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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26 comments

  1. There is something worth being stated about this disappointing home loss. Despite not having 4 key players in rotation, the Pistons still had 3 lottery picks chosen with the 5th selection. Therefore, there should not be an excuse for losing to an older team playing on a back-to-back East coast trip.

    IMO, Ivey, AT, and Holland were drafted high for a reason. Obviously, something didn’t materialize last night and this is concerning.

  3. Should have been a win. Even the broadcast guys called out the lack of shooting. So many wide open looks from 3 that were missed. Sasser 0/4, Daniss 1/3, Javonte 1/5, Ivey 0/5, Holland 1/7, Levert 0/3. FIX THE SHOOTING

  4. No need to make a long comment. GET A LEGIT SCORER. Problem solved! Heck I even like John Collins playing the 4 for us. He was rumored a year ago. John Collins was shooting that 3 ball

  8. 1st Listen. This is why I think we need a trade. Without Cade we struggle too much for me. Offensively. We need a guy who can get busy on em when Cade is out of the game. Injury or subbed out….whatever.

  11. Crazy that Ron was shooting 40% behind the arch in summer league with the Drive but can’t hit them now. Disappointing loss, watching that 4th quarter was rough

  12. I agree with everything you said on this one. Definitely need more shooting. I honestly don't think Ivey can provide what he used too. He's just not explosive right now. Seems like he's not fully healthy.

  14. 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

  19. 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.

  20. 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

  23. 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

  25. 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.

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