Cade Cunningham on Pistons: ‘We’re not 2-26 bad’

By HoopsHype | December 22, 2023

What’s the buzz on Twitter? Jorge Sierra @hoopshypeCade Cunningham: “We wanna win multiple games, but to be on the wrong side of history… I mean, nobody wants to be there. That is definitely an extra edge that we have to have. Yeah, we should have won this game, but we didn’t.” pic.twitter.com/1PRdddFXyY – 7:00 AM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBSThe sad thing about the Pistons is that I actually like a lot of the young talent they’ve accumulated. I’m pretty bullish on Cade, Ausar, Ivey and Duren individually. They just don’t really make sense together. – 10:15 PM James Edwards III @JLEdwardsIIICunningham: “We have three mistakes and they’ll mess around and have nine points off of it.”Said they need to make sure they focus on the little things and not playing to not lose, but win. – 9:42 PM Omari Sanfoka II @omarisankofaCade: “We can play a lot better brand of basketball than we’re playing right now. Not as far as the system that we’re playing, but executing our game plans, taking care of the ball, keeping guys in front of you. It has nothing to do with system. That’s the players.” – 9:41 PM James Edwards III @JLEdwardsIIIAsked Cunningham if he thinks this particular group can turn it around at this point: “We’re not 2-26 bad. No way are we that bad. So, yes, I think we can turn it around. I think we can play a much better brand of basketball — executing game plan, not turning it over, keeping.. – 9:39 PM Omari Sanfoka II @omarisankofaCade on if this one feels different: “Yeah … yeah.”“We had a shot to win it. Down the stretch, we weren’t solid enough. Me personally, six turnovers. We had 20 as a team, for 27 points. I didn’t keep anybody in front of me today. That killed us. I’m sick right now.” – 9:38 PM James Edwards III @JLEdwardsIIICunningham: “We’re trying to build something sustainable, we’re not trying to just win one game. To be on the wrong side of history, no one wants to be there. That’s an extra edge we have to have.“We should have won this game and we didn’t.” – 9:37 PM Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2Cunningham: “We had a shot to win it and down the stretch, we weren’t solid enough. Me personally, six turnovers, kills us…I didn’t keep anyone in front of me today. That kills us. I gotta be better. I’m kinda sick right now.” – 9:37 PM James Edwards III @JLEdwardsIIICunningham asked if this one feels different: “Yeah …. yeah.”“We had a shot to win it and down the stretch we weren’t solid enough. Me, personally, six turnovers kills us. … I didn’t keep anyone in front of me today, that killed us.” – 9:36 PM Omari Sanfoka II @omarisankofaAsked Monty about teams going on runs after Cade and Bogey check out: “It has hurt us. We’ve tried to stagger those lineups to get those guys back in the game. It puts a lot of pressure on those guys to have to come back in and save the day. It’s on me to figure it out.” – 9:34 PM Omari Sanfoka II @omarisankofaSexton’s long 3 misses, but finds Olynyk who hits the second try. Cade and Ivey miss 3’s the next possession. Sexton tips in a miss during Utah’s next possession.Jazz 115, Pistons 106. That should do it. Fans are booing and leaving – 9:14 PM Omari Sanfoka II @omarisankofaEnd of 3: Jazz 90, Pistons 88. Pistons survived the all-bench stretch. They have 17 turnovers, off of which Utah has scored 18 points.Cunningham: 21 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, 6 turnoversBagley: 20 pointsIvey: 17 points, 7 assists – 8:44 PM Tony Jones @TjonesonthenbaPretty fun first half. The Jazz lead the Pistons 64-58…..Agbaji with 14 and Fontecchio with 10..,,,Cunningham with 15 for Detroit – 8:04 PM Omari Sanfoka II @omarisankofaHalftime: Jazz 64, Pistons 58. 12 Detroit turnovers already, off of which Utah has scored 16 points.Cunningham: 15 points, 6 assists, 4 reboundsSasser: 8 pointsStewart: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists – 8:04 PM Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2Halftime: #Jazz 64, #Pistons 58.Cunningham: 15 pts, 4 rebs, 6 asts (4 TOs)Bagley: 12 pts, 2 rebsIvey: 9 pts, 3 rebs, 4 asts, 1 stl, 2 blksOchai Agbaji: 14 ptsKelly Olynyk: 13 pts, 5 asts – 8:03 PM James Edwards III @JLEdwardsIIIHALFTIME: Jazz 64, Pistons 58Cunningham: 15 points, 4TOsBagley: 12 pointsSasser: 8 pointsStewart: 7 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assistsDetroit has 12 turnovers. Utah has 4. The Jazz are the only team in the league who turn it over more than Detroit. – 8:03 PM Omari Sanfoka II @omarisankofaGreat hustle play by Cade to block Sexton’s transition layup. Pistons just got unlucky on the last play. Stew and Ausar both went for the tip-in and got in each other’s way – 7:55 PM Omari Sanfoka II @omarisankofaEnd of 1: Jazz 34, Pistons 32. Detroit led 27-19 at the 4:44 mark, got outscored 15-5 the rest of the way. Bulk of Utah’s run coincided with a Pistons all-bench lineup.Bagley: 10 pointsCunningham: 3 points, 5 assists – 7:34 PM David Locke @DLocke0912/21 Starting Lineups:PISTONSF Bojan BogdanovicF Isaiah StewartC Marvin Bagley IIIG Jaden IveyG Cade CunninghamInactive: Cazalon, Duren, Morris, Rhoden, UmudeJAZZF Simone FontecchioF Kelly OlynykC John CollinsG Collin SextonG Kris Dunn – 6:48 PM More on this storyline