Cade Cunningham College Debut

Cade Cunningham (OSU) 21 PTS & 10 REBS in College Debut vs UT Arlington – YouTube

Nice first game for Cade Cunningham at O State as he garnerd 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists in a Cowboys’ 75-68 win over UT Arlington.


He was the best player on the floor and will most likely be the best player on the floor every game in this his freshman college season.

I know for a fact Sam Presti coveted Marcus Smart during his days in Stillwater…so I would guess Sam Presti and his scouting staff will be in the seats at GI Arena many a time during this college basketball season.

I would guess Cade Cunningham is the player Sam Presti would want most to center his rebuild around if he can land him in the draft.

Cade is a 6’8″ silky smooth point guard who’s body frame should easily allow him to add some muscle for the NBA game.

Visualize a core of Cade, Lu Dort, SGA. Darius Bazely, and the Serb . Maybe Presti keeps Diallo as some sort of defensive specialist and you could see the start of the rebuild in Oklahoma City.

I would think Mike Boynton’s skill set as a young coach will be of benefit to Cade’s development this season. Boynton is a no nonsense old school point guard himself who demands every thing from his players….which is good.

I love Boynton. I actually had him on my short list for the Thunder head coaching job. I think he’d be a great young coach for the Thunder. I mean…tell me what the difference is between hiring a G League coach versus a young head coach from a Power 5 conference program. Boynton actually has had more media interaction than a G League coach.

As each game passes this season what I’ll be looking for is how Cade as the best player on the floor commands that role while making the players around him better every game moving forward.

I was also very impressed by the manner in which Cade stuck with his committment to O State after they were put on probation for the LaMont Evans situation.

I’m not all that down about the Thunder tanking. In fact…if they weren’t this season then I’d say Presti was being irresponsible as the GM.

I plan on making several treks myself to Stillwater to watch Cade this season once I feel a little better about the COVID situation. I just hope he gets to play a full season of games.

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