Around the ‘net: This week’s best Detroit Pistons and NBA stories

Committed to supporting local journalism, Piston Powered offers their best reads of the week on the Detroit Pistons and NBA.

Welcome to the second edition of Around the ‘net, in which we highlight some of the best stories we read from the Detroit market, around the NBA and highlighting some of our own favorites. If you need a refresher, here is how we came up with this feature and why we think it’s important.

Please excuse our absence last week. Vacation got the best of us, which included checking out of our hotel and getting on the road to travel home.

Without further ado, it’s volume two.

Supporting Local Journalism

NCAA-banned coach Donnie Tyndall rebuilding career with hometown Drive – MLive.com, Peter J. Wallner
-Imagine getting to your dream job and losing it one year later. This piece from January details Donnie Tyndall’s life after the NCAA coaching scandal and how coaching professionally is helping him get through it.

Here’s why Detroit Pistons’ Andre Drummond declined USA Basketball Invite – Detroit Free Press, Vince Ellis
-Andre Drummond is likely wanting to focus on the upcoming Pistons season. Vince provides good insight on other motived driving Drummond’s decision to forego the FIBA World Cup.

Pistons provide glimpse of new practice facility in Detroit – Detroit News, Rod Beard
-Pistons headquarters have been at the Palace, even after they moved their games to Little Caesars Arena. Here’s a look at how the new facility is progressing in Midtown.

One question to ponder for each player on the Pistons’ roster – The Athletic, James L. Edwards III
-Most of the questions are straight-forward but the analysis is worth the read.

Piston Powered’s ICYMI

Will Dwane Casey feature more two-point guard lineups in year two? – Sean McFadden
-Derrick Rose is a noticeable upgrade as a backup point guard, which gave Sean a reason to explore the Casey’s two-point guard offense he used in Toronto.

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The future of the NBA big man and the Detroit Pistons – Richard Davisson
-With the heavy free agency chips settled, Richard notices a trend forming as NBA teams go inside more and more.

Detroit Pistons key on offense is five feet from the rim – Eric Black
-Here’s another quality find by Eric, taking a look at how the Pistons improved their roster at a high-percentage area

Setting realistic expectations for Sekou Doumbouya – Spyros Papodakos
-Few people know what Sekou Doumbouya can bring to the Pistons, so Spyros decided to use film to break it down in this excellent piece.

Breaking down a Bradley Beal trade – Aaron Ferguson
-One of the first tweets I received upon taking over Piston Powered was to “announce the Bradley Beal trade already.” This piece was fun, dealing with our friends over at Wiz of Awes.

Ranking the top Pistons jerseys of all-time – Aaron Ferguson
-With Philadelphia and Memphis announcing new throwbacks, it’s time to explore these favorites and the possibility of new creations.

Around the ‘net

Langston Galloway feature – Close Up 360, Josh Martin
-Langston Galloway provides insight into his NBA career, hometown of Baton Rouge, sneakers and more.

Explaining Carmelo Anthony’s uncertain basketball future, which won’t include Team USA – The Athletic, Shams Charania
-Shams is as plugged in as anyone and utilizes those sources to share where Carmelo Anthony stands on a possible return to the NBA.

Seven years after being together in New York, Anthony, Lin and Smith all wondering if NBA has given up on them – The Athletic, Frank Isola
-All three of Anthony, Jeremy Lin and J.R. Smith have been a part of key moments in the NBA and have become fan-favorites.

The Hawks need De’Andre Hunter as much as he needs them – The Ringer, Jonathan Tjarks
-The Hawks may be a top five League Pass team because of their youth movement, which is the focus of this story and how Atlanta is building through the last three drafts.

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