At the Detroit Pistons’ media day, JB Bickerstaff was asked about an area he needed to improve, and he immediately talked about his interactions with the officials.
He admitted that he needs to get fewer technical fouls, something that was a huge problem for the Pistons, who led the NBA in technical fouls per game last season.
Not only did JB pick up plenty of them himself, but the Pistons also had several players who were among the league leaders. Isaiah Stewart was 6th overall last season with 15 technical fouls, which is nuts considering he’s a bench player who was only getting 20 minutes per game.