Cade Cunningham despite the loss in game 5: 39 PTS, 7 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL, 60% from 3
Cade Cunningham despite the loss in game 5: 39 PTS, 7 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL, 13-27 FG, 6-10 3P, 7-8 FT, 48 MIN
Can’y carry Tobias 6-19 FG and Duren
https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401871337
Man he needs a second star bad.
Best I can do is an athletic wing who can’t shoot.
At least Ausar is doing his thing, Duren has been putrid.
Duren thinks he’s Ben Wallace, when in reality he’s Ben Simmons
Ben simmons could dribble and pass though.
Athletic wing who can’t shoot!?!! Where?!? The raptors need another one!
Dinosenses tingling
Lol it’s crazy how many athletic wings that can’t shoot there are. The first one that learns to shoot will get max contracts for the next decade.
Hey don’t diss Ausar like that
Best I can do is an athletic wing who can’t shoot… and is about to get a $250mil extension.
Get it right. Ausar+Duren contract situation, good luck Pistons fan. This is literally make-or-break for you guys because if you pay both you’ll be locked into this core for the forseeable future.
Yup he’s the only reason why the Pistons didn’t get swept by the Magic in round 1 lmfao.
They shoulda traded for one at the deadline. They coulda won it all this year
The raps hogged all the wing players
They deadass got like 5 good wings
Scottie said “mmmm I want some wings” and the GM misinterpreted it
Naw I don’t think we could have won it all this year
Maybe with a MPJ we make the finals but that was probably the ceiling
Good news is most of these dudes are really young so they will learn from this
They shoulda traded for Trey Murphy he would have put them over the top
They should trade Thompson and money for Durant, and then max Duren 👹
And a better coach
He needs a harden whistle. Or at least half of it.
We thought that would be Duren in the Regular Season…and yet…
It sucks cause where is this other star gonna come from? What do they have to offer to bring in another star? They are too good to pick early enough unless they get super lucky on a late pick.
Genuinely what else can he do (besides box out the shooter)
There’s not much, he has no second option and the second Cleveland started that late comeback, it was done
Bring the ball up with some sense of urgency instead getting his pocket picked in the clutch
Yeah I love Cade but his TOs are some of the ugliest in the league
Turn the ball over less in crunch time that leads to a field goal within seconds.
not turn the ball over at pivotal times?
True, but dude was clearly just tired. Shit I think most people would if they had to carry an offense like this
He turns the ball like a madman no matter the scenario, and they’re some of the most confusing unforced turnovers half the time
Just look at his road stats, they’re fucking terrible
Cades only persistent issue now is his turnovers. He is just so damn sloppy sometimes
This reminds me of Lebrons early years in Cleveland similar situation.
He lowkey needs help
High key
I don’t know if there’s a higher key situation for a NBA player other than a future round
Lmao ‘lowkey’ his second best player got benched in a 4th quarter of a playoff game for a 3rd stringer center
respect bball paul
out the mud
He’s gritty af
Duren has gotten double figures in 6 games out of the 12 they’ve played.
Thoroughly outplayed by every big on the other teams and every big on his own team. Would be hilarious if he makes an all-NBA team after all that.
I feel like Isaiah Stewart will be starting next game (either him or Paul Reed).
they should’ve traded for Lauri they could be the favorites from the East rn
The Pistons roster as a whole is built like it’s 2000, not 2026
MPJ would of worked tooo
Lauri isn’t a short creator and hasn’t played a single playoff game yet. Not holding it against him but you need experience to go deep in the playoffs
Yk what while I disagree about Lauri not being able to create shots or needing playoff experience, they wouldve had to trade Tobias and he’s been incredible so they would’ve hardly been a proper contender anyway
We tried apparently The price for Lauri was ridiculous
Honestly thinking now the loss of Tobias would’ve been so harmful it wouldn’t have been the difference maker
It’s crazy because I went from wanting to let Tobias walk after the season to we need to sign him
In the offseason I hope we draft a four and get a real second option for Cade maybe in a duren sign and trade
If we max duren that will be the end of our window
he’s literally the 2nd best player rn its unbelievable after how dookie water he was on the Sixers
When Danny Ainge is at the helm, no deal will ever be dealt unless you’re willing to bend over for him
He’s like a worse young lebron , down to the supporting cast and defensive minded head coach.
He got good bur spotty play from teammates but it’s the inconsistency. He responded really well
who is the boobie gibson
Clearly jenkins
Needs someone else who can handle the ball ASAP
I mean he has a decent team around him, just needs a 2nd star.
Yeah, seems like when he sits or gets fatigued. They’re dead in the water.
You guys really just put lowkey in every sentence smh
Excited to see his game 6 elimination performance on the road against healthy team ima see if he as the killer clutch genes MVPs have to extend the series back home lol
Nice avatar
I know he has a huge contract looming but someone like Booker would be perfect for him as he is an amazing off ball player and is also a Michigan native
Kawhi would look amazing next to Cade 😈😈
No help
Wym he got the Tobias Harris with him thats all you need
tobias harris was great until this game. duren is to blame
He was but he shouldn’t be your second best player
How’d they win 60 games with no help?
