One AND ONLY Cousins trade rumors thread

[ElRey]

Is it confirmed the war room will have a live feed this year?

Not sure, but usually they will show a glimpse of the war room of each team during TV broadcast.

Given that we are the MAJOR story of this draft, I'm confident they will show our war room.

 

[fansinceday1]

Ha ha ha ha, my 8 year old just asked me "why is that guy yelling? Is he mad?"

 

[The Hammer]

This makes me question who's feeding Voisin her info. Tells me her source is closer to the Karl side of things, which also explains her coming out against any discussion of Karl getting fired being discussed.

Ailene Voisin: George Karl intrigued at notion of coaching Cousins when hired, developed same concerns as Vlade Divac in final weeks: Attitude, commitment.

To even remotely suggest that Cousins lacks commitment is so opposite the truth it's disturbing.

What he probably lacks is a "yes man" attitude that Karl desires so that Karl can put his ego all over this franchise. Karl doesn't desire a relationship, he desires servitude. Cousins doesn't do servitude, he does however do respect, and you have to earn it, which is not difficult, provided you are a straightforward person, which it seems Karl is not.

I trust Cousins far more than Karl, as we have repeatedly seen that Cousins trusts and works fantastically well with good leaders or honest people (Malone, Callipari, even Corbin), but has problems (rightly so) with dictocrats or incompetants (Westphal, now Karl apparently, etc.)

 

[VF21]

Well let's see if Karl is in the war room...that will tell all

I don't think it was ever the plan for Karl to be there. Remember, the original statement was that he would coach but he would NOT be involved in personnel matters. That's why all this crap about him campaigning to get rid of Cousins is so egregious.

 

[PurpleHaze]

Grant needs to go! Of course a lot of us have been saying that for years, decades. Now would be perfect time to see him axed by Kings organization.

 

[VF21]

Not sure, but usually they will show a glimpse of the war room of each team during TV broadcast.

Given that we are the MAJOR story of this draft, I'm confident they will show our war room.

Unless Vlade blocks the door.

 

[hrdboild]

If we can somehow jettison Grant Napier and Ailene Voisin over this whole fiasco too, I would have a huge smile on my face. They've been a plague on this franchise for far too long.

 

[fansinceday1]

NBA has got to be tickled silly with this soap opera going on. It's being reported on all the national sports networks.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Is it confirmed the war room will have a live feed this year?

I highly doubt it. Even if there were, at this point the power cord would have been pulled, and the camera would have been smashed into smithereens. I don't think this franchise is particularly media-friendly right now.

 

[chasen4r1]

I dont mind Grant like most of you.. but this segment is ridiculous. He is just ranting and ranting about how Karl is paid to coach and if DeMarcus doesn't want to play for him then he can leave. If Karl is paid to coach, then why is it okay for him to actively shop DeMarcus behind Vlade and Vivek's back?

 

[fansinceday1]

To even remotely suggest that Cousins lacks commitment is so opposite the truth it's disturbing.

What he probably lacks is a "yes man" attitude that Karl desires so that Karl can put his ego all over this franchise. Karl doesn't desire a relationship, he desires servitude. Cousins doesn't do servitude, he does however do respect, and you have to earn it, which is not difficult, provided you are a straightforward person, which it seems Karl is not.

I trust Cousins far more than Karl, as we have repeatedly seen that Cousins trusts and works fantastically well with good leaders or honest people (Malone, Callipari, even Corbin), but has problems (rightly so) with dictocrats or incompetants (Westphal, now Karl apparently, etc.)

Grant is pretty much blaming all this on cousins. The last couple of days he's been hinting at it. Now he's come out and just said it.

 

[rainmaker]

So Grant essentially blaming Fegan/Cuz for all this.

Grant also essentially sounds like he has a drinking problem.

The balls this guy has to tell us fans to shut up and stop whining about our team who we fought to keep....

 

[fansinceday1]

I dont mind Grant like most of you.. but this segment is ridiculous. He is just ranting and ranting about how Karl is paid to coach and if DeMarcus doesn't want to play for him then he can leave. If Karl is paid to coach, then why is it okay for him to actively shop DeMarcus behind Vlade and Vivek's back?

