Post-Game Press Conference: J.B. Bickerstaff | Pistons vs. Bucks | 12.06.2025

Post-Game Press Conference: J.B. Bickerstaff | Pistons vs. Bucks | 12.06.2025

ONLY TWO IN THE SECOND. HOW MUCH DID THAT IN ITSELF JUST HELP CHANGE THE WAY THE STANDARD. >> YEAH I MEAN THAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE. YOU KNOW THAT FIRST HALF WHEN WE GOT A GOOD LOOK GOT A SHOT OFF. WE GOT REALLY GOOD LOOKS AND WE’RE SHOOTING A HIGH PERCENTAGE. AND THEN WE JUST KEPT SHOOTING OURSELVES IN THE FOOT BY TURNING THE BALL OVER. AND THEN THAT PUTS STRESS ON OUR DEFENSE ALSO. SO ONCE WE WERE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SETTLE IN AND JUST MAKE THE EASY PLAY AND GET COMFORTABLE DOING THAT. YOU KNOW, WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE OFF AND BUILD A PRETTY BIG LEAD. >> AND SEVEN GUYS IN DOUBLE FIGURES TONIGHT AS WELL. JUST HOW MUCH OF A BALANCED ATTACK AND TEAM WIN WAS THIS AS WELL. >> YEAH I MEAN THAT’S WHO WE AIM TO BE EVERY NIGHT. YOU KNOW WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE SO MANY GUYS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, AND OUR GUYS DON’T MIND SHARING. I THINK THAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS, YOU KNOW, ONE GUY, IF HE’S SOMEBODY ELSE IS OPEN OR SOMEBODY HOT, THEY DON’T MIND GETTING THEM THE BALL. AND AGAIN, THAT MAKES US HARD TO GUARD. >> SO I HAD A COUPLE MID RANGE JUMPERS TONIGHT. AND HE’S BEEN TAKING THAT MID RANGE JUMPER A BIT MORE THIS SEASON THAN MAKING MORE OF THEM. JUST HOW HAVE YOU SEEN HIS COMFORT GROW FROM THERE. AND HOW HAS THAT OPENED HIS GAME UP A BIT AS WELL? >> I MEAN IT CHANGED IS A LOT FOR HIM BECAUSE THE SHOT IS BASICALLY MAKE OR MISS, RIGHT? WHEN HE ELEVATES THAT WAY, THERE’S NOTHING THE DEFENSE CAN DO AND IT’S JUST A MATTER OF HIM, YOU KNOW, MAKING IT OR MISSING IT. IT’S NOT LIKE, YOU KNOW, SOME OTHER SHOTS THAT CAN BE CONTESTED OR, YOU KNOW, HE HAS TO CHANGE UP BECAUSE HE’S SO ELITE AT GETTING TO THAT SPOT. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY HE CAN REACH LEVELS THAT OTHER GUYS CAN’T GET TO TO GET A CLEAN LOOK AT IT. SO IT’S SOMETHING THAT HE’S BEEN WORKING ON A TON STARTED WORKING ON IT THIS SUMMER, AND IT WAS SOMETHING WE WANTED HIM TO CONTINUE TO DO MORE OF, AND NOW HE’S TRUSTING IT AND GETTING TO THAT SPOT. >> WE SPENT THE LAST 24 HOURS TALKING ABOUT ISAIAH STEWART DEFENSE, BUT WHAT CAN YOU SHARE ABOUT HIS OFFENSE, ESPECIALLY THE PRODUCTION HE HAD TONIGHT? >> AGAIN, ANOTHER GUY THAT’S VERSATILE. YOU KNOW, HE CAN SPACE THE FLOOR. OBVIOUSLY HE MADE YOU KNOW HIS THREES TONIGHT WHICH PUTS A DIFFERENT PRESENCE OUT THERE. YOU KNOW HE CAN ATTACK THE OFFENSIVE GLASS WHEN HE HAS ADVANTAGES. SO THERE’S JUST SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO WITH THEM. SO MANY DIFFERENT PLACES YOU CAN PUT THEM. YOU KNOW HE CAN MAKE THE ABOVE THE BREAK THREE, THE CORNER THREE. SO IT JUST CHANGES THE SPACING ON THE FLOOR. AND SOMETIMES LIKE TONIGHT YOU KNOW TEAMS DECIDE THEY WANT TO LEAVE HIM OPEN. AND HE’S GOT THE ABILITY TO KNOCK IT DOWN