Cade Cunningham Is TAKING The LEAP!!

Cade Cunningham Is TAKING The LEAP!!

Kate Cunningham solidify himself as a superstar in this league. Rising star. Yes. Rising for sure. At the moment for sure. The trajectory though. Star now you’re being negative. Making it making all NBA team last year our first all-star he’s trending up. But to say superstar already is elite category in this NBA. But he’s rising and he’s making a name for himself to be in that category. Absolutely. continue his trajectory of growth um within his game. Yeah. Know it’s NBA is tailor made for him, his size, his position. Yeah. He’s a cheat code. Yeah. He is he is athletic. He is he does all the things that Luca can do with athleticism. Yeah. So yeah, he out there windmilling that thing in the game. Oh, like so he’s doing things at that position and Yeah. And he playing in the city that’s going to ride with him, ride for him. So, Detroit basketball, baby. Detroit basketball to Detroit. They find he plays if they keep tweaking the roster for his talent. I think they That is a type of team that two years from now, they’re going to be like, “Yo, they’re kind of favorite. They might come out of the East.” Yeah. Right. Yeah. Yeah. Because the defense they play, this start right here can help them. The East is down this No, but the East is down this year. Oh, you mean get there this year? I’m saying the East is down. I ain’t saying win it, but the East is down this year. Get off to a hot start. Nine and two. You take this [ __ ] into December, you still single digit losses heading into the new year. Hey man, they that’s a scary young team cuz they don’t know no better. And they got a coach over there that’s put a battery in their back and he not accept anything less than play hard, defend, and [ __ ] your opponent. Yep. And no, dead ass. Like dead at like that’s the way they playing. That’s the way they’re approaching and between him during at the five. Listen, they got a great chemistry and he is [ __ ] playing great right now. And you bring Stewart off the I think they got a good mix, man, of Yeah. No, I think I like Detroit. You know what’s so funny? We see But we we seen it in real time. We seen it with Monty Williams, right? They lost how many in a row? 28 straight games. They lost 28 straight games. But how they lost a lot of close games, you know what I mean? They lost a whole lot of close games. Whistles, bad passes. Like it. So it wasn’t like they was getting blown out. It was like damn near half of these is wins. Once they start getting older, we’re like they going to win some of these. No. No. You know the difference? The coach now, he used fourletter words. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. I told y’all this. Dog on it. Listen, like love. That’s That could be one of them after the game. Yeah. Okay. But he used four letter words. Money didn’t. Right. And like I said at the time, you got a bunch of yins over there that fourletter words are some of the only thing they they understand, man. Like you got to cuss them out. Yeah. I’m not asking you. No. Them you got to talk crazy to cuz that’s the only thing going to register to them. I’m pretty the way he is and they and they understand that, right? We can’t do that [ __ ] We was doing like No, he we lose one in a row, he come we lose two in a row, he coming and he going to lose his [ __ ] Yep. He keeping it honest with us, letting us play freely, but he’s holding us accountable. And like I said, it’s some four-letter words to them within them timeouts and the messages and locker room talks. Trust me, as players, were those four-letter words important for you guys to help? Not poopy head. No, he was poop. I mean, it’s a four-letter word, but Hey, poopy head. Get on the floor and die. Money might have said fudge. Yes, [ __ ] Darn it, man. That that type. No. No. Listen. No. Darn. A four-letter word. No, I’m just kidding. No. Can you imagine your coach like like getting mad and cussing? How can you dead ass though, right? Freaking we look at in the NBA, right? No, most of us went to college and some of us played for guys you but I’m pretty sure high school coach the same. Listen, high school, the college, I tell people all the time, and the man I played for, we was everything except a [ __ ] and a child of God, dog. Everything in between. So he never called you either of those two? No. A child of God or a [ __ ] So everything in between was fair game with this man. Yeah. So then you get to the league and I wish I like No, you can’t. We losing, we down, possessions ain’t going our way. our coach looking at us the way our body language is. We not playing hard. We not doing it. We’re not rebounding the ball right there. You didn’t box out. Man was open. You shot the bit like all like, “No, address it.” But you can’t go in there. Please, y’all pass. Please, let’s No, let’s please don’t work in NBA. Please don’t work in professional sports. If you want to be successful, please don’t work. Please. Thank you. Yeah. Please don’t work. About time. those like sarcasm, [ __ ] four-letter words work in winning and being competitive in sports. Certain guys don’t make it in that position, man. Like going there, you let one slip and you in the back praying like, “No, listen. Get get dude out of here. Get dude out of here.” Like you didn’t say, “Damn, now you think now you got to go pray.” Like, “No, this not listen.” No. No. But I used to look I have nothing against religion, nothing against nothing. I used to wonder how dudes used to go to chapel before the