Colin and Sean talk about the Ethan Sherwood Strauss Steph Curry article and what alliances players have for shoe brands, debate if they would rather have Anthony Davis or Karl Anthony-Towns, talk about age restrictions for players, and pray for a Bulls playoff birth and talk about potential moves the team might make in the offseason. Soundmachine makes a triumphant return to the podcast.
Colin and Sean share their non-all-star list of favorite players (shouts to Zach Lowe), breakdown the Trailblazers, hype up the Celtics, and answer the question, “are the bulls a playoff team?”
Sean and Colin recap this past weekends big games, talk about the Bulls and their tough injuries, and we discuss the Celtics trade offer to the Bulls for Jimmy Butler
Part 2 of the Super Duper Pod, Colin and Sean finally answer some mailbag questions and dive into the Bulls recent turnaround and wonder how legitimate are the Bulls’ chances are of having success come playoffs. Also Colin moons Sean while skyping in.
Part one of a two part Super Duper NBA podcast. In this pod, Sean and Colin talk NBA trade deadline deals, the impact they have, and they also talk about the deals that didn’t happen.
The debut episode of the modern barbershops newest podcast, co-hosted by Sean Sears and Zach Munoz, the two talk Chicago Cubs baseball, the Fowler deal surprise, spring training expectations, and some prospect talk
Chicago Cubs center fielder Dexter Fowler (24) claps hands and smoke cigar after the Cubs won 6-4 in Game 4 in baseball’s National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
(Recorded Tuesday, 1/26/16) Colin and Sean dive into the Cavs firing of David Blatt, talk Bulls surging, the Olympic roster cuts, and the weird weight we put on All-Star appearances.
In their first podcast of 2016, Colin and Sean give their midseason awards and the sound machine makes a triumphant return
NEW YEAR NEW EMBARRASSING PIC
Previously recorded on December 30th, Colin and Sean talk NBA one last time before the end of 2015. Also we have sound effects. Get Stoked people. Happy New Year!
By Sean Sears
The Detroit Pistons are looking like a playoff team this year, sitting just behind the Chicago Bulls for the final playoff spot with a 12-11 record. The team lives and dies by their budding star center, Andre Drummond, who has exploded in his first season without former frontcourt mate, Greg Monroe. Drummond is a rebounding god, averaging 16.7 in TRB (total rebounds) to go along with 18 points, both career highs. Originally drafted to be a defensive presence and collect rebounds to allow Monroe to be the offensive big, Drummond has proved he can do a little bit of everything. Stan Van Gundy’s second year with the struggling franchise has been great for Drummond, playing a very similar game Van Gundy had with Dwight Howard during his time in Orlando. I don’t think Drummond is the same type of player Howard is (or was I guess, Houston looks bad), but so far Drummond is the reason this team is able to win. The Pistons have been running a ton of pick and rolls between Drummond and point guard Reggie Jackson, which has been extremely effective, especially when Drummond does stuff like this….
*fire emoji*
Besides alloy-ooping, the two have been able to play off each other, with Reggie Jackson finding easier lanes to drive to the hoop. And when defenders elect to focus on Jackson, Drummond dives to the hoop to throw down one of his powerful dunks.
The Piston’s big has not only turned heads with his dunks, but also on the boards, as Drummond is the NBA’s current rebounding champ. As of December 10th, Andre Drummond had collected a total of 383 rebounds this season, almost 100 rebounds more than Clippers Center DeAndre Jordan who sits in 2nd in the league with 295. He averages 5.5 offensive rebounds per game, and a total of 127 on the year (45 more than DJ who is 2nd at 82). Drummond has only had 3 games all season where he didn’t collect at least 10 or more rebounds and only 7 collective games with less than 15 rebounds. He has also had 5 games with 20 or more rebounds, setting a career high with 29 against the Pacers on Nov. 3rd. All but 3 games this season have been double-doubles for the big man. Now, Drummond has always been great on the boards, a career 12.3 total rebounds per game, but it’s his scoring that has improved a lot in the last two years. Coming into the league, Drummond wasn’t expected to have a low post scoring presence, averaging 10 ppg in his lone season at UCONN. But in the last two seasons, Andre has developed a slew of effective post moves, working especially well facing away from the rim.