Defense and effort go a long way in the regular season. You get a ton of games against bad teams, injured teams, teams on the second night of back-to-back, etc.
Houston Rockets are a prime example of this.
So were the JB Bickerstaff Cavs. Ultimately why we moved on.
Thibs method
We literally took the cats to 7 off pure defense and effort, down 2 starters while being the second worst shooting team in the league
The pistons just suck as constructed
Played harder in games that don’t matter.
The JB special
The Pistons roster has 10% of the talent cleveland’s does, idk if this is the dig you think it is lol, on talent alone Cleveland should’ve won this series in 4 extremely not close games.
I don’t like the cavs but I do not agree with the talent disparity
Harden is old, Mitchell was clamped all of the raps series (and Detroit fans like to fashion themselves the better defensive team so what gives?), Allen and mobley both liable to disappear for any game
Cade is all NBA and probably a yearly MVP candidate, Duren stole someone’s all NBA spot this year, they have great bench depth, ausar was top 5 in DPOY
The fit just fucking sucks but the talent is there
To be fair teams perform well in the regular season and have their weaknesses exposed in the playoffs all the time.
High effort
Tryhard enough on defense
Duren used to be good, back in the good ole days (1 month ago)
Because they had Cade
Defense and elite suepr star . Their defense js really good
Trying hard.
Duren also was much better in the regular season
He actually played like an all star in the regular season
Teams dont have time to gameplan against individual teams on a night to night basis in an 82 game season. Your teams flaws aren’t going to get exploited nearly at the same level as it is during the playoffs. We knew going into the playoffs what the pistons problems were, and its why people weren’t very sold on them yet despite their record.
SOMEBODY HELP HIM
Kawhi in the offseason
No thanks man, just gonna be injured when it matters and that man is one of the biggest divas in NBA history. But fo whatever reason that gets ignored. I’d rather have a couples of quality vet role players that can space the floor at that point. If we can’t get an actual start give us Wiggins or rui and another shooter.
Makes sense
Lowkey Duren for Kawhi would be fire
Cade scoring 35+ is usually a sign that the rest of the team is bricking
It’s like watching LeBron all over
It’s like watching Donovan under JB Bickerstaff. Guy has no offensive plan was a coach and just hopes his star can cook for 40 with a little Caris LeVert sprinkled in.
Which works in the first half when a guy like Levert or Harris can hit a three. Once you get into crunch time they start bricking.
Really does remind me of early LeBron Cavs
as much as i like cade’s game his turnover volume is actually sickening , primary ball handler turning the ball over 6+ times a night is not a winning formula
He’s also playing 40mpg, coming off a 7 game series, coming off a collapsed lung with like a 34% usage rate
And his secondary ball handler is a guy who was in the G-League at the beginning of the year
Collapsed lung is crazy and JB is running him into the ground before the 4th
Which is why they need a star guard who can handle the ball. Do a 1A/1B kinda thing in terms of handling the ball like the celtics do with Tatum and Brown
I mean if he is playing with SGA teammates I doubt he needs to do a lot
To be fair , if you were playing with sgas teammates you might still make the playoffs
He has a lot of TOs because he has a high usage rate and Pistons don’t have a reliable second ballhandler that is also a playmaker/scorer.
First stint LeBron
Bro doesn’t even have a Mo Williams
Team way better than first stint lebron be real
First stint Bron would’ve taken this team to the finals easy lol
Like what lmao
Chilllll he has Tobias Harris
Yells angels , Sasha pavlovic, Damon Jones, Ira newble, boobie Gibson
Or a Big Z to hold down the interior.
He died standing up
Unfortunately, he also failed to box out harden on his failed 2nd free throw (unluckily he got cursed by Kevin Durant shoes).
Eyyy he also had a careless turnover to max Strus which led to Donovan Michell scoring extending the lead to 7 in OT.
Whitebeard???
If only that long two would’ve been a three it would’ve really changed the endgame dynamic
I mean the careless turnover from him in overtime was a huge mistake.
He was hit in the face but yeah totally
Yeah that felt like the one
I’m surprised they didn’t call the foul on that
Dude was gassed by the end. Pistons please get this man a true #2
The Cavs dared anyone else to score and no one did.
you can double team cade because Thompson can’t shoot, Harris only has like one good quarter, Duren is Duren..
cant do it on his own
Devin Booker you are a Detroit piston
Idk man 70 million a season is a lot
As much as I believe they would compliment each other on the court that trade would be nearly impossible to pull off . You’d have to come up with 60 million in matching salary. A haul of picks . And the hardest part (getting phoenix to say yes)
Conveniently left out the 6 turnovers
Doesn’t help when he’s the only playmaker + ball handler on the floor
I get he’s not in a favourable position by any means but he does have a lot of turnovers that are his own doing / him being careless. But yea not gonna blame him too much. He was gassed and he’s still young so he’ll get better
Considering how great he was at everything else. I don’t think it really matters
Thats his average
He has the highest usage rate of the entire playoffs, still gotta be better with the thurnovers and once again a jump shooting team somehow managed to shoot 18 more free throws then them
6 isn’t that bad in an OT game with this little help and usage that high
39⁄9 in a playoff game is a line where your teammates gotta just figure the rest out at all costs
Jalen Duren is not what I would call a playoff riser.