game. I’ve always wondered that, man. You know, you do you think I went to chapel before the game, Nick? Man, a wonder. Exactly. They think about I’m thinking about something totally different. I’m some dudes. I just I said I didn’t understand how I could be in that mind state and then flip it to go out cuz you know the way I played though how I am and I black out when I’m on the floor. So it’s it’s good for some dudes. I’m not saying I Yeah, but for me, I’m just We’re in the weight room lifting and y’all over there. John 3:16. I’m like, “Wait, in the weight room some I’m saying some dudes play some some dudes had chapel in the weight room.” Oh [ __ ] They didn’t have a separate thing, right? Locker room, right? They been in the wait room having chapel and you over there trying to [ __ ] turned up. Damn, I can’t. Yeah, cuz Lord knows I’m listening to in my headphones while they got chapel going. Like it’s like it feel like [Applause] No, that’s when that’s when y’all came in the NBA. They had a They had a different room. Yeah. Oh, damn. Before it was like they tried like a weight room or something like that. Everybody wasn’t lifting. Certain dudes live, everybody didn’t. But you go in there. So then you know like weight rooms is open before the game and then now you got somebody in there listening to this [ __ ] Now he mad or they come in there like, “Hey, we got chapel in.” And so I’m like, nah. I I just like I get it. Going there praying for my [ __ ] We have we have Bible study after every episode of Gil. Like let’s never see any of y’all there. Never see any Bible stud. I came on a a veteran team. So obviously they they used to do that. And then my second year when I was playing, are you coming to chapel? I’m listening to Tupac. You know what I mean? Ambitions of a rider. I have to go to church. Ambition of a rider. I got to get ready. I have to go to church. I’m skipping over the prayer thing. Pass me the ball. I’m trying to get I know how he play. I’m trying to get ready. I know how crazy Lord. You know, you sitting there all eyes on me like, “Yeah, cuz I didn’t turn once I turned my back in my cuz I so once the game like once like we getting close, I would turn my chair around and I’m facing the locker, right? I’m I’m not I’m facing the locker. I don’t What else is going on didn’t matter at that point, right? I’m so I let psych myself up so much, right? Mhm. Ain’t no time to pray. Hey, it does not. But you got to be ready for the rap. Just point that out. Yo, but back to K. Make sure my bad. No, no, no, no. This is why we love this show because we can go on tangents and come right back to where we started. Um, I just think the way he’s been playing, um, I think he is the future point guard for the USA team in 2028. I think it the pace he keeps going um his just his style of play. I mean, he’s averaging what you say like 27 28. Yep. Right now. Um and he has to take a lot of load on the team because offensively they they struggle a little bit. Defensively, I mean, they remind me of Houston Rockets last year, but just with the number one option this year to me um defensively and everything. So, um I’m excited for Detroit. I was a little worried in the beginning. They started off a little sluggish, but they they was able to turn the table. So, and and I don’t mind the 46 shots from uh K. No, not at I just had to point it out. I read stats. I I mentioned important pertinent numbers that are topical timely line. He don’t do this all the time. You know, this is he had to put the team on his back. Second night of it back to back like the thing like he had 11 assists in this effort as well. Guys that shoot that much, have that many points, they don’t have that them kind of assist numbers. So they going to be he’s going to average 10 11 assists with his 27. He’s going to second team all NBA. So, you also mentioned Jaylen Dur. So, we got to give some love to the fourth year big man Shay and Luca got who? Jaylen Dur in the midst of a career year. Uh, Duran putting up a career-high 19 points, 12 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, and 1.1 steals per game. Uh, Cunningham and Duran each have seven double doubles this season, which is the most by any duo in the league right now. Both tied for third most in the league. Pistons have the fourth best defense in the league, sixth best net rating so far this season. So, just y’all have faith in this Piston squad. I mean, we talked about the Bulls recently. They’ve kind of suffered some losses, but this is now first. They built different. They don’t know better. They’ve been losing last year fell off. Listen, they lost 28 games. A lot of them dudes Yeah, they lost 28 games. A lot of them dudes was there for that. All of them. Damn. All them dudes was there for that. The only one Tammy gone. It’s a bias. But but for the most part, a lot of them a lot of them dudes was they suffered those losses. So, they’ve been through the the fire already, right? Yeah, they man. Hey, they going to be they going they going everything come back to the c. When is Tobias up because that’s a lot of money that’s coming off that cap that they add someone that they can use at that three. Yeah, three. The final year of his deal making $26 million this year. This year? Yep. Oh my god. Final year of his deal. somebody this summer. Oh my god. Piston only have I think what $105 million committed next year in salary. Yeah, they get some good. So with with them, it’s basically no impulsive decisions. No, wait. Look at what you have. Look at what how far you