Driving to the Basket: A Detroit Pistons Podcast

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Driving to the Basket brings you weekly analysis of everything Detroit Pistons-related! New episodes Wednesday mornings.Follow the podcast on Twitter at @ToTheBasketPod

Recent Episodes
  • Episode 231: A Random Mix of Topics
    Jun 10, 2025 – 48:11
  • Episode 230: Trade Chatter
    May 30, 2025 – 55:08
  • Episode 229: Run it Back or Take a Swing?
    May 12, 2025 – 56:36
  • Episode 228: A Worthy Season Ends -- Postseason Takeaways
    May 2, 2025 – 55:50
  • Episode 227: Postseason Preview (redux)
    Apr 18, 2025 – 59:31
  • Episode 226: Analyzing the Ceiling
    Mar 3, 2025 – 01:10:23
  • Episode 225: Taking Stock (a somewhat concise review of the last two months)
    Feb 21, 2025 – 48:17
  • Episode 224: Trade Deadline Recap (with Zariq of Bullyball)
    Feb 6, 2025 – 01:33:11
  • Episode 223: On the Bright Side...
    Dec 12, 2024 – 27:21
  • Episode 222: The Jalen Duren Conundrum (mini-episode)
    Dec 9, 2024 – 20:29
  • Episode 221: Player Grades at the Quarter Mark (with Anthony of Pistons Talk)
    Dec 6, 2024 – 56:59
  • Episode 219: The Season So Far
    Nov 22, 2024 – 47:39
  • Episode 218: Pistons Omnibus (with Bryce Simon of Motor City Hoops)
    Nov 15, 2024 – 33:23
  • Episode 217: Player Vibes, Surprises, and Areas of Improvement (with Zariq of Bullyball)
    Nov 9, 2024 – 53:26
  • Episode 216: Sweet Victory
    Nov 1, 2024 – 54:40
  • Episode 215: Thoughts on the Season Opener
    Oct 25, 2024 – 35:20
  • Episode 214: Final Before-the-Season Review + Q&A
    Oct 18, 2024 – 47:25
  • Episode 213: Early Preseason Thoughts
    Oct 10, 2024 – 32:22
  • Episode 212: Season Hypotheticals and Eastern Conference Preview
    Oct 4, 2024 – 44:33
  • Episode 211: 2024-2025 Season Preview - Players, Lineups, and Expectations
    Sep 26, 2024 – 55:06
  • Episode 210: 2023-2024 Season Awards & Cade Cunningham Season Review
    Sep 20, 2024 – 42:39
  • Episode 209: The (Potential) Benefits of Competent Coach & Ausar Thompson Season Review
    Sep 13, 2024 – 55:28
  • Episode 208: Why Next Season Will Be Better & Jaden Ivey Season Review
    Sep 5, 2024 – 52:40
  • Episode 207: Best/Worst Pistons Player Seasons Since 2014 & Isaiah Stewart Season Review
    Aug 28, 2024 – 56:44
  • Episode 206: Win Total Over/Under & Jalen Duren Season Review
    Aug 15, 2024 – 38:44
  • Episode 205: More Summer League Takeaways + Marcus Sasser Season Retrospective
    Jul 31, 2024 – 56:28
  • Episode 204: Summer League So Far
    Jul 17, 2024 – 30:58
  • Episode 203: Summer League Preview, Malik Beasley, and Paul Reed
    Jul 12, 2024 – 57:02
  • Episode 202: The Offseason So Far -- Tim Hardaway Jr., Free Agency, and JB Bickerstaff,
    Jul 5, 2024 – 55:04
  • Episode 201: 2024 NBA Draft Recap & Free Agency Preview
    Jun 27, 2024 – 01:05:33
  • Episode 200: Final 2024 NBA Draft Previews: Stephon Castle, Ron Holland, and Tidjane Salaun
    Jun 25, 2024 – 51:10
  • Episode 199: End of an Error: Adios, Monty
    Jun 20, 2024 – 41:08
  • Episode 198: The Endless Wait for News + Dalton Knecht Draft Profile
    Jun 13, 2024 – 36:30
  • Episode 197: Troy Weaver's Departure + Reed Sheppard Draft Profile
    Jun 6, 2024 – 50:39
  • Episode 196: 2024 NBA Draft Deep Dives - Matas Buzelis
    May 30, 2024 – 42:25
  • Episode 195: The Trajan Langdon Hire & Donovan Clingan Draft Profile
    May 24, 2024 – 38:27
  • Episode 194: The Implications of Pick #5 (Again)
    May 17, 2024 – 46:36
  • Episode 193: An (Extremely Meager) Defense of Tom Gores
    May 9, 2024 – 54:04
  • Episode 192: Two Paths Forward
    May 3, 2024 – 37:57
  • Episode 191: President of Basketball Ops
    Apr 23, 2024 – 50:57
  • Episode 190: Evaluating Positives
    Mar 28, 2024 – 43:00
  • Episode 189: Comparing Rebuilds - Detroit, Houston, Orlando, and OKC
    Mar 21, 2024 – 01:02:55
  • Episode 188: Duren, Wiseman, Fontecchio, Cade + Ivey, etc.