Calling him a playoff faller is being kind too
he’s a fucking anchor
He sold like a mother fucker in OT, that turnover after the Mitchell 3 was utterly inexcusable
He got doubled constantly at the end of the 4th and we let the Cavs get a run bc we couldn’t punish it. He’s him
Despite Cade’s best efforts the Pistons lost this game
He did everything he could
He can’t win with these cats
Cade and them. He can’t win wit these cats.
He’s so much better than everyone else on his team it’s crazy
carrying the pistons so hard
Now let’s see Jalen Duren’s stat line
Give him the MVP if this what he has to play with every game
Did the best he could playing 5 v 8
As good as he was, some horrible mistakes in the final few minutes
We were up 9 points. Fuck
If only the Pistons had one more shooter besides Duncan Robinson.
Beef stew 2⁄3 from 3, didn’t get him the ball
Would have been nice to have him tonight
An incredible player
Get this man a 2nd option man he is finna bet Ant in the east with how much he has to carry
He gotta be fuming
game ended as soon as we started sending 2. no one else stepped up
I didn’t bother tuning in when I saw that the Pistons were 9 points up with less than 2 minutes to go. I would feel sick to my stomach if I were a Detroit fan right now
GG Duren
can’t win with these cats
The failed box out at the end was bad, but he really was the clear-cut best player on the court tonight. Damn shame they lost the way they did.
It makes me feel better that y’all are actually acknowledging that this man is hard carrying. A rare w for the NBA community as a whole. I excepted underserved slander
That late turnover costs them
His shoe size too
Pretty impressive list of names for guys who have scored 39+ points at least 3 times in a single playoffs
Get this MVP caliber player some fucking help. Do not waste my favorite Ok State player’s career.
A player like MPJ is exactly what they needed
And the sell
He scored once in the last 12 minutes.
He was gassed
He’s so good. Get him a number 2 or atleast some shooters.
Legit feel bad for bro he was ballin
We’ll wait you coming home in 3 years buddy
Danis Jenkins, Caris Levert, Bball Paul, and Tobias Harris closing in over time this team is not serious
Why dont the Cavs just permanantly double Cade? Nobody on our team can make a wide open shot
Tobias Harris game.
Cade played a great game we badly need to get him a real second option
Duren is just not a playoff performer
Pistons gotta do what the Celtics do with Tatum and Brown. They need another star player who can handle the ball because Cade’s surprisingly really effective even when playing off ball.
It’ll help limit his turnovers and keep the offense from becoming predictable
6 TO’s are tough. He’s put in positions to distribute and soemtimes he comes out looking wild.
Funny how piston fans boasted of how the team didnt play heliocentric offense with Cade unlike Luka. Yet Cade accounts for nearly half the fucking offense lmfao
Good lord, get this man a true 2nd star asap
they need a better second scoring option than fucking tobias harris, how about a reaves for thompson trade?
Need to cut down on his turnovers. Aside from that elite in almost all aspects
How about AJ Mitchell for all your first round picks for the next decade
As I’ve been saying, he needs help. Detroit has no 2nd option. This summer they’re freeing cap space so they’re definitely going to get Cade some help, they must. I can see some multi-team trades satisfying everybody’s needs with Detroit included.
He’s really good. I hope they can build a real squad for him bc they could run the east for the next decade. Think he might be the best player in the east rn besides Giannis but he’s hurt
Wait Unc lord Tobias Harris isn’t enough of a #2 offensively to help? Wow
He’s so much better than everyone on the court, his teams just worse than everyone else’s top to bottom
Don’t worry, game 6 harden is about to appear and Pistons will take this to 7.
One thing I’ve noticed about Cade (maybe I’m completely off) but he seems damn mature and has good sportsmanship when he plays.
And I’m a Knicks fan lol. Goddamn he’s crazy
26 turnovers. Refusing to give paul reed more minutes. Playing 2 non scorers on the floor frequently (asuar and duren).
Really needed to give huerter more minutes when tobias is cold
he has to do too much. the mental lapses are from fatigue.
No Turnovers damn impressive
Cade can’t win with them cats.
He had some bad turnovers late but I excuse them because he’s exhausted. You can’t rely on one guy like this and expect him to carry the entire time.
Dude was awesome for most of this game
Was rough watching him get doubled relentlessly late in the game, knowing no one else was going to make plays. Just in awe he carried that supporting cast to 60 wins.
Cade with the Lebron playoff experience
I think Pistons are going to be one of the those teams that will probably throw money at Reaves this offseason