Dante Cunningham’s early season play was an extremely pleasant surprise. The journeyman emerged as a key cog in the team’s hot start and Gregg Popovich praised him for setting the tone on defense. As he solidified his position on the starting lineup, it seemed like the Spurs had hit on yet another undervalued veteran that was going to help them overachieve.
Further into the season, we’ve been disabused of that notion. Cunningham has gone from potential solution to lingering problem. Pop finally decided to addressed the issue by benching him against the Timberwolves only to go back on that decision the following game by starting him.