETE preview of both the 2024 G League Elite and NBA Draft Combines and focus in on the Prospects that need a good performance in order for them to make a final decision on whether or not they stay in the 2024 NBA Draft.

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Steve quizzes Jam about his first hand account of the 2024 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. Steve gives a recent account of NBA players who stood out at The P.I.T. and the guys use this as the basis to give their Top 5 NBA Prospects from the P.I.T.

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Andy and Steve give you EVERY player that is a free agent this 2024 Offseason and break them into Tiers that explain whether or not the Detroit Pistons COULD or SHOULD try and sign them. The podcast ends with Steve's ideal targets for the Pistons.

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As the Detroit Pistons begin their search for a new President of Basketball Operations Andy and Steve discuss the ideal traits they want to see in the next Captain of the ship. The guys also name 3 Candidates they would love to see as the next President of Basketball Operations.

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Steve unloads his research on Jalen Duren's defense. From stats this season to looking back in NBA history to compare Duren's low block numbers to see what this tells us, Steve makes the case for why Duren is the most concerning young Piston. Andy and Steve also review the players exit interviews and continue to weigh in on the search for a new President of Basketball Operations in Detroit.

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Jam and Steve preview EVERY NBA Prospect that is attending the 2024 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament as well as highlight who they think will be the Toumani Camara this year, who is going to open the most eyes, who are Jam and Steve routing for the most, and who is the best defensive prospect in Portsmouth this year. Buckle in for an hour an 51 minutes of Draft coverage. We love this time of year!

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Steve and Andy debate whether the Pistons should target players this offseason in the NBA Draft, in Trades and in Free Agency based on their upside or their fit with the team.

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Duren's bad rim protection numbers

Andy and Steve discuss recent rumblings that the Detroit Pistons could hire a President of Basketball Operations this offseason, react to Malachi Flynn's 50 point game against the Hawks, and Steve argues it's time to sound the alarms on Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren.

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Andy leads Steve down the journey of development steps and how it is improbable to think the Detroit Pistons are going to make a major leap forward in wins next season. Steve also supports this by looking at REALISTIC trade targets for the Detroit Pistons. The guys end the episode with how the team should hold the players accountable for such a terrible season as well.

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Omari Sankofa II story on Ausar and Blood Clots

Mike Curtis story on the Women Who Help Make the Detroit Pistons Possible

Jam and Steve discuss 6 Draft Prospects in the 2024 Draft Class that need to be reevaluated. While some of the players in question need to be moved up the board as a result of their play, some need to be moved down. Listen as the guys discuss Justin Edwards, Terrence Shannon Jr., Wooga Poplar, DaRon Holmes II, Reece Beekman, and Blake Hinson.

Andy and Steve argue for the Pistons needing to change their entire medical staff due to a long history of injuries. The guys also address the recent trade ideas for players such as Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren, and even CADE.

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Andy and Steve discuss the Detroit Pistons ONCE AGAIN being on the verge of trotting out the worst team in Franchise History. Steve also identifies the two free agents this off season he thinks are the IDEAL targets for the Pistons.

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Jam and Steve quiz each other on their draft philosophies. From How do you factor in offensive rebounding to the overall draft profile? to Do you put a lot of stock into NBA Bloodlines? and even How do you form your Draft Rankings? Jam and Steve cover a WIDE array of NBA Draft Topics. The pod opens with highlighting the recent play of Reed Sheppard of Kentucky and Devin Carter of Providence

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Andy and Steve look at where other teams were in year 4 of their rebuild and what their rotations looked like in order to see how the 2024 Detroit Pistons stack up. The guys also talk about the idea that the team can use the trade market to get better this offseason.

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Andy and Steve breakdown the Mike Muscala release, what's up with the Pistons rotations now that everyone is back healthy, and celebrate how awesome Cade has been for a while now.

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