Mitchell Robinson did not shy away or paste words. They know exactly what is reserved for the Knicks First Round series against the Pistons.
And, more importantly, his role in everything.
“It’s going to be a dirty series,” Robinson said after Thorsday practice. “We are going to leave and fight. That is the most important part. Physrian with Detroit and we. It’s something we just have to bring.”
The Pistons, who enjoyed a dramatic change this year after winning a Sausage 14 NBA game last year, have developed a reputation as one of the most physical and most hard teams of the League. Much of those voices of great men pull fast and Isaiah Stewart.
Robinson is ready to fight inside both.
Stewart, in particular, has become a notorious instigator and chustice, never shyming a fight and constantly to the line between playing hard and playing dirty.
Two games was suspended earlier this year for his role in a fight between the Pistons and the Timberwolves.
His four flagrant offenses were tied in second place in the League, and his 14 technical faults were the third one. He was expelled from three games, tied for the majority of the league.
It is not difficult to imagine that Stewart throws an elbow or shoulder to the cities of Robinson or Karl-Anthony and tries to drag them into the mud or get under their skin. And the lack of depth of the Knicks has been a topic of conversation throughout the season: they cannot afford to lose anyone for a silly experience or suspension.
“I only know intelligent,” Robinson said about fighting Stewart’s pranks. “That’s really everything. Be a physical, be intelligent and play basketball.”
That goes in both directions: the coach of the Pistons, JB BickerStaff, has warned his team already Stewart especially about not letting his play style end up costing them.
“It is important for us to be physical but not emotional,” said BickerStaff on Thursday on Siriusxm NBA radio with Frank Isola and Brian Scalabrine. “I think that is the difference. We are going to be physical. There will be some dust, there will be some interactions. This is how we appear in the building. Let them make an 8-0 race.
Last year, Robinson got significantly in some altercations with the Knicks first round series Duration of the Knicks against the 76ers, which included attracting Embiid in a flagrant foul 1 in the game to Flagr.
The Knicks lost much of their muscles and grunts last year when Isaiah Hartenstein left in free agency. Now, Robinson is perhaps the most appropriate in the list to impose its size and strength and fight the evil of the Pistons.
There is no history of how Robinson will deal with this version of the Pistons, he thought, since the four regular season clashes that the Knicks were 1-3 were lost.
“It’s weird because they don’t know me, I don’t know them,” Robinson said. “All I know is the movie and the books we have, things like that. Just go there to fight and compete.”
Robinson lost most of the season while recovering from an ankle surgery out of season, returned in February and played 17 games.
He averaged 5.1 points and 5.9 rebounds in 17.1 minutes per game, all of which would represent career minimum. Hey, do not play any back consumption.
But despite his slow increase, he is happy with his conditioning.
Robinson made a point in his rehabilitation to eat better and lose weight to play for a longer time. Previously with a weight of around 290 pounds, Robinson said Thursday has about 269 pounds.
“That S – was heavy as hell,” Robinson said. “Simply play a full room in one of the games. Only the leg back for a month and two weeks may. Enter and all the work I put to be able to do that, that showed a lot. How long I put in the conditioning and all that.” “
