Cade Cunningham should be an all star

[Mr Peanut]

Cade with a 22 point, 17 assist(!), 10 rebound triple double to lead the Pistons to a win over the Raps. Was a +23 in a 9 point win.

[zeebneeb]

Cade with a 22 point, 17 assist(!), 10 rebound triple double to lead the Pistons to a win over the Raps. Was a +23 in a 9 point win.

And, before anyone else tries to drag him down for turnovers, it cannot be stated enough, that when Ivey went down, it made Cade the only real ball-handler on the roster. This is not hyperbole. It puts immense pressure on Cade, every single time down the floor, and teams load up on him.

Oh, and also his full stat line

22 points
10 rebounds
17 assists
2 blocks
1 steal
8 TO

[srhcan]

Cade with a 22 point, 17 assist(!), 10 rebound triple double to lead the Pistons to a win over the Raps. Was a +23 in a 9 point win.

8 TO

[ItsDanger]

Every time I see Cade, he tries these unnecessary pocket passes that too often result in live turnovers. He's got to reduce those a lot.

[tmorgan]

I mean, it’s true. Cade does force a lot of stuff.

I don’t mind the occasional turnover off a lob pass or when his teammate does something unexpected, but a good third of his turnovers are just self-inflicted wounds. You’d hope he cuts most of that out eventually.

[axeman23]

I think he should but I don't think he will. Unless he gets in as an injury replacement.

Locks

Giannis
Mitchell
Tatum
Kat
Trae
Banchero

Almost a lock
Lamelo
Brunson

Good chance
Mobley
Wagner
Lillard
Brown
Adebayo

Chance
Embiid
Garland
Cunningham
Allen

Banchero with 5 games played should NOT be an All-Star... I know the NBA app mysteriously leaves that important stat out.

I also find it very hard to make a case for Franz who will have missed probably half the possible games played by the time the rosters are announced.

I don't think anybody had Orlando magic as a top 4 seed coming into the season on their bingo card. I would be shocked if they don't have at least one rep.

So maybe it's Suggs. 6 games of Banchero CERTAINLY aren't why they've won 22...

[Wargreymon]

Not gonna lie...I wanna replace my RJ sig with a Cade one.

[Mr Peanut]

Cade with a 22 point, 17 assist(!), 10 rebound triple double to lead the Pistons to a win over the Raps. Was a +23 in a 9 point win.

8 TO

Guess that negates all the good stuff then.

[tradez401]

From a bust to a star. Where have I seen that before? .. RealGM?

cade was never a bust man as a #1 pick he did have alot of expectations the injuries early on hurt him but he bounced back and put in the work now the league is seeing his potential.

[JXL]

His performances this season is not going unnoticed. He's gonna be an All-Star this season, without question. Especially over Tyrese Haliburton.

[7seventynine9]

Cade with a 22 point, 17 assist(!), 10 rebound triple double to lead the Pistons to a win over the Raps. Was a +23 in a 9 point win.

And, before anyone else tries to drag him down for turnovers, it cannot be stated enough, that when Ivey went down, it made Cade the only real ball-handler on the roster. This is not hyperbole. It puts immense pressure on Cade, every single time down the floor, and teams load up on him.

Oh, and also his full stat line

22 points
10 rebounds
17 assists
2 blocks
1 steal
8 TO

TOs were a problem when Ivey was around, too. TO are actually a problem for Ivey as well. Cunningham is 2nd in the league in TO, Ivey is 17th. It's the one area of the game that Cade could afford to improve.

It's not a huge deal though. The top 15 in TO every year is full of the best players in the game.

Cade's FT shooting has taken a step back this year too, though I'm guessing that's fluky and he'll revert back to an .850 guy.

[oldncreaky]

Cade with a 22 point, 17 assist(!), 10 rebound triple double to lead the Pistons to a win over the Raps. Was a +23 in a 9 point win.

And, before anyone else tries to drag him down for turnovers, it cannot be stated enough, that when Ivey went down, it made Cade the only real ball-handler on the roster. This is not hyperbole. It puts immense pressure on Cade, every single time down the floor, and teams load up on him.

Oh, and also his full stat line

22 points
10 rebounds
17 assists
2 blocks
1 steal
8 TO

I do hope we get a solid backup PG at the trade deadline. Cade is doing a great carry job so far, and currently looks like a deserving all-star, but I fear that it isn't sustainable because we keep seeing opponents make a run whenever Cade rests

And if Cade drags this roster without Ivey into the playoffs, he will deserve All-NBA consideration

[SmashMouthRod]

He's playing at an all-star level but... Theres a lot of qualified players And if we just consider guards: Mitchell, Garland, Lamelo, Trae, Brunson, Lillard. Its a chance that he doesnt make it.

