The complexity of Cade Cunningham 

"This will look familiar to Luka fans" *cuts to a shot of Luka Garza* Had me in the first half ngl

As a Pistons fan, you have no idea how happy it makes me that you're making a video about us LOL. Thanks for highlighting his defensive strengths. Since he understandably doesn't have the defensive stats forwards like Mobley and Barnes may have, most NBA fans don't understand the complete impact Cade has on our team.

“After buffing up”😂💪🏾 Love from Detroit🔥

This dude has GAME. He's a rookie and has shown more than flashes of what he can do. Future perennial all star in my opinion. Lets revisit this conversation when he's in the last year of his rookie deal. We will be talking max contract.

Cade did 22.9/5.9/7.0 on .480/.324/.826 shooting for in March which is a 14 game sample. He has been playing at the level for 20 games though. Luka did 21.2/7.8/6.0 on .427/.327/.713 shooting for his rookie year. Luka is 26.3/8.5/8.0 on .457/.336/.736 for his career. People say Cade needs to reduce TOs. Cade has averaged 3.6 while Doncic has averaged 4.1 for his career. People say Cade needs to become more efficient shooter. Luka has been .336 from 3 for his career. It's BS to say Cade has to get to 37-38%. What Cade really needs to do is become consistent with his March numbers for an entire year and figure out how to get more FTs. Then he's scary close to Doncic who is a consistent MVP candidate. Three more made FTs a game, a couple of more rebounds and Cade is virtually identical to Luka statistically. He's really not that far off from one of the best young players in the game as a rookie. At the least, you have to admit he has flashed a Doncic level.

That first clip with the tear drop high off the window was nasty. The boy is clean. Uncle smoothie Also all those missed passes are a good thing. Dont know where the line is till you cross it.

He's going to be a great player. Always thought he was more of a secondary ballhandler and off ball guy than a guy who can actually run an offense though. Would love to see more legend profiles like Dominique, Gervin, Moses or Barkley.

Love these player profiles! Would love to eventually get Mobley or Barnes.

his playstyle is so smooth, and eloquent. he's been improving at the end of the season too, so I'm expecting a overall boost in his game next year. I honestly think he could be all-nba calibre imo.

So surprised to hear that rookies like Cade modeling his game from Luka Doncic. I mean, Luka is still a very very young player and he already has lots of influence towards others. Seems like big PG is another trend in NBA.

Glad we got cade!

kinda hard to get a full view on how good Cade will be solely due to how bad the Pistons were early in the season. Missing Grant/Olynyk/ Frank Jackson took 3 of our best shooters out for substantial time not to mention not having a true lob threat until the Bagley trade. Also it doesn’t help that he’s one of the least FTA players in comparison to how many shots he takes per game. I think as the players around him develop and detroit adds a few more pieces it will only make Cade better.

A lot of his efficiency issues at the rim and in the midrange have been sorting themselves out since the allstar break. He’s in a bit of a slump from three at the moment but we’ve seen month long stretches of consistent above average shooting that calms my nerves about that in the future. I think he gets off to a much better start next season and really puts it all together

What I love about your videos is that there’s no sense of bias anywhere and very clear analysis without too many numbers and statistics, just enough. Being a Pistons fan it’s always awesome to see breakdowns/studies of my team being that we’ve been in limbo since 2008. That being said, I think someone else said it as well but his inefficiencies (specifically at the rim and midrange) could be due to him not being a fully, physically developed NBA player. A lot of his FGA come at the rim and going up against the centers and PFs today is part of the learning curve. And not to be “one of those guys” who look for foul calls all the time, but he’s getting 2.5 FTA a game. When I do get to watch games there are some fouls that go uncalled and it takes a hit on his FG% being that he likes attacking the rim. But even though he was drafted into what a lot of people think is NBA purgatory, he puts in 110% of effort. You showed him closing out hard on defense and really showcasing his talent on that end, he’s really showing that he’s willing to accept the role of being THE guy to turn our franchise around and it makes me excited with the other pieces falling into place around him already. Saddiq Bey who is a walking bucket, MB3 who is having a resurgence in Detroit, Isaiah Stewart and Jeremi Grant (even though he may be traded in the offseason). There’s a lot to look forward to with Cade leading the way and Troy Weaver making decisions.

