Setting a standard of professionalism, discipline and conditioning (Beasley mentioned that Bickerstaff’s conditioning drills at the start of training camp were noticeably difficult) further establishes a structure in which the rest of the players aren’t looking solely to Cunningham for leadership. “The conversations that I’ve had with Cade, the way that I see how his teammates follow him and the way that he engages his teammates, he wants to be amongst the elites and understands that winning matters in order to be respected by your peers in that way,” Bickerstaff said .