Cousins trade rumors (the sequel)

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pshn80

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IfAt1st said:
The unwavering hatred Grant has for Demarcus is getting creepy. There has to be some personal reason for Grant to be still slandering him and manipulating the narrative, five years into an undeniably HOF-pace career. I think that Cousins made it very clear, early on, that he does not like Grant for being a slimy, slandering blowhard. I think Grant doesn't want Demarcus to have ANY power within the organization, because the more the Kings listen to Demarcus ("appease him", in Grant's words), the less power to slander people Grant will have. Let's be honest - in a front office dominated by slimy, underhanded, disrespectful and unclassy* actions like we had with PDA, Grant fit right in. That's Grant's M.O. and plays right into what he does. If the FO changed/changes to more of a professional, respectful, loyal one that aligns more with Demarcus' view of things, Grant will be on the outside looking in. This is a power-play to protect his personal place in the organization. Exactly the kind of weasel behavior we just (likely) ridded ourselves from with Mullin and PDA! All three of them didn't care about the team - they burnt the team down just to solidify their selfish positions. Mullin and PDA are gone from the organization now - IMO everyone who has proved they don;t care about the team, and will do damage to it just for their own powerbase, should be removed. And yes, this includes Grant Napier. Hell, what if Cousins stops turning the other cheek and makes it clear to the FO that he's had it with Grant? Grant is a Kings employee, and constantly bashes Demarcus every single time he';s gotten the chance (and has created the opportunity to bash him when there wasn't one). What if Cousins demands the Kings to muzzle their employee? Wouldn't that be poetic justice. Karma chameleon, b****. * It's amazing how long Grant has obssessed over people being "the classiest guy you'll ever meet". Seriously, it's what he always says about guys he likes. How the hell would Grant know anything about class/classy and professional? This guy is a piece of slime, who has sold his professional soul years ago. His track record spews filth all over the place - how does he dare drone on about people being classy and professional?
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Are you sure you got it all? Grant has taken a lot and probably deserves some but your rant leaves me cold. Might even make more of a Grant fan out of me. Whew.
 
rainmaker

rainmaker

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#152
Bricklayer said:
DJ is a ****.

Why would his own teammates who he just gone done spending 7 months with every single day all run in to gush over him and over him under the table favors if he's just bless them by resigning?
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CP3 and Blake are ****s too. And not showing up appeared to play a role in DJ's decision. Hope the leftover scraps of Lob City make those two happy.

I always ask myself in negotiations, could I have done more, could we have done more? In LA's case, yes they could have.
 
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VF21

VF21

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#153
rainmaker said:
You've suggested Karl not being at the meetings shows Vlade's in charge.

And I'm presenting the argument that Vlade can be in charge whether Karl shows up to the meetings or not. Vlade being in charge is not dependent on Karl showing up. Hence, two different things. Are you suggesting if Karl sat at the table, that strips Vlade of his power?

What you're implying is it's an impossibility for Karl to be at these meetings and Vlade remain in charge. If that were true, this dysfunction is incredibly high, that we can't even have Vlade and Karl in the same room together. A positive working relationship would see all at the table with few issues.
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No, that's not what I was implying. You tend sometimes to find way too many deep meanings within my posts. It's almost like you're giving me Hemingway-esque stature when I'm really just a hack paperback writer.

The message Vlade is sending IMHO is to George Karl, not to anyone coming in for an interview. My comment was that simple.
 
ShastaKingsFan

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#154
#154
rainmaker said:
CP3 and Blake are twats too. And not showing up appeared to play a role in DJ's decision. Hope the leftover scraps of Lob City make those two happy.

I always ask myself in negotiations, could I have done more, could we have done more? In LA's case, yes they could have.
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Maybe they're tired of watching him shoot free throws at a 40% clip....and then teams just hacking him down the stretch?

Personally I don't sign anyone to a max deal who had never been able to make a free throw at a decent clip
 
Bricklayer

Bricklayer

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#155
rainmaker said:
CP3 and Blake are ****s too.
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They may be, but its not because they didn't jump through hoops to come kiss their teammates butt and beg him oh DJ oh DJ please pretty please continue to bless us with your 50% FT shooting. And if DJ expected that or even wanted that, he's an insecure little attention seeking ****. Oh stroke my ego, tell me what a special boy I am, 5 years of playing together means nothing, but you breaking off vacations to come running in breathless to stroke me which just gives me happy little belly butterflies.

There is something to be said for major players on other teams sitting in on the meetings. They are just meeting you, trying to pitch you. Your own teammates who you have been through numerous playoff battles with over the years? Everything that needed to be said should have been said long ago.
 
rainmaker

rainmaker

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VF21 said:
No, that's not what I was implying. You tend sometimes to find way too many deep meanings within my posts. It's almost like you're giving me Hemingway-esque stature when I'm really just a hack paperback writer.
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I try to respond to folks here equally. If I have a point or disagree, I explain why. Try not to take my explaining my point of view as focusing in on you in particular.
 
IfAt1st

IfAt1st

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As a fringe benefit, singing Rondo also rubs Grant Napier's nose in the fact that he apparently has less influence over the Kings (through blatant, extensive fanbase manipulation) than he thinks/wants.

There couldn't be too many NBA players that Grant has routinely savaged more than Cousins and Rondo over the last 5 years.

Yet, here they are, as members of your 2015 Sacramento Kings!
 
Capt. Factorial

Capt. Factorial

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#170
Spike said:
I can handle things! I'm smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I'm smart and I want respect!
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OK, that's funny.

I mean, I hold a far higher opinion of PDA than most folks around here (who would seem to prefer a nice case of smallpox to having PDA around) and I don't necessarily agree with the sentiment, but that was really well-played.
 
Spike

Spike

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#171
Capt. Factorial said:
OK, that's funny.

I mean, I hold a far higher opinion of PDA than most folks around here (who would seem to prefer a nice case of smallpox to having PDA around) and I don't necessarily agree with the sentiment, but that was really well-played.
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I had moved on, but someone grooved a fastball down the middle.
 
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