Piston Powered News: The Detroit Pistons are graded, and SVG’s expectations
By Duncan Smith
In today’s Piston Powered News, SI grades the Detroit Pistons, Stanley Johnson won a summer championship and Stan Van Gundy has expectations for his team.
In the Piston Powered News, our newest feature column, we’ll be keeping you up-to-date on recent events and posts on the site, and news related to the Detroit Pistons across the internet. We’ll recap the most recent content from the site and if something slips through the cracks that is related to the Pistons, we’ll inform you about that as well.
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In our review of the past day’s news and events on Piston Powered, we address SI’s grading of the Detroit Pistons and the rest of the Central Division, Stan Van Gundy expects Andre Drummond and Stanley Johnson to make a big jump, Stanley Johnson won the Drew League championship and SVG expects an in-shape team at training camp.
With no further ado, let’s get started.
SI grades the Detroit Pistons and the rest of the Central Division
By Duncan Smith
"SI approved strongly of the way the Pistons constructed their new-and-improved bench. The Pistons had one of the most productive starting units in the NBA but had countless leads squandered by an inept bench. As a result, the organization prioritized addressing weaknesses at the reserve power forward and point guard positions with signings of Jon Leuer and Ish Smith."
Drummond and Johnson highlight Pistons who can make big jump according to SVG
"Detroit Pistons’ head coach Stan Van Gundy has a reputation from shooting from the hip. He tells it how it is regardless of what you or anyone else might think.So when he says that Andre Drummond and Stanley Johnson have the best chance of making the biggest leap in play this season, he means it."
Stanley Johnson is a (Drew League) champion
By Duncan Smith
"While working with USA Basketball and playing in the summer league, Johnson still found time to play in the Drew League in Los Angeles. His early summer Drew action with ICEO didn’t go well in the standings, in spite of a 46 point scoring outburst.Things changed in his late summer run at the Drew as his BB4L squad (led by Baron Davis) took down the Drew League championship thanks to a 103-76 blowout of JaVale McGee’s #Juglife."
Stan Van Gundy wants the Pistons to report to camp in shape
By Duncan Smith
"Stan Van Gundy isn’t going to tolerate players from the Detroit Pistons playing their way into shape during training camp when it gets started at the end of September. Instead, he wants everybody on the team showing up for camp already in shape."
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