As a warriors fan, it would be great to see a video about Jordan Poole, he's had an amazing month leading nba in 3pt made and having a great TS%.

That’s why I love having Cade so much. He can control the game and is smart enough to use his body and the rim to finish over good defenders. His jump shooting efficiency will come around soon.

Touching on Franz Wagner would be really interesting. Easily the most underrated Rookie in the class.

Man I haven’t watched the video yet and I been preaching to anybody who would listen that this man got the whole bag . He plays so under control kinda like CP3 but has speed that he only uses when needed. He got mid range, 3 pt, step backs , hook shots, fadeaways, footwork , floaters, acrobatic layups, high arcing layups. I didn’t even mention his playmaking man🤦🏽‍♂️. Hell I didn’t even mention that he 6’8 with a 7 foot wingspan. Don’t get me wrong I love the whole draft class and think them a lot of em special, but by next year I don’t think it’s gone be close

Thank you! You could've done a vid on a current all-star, big market team, or playoff contender, but you did one on my guy Cade! Great Analysis!

MANNNN I’m so thankful my pistons picked him. I knew he was going to be a menace as soon as he threw on the buffs. He’s going to be in the MVP talks in a year or 2

I'd love to see Barnes next! I feel he's such a unique player and has some really interesting strengths.

Love your videos! Keep up the great work

love his game. definitely one of my fav players for the future

I think he could be a mix of Luka and CP3 it'd be cool to see him become a big pass first PG setting up his team

He’s going to be amazing!!

I love when you use this background music. It fits basketball and your videos this well

A lot of work was put into this vid, i can tell. Nice job. Loved the breakdown of the moves

Not gonna mention how many times gets fouled and the refs refuse to blow the whistle? Half of the inefficiency is because of horrific officiating. Never seen a guy get fouled so much and never getting a call. A quarter of the inefficiency was at the start of his season when he missed his 1st nba training camp and preseason to start the nba adjustment process. Cade is by far the most complete player in this class and one of the best rookies to come into the nba in yearssss. Supremely talented offensive conductor with a high basketball iq = ⭐️

please do a jalen green version of this, his improvement since february has been something to pay attention to

He had an ankle injury during pre-season and an ice cold start to the season. And it also doesn’t help his teammates can’t hit a lot of outside shots. He’ll be a force to be reckoned with in a couple of years, just hope the Pistons can find & develop the right teammates.

basketball is rhythm and cade is playing smooth jazz. to his defender, u never know when cade will hit the drum but it will be right on time 🎶

Excellent analysis! Great video!

Yessir! By far my favorite RU-vid channel

Yeah this breakdown is crazy! It has the good and bad with no bias. I just subscribed

Cade, Mobley, Barnes, Suggs, even Kuminga all have high defensive potential. Crazy how these top picks are such great defenders in their rookie year too!

I am glad that Cade is here in Detroit.

Cade’s improvement has been very impressive. His efficiency recently is underrated due to his initial slump but if he’s able to be more disciplined in defense and reduce committing fouls, he’s already an all star.

Was hoping you’d do a video breakdown of case after discussing him on the pod, great content as always

Take out first 4 games in the league coming off injury and his averages jump dramatically. Huge free throw discrepancy between Cade and others taking 8+ shots in the paint - can't buy a whistle - true shooting takes a hit. It's a historic rookie season with Jerami Grant's 40 games representing his best 'help'. And still the tone around Cade is negative. For context, the Cavs are a bottom 6 defense without Jarrett Allen yet Mobley's about to waltz to a ROY playing alongside 2 all-stars. Even Scottie has 2 all-stars and strong pieces. Why does W/L determine the ROY race suddenly? The Detroit vs Everybody line exists for good reason.