AND MAKE THEM PAY. >> ANOTHER SOLID NIGHT FOR JADEN IVEY TEN POINTS OFF THE BENCH. HE’S SHOWING VERSATILITY TO, YOU KNOW BRINGING THE BALL UP THE FLOOR DOING THE DIRTY WORK WITH REBOUNDING. KIND OF TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU’VE SEEN FROM HIM EVEN IN HIS MINUTE RESTRICTIONS SO FAR. >> YEAH I MEAN AGAIN IT’S CONTINUED GROWTH AND I CAN’T SAY IT ENOUGH AND I PROBABLY HAVE. BUT LIKE WHAT HE’S DOING IS DIFFICULT, YOU KNOW, TO GO, LIKE I SAID, 11 MONTHS WITHOUT PLAYING IN THE NBA GAME AND THEN COMING BACK AND HAVING TO PLAY AT NBA SPEED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEASON. IT’S JUST NOT EASY. BUT AGAIN, HE’S A GUY WHO’S EMBRACED THE CHALLENGE. YOU KNOW HE’S GOING OUT THERE COMPETING WITH HIS TEAMMATES. HIS TEAMMATES LOVE HAVING HIM OUT THERE. YOU KNOW IT MAY TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. AND ALSO THE MINUTE RESTRICTION ISN’T EASY ON HIM RIGHT. AND TRYING TO PLAY IN JUST SMALL DOSES TRYING TO CATCH A RHYTHM AND FIND A RHYTHM. BUT I THINK HE’S DOING A GREAT JOB OF IT. YOU KNOW, HE MADE BIG SHOTS FOR US IN THE FOURTH QUARTER TO HELP US KIND OF STRETCH THAT LEAD OUT. SO YOU SEE THE CONFIDENCE COMING BACK IN ALL OF HIS ABILITIES AND SEEING THE WORK PAY OFF. >> Y’ALL ARE FOUR AND ONE ON THE SECOND NIGHT OF BACK TO BACKS. NOW LAST SEASON THROUGH FIVE YOU WERE 1 IN 4. IS THERE ANYTHING DIFFERENT GOING INTO THE PREPARATION OR IS THAT KIND OF JUST THE MATURATION? >> NO, I MEAN, YOU WIN 19 GAMES, YOU KNOW, OUT OF 24. I THINK THAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR YOU. BUT NO, IT’S THE SAME THING. BUT OUR GUYS, THEY JUST UNDERSTAND WHO THEY ARE. AND YOU KNOW, TO LIKE OUR COMMENTS, YOU KNOW EARLIER IN THE YEAR LIKE OUR GUYS ARE WILLING TO DO HARD THINGS. YOU KNOW AND BACK TO BACKS IN THIS LEAGUE ARE NOT EASY. AND WINNING IN THIS LEAGUE ISN’T EASY. SO OUR GUYS ARE JUST WILLING TO DO THE GRITTY, NASTY THINGS ON BACK TO BACK NIGHTS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL THAT SOME OTHER TEAMS JUST DON’T WANT TO DO. >> DUNCAN ROBINSON, SOMEONE WHO OBVIOUSLY GETS ATTENTION OFFENSIVELY, BUT I’VE NOTICED HE’S MADE A LOT OF HUSTLE PLAYS DEFENSIVELY. WHAT DOES THAT SPEAK TO HIS EFFORT AND JUST THE OVERALL BUY IN, PUTTING HIS BODY ON THE LINE FOR CHARGES AND MAKING EFFORT PLAYS. >> YEAH, HE WANTS TO HELP THE TEAM. YOU KNOW I THINK THAT’S WHAT HE’S TRYING TO DO IS IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW WHETHER YOU KNOW YOU TALK ABOUT EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT HIS OFFENSE. BUT LIKE HE KNOWS WHILE HE’S OUT THERE HE CAN IMPACT THE DEFENSIVE END OF THE FLOOR AS WELL WITH THE EFFORT, YOU KNOW TAKING CHARGES. BUT HE’S EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT AND KNOWS HOW TO GET IN PASSING LANES, GETS HIS HANDS ON BALLS AND DEFLECTIONS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. BUT, YOU KNOW, HE’S WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO HELP THIS TEAM WIN. AND THAT’S

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