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The Pistons aren’t treating offseason turnover as a reason to drift from their defensive standard. Bickerstaff says the identity belongs to Detroit, not any one player, and the next group has to carry what Isaiah Stewart helped build.
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JV, obviously a lot of change this summer on the roster
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One in particular, Isaiah Stewart, no longer being here. I know that was someone who you called the heart and soul of what you guys had done
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and somebody you love going to war with. Obviously, I know the defensive identity is a non-negotiable here
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How do you work to maintain that, and does that change at all with some of the personnel
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and some of the changes that have been made? No, I mean, we've created the identity of this team, and that's who we are
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And that won't change year to year. It doesn't change person to person. You know, obviously, you know, Stu was a huge part of what we did
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the foundation of how we built this thing and part of that identity
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But it's, you know, up to the other guys that are here now to continue it and carry it on
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But it's something we can't relent on because, you know, it's helped us create the foundation that's allowed us to take the steps
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that we've taken. JB, obviously there's been a lot of reporting out just with the Jalen Duren situation
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As a coach, how do you approach the first day of camp just with the possibility of a court guy like that not being here and just kind of what's the mindset for you
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I mean you just coach the team. You know that a decision that out of our hands right now out of my hands I should say right now So I can allow it to take away from what my responsibilities to the guys that are here is
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So, you know, we prepare ourselves as coaches, you know, to put our best foot forward, to give the guys in the gym tomorrow
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the best that we have and help them prepare for, you know, how we move forward and get us ready for the 20th
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You know, we just spoke to Trader's. You said, yeah, we spoke to maybe pretty much also. What's the communication been like for him
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How have you supported him? How has it been with communication between the odds
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He knows how I feel about him, and I continue to let him know how I feel about him
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And that's really all that matters. I love J.D. I know how J.D. feels about me, how he feels about being a member of the Pistons
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It's positive. I know there's a lot of things out there being said, but he's a huge part of what we do
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He's a huge part of where we are right now. The steps that we've taken to get there, you know, comes to the work that he's put in
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the effort and the sacrifices that he's made for this team and his teammates
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So, you know, again, it's all love from our standpoint. And, you know, we look forward to having him back
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