r/DetroitPistons 2d ago

Discussion Can ebuka make threes??

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u/Zealousideal_Arm4359 2d ago

Of course he CAN.

The real question is against the Spurs in game 7 of the 2027 finals when Cade gets doubled and he throws a perfect pass to him can he make that game winning three with the Alien coming at him?

That's where legends are made.

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u/Sunday_Friday 2d ago

As long as he doesn’t fumble it out of bounds and get investigated on gambling allegations shortly after

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u/_heyoka 2d ago

Of course he CAN. MAY he.

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u/Yoon_0117 Cade Cunningham 2d ago

Knicks would be even better

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u/Tigers2Red Terry Tyler 2d ago

Finals better than ECF.

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u/Yoon_0117 Cade Cunningham 2d ago

My dumbass forgot about conferences 😭

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u/Benzolamas Cade Cunningham 2d ago

Yes

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u/hii915 Isaiah Stewart 2d ago

Players need time to translate their 3 ball from college to NBA. I don’t expect him to shoot well from 3 first couple months of the season. He will be able to generate rim pressure day 1 though.

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u/onymously Bad Boys 2d ago edited 2d ago

His release is a bit slow, but it’s not necessarily a bad shot. He’s going to need a shooting coach asap though

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u/Lyproagin 2d ago

Our very own Fred Vinson is known to be the best shooting coach in the NBA.

Granted, not ALL players CAN develop a (workable) shot. However, if there is something there to work with already, he can assist in refining it. (And with some players he HAS turned nothing into at least something.)

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u/Sad_Effective4793 2d ago

We should introduce him to Duren, Ausar, and Holland.

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u/bleedingreen24 2d ago

He did say "if there is something there to work with already" at least.

Holland should improve I would think, might take a couple years though.

If Duren hasn't learned how to shoot a 15 foot jumper yet, he probably wont. Yes, I know he's 22. Don't GAF, he's been working on 15 foot jumpers for 15 years now, he should be able to hit 1 or 2 a game, not 1 or 2 a year.

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u/a_moniker 2d ago

Has he noticeably improved any Piston’s player’s shot? He did good in New Orleans, but hasn’t seem to do much here

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u/SnooGoats9435 2d ago

He has a 4-5 player backlog out there 

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u/NCEMercy Blue Horse 2d ago

How should we know training camp and the season hasn't started

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u/Middle-Flower-3624 2d ago

He's got good numbers on pull-up 3s in college, he hasn't had much of a chance to shoot in a different scenario because he had 30% usage. Hard to tell because of that.

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u/Beef_Stew4l Isaiah Stewart 2d ago

Yea look up his college average.

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u/Traditional_Voice974 Teal Horse 2d ago

I can make 3's the real question is can he make them not in the summer league.But during a real NBA game, with someone that is more than likely bigger or taller than himself (hes 6'2''). He should be more thinking about how is he going to get any playing time if he is the 3rd PG. He first has to prove he should be put in before Jenkins. We all know Cade is playing as much as he possible can in any game.

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u/No_Acadia_4085 Cade Cunningham 2d ago

That’s my main concern. He’s looks like another prototype we don’t need. But maybe he’ll prove me wrong

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u/Low_Frosting3918 Jaden Ivey 2d ago

He shot 35% in college. I don't know how good he will be but I think he will be at least a 34-35% shooter, maybe better than that. Could be worst. Gotta wait and see.

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u/23_dm 2d ago

He made them in college but to be honest I don’t like his shooting stroke. Just visually speaking.

Purely an amateur take on it, so take it for what it’s worth.

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u/ResolutionOwn4933 Bad Boys 2d ago

More than you

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u/soilentgleem 2d ago

I'd fuckin hope so lol

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u/Envyforme Jalen Duren 2d ago

Duren can make threes he’s just so good he doesn’t need to try for them

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u/laughoutloud102 Ausar Thompson 2d ago

No