Cade Cunningham calls Pistons ‘bad’

After the Detroit Pistons suffered their 11th consecutive loss on Sunday, Cade Cunningham expressed his displeasure. In his postgame comments, he was straightforward about the current state of the Pistons.

“We got to be realistic about the situation,” Cunningham said. “It’s hard to just be like, ‘We’re good, we’re good,’ you know what I’m saying? Because we’re bad. We have to address that. We have to address what we’re not good at. Address it with not only our words but on the court, in the huddles.”

Cunningham emphasized the need for his team to elevate their competitiveness throughout games. According to him, it all begins by approaching each game with the correct mindset.

“Unacceptable,” Cunningham said. “We’re the youngest team in the league, scrapping and clawing for everything. That should be the last thing that needs to be asked of us or talked about; how hard we’re competing. That should be a given.

“When we wake up in the morning, we should be like, ‘We got to get to the court.’ (Head coach Monty Williams) shouldn’t have to ask (about our competitive level). That’s something me and (Isaiah Stewart) are also trying to stay vocal about. Everyone has to come with it.”