I hope this video makes it to the Piston's subreddit. They were insanely upset about your pod segment with Kyle on Cade. I found it funny especially knowing how much Kyle has loved Cade. I think he's got the ability to be an all star but I'm more skeptical than before the season on him ever being a top 10 player given these percentages. His context is also very tough as you noted, he's benefitted some from having Bagley to throw lobs to, despite the fact that Olynyk is one of our better players. I'd love to see the Pistons pick up Chet but I worry about him being the threat in PnR that Cade needs. If they fall outside of the top 4 or so I think Duren could be nice as the starting center of the future.

WHAT A PLAY FROM GORDON 9:10

I think Cade is a better three point shooter than his 32 per cent might suggest. He tinkered his form before the start of the season and had really bad shooting nights near the beginning. He's much better now and he'll continue to get better.

“Buffin up” 😂😂 I love it! What up doe from Detroit.

Great breakdown. Would’ve liked a mention about his solid rebounding out of the PG spot

I never imagined I'd hear you say "buffing up" in reference to Cartier glasses. Motown Noah probably loved that

2:12 was a Scottie for RoY clip. Thank you Thinking Basketball

Great a guy with all star potential pistons fans finally got someone good in cade. I’m sure when he analyzes Scottie’s and mobleys game it will be superstar level tho

Have been saying this… he will win a championship in Detroit. He is a total stud, putting up rookie numbers similar to MJ, don’t get why he is labeled as not a star.

Cade's efficiency struggles since first 15 games of season are practically a non-issue. His finishing around the hoop since all-star break I believe would be elite if he was drawing more fouls. I didn't like that the summary argument didn't account for stark improvement throughout the season, especially in 2 pt scoring. It's up to .514 2pt FGA's since all-star break. He's so good and patent in traffic. When he learns how to get to the FT line, I think he could have elite efficiency.

Always loved the background music😎

🥺 it been a LONG TIME coming but we finally found that 1 player to build around. All these yrs of being ass and mediocre might finally be coming to an end. Bey & Cade give me soooooo much hope moving forward. Thank you Troy Weaver

I’d like to see a series where you show how certain all time greats improved a through the years to make them the players they were

9:09 underrated play by gordo. Be hind the back for a look away lay up pass.

This sounded like your describing RJ Barrett! Please do a video of him, he’s been averaging 25 ppg last 33 games and he’s only 21 so underrated

literally was watching your video yesterday and thought to myself. he should make a cade video. wow

Thanks for the vid

A Jalen Green deep dive like this would be heat you got a new sub bro 🔥

Great video! I want to hear your thoughts about His lack of FTA. As a guard shooting in the paint quite a lot, he got very few calls (34pts without even one free throw attempt? that is not so common nowadays). I wonder if there is some skill or fundamental stuff that caused this. And I think we don't need to worry too much about his shooting. The form looks good. And he is a hard worker. although a little bit changed comparing his college. Only how the Pistons gonna build is worrisome. I also don't think Pistons is using him too heliocentric(like Harden or Luka)? There is quite a lot of possessions they just gave to Bey, Hayes, and Grant. Cade is 27 usage and Grant is 25. And if possible, please make some other rookies' videos... I love to hear how you are evaluating the 2021 draft.

Great video

Hyped about the vid. I don't watch any Piston's ball but people are saying Cade is pretty damn good. Excited to see what the hype is about.

Love cade, he went to my HS his underclassman years, the sky is the ceiling for him.

I don’t know if you’re taking suggestions but making a video about tj mcconnell and his unusual pg playstyle and his “gnat in the ear” defensive reputation would be awesome

It was funny that you said "this one will look familiar to Luka fans" as the camera briefly showed a close up of Luka Garza. Very different Luka

Really liked his temperament seeing interviews with him, he is confident but not an egomaniac and he is very calm

Make one for Scottie. Playing 1-5 and impacting winning as much as Scottie has surely hasn't escaped your attention. He's been the best rookie by a wide stretch and I don't really think it's close. Generating the amount of offense he does for himself, guarding 1-5, playing huge minutes on a team that's improved as much as it has. His usage and shot attempts went up after the ASG weekend and he's improved his efficiency. Seriously, he's in rookie LeBron territory, and Cade simply put isn't.

