College: check. Summer league: check. Pre-season: check. End-of-the-bench contributor: check. Rotational player: check. WTF does Cunningham have to do to begin proving that he belongs in the NBA? This is only the beginning IMO. Dude can excel in any role, plays the game the right way, and is a heady player. He was picked to be a Blazer for a reason.
Clever. I'll ask again. (BTW, he was "2nd Team" All Big East behind D. Blair, among others.) What is Dante? Is he a 4/3? A 3/4? A defensive specialist? A rebounding stud? A pure shooter? A scoring threat? A "glue" guy who doesn't get into games? Seriously, which one of those is he he "real deal" in?
Looks like a tweener to me, like Outlaw (not that their games are similar) He won't be a specialist at anything IMO - he'll be an energy guy that can come in and knock down some jumpers, play some defense, grab some rebounds, and goes back to the bench. Somebody posted George Lynch's numbers and that looks about right. 8/4 guy. I don't know what the "real deal" means. Maybe just that for a 2nd round player, he actually WILL be a rotation player that contributes.
The Big East was a beast last year. Making 2nd team is quite an accomplishment in that season. Again, I'm not disputing Blair's superiority, but question his durability. Why does DC have to be the real deal in any one skill area??? He's the real deal period as a NBA Player. He's an undersized four (which I've already stated and you've ignored), but his wherewithal, jumper, and hustle will keep him in this league IMO.