Potential Candidates

Giannis
Mitchell
Tatum
Kat
Trae Young
Siakam
Lamelo (has the most votes even though he probably hasnt played enough)
Brunson
Mobley
Lillard
J. Brown
Bam
D. Garland
Cunningham
Allen

[JackTalkThai]

He's playing at an all-star level but... Theres a lot of qualified players And if we just consider guards: Mitchell, Garland, Lamelo, Trae, Brunson, Lillard.

And one could make a legitimate argument that Cade, all things included, is currently having a better season than all of them.

[SmashMouthRod]

He's playing at an all-star level but... Theres a lot of qualified players And if we just consider guards: Mitchell, Garland, Lamelo, Trae, Brunson, Lillard.

And one could make a legitimate argument that Cade, all things included, is currently having a better season than all of them.

He absolutely should be in over Lamelo but fan voting makes that not possible unless Lamelo gets injured. I believe Brunson, Garland and Mitchell will get in based on their team success. I would pick Cunningham over Trae and Lillard; but they could make it over him on name recognition. Every year there are guys who get the nod on name recognition.

[zeebneeb]

He's playing at an all-star level but... Theres a lot of qualified players And if we just consider guards: Mitchell, Garland, Lamelo, Trae, Brunson, Lillard.

And one could make a legitimate argument that Cade, all things included, is currently having a better season than all of them.

He absolutely should be in over Lamelo but fan voting makes that not possible unless Lamelo gets injured. I believe Brunson, Garland and Mitchell will get in based on their team success. I would pick Cunningham over Trae and Lillard; but they could make it over him on name recognition. Every year there are guys who get the nod on name recognition.

Popularity has a ton to do with the all-star game nod, but in watching the Blazers/Pistons game again from a few days ago, I learned that what Cade is doing this year(24P 9+A 6+R)has only been done by 9 players in league history, and only Jokic and Cade are doing it this year.

It seems folks are really overlooking what Cade is currently doing, in what is essentially his third year, @23 years old.

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/nba-players-to-average-24-points-per-game-and-6-rebounds-per-game-and-9-assists-per-game

[Han Solo]

Cade Cunningham should not be a all star and probably never will make the all-stars.

He has finally put up a 3 BPM season which is barely good starter level. Career high in turnovers and usage. True shooting is up 0.7% over last year due to scorching hot start. Will eventually settle back down to low 1.x or low 2.x range. But I guess we should be happy about progress right

-1.6 to -0.7 to 0.3 to ???

Yeah - you’re wrong. Big time. We will bump when he’s an all star “this” year.

[CptCrunch]

Cade Cunningham should not be a all star and probably never will make the all-stars.

He has finally put up a 3 BPM season which is barely good starter level. Career high in turnovers and usage. True shooting is up 0.7% over last year due to scorching hot start. Will eventually settle back down to low 1.x or low 2.x range. But I guess we should be happy about progress right

-1.6 to -0.7 to 0.3 to ???

Yeah - you’re wrong. Big time. We will bump when he’s an all star “this” year.

Perpetual trash player; 0 impact. Height of career with 20 game hot streak this moment.

[zeebneeb]

Cade Cunningham should not be a all star and probably never will make the all-stars.

He has finally put up a 3 BPM season which is barely good starter level. Career high in turnovers and usage. True shooting is up 0.7% over last year due to scorching hot start. Will eventually settle back down to low 1.x or low 2.x range. But I guess we should be happy about progress right

-1.6 to -0.7 to 0.3 to ???

Yeah - you’re wrong. Big time. We will bump when he’s an all star “this” year.

Perpetual trash player; 0 impact. Height of career with 20 game hot streak this moment.

Adding something of interest, or noteworthy, is usually how one engages in conversation.

Your post is vacuous at best. I would stick to coloring books. Ones with very thick lines.

[tmorgan]

Cade Cunningham should not be a all star and probably never will make the all-stars.

He has finally put up a 3 BPM season which is barely good starter level. Career high in turnovers and usage. True shooting is up 0.7% over last year due to scorching hot start. Will eventually settle back down to low 1.x or low 2.x range. But I guess we should be happy about progress right

-1.6 to -0.7 to 0.3 to ???

Yeah - you’re wrong. Big time. We will bump when he’s an all star “this” year.

Perpetual trash player; 0 impact. Height of career with 20 game hot streak this moment.

I mean, I’m assuming you’re just trolling and it’s working; I laughed.

If not, well, that’s ok. Sorry about all of Orlando’s injuries, truly, I enjoy watching them play.

We all apparently know 20 game samples of good play are meaningless, but it looks like Franz might be decent some day, too.