Ku
kukhahil.bsky.social
Ku
@kukhahil.bsky.social
Locked On Pistons host for the Locked On Network.
New for the Substack:

Is Marcus Sasser a hidden gem waiting to be found?

I broke down
-Sasser's second season
-The indicators that suggest he could pop as a bench scorer
-Why hasn't it happened yet, and likely won't in Detroit

Check it out below!
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Is Marcus Sasser A Hidden Gem On The Detroit Pistons Roster?
The Detroit Pistons have one of the best young cores in the NBA entering the 2025-2026 season, a complete 180 from where those outside Detroit felt about this team after a franchise-worst 14-win seaso...
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August 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Article:

The Detroit Pistons' struggles with their half-court offense have led to intrigue about potential solutions outside of the team.

Dive into the numbers, the strengths/weaknesses of the starters, and what I've heard since the SZN ended.

kukhahil.substack.com/p/half-court...
Half-Court Issues Raise Inquiries into Detroit Pistons Starter Synergy
The Detroit Pistons are coming off the most successful season they’ve had in 17 years, a year led by young, homegrown talent in Cade Cunningham, Ausar Thompson, and Jalen Duren.
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June 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
New Film Breakdown:

Over on the Substack, dove into some film to explain why I think Santi Aldama would be an excellent addition for the Detroit Pistons.

Clip below, for the full breakdown, click the link below!
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June 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The longest article I've written thus far at the Substack.

Jaden Ivey's season review for the Detroit Pistons.

The amount of film broken down and the numbers analyzed far exceed my previous reviews.

Enjoy!
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Detroit Pistons Season Review: Jaden Ivey
The first installment of the Detroit Pistons season reviews is here, and no better player to start with than Jaden Ivey.
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June 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I'm going to write a mailbag article for the Substack this week!

Send in any Pistons-related questions below!
May 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Playoff Player Review: Jalen Duren

Wrote a lengthy breakdown of how the Detroit Pistons' big man played in his playoff debut: the positives, the negatives, and the overall takeaways from his performance against the New York Knicks.

Check it out!👇👇

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Playoff Player Review: Jalen Duren
The next installment of our Playoff Player Reviews is Jalen Duren, the Detroit Pistons’ 21-year-old big man.
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May 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Today on Locked On Magic:

🤝 @kukhahil.bsky.social of Locked On Pistons joins the show!
🆕 How the Pistons rebuilt their culture
⚠️ The Magic's difficulties the year after a breakthrough
2027 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS PREVIEW: How the Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons are set to reign
YouTube video by Locked On Magic
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May 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
@ryanbergara.bsky.social hey Ryan, have you and Shane seen the old buzzfeed unsolved mysteries you guys covered that have been solved in the last two years?

Someone made a YT video on them, I wanted to see you guys’ reaction
May 20, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Next on the Playoff Player Review: Ausar Thompson

Dive into the positives and negatives from Thompson's playoff debut. This is the second installment of this series, with the first review being on Cade Cunningham.

Check it out below!
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Playoff Player Review: Ausar Thompson
Ausar Thompson entered this past season on the inactive list due to blood clot issues that arose at the end of his rookie season.
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May 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
🚨New Article🚨

Today, I started my Playoff Player Reviews with the franchise player, Cade Cunningham.

In a lengthy breakdown, we discuss the pros and cons of Cunningham's playoff debut.

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Playoff Player Review: Cade Cunningham
After 17 years of suffering, Cade Cunningham led the Detroit Pistons to their first playoff win since 2008.
kukhahil.substack.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The FINAL Film Breakdown of the Playoff Series: The Final Four Minutes Of Game 6 Will Haunt The Detroit Pistons

Went through every play in the final four minutes to see how the Pistons failed to close out Game 6.

Full breakdown: kukhahil.substack.com/p/film-break...
Film Breakdown: The Final Four Minutes Of Game 6 Will Haunt The Detroit Pistons
Your best spot for Detroit Pistons coverage.
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May 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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This is nuts!
April 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Film Breakdown: How Ausar Thompson and Jalen Duren made the New York Knicks pay in the halfcourt.

This is part 2 of our previous breakdown on how to best utilize AT in game 5. The Pistons must have seen the video, haha!

Full breakdown: kukhahil.substack.com/p/film-break...
April 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Watch the Pistons extend the series to Game 6 tonight with me and the community!

We have 30 VIPs available to handout, first come first serve!
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April 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Film Breakdown: Ausar Thompson's offensive play is causing JB Bickerstaff to lose trust in playing him big minutes.

Break down where AT needs to improve offensively, where he has struggled, and how the Pistons can best utilize AT in the H/C offense.
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April 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
14-minute Film Breakdown: What went wrong for Detroit in the fourth quarter of their Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks

Full breakdown: kukhahil.substack.com/p/film-break...
April 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
LIVE WATCH PARTY TODAY AT 1PM!

New features for the Playback room: Now have 50(!!!) VIPs to hand out and custom emojis for subscribers! See ya there!

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Watch Pistons: New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons
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April 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
New Film Breakdown: The Detroit Pistons' offensive adjustment in Game 2 was perfect.

The full breakdown is available on my Substack; click the link below.
kukhahil.substack.com/p/film-break...
April 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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@kukhahil.bsky.social you are the M.O.P. of Pistons podcasting. You said that with your entire chest. Keep it up! Let’s go!!
April 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Film Breakdown: What worked and didn't work in the Detroit Pistons' Game 1 loss to the New York Knicks.

Click the link below for the full breakdown on my Substack.

kukhahil.substack.com/p/film-break...
April 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🚨New Article🚨

Before tomorrow night's game between the Detroit Pistons and the New York Knicks, here are a few things to know.

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What To Know Before Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks Series
The Detroit Pistons series against the New York Knicks tips off Saturday night on ESPN.
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April 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Today's Locked On Pistons premieres at 11:30, featuring @JLEdwardsIII !

-Preview Pistons v Knicks
-Knicks' defensive game plan for Cade
-X Factors for both teams
-Knicks strengths and weaknesses
-And more!

📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WQ-...
April 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Film Breakdown:

Dove into the film to break down Cade Cunningham's surgical patience against the New York Knicks yesterday, and also broke down how important spacing principles are for Detroit. A quick preview is attached.

Full breakdown below👇👇
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April 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I questioned in today's article if the Knicks would even play their guys against the Pistons tomorrow.

Doesn't look like they will be. It could be setting up for the final two games against Milwaukee to be pretty interesting for Detroit.
April 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM