Bleacher Report interview with DeMarcus

[HereWeBoogie]

pretty interesting stuff. its a good read, and the videos are good too

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...w-with-sacramento-kings-star-demarcus-cousins

 

[UK_King]

Light touch interview, lets be honest. But interesting none the less.

The most exciting takeaway for me, as a fan of this team, is that he appears to be staunchly loyal, though I'm not in the Demarcus is 100% innocent camp, you couldn't blame him if he was done with this team really.

of course if a big market team came calling one day who knows, but it's nice to think he's desperate to get this team moving in the right direction.

 

[bajaden]

I had already read, and watched the interview. It was nice to see Cuz in a more relaxed inviorment. I like the fact that he's loyal to the franchise, which will help come extension time. I think he's as objective as a young man in his situation can be. Its impossible for him to see himself as others in the world do. I couldn't at his age, and I didn't have the world watching me. Thank god, because they would have had me in a mental institution. My wife is still considering it!

I think the most enlightening statement he made, is when he said he didn't have a problem with authority, but he did have a problem with BS. Thats exactly why I believe a good head coach will make a huge difference with him. The Phil Jacksons of the world don't need scapegoats. The Smarts of the world do.

 

[kingjatt]

I had already read, and watched the interview. It was nice to see Cuz in a more relaxed inviorment. I like the fact that he's loyal to the franchise, which will help come extension time. I think he's as objective as a young man in his situation can be. Its impossible for him to see himself as others in the world do. I couldn't at his age, and I didn't have the world watching me. Thank god, because they would have had me in a mental institution. My wife is still considering it!

I think the most enlightening statement he made, is when he said he didn't have a problem with authority, but he did have a problem with BS. Thats exactly why I believe a good head coach will make a huge difference with him. The Phil Jacksons of the world don't need scapegoats. The Smarts of the world do.

Speaking of phil, it looks like he might be ready to jump back in http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/...itching-return-nbacoach-executive-sources-say

 

[HndsmCelt]

“No, I am loyal to this organization,” he said. “The biggest reward to me would be, at the end of the day, hearing them say, 'He turned this around. He stuck with it through thick and thin and he made it happen.’"

To me this speaks volumes.

 

[gunks]

Speaking of phil, it looks like he might be ready to jump back in http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/...itching-return-nbacoach-executive-sources-say

PJ in Cowtown? Not likely...

I'm pretty sure the desperate Lakers resign him for his asking price of a million billion dollars.

 

[Padrino]

this one's been erroneously bandied about a number of times at kf.com:

When asked what are the craziest things he's heard said about him, Cousins coils with a sense of stunned perplexity.

"Wooooo," he let out, shaking his head. "That I need a psychiatrist. I have a mental problem. Things of that nature. That was pretty wild to me."

demarcus cousins strikes me as a very thoughtful young man of considerable self-awareness. he remains an immature presence on the team, but one that has been learning and growing in front of our eyes. and the fact that he has repeatedly reinforced the notion that he is committed to the kings' rebuild is an encouraging sign of loyalty. considering the less than ideal circumstances surrounding this team since he was drafted, it would not have surprised me if, at any point, he and his agent had demanded a trade, or if, at the very least, he had gone the dwight howard route of flip-flopping and deflection when presented with questions regarding his future with the kings. but demarcus has maintained an unwavering position on the matter, and, though that position could change tomorrow, as a kings fan, i am pleased that the team's cornerstone talent has as much desire to see the kings restored to their once-former glory as any of us do...

 

[Arkitect]

PJ in Cowtown? Not likely...

I'm pretty sure the desperate Lakers resign him for his asking price of a million billion dollars.

Maybe not as a coach, but giving him a shot in management might not be a terrible idea. Petrie is likely gone after this season, and we could do worse than having someone in the organization that garners the respect that PJ does. PJ could then bring in his own guy in Shaw and we basically follow the Miami model with PJ mentoring Shaw. Of course that was the rumored plan for the Seattle group and the new owners may want to distance themselves from that whole debacle.

 

[KingsFanGER]

Maybe not as a coach, but giving him a shot in management might not be a terrible idea. Petrie is likely gone after this season, and we could do worse than having someone in the organization that garners the respect that PJ does. PJ could then bring in his own guy in Shaw and we basically follow the Miami model with PJ mentoring Shaw. Of course that was the rumored plan for the Seattle group and the new owners may want to distance themselves from that whole debacle.

This would be incredible. Phil Jackson mentoring DMC sounds like a good way to develop him into the dominant center he should be. Phil Jackson managed to get the most out of Rodman, who was rather complicated individual too, so i would expect him to get along with DMC really well and turn Sacramento into a winning team once again.

