2014 Detroit Off-Season Decisions

Usually, unsuccessful teams create buzz off of the high pick that they’re going to receive, but after the ill-fated lottery, Detroit created that buzz with their front office signing of Stan Van Gundy. Stan Van will has some interesting decisions to make with the current roster options and this year’s free agents. First, Detroit has their team options. If…

The Pros and Cons of Last Year’s Players and Why They Failed

Brandon Jennings Pros ​Decent off the dribble 3 point shooter, ​although, down a bit this year. Good in pick and roll when room to work with (not the 3 big lineup this year) Good passer – hits passing targets well. Rebounds well for a PG on contested defensive rebounds. Seems genuinely happy when players are playing as a…

Detroit’s Offensive Scheme and Why it isn’t Working

In celebration of the Sloan Sport Conference that just took place in Boston, now seems like the perfect time to take a deeper look at some statistics that have been introduced by the new, SportVU cameras that all of the NBA arenas are now equipped with. Firstly, what are these SportVU cameras? These cameras are…

Bobcats @ Pistons Post-Game Review and Grades

Bobcats @ Pistons 02/18/2014 Detroit – C- Tonight didn’t go exactly as planned for Detroit. The Bobcats were able to enforce their stout defense and deny Detroit of everything that they were trying to do. It was surprising to see Smith, Monroe and Drummond share the court for so many minutes. The eye test says…

76ers vs. Pistons grades/recap 2/1/14

Detroit – A Philadelphia is pretty bad, but Detroit dominated from, practically, start to finish. One thing that was a bit worrisome is that Philadelphia is great at taking advantage of teams that are slow at getting back on defense or are a little lazy, and Detroit has shown both of those bad qualities this year. Fortunately,…