Thats one of the key points people like grant have failed to mention. Karl is doing S behind Vlades back. That on itself should be grounds for termination.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Grant is going off on KHTK

I wish that when Napear repeats over and over that Karl has only missed the playoffs once in his career, he would at least occasionally mention that the guy was fired in midseason twice, because his record was so bad.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I dont mind Grant like most of you.. but this segment is ridiculous. He is just ranting and ranting about how Karl is paid to coach and if DeMarcus doesn't want to play for him then he can leave. If Karl is paid to coach, then why is it okay for him to actively shop DeMarcus behind Vlade and Vivek's back?

I 'm exactly the opposite of you. I usually really dislike Grant on the radio, but today he is DEAD ON. He's tired of this crap, I'm tired of this crap, let's run a basketball operation and not some damn media rumor mill.

 

[New Era]

Grant is pretty much blaming all this on cousins. The last couple of days he's been hinting at it. Now he's come out and just said it.

No he's not

 

[Peter_Gibbons]

Yeah Jason Jones is so good that he has sources contacting him, not the other way around! Money!

Lol, yup... Real insiders are calling him saying "Jason, I just walked out of a meeting about the Kings' situation and I want you to be the first to know this".

 

[chasen4r1]

I 'm exactly the opposite of you. I usually really dislike Grant on the radio, but today he is DEAD ON. He's tired of this crap, I'm tired of this crap, let's run a basketball operation and not some damn media rumor mill.

Oh believe me, I'm tired of this as well. I just think Grant's still pointing the finger while he's simultaneously yelling at people for pointing the finger.

 

[fansinceday1]

and here comes the ass kissing..........
im switching to 1320.

 

[Dime Dropper]

DeMarcus is paid to play and if Karl doesn't want to play to his strengths, he can leave.

See what I did there Grant, you ignorant fool?

Grant's BB IQ is low, always has been. People need to stop listening to his show and maybe he'll go away. It's long overdue.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Ha ha ha ha, my 8 year old just asked me "why is that guy yelling? Is he mad?"

For certain values of 'mad'...

 

[VF21]

I dont mind Grant like most of you.. but this segment is ridiculous. He is just ranting and ranting about how Karl is paid to coach and if DeMarcus doesn't want to play for him then he can leave. If Karl is paid to coach, then why is it okay for him to actively shop DeMarcus behind Vlade and Vivek's back?

If Karl is paid to coach, why is he circumventing the front office and making statements to the press? Especially after Vivek made it clear that VLADE would be doing the speaking.

Sorry, but Grant doesn't impress me at all when he does this. There are two sides - at least - to every story. Why isn't Grant talking about Dan Fegan and the toxic effect he has? Why isn't Grant talking about WHO leaked the stuff to the media in the first place and WHY?

Anybody can scream tired old rants into a microphone.

 

[Peter_Gibbons]

Thats one of the key points people like grant have failed to mention. Karl is doing S behind Vlades back. That on itself should be grounds for termination.

Someone call in and call him out on it.

 

[VF21]

and here comes the ass kissing..........
im switching to 1320.

Wait. Whose ass?

 

[VF21]

Someone call in and call him out on it.

He'll just hang up on them.

 

[kingsnation]

All Grant does is kiss corporate behind. Plus he loves to be the controversial, mean radio host guy. He's a cliche. Any other city would chew him up and spit him out. Everyone would be wise to tune him out.

 

[fansinceday1]

Wait. Whose ass?

caller lips firmly planted on grants buttocks.

 

[John Galt]

I think he means dumbpace callers kissing Grant's ass

 

[SacTownKid]

Ha ha ha ha, my 8 year old just asked me "why is that guy yelling? Is he mad?"

Just tell him/her he's "cutting a promo".

 

[ninjabiscuit]

I highly doubt it. Even if there were, at this point the power cord would have been pulled, and the camera would have been smashed into smithereens. I don't think this franchise is particularly media-friendly right now.

Hey, at least that would be some damage done on purpose. Baby steps.