00:10Piston phone calls Pistons
00:12texts. Did the Pistons blow
00:14it or did the refs steal it?
00:18Do we pass the point of no return with
00:20Duren Paul Reed
00:22played 17 of the final 18 minutes
00:24a win for couch coaches.
00:26But if J.B. Seema we're seeing
00:29is this the point of no return
00:30for Jalen Duren?
00:32That among all the storylines
00:34248-539-9797
00:38Can I carve out just a couple minutes on Cade?
00:41Because we're getting a lot of
00:42dogging of Cade on the texts
00:44and callers. Hey, why won't you rip Cade?
00:46I'm giving Cade Cunningham a pass.
00:49Played 48 minutes
00:50scored damn near 40 points
00:52and no NBA star has to deal
00:54with what Cade Cunningham deals with.
00:56He's doubled and they got
00:58not someone sitting in the paint
00:59because there's not enough shooting
01:00on the floor.
01:01His number two option is
01:03Karis Levert.
01:04I'm not going to crucify the guy
01:05if Karis Levert is the
01:06the number two option.
01:09I mean, where is Unk?
01:11Where's the security blanket?
01:13Why doesn't he have his blankie
01:13to go to?
01:14Tobias was what?
01:16Six of 19.
01:17Yeah.
01:17One of seven from three
01:18and nowhere to be found
01:20as they're doubling Cade
01:21at the end of the fourth quarter
01:22and into overtime.
01:23I'm just I'm going to give him a pass.
01:24You can you can disagree with it.
01:27I'm just not going to dog
01:28Cade Cunningham
01:29who I think is asked to do
01:31more than any other star
01:32is in the NBA.
01:33He shot 60 percent
01:34from three point range yesterday.
01:36Good shooting night.
01:37It was.
01:38And this is why I said yesterday
01:40I was feeling like the Pistons
01:42were in a little bit of trouble
01:43because Donovan Mitchell
01:45if you put a Sartansom on him
01:48and he plays the way
01:49that we believe he can play
01:51you can limit the impact
01:54of Donovan Mitchell.
01:55You can't can't completely remove him.
01:57But when you only allow 21 points
01:59after the game that he had
02:01in game four
02:02like that's huge.
02:03But they have other options
02:05to go to.
02:06They got James Harden
02:07which is not a great option
02:08not a reliable option
02:09but last night he goes for 30.
02:11Evan Mobley
02:12Jared Allen
02:12both in double digits.
02:14Max Struess off the bench
02:1520 points.
02:17Where are you getting
02:18that assistance from anyone
02:20not named Cade Cunningham?
02:22Who was the number two
02:23scorer last night?
02:24Dennis Jenkins.
02:25Holy cow.
02:25See that's what I'm talking about.
02:27Well seven were in the first
02:28out of the first nine points.
02:29Okay and what did
02:30Dennis finish with?
02:3119.
02:32I mean.
02:33And he was two of eight
02:34behind the arc.
02:35The only one that was
02:36was shooting well
02:37Isaiah Stewart okay
02:38was two of three
02:39behind the arc.
02:40But it was Cade.
02:41A listener's gonna send me a clip
02:42of one of Cade's turnovers
02:43and say
02:44all kinds of things
02:45about how he's not good enough.
02:46And I'm not just saying
02:48I'm defending every play he makes
02:50but watch the games.
02:52He is
02:54what is the solution?
02:55Score 50?
02:57Drive through double teams?
02:59I don't know what you're supposed
03:00to do at this point.
03:02There's a stat from last night
03:03fourth quarter
03:03and overtime
03:04when Cade was double teamed
03:06the Pistons were
03:070 of 8 from the field.
03:08I don't know what more evidence
03:10you need than that.
03:11And they kind of
03:12I think they seduce
03:14the Pistons into thinking
03:15they're not going to
03:16double team them
03:18and then they
03:19pull it on them
03:20and it gets
03:20allows the Cavs
03:21to make big runs.
03:22But isn't the answer
03:23supposed to be
03:24well I find Tobias
03:26yeah but he's not always
03:27going to score 20 points
03:28that's the thing
03:29because he's not a true 2.