    Mar 14, 2024 – 52:48
  • Episode 187: The Unevaluable Rebuild
    Mar 6, 2024 – 48:41
  • Episode 186: February Review (sort of)
    Feb 28, 2024 – 01:01:28
  • Episode 185: The Coaching Calamity & Early Free Agency Preview
    Feb 15, 2024 – 01:01:56
  • Episode 184: 2024 NBA Trade Deadline Recap
    Feb 9, 2024 – 56:51
  • Episode 183: Pre-Trade Deadline Mini-Episode
    Feb 6, 2024 – 28:37
  • Episode 182: The Killian Hayes News, Cade + Ivey, and More Trade Deadline Talk
    Feb 1, 2024 – 57:55
  • Episode 181: The Trade, an Early Trade Deadline Preview, and Some Game Recaps
    Jan 18, 2024 – 53:38
Recent Reviews
  • Stones1981
    Better Pistons Podcasts Out There
    The main guy comes across as if he’s smarter than everyone. His opinion is the only one that matters. Beyond the content, it’s just a tough listen b/c he doesn’t have a good podcast voice.
  • EZBZBeautiful
    5 star for content, but almost unlistenable due to sniffling
    Love the podcast but can only listen to it in the shower, mowing, car with windows down due to sniffling/breathing loudly like every 3rd sentence. Need to get a mic (even airpod pros) that won’t pick up those sounds.
  • Yoda Nasrudiyn
    Straight up Pistons podcast
    Bravo. Your unvarnished takes cut to the bone, past the fluff and fear to tell the truth of most podcasts. You and Pistons Fanatic tell it like it is, or maybe our vision of what we see on the court aligns.
  • GoSports820
    😬
    This podcast is bad.
  • BigGrandpaJ
    Best Pistons Analysis
    Great podcast. Very honest and informative.
  • PublicE3
    Good Podcast but…..
    I enjoy the Podcast when its about the Pistons. However, the deep dive into some video or role playing game should be for a differ podcast. When talking about basketball I appreciate the honest evaluations.
  • LA Pistons fan
    HK
    You are an amazingly analytic podcaster (and that’s a very good thing). In that regard you are the most informative Pistons podcaster I know of. Kudos. The only bone I have to pick with you is about one very unappealing habit you have: after making a negative evaluation of an aspect of a player’s game (and that’s a perfectly fine thing to do), you then keep repeating the negative comment to the point of sounding like an angry bully. Making the comment once would be enough. Also, I think you should remember that NBA players—ALL of them—are incredibly skilled basketball players. Amazing athletes. That said, when you call one of them “trash” or “terrible” or “bad”—which you are want to do—you sound like a child who lives in the extremes. You can make your normative judgements about the relative value of a player without disparaging them to the degree that you do. Except for that one aspect of your game (as a podcaster), I really do appreciate the education you provide with the podcast. Thanks.
  • Wduff
    Pessimism and Narcissism
    No one likes you Nero
  • Ryatfilm
    Awesome and insightful Podcast
    Love your analytical and historical insight on my favorite team. I don’t always agree with your takes but definitely find them thought provoking.
  • 60 Second Rule
    Good stuff
    Solid and insightful podcast. Keep it goin’ bc y’all Pistons fans got a bright future ahead! — Oakland Warriors Podcast
  • BibsCorner
    Informative Pod
    Making offseason content has to be difficult but this podcast continues to deliver. I appreciate consistency in a podcast and they’ve never let me down.
  • Everybody's Review
    Check this podcast out!
    This podcast on The Basketball Podcast Network has really good information on the Pistons. Definitely check it out!
  • Nomoneytomomoney
    Only DET pod I listen to
    It’s hard to find good quality content, and this show delivers time in and time out
  • RoZot
    FINALLY!
    Such a great pod. Good content and good vibes. There isn’t a lot of good pods like this one. Definitely every fan should subscribe!
  • Guy DePlacido
    Pistons must listen
    Keep crushing it
  • Kunj Goenka
    Plenty of better pistons podcasts out there
    Disproportionate amount of a rude host and poor fact presentation. No energy. There’s better content.
  • Savvab
    Don’t waste your time
    Bad podcast with even worse takes. Listen to something else
  • Kevin J Nass
    Depressing listen
    Sounds like zero fun is happening
  • Jigmelingpa
    One of the best Pistons podcasts
    Driving to the Basket and The Bun and Cardigan are the only two must-listen Pistons podcasts for me. Driving to the basket offers well informed stat driven takes from a knowledgeable and well-balanced cast. They are all fans, but they don’t let that color their opinions, and if anything, are critical of the Pistons when necessary (and it’s often necessary). Keep up the great work fellas!
  • 139 kedz
    .
    You are not allowed to do a Q/A and say “it depends” a bunch of times.
  • Big L 11
    Not a fan
    Amateur quality. Wasted an hour of my life. There are much better fan podcasts out there.
  • Via Reddit
    Very informative commentary from the perspective of logical fan
    Big fan of the podcast.. I appreciate the lack of a homer bias despite coming from an informed fan’s perspective. Update: Been listening for about a year now and will say that I’ve been very impressed by the continued high quality content. Excellent work!
  • ThatSneakerHead
    Not great, especially the draft prospects analysis
    Draft analysis was terrible
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