As is the “tradition” to use the words of Steve Kerr, the “Select Team” therefore kicked the buttocks of the first team of Team USA on at least two sessions open to the media Friday afternoon in Las Vegas. The “bis” team that came as a sparring partner was notably led by a Cade Cunningham obviously in great shape.
Good news for the Pistons point guard, who hasn’t officially played since the beginning of November because of a stress fracture in his left tibia, and who therefore has the opportunity to show himself and regain his bearings in a high-level environment. level.
” I feel very good. I’m happy to be here, just being in an environment like this, playing at a high level.” did he declare. “I feel healthy again. My leg is no longer a problem for me at this time. I think that’s the biggest difference, being able to play freely and not having to think about my body too much.”
Cunningham impresses Steve Kerr
Cade Cunningham would have combined well with Jalen Duren, a connection that we will find at the start of the school year on the Detroit side and who will therefore also take advantage of this training camp to train. For Steve Kerr, these setbacks in training against the “underdogs” of Team USA is not alarming, quite the contrary, it will constitute an essential working basis for the future, to sting his players but also to call them to order.
“That’s the whole point. We want great talents to come and challenge us in every sense of the word. And that’s what the Select Team did today. This is a good thing “he explained, recalling similar precedents, with the Dream Team of 1992 or more recently, before the 2019 World Cup.
The Team USA coach also spoke highly of Cade Cunningham. “Cade looked great. The injury is clearly behind him. It’s great to see him healthy, and he’s a guy who can really control a game from his position as a playmaker with his size and physicality.
The American formation will return to the heart of the subject of its preparation this Monday evening with its first friendly match against Puerto Rico, still in Las Vegas. Two years ago before the Tokyo Olympics, Team USA lost out to Nigeria. We know the rest…
| Cade Cunningham | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2021-22 | TED | 64 | 33 | 41.6 | 31.4 | 84.5 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 17.4 |
| 2022-23 | TED | 12 | 33 | 41.5 | 27.9 | 83.7 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 19.9 |
| Total | 76 | 33 | 41.6 | 30.9 | 84.4 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 17.8 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