03:30I know
03:30but the thought is
03:31well he's a mismatch
03:33yes
03:34the thought is
03:35Tobias is a mismatch
03:36and we get him on a Harden
03:37or we get him into a switch
03:39and then he's on
03:39you know that mid-range
03:40jumper turnaround
03:41which is not a high percentage
03:42shot but he's hit quite a few
03:44of them
03:44he wasn't doing it
03:45last night
03:45to the point that
03:46Karis Lavertis
03:47who they're swinging
03:47the ball to
03:48in critical moments
03:50I don't need
03:51I don't need them
03:52to score 20 points
03:53I need them to hit
03:55the high leverage
03:57three in the corner
03:58when they get it
03:59to Jenkins
03:59at the foul line
04:00makes a great pass
04:01to the corner
04:02and then they miss
04:03and then they miss
04:04another shot like that
04:05I mean just
04:05nobody could hit a shot
04:07in the last eight minutes
04:07of the game
04:08no
04:092-4-8-5-3-9-97-97
04:11when I say I give Kate
04:12a pass
04:13are you on board
04:14with that
04:14yes
04:16in large part
04:17now the only turnover
04:17that I really thought
04:19was extremely costly
04:21was when he got
04:22his pocket picked
04:23in overtime
04:24by Max Strews
04:24yeah
04:25that one hurt
04:26especially at the time
04:27of the game
04:27because it made it
04:28a two possession deficit
04:29right
04:30but I just got a text
04:31from a friend of mine
04:32and it's an easy question
04:36of those that started
04:37last night
04:38not named
04:39Cade Cunningham
04:40who else
04:42that is playing
04:43that is starting
04:43for the Pistons
04:44would start
04:45for Cleveland
04:47I think
04:48Assar would
04:48because he's the best
04:50perimeter defender
04:50in the NBA
04:51okay
04:51but you
04:52and they also
04:53have
04:54they also have
04:55a hole
04:56in their offensive
04:56game plan
04:57as well
04:57in Dean Wade
04:58yeah I think
04:58Assar would start
04:59over Dean Wade
05:00for them
05:00okay
05:01and that
05:02that's
05:03probably it
05:06it's
05:07I think
05:08that
05:08it just
05:09shows a little
05:09bit of
05:10how much
05:12is relied
05:13upon
05:13Cade
05:13everything
05:14that the
05:14offense
05:15has
05:16starts
05:16with
05:17Cade
05:17Cunningham
05:18either
05:18he does
05:19it
05:19he originates
05:20it
05:21he creates
05:22it
05:22or it
05:23doesn't
05:23happen
05:23it's just
05:24not going
05:24to happen
05:24at that
05:24point
05:25and you
05:26don't
05:26Donovan
05:27Mitchell
05:27doesn't
05:28have to
05:28be that
05:29guy
05:29there are
05:29moments
05:30sure
05:30he's a
05:30great
05:31player
05:31but there
05:32are moments
05:33when
05:33yeah
05:34they're
05:34going to
05:34rely on
05:35him
05:35to make
05:36some of
05:36those
05:36things
05:37but he
05:37also
05:37has
05:38James
05:39Harden
05:39Evan
05:40Mobley
05:40Jared
05:41Allen
05:41he's
05:42got
05:42Max
05:42Strews
05:43off
05:43the
05:43bench
05:43that
05:44can
05:44be
05:44a
05:44score
05:45like
05:45we
05:46could
05:46all
05:47look
05:47at
05:47the
05:47Strews
05:48turnover
05:49the
05:49K
05:49turnover
05:49and
05:49say
05:50bad
05:50play
05:51but if
05:51you're
05:52going to
05:52extrapolate
05:52that
05:53and turn
05:53it
05:53into
05:53a
05:54referendum
05:54on
05:54Kate
05:54Cunningham
05:55I
05:56think
05:56you're
05:56guilty
05:56of
05:56easy
05:57button
05:57stuff
05:57I
05:58just
05:58take
05:59the
05:59best
05:59player
05:59and
05:59I
06:00point
06:00out
06:00a
06:00couple
06:00turnovers
06:01at
06:01the
06:01end
06:01and
06:02I
06:02blame
06:02him
06:02when
06:03they're
06:03not
06:03there
06:03without
06:04him
06:04he's
06:05doing
06:05all
06:05the
06:05things
06:05necessary
06:06to
06:06draw
06:06the
06:06doubles
06:06to
06:07move
06:07the
06:07ball
06:07to
06:07get
06:08them
06:08shots
06:10the
06:10two
06:10easy
06:10buttons
06:11I
06:11think
06:11people
06:11press
06:12are
06:12refs
06:12and
06:13the
06:13stars
06:13got
06:13to
06:13be
06:13better
06:17they're
06:17easy
06:17button
06:18but the
06:18reality
06:18is
06:18it's
06:19deeper
06:19than
06:19that
06:19it's
06:20much
06:20deeper
06:21it's
06:21you
06:22got
06:22what
06:23you
06:23expected
06:23from
06:24a
06:24star
06:24Thompson
06:25you
06:25got
06:25elite
06:25defense
06:26you
06:26have
06:26yet
06:27to
06:27get
06:27anything
06:28that
06:28you
06:28expect
06:29from
06:29Jalen
06:29Duren
06:29like
06:30this
06:30is
06:30what
06:30I'm
06:30talking
06:31about
06:31let's
06:31be
06:31honest
06:31the
06:32loss
06:32is
06:32100%
06:33on
06:34Cade
06:34Cunningham
06:35been
06:35saying
06:36it
06:36for
06:36a
06:36long
06:36time
06:36he's
06:37not
06:37it
06:37we
06:37need
06:37a
06:37better
06:37point
06:38guard
06:38trade
06:39him
06:48a
06:48teammate
06:48seems
06:49like
06:49a
06:49player
06:49not
06:49wanting
06:50superstar
06:51status
06:52Cade
06:52shows
06:53his
06:53true
06:53colors
06:53again
06:54too
06:54late
06:57I
06:57can't
06:58support
06:58any
06:58of
06:59those
06:59texts
07:00all
07:01right
07:01we
07:02blabbed
07:02we'll
07:03get
07:03phone
07:03calls
07:03right
07:04to
07:04the
07:04phones
07:04coming
07:05up
07:05next
07:05it's
07:0697
07:06one
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