The Detroit Pistons will begin their week by playing the final game of the NBA Cup group play, which will be on Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks at Little Caesars Arena.



What should we make of the Pistons playing their most significant game in five years?



Plus, Pistons beat writer @cotydavis_24 and sports editor @detnewsRodBeard recap Ausar Thompson's debut and how his production helped the Pistons put together another 2-2 week.

The Detroit Pistons will begin their week by playing the final game of the NBA Cup group play, which will be on Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks at Little Caesars Arena.
 
What should we make of the Pistons playing their most significant game in five years?
 
Plus, Pistons beat writer <a href="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/ZYP1CYEY1vFpR9696u0fqIxhBW1?domain=x.com">@cotydavis_24</a> and sports editor <a href="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/SLCfCZ6G2Vi8ZjojotjhEIBZJ5v?domain=x.com">@detnewsRodBeard</a> recap Ausar Thompson's debut and how his production helped the Pistons put together another 2-2 week.

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Pistons podcast: Rod and Coty on NBA Cup success, Ausar Thompson's debut

The Detroit Pistons had a subpar week, going 1-2, which included a three-game losing streak after falling short to the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics.

How much did Jaden Ivey's struggles play a role in the Pistons' recent losing streak?

Plus, beat reporter @cotydavis_24 and sports editor @detnewsRodBeard take a look at the most surprising and disappointing team a quarter of the way through the 2024-25 season.

The Detroit Pistons had a subpar week, going 1-2, which included a three-game losing streak after falling short to the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics.
How much did Jaden Ivey's struggles play a role in the Pistons' recent losing streak?
Plus, beat reporter&nbsp;<a href="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/le-YCG6XB5iODOKgpIKfWIBfnoU?domain=x.com">@cotydavis_24</a>&nbsp;and sports editor&nbsp;<a href="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/UeleCJ6K0qiA6A3XmFGhBIywalw?domain=x.com">@detnewsRodBeard</a>&nbsp;take a look at the most surprising and disappointing team a quarter of the way through the 2024-25 season.

Pistons podcast: Rod and Coty talk about Ivey's struggles in subpar week

In this edition of the OctoPulse podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings at the 20-game mark, on pace for 74 points and out of the playoffs for the ninth straight year.



He also talks about the unlikely possibility of Steve Yzerman making the third coaching change in the NHL (Bruins fired Jim Montgomery, who replaced Drew Bannister of the Blues on Sunday), the upside of defenseman Jeff Petry perhaps in his final year in Detroit and how first-round draft pick Marco Kasper is outplaying J.T. Compher as the second-line center.



In addition, Mike Keenan is the interview guest. In Keenan's book, "Iron Mike: My Life Behind the Bench," he details for the first time two meetings he had with Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch about coaching and managing the team, which could've changed the course of Red Wings history for good, bad, or indifferent.

In this edition of the OctoPulse podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings at the 20-game mark, on pace for 74 points and out of the playoffs for the ninth straight year.
 
He also talks about the unlikely possibility of Steve Yzerman making the third coaching change in the NHL (Bruins fired Jim Montgomery, who replaced Drew Bannister of the Blues on Sunday), the upside of defenseman Jeff Petry perhaps in his final year in Detroit and how first-round draft pick Marco Kasper is outplaying J.T. Compher as the second-line center.
 
In addition, Mike Keenan is the interview guest. In Keenan's book, "Iron Mike: My Life Behind the Bench," he details for the first time two meetings he had with Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch about coaching and managing the team, which could've changed the course of Red Wings history for good, bad, or indifferent.

OctoPulse podcast: Wings on 74-point pace, Mike Keenan interview

Detroit News sports editor Rod Beard (@detnewsRodBeard) and Pistons beat reporter Coty Davis (@cotydavis_24) discuss the team's improved defense and Cade Cunningham's chances of his first All-Star nod.

Detroit News sports editor Rod Beard (<a href="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/XKF9C4xv1Rf9VnjKOHxh1H4ZG0w?domain=x.com">@detnewsRodBeard</a>) and Pistons beat reporter Coty Davis (<a href="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Qe2qC31rZ2h9kP8zlHgfrHQeUVV?domain=x.com">@cotydavis_24</a>) discuss the team's improved defense and Cade Cunningham's chances of his first All-Star nod.

Pistons podcast: Rod and Coty on NBA Cup success, Ausar Thompson's debut

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