Steph Noh
@stephnoh.bsky.social
Senior NBA writer at @sportingnews.bsky.social. Previously Bulls stuff at The Athletic. Same username on most socials.
Here's how J.B. Bickerstaff has described Pistons games during their win streak:
-nasty
-muddy
-sticky
-thick
-ugly
How I'd describe them:
WWWWWWWWWWWWW
On the first place (!) Pistons, who have become the team of the future by embracing their past:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/detro...
-nasty
-muddy
-sticky
-thick
-ugly
How I'd describe them:
WWWWWWWWWWWWW
On the first place (!) Pistons, who have become the team of the future by embracing their past:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/detro...
Bad Boy basketball is back in Detroit: The Pistons' Nasty Boys are muddy, sticky and too good to ignore | Sporting News
The Pistons are the No. 1 team in the East, and they're embracing their franchise's roots to get there.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Here's how J.B. Bickerstaff has described Pistons games during their win streak:
-nasty
-muddy
-sticky
-thick
-ugly
How I'd describe them:
WWWWWWWWWWWWW
On the first place (!) Pistons, who have become the team of the future by embracing their past:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/detro...
-nasty
-muddy
-sticky
-thick
-ugly
How I'd describe them:
WWWWWWWWWWWWW
On the first place (!) Pistons, who have become the team of the future by embracing their past:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/detro...
Noa Essengue gets two minutes in his second career stint. It went about as poorly as possible.
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Noa Essengue gets two minutes in his second career stint. It went about as poorly as possible.
Tre Jones' defensive feel won the Bulls this game against the Wizards. Terrific instincts to go for the steal here.
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Tre Jones' defensive feel won the Bulls this game against the Wizards. Terrific instincts to go for the steal here.
Dying at this Nikola Vucevic postgame interview after the Bulls stole a win against the Wizards
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Dying at this Nikola Vucevic postgame interview after the Bulls stole a win against the Wizards
Brian Keefe trying to get the Wizards in the right spots
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Brian Keefe trying to get the Wizards in the right spots
Noa Essengue finally got his first real stint of playing time (last lottery pick to do so). Played 3:53 in the 2Q, got some cardio, and missed an open corner 3 before Billy Donovan pulled him.
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Noa Essengue finally got his first real stint of playing time (last lottery pick to do so). Played 3:53 in the 2Q, got some cardio, and missed an open corner 3 before Billy Donovan pulled him.
WOW Cam Whitmore doing this off a made basket!
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
WOW Cam Whitmore doing this off a made basket!
Kevin Huerter just got ejected for this
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Kevin Huerter just got ejected for this
Nice back-to-back buckets from Matas Buzelis to end the 2Q
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Nice back-to-back buckets from Matas Buzelis to end the 2Q
A new batch of power rankings up this morning! www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
NBA power rankings: Thunder, Nuggets dominating a month into the season; Here come the Pistons | Sporting News
NBA power rankings a month into the season feature the usual suspects at the top, but Deeetroit Basketbaaall moving on up.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A new batch of power rankings up this morning! www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
Really short leash for Matas Buzelis last night.
Billy Donovan had Patrick Williams walking to the scorers table to sub him out after only the first two minutes of the game. Called a timeout the next possession and got him out of there. Matas didn't come back in until the 2Q.
Billy Donovan had Patrick Williams walking to the scorers table to sub him out after only the first two minutes of the game. Called a timeout the next possession and got him out of there. Matas didn't come back in until the 2Q.
November 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Really short leash for Matas Buzelis last night.
Billy Donovan had Patrick Williams walking to the scorers table to sub him out after only the first two minutes of the game. Called a timeout the next possession and got him out of there. Matas didn't come back in until the 2Q.
Billy Donovan had Patrick Williams walking to the scorers table to sub him out after only the first two minutes of the game. Called a timeout the next possession and got him out of there. Matas didn't come back in until the 2Q.
