And the end:
Trust is the single most important trait in any successful relationship, and once that trust is broken, it’s damn near impossible to return to the way things use to be.
When Stan Van Gundy benched Reggie Jackson before the start of the Chicago Bulls game, a game the Pistons absolutely needed to win to stay in the playoff hunt, he basically said: I don’t trust you.
It’s over.
Yes, Jackson may technically be a member of the Pistons moving forward, but he will be viewed as expendable rather than an important piece of the Pistons’ puzzle.