 

[ppine]

You people are very forgiving. Dimarcus cousins played a monster game for 47 1/2 minutes. I was ready to start spelling his name with a capital C. Impressive rebounding, blocked shots, running the floor, going for looses balls and scoring in the paint with a lot of contact. It was a playoff type game called by the officials, a little looser than usual. There was a lot of contact by both teams.

Then cousins goes after the opposing team's All-Star point guard! This is a new low even for him. Hollins tried to stop cousins, but he just pulled away so he could put his shoulder into the smallest guy on the other team. Paul is well-liked and respected throughout the NBA. People will have a long time to think about what happened. I have called cousins mentally weak in the past. He is also a bully. Raised without Dad. He needs a shrink. cousins didn't go after Jordan or Griffin, the guys he mixed it up with all night. He goes after the 5'9" PG. cousins is one step closer to getting whacked by someone on purpose. cousins is now in the same league with Metha Whirrled Peas. The type of player that will go into the stands to fight with fans. The type of player that would clotheline Barbosa,sp? another undersized PG.

Anyone that thinks cousins is "just an emotional player" or "he just wears his emotions on his sleeve" is missing the obvious. He is a punk and that is always a liability. Opposing players will always be able to goad him into a technical. He leads the league in the wrong category. Get him some help or get rid of him.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

You people are very forgiving. Dimarcus cousins played a monster game for 47 1/2 minutes. I was ready to start spelling his name with a capital C. Impressive rebounding, blocked shots, running the floor, going for looses balls and scoring in the paint with a lot of contact. It was a playoff type game called by the officials, a little looser than usual. There was a lot of contact by both teams.

Then cousins goes after the opposing team's All-Star point guard! This is a new low even for him. Hollins tried to stop cousins, but he just pulled away so he could put his shoulder into the smallest guy on the other team. Paul is well-liked and respected throughout the NBA. People will have a long time to think about what happened. I have called cousins mentally weak in the past. He is also a bully. Raised without Dad. He needs a shrink. cousins didn't go after Jordan or Griffin, the guys he mixed it up with all night. He goes after the 5'9" PG. cousins is one step closer to getting whacked by someone on purpose. cousins is now in the same league with Metha Whirrled Peas. The type of player that will go into the stands to fight with fans. The type of player that would clotheline Barbosa,sp? another undersized PG.

Anyone that thinks cousins is "just an emotional player" or "he just wears his emotions on his sleeve" is missing the obvious. He is a punk and that is always a liability. Opposing players will always be able to goad him into a technical. He leads the league in the wrong category. Get him some help or get rid of him.

Apparently you weren't watching the game. IT intentionally fouled Paul in the backcourt to give free throws, wasn't hard or anything, and Paul got his panties all in a bunch. Paul started to go after him, then gave him the death stare before jawing at him and thinking about going after him again. Cuz stepped in between and shoved Paul out of the way. Maybe a little more shove than necessary, I understand the tech, but he didn't "go after" Paul. Paul probably should have been T'ed up and it would have stopped the nonsense, but he wasn't and Cuz felt he had to step in. A little too hard of a shove to the chest to get him to back off of a teammate. "Go after" is a complete mischaracterization of what happened.

 

[Kingsguy881]

CP3 is a punk. Everybody knows it in the league. You sir have no clue what you are talking about. Youtube "Paul Cousins flop" then come back to me.

 

[andjel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSSC4ROdC0o

You gotta like DeMarcus.

 

[HndsmCelt]

ppine, you owe me a new monitor, when I read your post I laughed so hard I spit coffee on it. If DMC "went after" CP3 the little man would be in the hospital and DMC would be facing a multiple game suspension. DMC protected his PG (Remember what Webber said after Kobe laid out Bibby?) by getting between them and flipping his elbow at the little cry baby. Tech worthy? yes... a blemish on a monster game? more like an exclamation point!

 

[mac]

You people are very forgiving. Dimarcus cousins played a monster game for 47 1/2 minutes. I was ready to start spelling his name with a capital C. Impressive rebounding, blocked shots, running the floor, going for looses balls and scoring in the paint with a lot of contact. It was a playoff type game called by the officials, a little looser than usual. There was a lot of contact by both teams.

Then cousins goes after the opposing team's All-Star point guard! This is a new low even for him. Hollins tried to stop cousins, but he just pulled away so he could put his shoulder into the smallest guy on the other team. Paul is well-liked and respected throughout the NBA. People will have a long time to think about what happened. I have called cousins mentally weak in the past. He is also a bully. Raised without Dad. He needs a shrink. cousins didn't go after Jordan or Griffin, the guys he mixed it up with all night. He goes after the 5'9" PG. cousins is one step closer to getting whacked by someone on purpose. cousins is now in the same league with Metha Whirrled Peas. The type of player that will go into the stands to fight with fans. The type of player that would clotheline Barbosa,sp? another undersized PG.

