Stewart suspended 1 game due to flagrant points; fined 50K due to hand gestures

[Fennis Dembo]

It’s crazy that they’re acting like he’s a dirty player like Grayson Allen. Stewart might do too much to let you know he’s there and he’s not going anywhere. He’s not going to injure anyone by what he does.

Players like Allen are sneaky whereas Stew is honest about who he is. There’s a big difference.

You are completely missing the point. I'm not saying he's a dirty player specifically. I'm saying that he has become a liability which is worse. He is a player that can easily be manipulated by opposing teams into taking actions detrimental to his team winning. And those other teams know it.

If Stewart's antics didn't hurt anyone but himself then I honestly don't care. But that's just not the case. He needs to be better. He's needed to be better in this regard based on previous incidents. We've stated this in response to those incidents. But nothing has changed.

I’m slow to think players can’t evolve or change. I’m sure he’ll learn from this.

He’s getting “Draymond missing a playoff game” level of flack for missing 12 minutes of a regular season game and getting a 1 game suspension.

Stewart averages 20 mpg and he’d already played 8 minutes in the game he was ejected from.

Paul Reed is solid and brings a different dynamic.

This level of outrage is bizarre and trying to extrapolate this behavior into the future is unhealthy.

“When the Pistons make the finals in 3 years and he pulls this type of stunt, that will be the reason we lose!”

I think he can change and I hope he does. As I said, I like the physical play he brings that are actual basketball plays.

But the flack isn't just from last night, it's been an ongoing problem and actually getting worse. Three other games that come immediately to mind are the Denver game I posted above, the recent Orlando game, and the Golden State game where Draymond played him like a fiddle. 0-4 in those games.

Getting under his skin is literally going to be part of opposing teams scouting reports if it's not already.

[Fennis Dembo]

Go to 1:08. WTF was the point of this?

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This I'm OK with. Sticking up for your franchise guy is absolutely necessary.

There's better ways to stand up for teammates than running to halfcourt and embarrassing yourself and having Westbrook laugh at you while getting the crowd hyped up. They lost this game.

[GreekAlex]

You are completely missing the point. I'm not saying he's a dirty player specifically. I'm saying that he has become a liability which is worse. He is a player that can easily be manipulated by opposing teams into taking actions detrimental to his team winning. And those other teams know it.

If Stewart's antics didn't hurt anyone but himself then I honestly don't care. But that's just not the case. He needs to be better. He's needed to be better in this regard based on previous incidents. We've stated this in response to those incidents. But nothing has changed.

I’m slow to think players can’t evolve or change. I’m sure he’ll learn from this.

He’s getting “Draymond missing a playoff game” level of flack for missing 12 minutes of a regular season game and getting a 1 game suspension.

Stewart averages 20 mpg and he’d already played 8 minutes in the game he was ejected from.

Paul Reed is solid and brings a different dynamic.

This level of outrage is bizarre and trying to extrapolate this behavior into the future is unhealthy.

“When the Pistons make the finals in 3 years and he pulls this type of stunt, that will be the reason we lose!”

This feels very "strawman" to me. There may be some outliers, but I haven't seen a lot of people making extreme comments. People aren't calling for his head. They are just saying he needs to clean it up. That's perfectly normal dialogue and discourse amongst a population of people who routinely talk about performance issues.

You don't like it? Fine. Disagree all you want. But acting like the "other side" is all sortsa crazy for criticizing on-the-court behavior, which lead directly to a suspension seems a bit disingenuous. Nobody is claiming our season is ruined. The sky isn't falling. The interwebs aren't exploding with negativity. And frankly it feels like the sort of argument somebody makes when they simply don't like what the other person has said. It's more of a personal attack than a rebuttal of any known facts. "I don't like what you said, so I'm going to villainize you for saying it".

Of course I'm sure that wasn't your intent.

I politely ask you to re-read my statement about what's "crazy". I was only referencing anyone labeling him "dirty". Maybe it wasn't clear because most of the people calling him "dirty" were in the post on the general board.

I'm definitely not trying to villainize anyone. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I can agree that it's annoying to see other players get under his skin and cause him to lose his cool.

My general point was that the significance was overblown.

He's 23 years old. I think he deserves more consideration.

[tmorgan]

Got off easier than I thought he would.

He does need to control his temper, but I like the way he plays. Still my 2nd fav current Piston.

[breezypeezy]

It falls to Bickerstaff to educate Stew that techs need to be rare going forward.

[Canadafan]

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