These videos are great. A video on Anthony edwards would be cool

Great vid as always I’d love one on RJ Barrett

Cade is gonna be the best two way player in the league, no doubt

Future Triple double Machine

He has the intangibles as well. Pistons got a leader out there.

This has been one incredible Rookie Class, this year. You will have a lot to work with.

Cade literally is going to turn around the Pistons franchise, in a few years we’ll see him in MVP conversations

3:14 That's really unusual!!! You wouldn't expect players like him playing "Bully Ball", knowing his background explains a lot. Incredible of you to go this deep.

Has top 10 player in the league potential

These videos are so good sometimes I imagine a video based on my player from 2K lol

This year's draft has been one of the best so far. A reminisce of 96 draft class.

Can you do a video analysis on Evan Mobley's defense, really want to see your thoughts.

This rookie got the most potential because he has a great iq for the game and the body to become one of the greatest

My dawg Ice wood Cade bout to eat the League alive. 💯💯💯💯

Pistons fan. Cade has the PERFECT demeanor for The Pistons. Perfect fit for the city. We LOVE CADE! CADE COUNTY!

I love the idea of adding a true point guard next to him and both of them share primary ball handling duties. kinda like what he had with Mike Miles in AAU. Allows him to focus on scoring while also being a deadly passer. If they get a first round pick for Jerami Grant and it's not the Blazers pick, I would get Kennedy Chandler to pair with him. Also, with the addition of Bagley finally unlocked his lob passes that was missing playing with Isaiah Stewart. Imagine with what he's doing with Bagley, how would he do with Jalen Duren. that's a match made in heaven for both sides. Also, Jabari Smith is also a outstanding pair next to Cade.

Cade putting Detroit back on the map!🔥 Bad Boys

Hearing you talk about Cade preferring lobs to his big men around the rim really makes me want to see Detroit draft Chet Holmgren to see what that would look like

1:28 Ooooohhh that was super cool

I hope Pistons could build around this guy and make a solid contender in the following years

End of the season Cade showed he can be THE DUDE and a damn good one. Took him a while to get on his feet but don’t get it twisted; he has arrived

Ben, do you think his less-than-ideal team situation has contributed to his inefficiency? Seeing how he doesn't have the best offensive help around him, defenses might have exploited that and devoted more resources to stifling his shots everywhere. I do agree that he is slightly miscast as a primary scoring option right now and hopefully with drafting that can change, but I think Cade has the potential to be the primary playmaker on that Pistons team one day.

This video is clearly outdated. Cade is 17-5-5 not 15-4-4. Plus cade is shooitng 42% for midrange not 37%. Also Cade is like 22-7-7 on 45% since the all-star break.

Not a Pistons fan, but hope they can draft Banchero in the summer. Imo he'd be the perfect player next to Cade as a primary scoring option so Cade can focus on playmaking and defense. Would be an incredible duo to build around in Detroit

I think he’s gonna have a big 2nd year not to put expectations on him but look at what Luka, Ja & Trae did/doing in their 2nd & 3rd year. Their leaps have been exceptional & he has the DNA to do the same.

W video always

I agree with almost everything and I really like the video but I think you’re selling him short by calling him a secondary playmaker

I'm a Pistons fan and I would love to see him in a Devin Booker role playing next to a CP3 like point guard who facilitates the offense

“and then he’ll attack the ball like Michael Jordan at the end of it … Cade does gamble a bit himself” lmaoo

New thinking basketball video, i click.

can you do a video on Scottie Barnes itd be great to hear what you think about him and his ceiling

3 pt shooting and handles in traffic is what I feel like need some improvement this offseason the most.. the calls should come too

Looking at this 4 months later after Pistons got Jaden Ivey and obviously hyped as a Pistons fan. People predicting best Pistons backcourt since Bad Boys don't really seem crazy. This is like a Luka-Ja combo! So hyped!

I need to see a Cade and Paolo duo next season

After watching the podcast with Kyle j Mann I have been awaiting this vid