Anyone that thinks cousins is "just an emotional player" or "he just wears his emotions on his sleeve" is missing the obvious. He is a punk and that is always a liability. Opposing players will always be able to goad him into a technical. He leads the league in the wrong category. Get him some help or get rid of him.

Lol. You just lost any credibility you ever had. Have you even been watching the games? Or are you just watching highlights or something? Btw, if Chris Paul is 5'9 then IT is ... well. Yea. Hollins put his hands on Cousins AFTER Cousins had picked up the T. Seriously, did you even watch the game?

 

[Padrino]

You people are very forgiving. Dimarcus cousins played a monster game for 47 1/2 minutes. I was ready to start spelling his name with a capital C. Impressive rebounding, blocked shots, running the floor, going for looses balls and scoring in the paint with a lot of contact. It was a playoff type game called by the officials, a little looser than usual. There was a lot of contact by both teams.

Then cousins goes after the opposing team's All-Star point guard! This is a new low even for him. Hollins tried to stop cousins, but he just pulled away so he could put his shoulder into the smallest guy on the other team. Paul is well-liked and respected throughout the NBA. People will have a long time to think about what happened. I have called cousins mentally weak in the past. He is also a bully. Raised without Dad. He needs a shrink. cousins didn't go after Jordan or Griffin, the guys he mixed it up with all night. He goes after the 5'9" PG. cousins is one step closer to getting whacked by someone on purpose. cousins is now in the same league with Metha Whirrled Peas. The type of player that will go into the stands to fight with fans. The type of player that would clotheline Barbosa,sp? another undersized PG.

Anyone that thinks cousins is "just an emotional player" or "he just wears his emotions on his sleeve" is missing the obvious. He is a punk and that is always a liability. Opposing players will always be able to goad him into a technical. He leads the league in the wrong category. Get him some help or get rid of him.

that's a weak stomach you've got there...

 

[Glenn]

ppine, you owe me a new monitor, when I read your post I laughed so hard I spit coffee on it. If DMC "went after" CP3 the little man would be in the hospital and DMC would be facing a multiple game suspension. DMC protected his PG (Remember what Webber said after Kobe laid out Bibby?) by getting between them and flipping his elbow at the little cry baby. Tech worthy? yes... a blemish on a monster game? more like an exclamation point!

There were at least three times in the game where DFC acted as an enforcer and I applaud that. He got away with a dirty shot to Paul's ribs after a no call on a foul on Jimmer. After Jimmer was fouled DFC said something to the guy who fouled Jimmer. I thought, the way Paul reacted, that his whole chest was caved in but the remarkable athlete he was, Paul soldiered on. (That's called sarcasm) That was number 1. There was another time when someone was jawing at IT and DFC merely stepped between them. Then there was the final one that ended in a tech. With the kind of game DFC had and his defense of the little guys, I am all for it all. DFC just may emerge as the team leader.

Some will scoff at my suggestion that he will become team leader but DFC already takes responsibility for this bad season. I think that is being awfully hard on himself but that's the way he sees it. Watch the extended BR interview. He wants to be the team leader and he wants to lead this team out of the doldrums. Unlike a lot of people, he wants to be here and never has said anything different despite the distortion of his yelling match with Westy.

I think he learned something last night. Now he needs a rabid crowd night in and night out. The crowd is part of the equation and gives us a tremendous home court advantage. The energy of the crowd lit a fire that to me was the perfect amount of aggression without violence - well, mostly. That's what a mature superstar LEADER DFC would look like. Right on the edge of losing it. Pumped up but in a good way. There's a delicate balance with DFC and he walked the tightrope to a great game.

If people think DFC defending IT and sending a message ruined a 36 point, 22 rbd game, you don't know professional basketball. He is earning respect. He is earning respect as a player and as a team mate. The people who see it differently missed a good game or maybe simply are too young and haven't seen enough basketball.

 

[HndsmCelt]

There were at least three times in the game where DFC acted as an enforcer and I applaud that. He got away with a dirty shot to Paul's ribs after a no call on a foul on Jimmer. After Jimmer was fouled DFC said something to the guy who fouled Jimmer. I thought, the way Paul reacted, that his whole chest was caved in but the remarkable athlete he was, Paul soldiered on. (That's called sarcasm) That was number 1. There was another time when someone was jawing at IT and DFC merely stepped between them. Then there was the final one that ended in a tech. With the kind of game DFC had and his defense of the little guys, I am all for it all. DFC just may emerge as the team leader.

Some will scoff at my suggestion that he will become team leader but DFC already takes responsibility for this bad season. I think that is being awfully hard on himself but that's the way he sees it. Watch the extended BR interview. He wants to be the team leader and he wants to lead this team out of the doldrums. Unlike a lot of people, he wants to be here and never has said anything different despite the distortion of his yelling match with Westy.