Drummond has added a jump hook to his game
Because of the breakout season from Drummond, the Pistons are the best rebounding team in basketball, but it all starts and ends with Drummond. Besides Drummond, nobody else averages more than 6 total rebounds a game on the Pistons. So Drummond is the entire reason the Pistons are dominating on the glass, and without him, they are easily a bottom 5 rebounding team in the NBA.
Drummond’s numbers go beyond rebounding though, as these charts explain (props to NBAsavant.com). The first chart shows the breakdown between Drummond’s offensive and defensive rebounds, as about 1/3 of his rebounds are coming off a Piston missed shot. The only other player with a better offensive rebounding percentage right now is Oklahoma City’s Enes Kanter, who is specifically just an offensive player with only 169 total rebounds on the season.
This second chart shows the different type of putback shots Drummond has used throughout the season, which is key. Out of Drummond’s 320 shots (according to NBA savant and stat.nba.com) 75 of them have been putbacks (47 of them made). So, Drummond is cleaning up a ton of Piston shots, converting about 62.7% of his putbacks (which also accounts for 23.4% of his total shots on the season).
That is huge for a team that doesn’t have much shooting, knowing that when they do take a shot, Drummond will not only go and get the ball but also score it. Having Drummond on your team should instill confidence into your shooters, but unfortunately that is not the case for Detroit. Currently, the team is shooting 41.8% from the field and 31.6% from three (putting them 28th overall in shooting and 27th from deep) but nobody on this Detroit team was expected to shoot great. This adds value to Drummond’s game, but is also the team’s downfall.
Drummond leads the league in second chance points
Drummond’s best game of the year came against the Indiana Pacers, in which he grabbed his career high 29 boards, along with scoring 25 points, but Detroit still lost by 12 (And the game was never really close). In a game against the Lakers, Drummond put up 17 pts & 17 boards in a losing effort as well (granted the game was the last of a 3 games in 5 days’ road trip). Part of the reason the Pistons have trouble winning games is because the team lacks any real scoring threats outside of Jackson and Drummond. Stan Van Gundy and the team hope that Brandon Jennings can give the team some much needed bench scoring when he returns, after averaging 15 points in his last two season in Detroit. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Stanley Johnson have both had their moments, Detroit hopes they can both develop into promising wing players, but neither have shown consistent shooting from the field.
The Pistons also have a tough time passing out of the post, with Drummond averaging less than 1 assist per game. This means when Detroit runs the pick and roll with Drummond receiving the ball, it is almost never coming out of the post, allowing teams to double team the Piston big and swarm the ball. So far, Drummond has been able to fight through a lot of the traffic in the low post to score and rebound the ball. But, come playoff time, teams will start to box out better and sheer effort won’t be enough to win the boards.
Drummond is able to escape a double team here, but that may not be the case in a playoff series.
Another weak spot in Drummond’s game are his free throws, as the center shoots 37% from the charity stripe, making him a risky play late in a close game (More Dwight Howard comparisons).
Despite the flaws, Drummond is putting together a dominant season, as he might actually be able to reach the 20/20 club (20 ppg and 20 rpg) and would be the first since Wilt Chamberlain to accomplish that feat. The Pistons may not be a star-studded team, and will probably have an early exit out of the playoffs this season, but this Detroit team is developing a solid core with Drummond as the focal point. With his world-class rebounding skills, efficient defense, and newfound touch around the rim, the big man gives Detroit a young piece to build around for the next decade.
(All GIFs were found or created on giphy.com, stats came from basketball-reference.com and stats.nba.com, charts are from NBAsavant.com)
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