Teams with less than five wins at this point of the season:
2026: 9
2025: 5
2024: 6
2023: 3
2022: 5
2021: 3
2020: 4
The bottom of the league is as bad as it's been in recent memory.
2026: 9
2025: 5
2024: 6
2023: 3
2022: 5
2021: 3
2020: 4
The bottom of the league is as bad as it's been in recent memory.
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Teams with less than five wins at this point of the season:
2026: 9
2025: 5
2024: 6
2023: 3
2022: 5
2021: 3
2020: 4
The bottom of the league is as bad as it's been in recent memory.
2026: 9
2025: 5
2024: 6
2023: 3
2022: 5
2021: 3
2020: 4
The bottom of the league is as bad as it's been in recent memory.
Pistons run a lot of fun stuff out of Iverson series on inbounds plays. Here was a beautiful one last night, Iverson loop to set up an easy Cade Cunningham layup.
November 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Pistons run a lot of fun stuff out of Iverson series on inbounds plays. Here was a beautiful one last night, Iverson loop to set up an easy Cade Cunningham layup.
Not enough attention is being given to the fact that the Rockets have the best offense in league history. It's also the weirdest.
-Dead last in 3-point attempt rate
-No. 1 by a mile in offensive rebound rate
Mashing their way to points while eschewing 3's.
-Dead last in 3-point attempt rate
-No. 1 by a mile in offensive rebound rate
Mashing their way to points while eschewing 3's.
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Not enough attention is being given to the fact that the Rockets have the best offense in league history. It's also the weirdest.
-Dead last in 3-point attempt rate
-No. 1 by a mile in offensive rebound rate
Mashing their way to points while eschewing 3's.
-Dead last in 3-point attempt rate
-No. 1 by a mile in offensive rebound rate
Mashing their way to points while eschewing 3's.
Pistons just finished playing a back-to-back on the road, on the front end of a four game road trip, and most of the guys are still putting in the time to lift weights in the arena tunnel after the win.
November 19, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Pistons just finished playing a back-to-back on the road, on the front end of a four game road trip, and most of the guys are still putting in the time to lift weights in the arena tunnel after the win.
Back-to-back clutch buckets from Cade Cunningham to ice the win and snap the Hawks five-game winning streak.
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Back-to-back clutch buckets from Cade Cunningham to ice the win and snap the Hawks five-game winning streak.
Javonte Green wiping his sweat on the ball again between free throws. Gross and hilarious!
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Javonte Green wiping his sweat on the ball again between free throws. Gross and hilarious!
Javonte Green wiped his sweat on the ball and got Keaton Wallace to miss his second free throw 😆
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Javonte Green wiped his sweat on the ball and got Keaton Wallace to miss his second free throw 😆
This is the kind of hustle that you're never going to see in highlight reels but leads to winning.
Give Vit Krejci his flowers, had to be low man against a massive dude in Jalen Duren and also recover to an electric shooter in Duncan Robinson.
Give Vit Krejci his flowers, had to be low man against a massive dude in Jalen Duren and also recover to an electric shooter in Duncan Robinson.
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This is the kind of hustle that you're never going to see in highlight reels but leads to winning.
Give Vit Krejci his flowers, had to be low man against a massive dude in Jalen Duren and also recover to an electric shooter in Duncan Robinson.
Give Vit Krejci his flowers, had to be low man against a massive dude in Jalen Duren and also recover to an electric shooter in Duncan Robinson.
I thought this was a very insightful story from Matas Buzelis when asked about his "Welcome to the NBA" moment.
Matas shared a behind-the-scenes look at the tough conversations in the film room. Reinforces what we've heard about his desire to be coached hard.
link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=scPn...
Matas shared a behind-the-scenes look at the tough conversations in the film room. Reinforces what we've heard about his desire to be coached hard.
link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=scPn...
November 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I thought this was a very insightful story from Matas Buzelis when asked about his "Welcome to the NBA" moment.
