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It always surprises me how singular fans think that player development is and that current development would happen on any team. Although it makes the conversation much more difficult, I think the team has a great amount of influence on the type of development a player has. So while you can...

IT is 18th in the NBA in scoring. He averages less shots than everybody above him except for 1 person (15.2 to 15.0), including every PG. His shooting percentage is also higher than every scoring PG above him except the number 1 guy, Steph Curry (IT is the 7th best shooting PG in the league)...

Damn, vicious in here. Good luck to the kid.

I don't doubt it, but where is the proof beyond fan's opinions (not the most accurate measure)?

Odd behavior for a media outlet I'm sure. I see both articles as telling the same story, but from different angles. The Grantland one was far better researched, but I think that is a function of the product they are selling (deeper analysis over news). This didn't draw a lot of media coverage...

Possibly, but every team has some talent. It would be hard to find a team that was comfortable with consistent triple-teams. Plus, must good teams have players that are good, thus need less help on defense. It would be interesting to see a double-team rate for all the teams in the league. I...

Hard to put much stock in analysis like this, it leads to a chicken or an egg situation. Are we a better team because Gay is scoring 20, or is Gay scoring 20 because we as a team are playing better. Similar to the football stat with a team rushes 20+... the usage stats provide a little more...

I think it is clear from any perspective (beyond popularity) that Cousins is an All-Star. However, I think it is worrisome that most people are so casual to dismiss the difference between putting up numbers on a good contending team versus putting them up for a bad team. It is not the same...

Great article and very informative. Of course, it only reinforces some of the criticisms that I have of Cousins. Luckily, Cousins is aware of those short-comings as well, and hopefully that will put him on a path to overcome them. Malone came off great in the article as well, much more...

I assumed that people were disagreeing with my assessment that Cousins needed to mature further, rather than thinking that an accelerated pace of maturing was "unfair". If fairness was the problem with my posting, and people agreed with my basic premise that Cousins still needed to improve, I...

I agree completely. The idea that most fans believe he is developing at an appropriate pace is what gives my assessment that they are "satisfied" with his progress. I do believe that for our team to be successful, Cousins does need to mature at a pace that is beyond an average 23 year old...

I did, and I thought I answered the question as such. I thought my answer made it clear about my mindset towards Cousins. I don't care about his personal life, I'm not looking for someone to look up to, I just want him to be good at basketball. That's why the idea that I'm hating on him is...

He's doubled up on me, outranks me in every way.

If you are above a CPT, yes, if you are a civilian, yes. Otherwise, no.

I don't want to believe in Cousins, he is a basketball player, not my mentor. I want him to be the best basketball player he can be, while he is wearing the uniform of my favorite basketball team. I think his emotional instability is hampering his ability to be that player. If that wasn't...

Oh the hypocrisy. I've spent the past week defending my opinion that Cousins still has some improvement to make, mainly in his emotional control, and getting blasted as being blind and basically a hater. Now a national story comes out that essentially validates that opinion and the masses here...

So then you disagree with my assessment of the areas he could improve. This is getting irritating only because none of the replies are addressing the problem set. I think Cousins needs to improve his emotional control during a game. A: He's averaging a 20-12, what more do you want!?!? I think...

Again, numbers. I never have said a word about his need to improve his "numbers". If you think he is having an epic season, why are you so quick to think he will improve as he gets older? Is there a season above epic?

It's funny that you mention the hall of fame, those are my expectations for him and why my view of him is so harsh compared to the happy-go-lucky majority. I expect him to improve past the point of being a 20-12 big man, that doesn't satisfy my hopes for his career. I think he has the...

So, you might be suffering from a little confirmation bias in reading my threads, but I mention in nearly every post that is critical of Cousins that he has made improvements this year. So I guess I have a "lick of common sense". Just because I'm not completely with you, doesn't mean I'm...