make it is necessary for your team success. Right. Don’t do the James Harden and you you get a baka and then you realize, oh [ __ ] we don’t don’t do that. You you see what the core is first, then you put pieces around them. And so Jaylen Dur I think uh Ivy are eligible for extensions I believe this offseason but they play right now Detroit they played Detroit basketball and rugged it’s rugged hard I like it’s real rugged and tough it’s like last year with the playoffs against New York you see how hard they play they they gave Detroit a run they gave they gave Nick run for their goddamn money just piece of too that confidence coming into this season man listen shout out to one of our favorites cities Detroit. Nothing but love for the city of Detroit. One of them. Don’t start it again. All right. Favorite like one of our We have a list. They would be in there somewhere. I mean, they’ll be in the list of cities, right? I mean, somewhere in there. You know what I mean? Top 28 NBA cities. Sounds better. But it’s not the worst. I’m not trying. Look, sometimes I fly just like I’ve never went out. I don’t I’ve never went out. You don’t want to go out there. What? I’m Detroit. Yeah, I’m Detroit. Cracking. Beautiful. No, I’m just saying when we got there in town, I never went out there. Crack your head there. Memphis, Minnesota, Milwaukee. Nobody. I went in some place when I was playing. I had no business being in Detroit cuz we stayed in Arban Hills, right? You guys back then, right? Yeah. So, it was Yeah. Yeah. I mean, Birmingham. Yeah. Birmingham. Yeah. Birmingham was nice. Birmingham was in Detroit. You went out? Yes. In Birmingham? Yes. Invite me to There’s a lot of bars and [ __ ] around. Yeah. Church Hills. They got They got They got a cigar lounge. They got J. Alexander’s restaurant. They got a bunch of the malls malls. Yeah. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I got out. I’m sorry. You was in New Jersey. So, anything outside of Jersey looked great. New Jersey. So, you was in New York. You was in Milwaukee. Anything outside of Milwaukee was goddamn name was nice though. Where we Where we talking? Birmingham is nice. Birmingham is very but we was going I was going to Detroit come down but no where you guys No but where you guys stay your NBA team you guys stayed at the nice area in I didn’t come down stairs I I know that yeah I know but I’m just saying where you were at I didn’t even know Toronto was popping spots where it was one way in and one way out of Detroit I didn’t win I feel in them spots all right well you didn’t cornbread up in Detroit what’s name was nice though like like the mall Nice restaurants over there. They’re edible. I had a Ocean Prime over there. A jailer. That’s I told you to come to K. It was this time of year where it get dark early. Hit them up. You get there and soon as you get in the room, it’s dark. You like the [ __ ] It’s late as [ __ ] All you look up 6:30 strip club, bro, in Detroit. I did. I did. Try to invite me to the strip club. Me and she in here. You good? Support the local community. Like damn, man. Hell yeah. K. That [ __ ] one of them. Yeah. one of them strip clubs out there. You thought I left my house. She’d had that big ass lavour three walking Memphis went out. I never left that hotel. I was in some undesirable places there, too. Memphis, New Orleans. Detroit. Yeah, I found all the all the holes in the wall. Mhm. Just don’t wear card air frames in Detroit. They going to take them. No, they don’t take them. Give me all them. They will permanently borrow them. But let’s shift this thing over. No, you know, you know to the Western Conference. Yeah, you wear plain [ __ ] You don’t wear nothing out when you go to them places. [ __ ] want to fly. [ __ ] you got all the jewelry in the world in Leave that [ __ ] in the room. Go to them places. Team logo got No, no, nowhere. Tell we I said it earlier, right? So, you wouldn’t allowed to go nowhere with me, man. If you wore team gear outside of team function, if you stopped me in the TW said, “Man, go.” You can’t come me with that [ __ ] If you if it’s not a team, yes, I can’t come. All right, man. Listen. If it’s not sanctioned team function, all right, listen. sanctioned team functions, team gear all day. We get to the city and we come down. You ain’t got no coat and you come down and your your team No, you can’t go with me, dog. Just we already walking in. We bigger than everybody in the place as is. Hey man, they didn’t walk in six. Everybody walking into this 6’5 66 67 72. He might ain’t got no clothes. He got to stay for tomorrow. Right. Room service. He might. Yeah. You won’t go with me. You You can be in the same restaurant, but you ain’t sitting at my table. Truth. I be happy now man. He said I couldn’t come y’all. Yeah. Yeah. You got on team back to my room. This cat and back then you had to catch a cab man. Oh yeah. It was a cab. Soon you come downstairs if you So know the thing is he would have never made it cuz he always late. You know I wasn’t waiting on you. See the thing it ain’t just start. I ain’t waiting no [ __ ] We say we leaving the hotel list. What time dinner? We say 6:30. We leaving at 600. I’m [ __ ] leaving at 6. Come down that [ __ ] 6:05. Like, hey what? K, will you in the restaurant already, dog? I can attest to that. Can you dip on you? Oh, I will leave you probably. Absolutely. And swiftly. But let’s shift over to the Western Conference. So, after becoming the first Senator to average a triple double

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