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Why Are Advanced Stats So Down on the Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham? (www.theringer.com)
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[–] GentrifvsWhiteflight@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

But Cunningham often finds himself stuck in a crowd because of the roster and rotation decisions around him. With Bojan Bogdanovic injured to start this season, Williams has started Cunningham alongside Killian Hayes, rookie Ausar Thompson, and two big men. Hayes is the NBA’s worst shooter since he entered the league, and Thompson, for all his defensive and rebounding strengths, has connected on just 14 percent of his 3-point tries.

Once the Pistons surround Cade with more threatening teammates and space the floor around him, the thinking goes, he will be able to better optimize his skill set. Williams has been reluctant to shake up his defensively oriented perimeter rotation so far this season, but he could pair Cade in the backcourt with Ivey or rookie Marcus Sasser, both of whom are much better scorers than Hayes.

Hayes being a starter could cause WW3 with the way he's talked about lmao