Ben Wallace Says Present Pistons Are No ‘Unhealthy Boys,’ Earned Their Personal Id!

Detroit is driving excessive after snapping its 15-game playoff dropping streak in opposition to the New York Knicks on Monday … however former Piston Ben Wallace tells TMZ Sports activities the present squad is not a bunch of “Bad Boys” — they’ve earned their very own id!!

We caught up with Huge Ben out at LAX on Tuesday … and whereas he is aware of there is a ton of basketball left, he believes his outdated group can pull off the first-round upset with the collection tied at 1-1.

“The guy’s been playing well,” he mentioned. “The guy’s playing hard, playing together. We’re gonna go out there and just see what happens. I think the guys are excited about being out there, being able to be back in the playoffs. We know anytime getting to the playoffs, anything’s possible.”

“I think what they have earned, they’ve earned their own identity. Guys just going out there, playing hard, leaving it all on the line. You go out and play like that, you earn your own identity then you can call yourself whoever you want.”

He credit the job J.B. Bickerstaff has carried out since becoming a member of the franchise … and his title undoubtedly deserved to be in consideration for coach of the yr.

“I just think once you get guys going out playing hard everything happened good for the entire organization,” he mentioned. “Not just the players, but the coaches and everybody else.”

Not solely is Wallace having fun with the group’s run, however he is additionally loving seeing town pumped up about basketball once more after years of distress.

“I think it’s going to give us a chance to see the city get behind the team and rally behind the team,” Wallace mentioned. “I think for the first time that the city is really excited about Pistons basketball again. That’s what it’s all about.”