Matas shared a behind-the-scenes look at the tough conversations in the film room. Reinforces what we've heard about his desire to be coached hard.
link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=scPn...
Matas shared a behind-the-scenes look at the tough conversations in the film room. Reinforces what we've heard about his desire to be coached hard.
link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=scPn...
Last year, no one was even close to Dyson Daniels in terms of deflections/steals.
This year, there is a surprising new disruptions king: Ryan Rollins, who has 11 more deflections while playing 22 less minutes.
This year, there is a surprising new disruptions king: Ryan Rollins, who has 11 more deflections while playing 22 less minutes.
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Last year, no one was even close to Dyson Daniels in terms of deflections/steals.
This year, there is a surprising new disruptions king: Ryan Rollins, who has 11 more deflections while playing 22 less minutes.
This year, there is a surprising new disruptions king: Ryan Rollins, who has 11 more deflections while playing 22 less minutes.
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Sacramento Kings Rim and 3 Frequency
2022-23: 72.17%, 6th
2023-24: 68.79%, 15th
2024-25: 61.38%, 30th (DeRozan acquired)
2025-26: 58.22%, 30th
Chicago Bulls Rim and 3 Frequency
2022-23: 64.47%, 26th
2023-24: 66.21%, 27th
2024-25: 76.05%, 2nd (DeRozan traded)
2025-26: 79.18%, 2nd
2022-23: 72.17%, 6th
2023-24: 68.79%, 15th
2024-25: 61.38%, 30th (DeRozan acquired)
2025-26: 58.22%, 30th
Chicago Bulls Rim and 3 Frequency
2022-23: 64.47%, 26th
2023-24: 66.21%, 27th
2024-25: 76.05%, 2nd (DeRozan traded)
2025-26: 79.18%, 2nd
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Sacramento Kings Rim and 3 Frequency
2022-23: 72.17%, 6th
2023-24: 68.79%, 15th
2024-25: 61.38%, 30th (DeRozan acquired)
2025-26: 58.22%, 30th
Chicago Bulls Rim and 3 Frequency
2022-23: 64.47%, 26th
2023-24: 66.21%, 27th
2024-25: 76.05%, 2nd (DeRozan traded)
2025-26: 79.18%, 2nd
2022-23: 72.17%, 6th
2023-24: 68.79%, 15th
2024-25: 61.38%, 30th (DeRozan acquired)
2025-26: 58.22%, 30th
Chicago Bulls Rim and 3 Frequency
2022-23: 64.47%, 26th
2023-24: 66.21%, 27th
2024-25: 76.05%, 2nd (DeRozan traded)
2025-26: 79.18%, 2nd
Embarrassing 124-113 loss for the Bulls tonight. Missing Josh Giddey is tough, but bigger problem is that they haven't been able to protect the rim at all. Their defense has fallen apart since the hot start.
Look at who the Pistons had missing:
Look at who the Pistons had missing:
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Embarrassing 124-113 loss for the Bulls tonight. Missing Josh Giddey is tough, but bigger problem is that they haven't been able to protect the rim at all. Their defense has fallen apart since the hot start.
Look at who the Pistons had missing:
Look at who the Pistons had missing:
Early ranking of the top 10 rookies: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
Ranking NBA's best rookies so far in 2025: Cooper Flagg, VJ Edgecombe, Kon Knueppel draft class grades | Sporting News
Ranking the 2025 rookie class a dozen games into the season.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Early ranking of the top 10 rookies: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
I wrote on Nico Harrison's legacy as the guy that made the dumbest trade in NBA history.
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/dalla...
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/dalla...
Nico Harrison made the dumbest trade in NBA history. Nine months later, Patrick Dumont finally realized it | Sporting News
Former Mavericks GM Nico Harrison's legacy will be forever cemented as the guy who made the league's worst trade.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I wrote on Nico Harrison's legacy as the guy that made the dumbest trade in NBA history.
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/dalla...
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/dalla...