“” We are in the process of establishing our reputation, the opposing teams know who we are. When we present each other, they know what they are going to fall on “, warns JB bickerstaffwhich was not disappointed with “reputation” that night in Indiana.
His player Isaiah Stewart was indeed expelled for his mood gesture towards Thomas Bryant. The scene was played at the start of the second quarter when, when going to play the defensive rebound, the interior of the pistons resulted in a violent stroke towards its counterpart of the Pacers. A new kind of new kind in short …
Thomas Bryant was sent to the ground before getting up very up, to the point of having to be retained by several teammates. The piston player, who also pushed a referee who had put a hand on his hip to send him to the bench, multiplied the gestures of the finger at Thomas Bryant when heading towards his locker room.
“” Just a lot of blah. Many words. I slipped, I fell into the trap and dropped my teammates. I have to do better so as not to let these words affect the team. I know my camp would have needed me tonight “, regrets Isaiah Stewart after the matchquestioning the “trashtalking” of his opponent.
The responsibility of his coach
Isaiah Stewart, who only played eight minutes (1 point, 1 pass and 2 faults) in this part lost by the pistons, begins to carve out a serious “reputation” in matters of disputed gestures. Not enough to question the support displayed by his coach for all that.
“” You have to face certain things that happen on the ground. There are also things that are told and that have nothing to do with basketball. When the line is crossed as this evening, you have to be able to defend yourself. There have been things said tonight that exceeded the terminals, beyond basketball, and which have become personal. And if someone tells you something like that, you must have the right to do what it takes to defend yourself “, Ensures JB Bickerstaff.
The latter, who recently compared his player to Ben Wallace, would have been aware of the words exchanged without knowing the content.
“” It is absolutely my responsibility to defend our players when it feels like things are not balanced, and I will never stop doing it. I repeat, our players will gain respect for the League, but it is my responsibility to defend them. No matter what's going on on the ground, whether opponents or referees, it doesn't matter to me. It's my job and I will always do it », Assumes the coach again.
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How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; Off = offensive rebound; Def = defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; Pts = points.
