Cade Cunningham Just Might Not Be a No. 1 Option
www.theringer.com
Various advanced stats place the third-year Pistons guard in discouraging company. What does that mean for Cunningham’s future—and what about his team’s?
  • virtualGain_BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    cause he is a decent player in a star player’s role

  • dtheisen6BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Give Cade 6 more FTA’s per game and these stats start to come up significantly, especially the shooting % in the paint. I hate that the league rewards foul merchants but you gotta play the game unfortunately. He’s gotta look for fouls more consistently for us to win games, even if it’s not pretty at times

  • libiheroBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I think this article is pretty fair. I don’t think it’s as much as a guarantee that he’s the number 1 guy now as it was in 2021, and that really sucks for this franchise if he doesn’t become it

  • CM2_ICONBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Appreciate someone going this in depth on Cade’s concerns on a platform larger than the local Detroit outlets.

    I do wonder how you move Cade to a number 2 role on the Pistons. Every day of his basketball life he’s been the guy and the day he got drafted he was handed the keys to the kingdom. So, how do you take those keys away? What does that conversation look like?

    I can’t imagine it goes over well and I’m not sure how it would work. IMO a trade would be more likely than Cade being a #2 in Detroit. I just don’t see how that dynamic would work, after he was handed the franchise before he played a second of basketball for the org.

  • venkBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I can honestly see Cade following a Wiggins career arc. Goes to a great organization for his second team and completely turns his career around.

  • DoeJumarsBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I fear he’s more of a robin than a batman.

  • Toss2WhiteBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Because they fucking suck and are pathetic disgusting losers who are a sin to basketball. That would probably be why. Bill Simmons can pay me whatever this clowns salary is

  • SlippinjimmyforeverBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    He turns the ball over a lot and his shooting percentages are mediocre due to taking difficult shots.

  • tarunpopoBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’m Not too worried about cade because becoming a foul merchant comes with respect, and it shouldn’t be that hard if someone competent just teaches it. He will be fine

  • itwas20yearsago2dayBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    40/31/84 splits - 49%TS

    7.1 assists - 4.8 turnovers

    “Inefficiency” might sound like an analytics buzzword, but it matters a great deal. Cunningham’s true shooting percentage means he’s scored 50 fewer points than expected this season given his volume, per Basketball-Reference, which is the second-worst figure leaguewide. For reference, Nikola Jokic has 41 more points than expected—meaning Cunningham has cost the Pistons more points with his shooting than Jokic has added to the Nuggets.”