I think he learned something last night. Now he needs a rabid crowd night in and night out. The crowd is part of the equation and gives us a tremendous home court advantage. The energy of the crowd lit a fire that to me was the perfect amount of aggression without violence - well, mostly. That's what a mature superstar LEADER DFC would look like. Right on the edge of losing it. Pumped up but in a good way. There's a delicate balance with DFC and he walked the tightrope to a great game.

If people think DFC defending IT and sending a message ruined a 36 point, 22 rbd game, you don't know professional basketball. He is earning respect. He is earning respect as a player and as a team mate. The people who see it differently missed a good game or maybe simply are too young and haven't seen enough basketball.

Teh only things you left our were the 3 blocks and 3 assists

 

[Darth Divac]

I think that this is a great sign for our future. No more Maloofs, No more Smart, No more Petrie, New owner with great basketball knowledge, and DMFC maturing and being a leader.

 

[chief bromden]

If Cousins did what Paul did to the ref after the intentional foul by IT, he would have been tech'ed immediately. If the Kings made the playoffs, then it's a pretty stupid move by Cousins... but when you have nothing to play for besides your teammates, you protect your teammates. IT and Cousins are pretty close (it seems), and I think Cousins actions make perfect sense. He didn't throw a punch or go into the crowd, so what's the big deal? Back to the article, the poster above saying its pretty fluffy piece is right ... there isn't much substantial in that piece that most of us here aren't already aware of. I look forward to seeing what Cousins does with different owners/coaches. This guy is not even 25 years old yet, and he's improving. You can't cheat time and experience under any circumstances. Looking forward to the future, and hopefully he's as loyal as his quote suggests.

 

[Section 101]

You people are very forgiving. Dimarcus cousins played a monster game for 47 1/2 minutes. I was ready to start spelling his name with a capital C. Impressive rebounding, blocked shots, running the floor, going for looses balls and scoring in the paint with a lot of contact. It was a playoff type game called by the officials, a little looser than usual. There was a lot of contact by both teams.

Then cousins goes after the opposing team's All-Star point guard! This is a new low even for him. Hollins tried to stop cousins, but he just pulled away so he could put his shoulder into the smallest guy on the other team. Paul is well-liked and respected throughout the NBA. People will have a long time to think about what happened. I have called cousins mentally weak in the past. He is also a bully. Raised without Dad. He needs a shrink. cousins didn't go after Jordan or Griffin, the guys he mixed it up with all night. He goes after the 5'9" PG. cousins is one step closer to getting whacked by someone on purpose. cousins is now in the same league with Metha Whirrled Peas. The type of player that will go into the stands to fight with fans. The type of player that would clotheline Barbosa,sp? another undersized PG.

Anyone that thinks cousins is "just an emotional player" or "he just wears his emotions on his sleeve" is missing the obvious. He is a punk and that is always a liability. Opposing players will always be able to goad him into a technical. He leads the league in the wrong category. Get him some help or get rid of him.

Hilarious. Hollins is stupid. Cuz was walking that way to CLEAR THE FREE THROW AREA!! Hollins was pulling him back when the refs were telling everyone to get behind the 3pt line!

I guess you missed the part where CP3 elbowed Cuz in the groin going around a pick which is what started everything.

Jason Jones Jason Jones ‏@mr_jasonjones 15h
Cousins just took an elbow to the groin on CP3's drive. And CP3 just took a shot to the ribs from Cuz on his next drive

Jason Jones ‏@mr_jasonjones 15h
Chris Paul's not happy. Wonder if one of the Clipper bigs will try to get Cuz back. Chris might do it himself.

 

[bajaden]

PJ in Cowtown? Not likely...

I'm pretty sure the desperate Lakers resign him for his asking price of a million billion dollars.

Lets not forget that the Lakers just screwed him over. Don't count out this cowtown. Hey, kill two birds with one stone. Pay Phil 5 or 6 Mil a year, and make him both GM and head coach. When he gets tired of coaching, he do what Riley did, and settle in behind the desk of the GM. He would immediately bring credibility to the franchise, and that alone is worth every dime he wants. He'd be my first phone call!

 

[bajaden]

I think that this is a great sign for our future. No more Maloofs, No more Smart, No more Petrie, New owner with great basketball knowledge, and DMFC maturing and being a leader.

Hey, and if were lucky, no more ppine!

 

[ppine]

Allowing Cousins to be the "Enforcer" much less encouraging him to be one is a bad idea. Do anyone think Thomas needs "protection" from Chris Paul? The discussion above only has credibility when Cousins starts messing with guys like Dwight Howard. See you next year.

Bajeden,
Back up.

To everyone else on the forum, why is there such a propensity for people to be insulting and sarcastic? Are you empowered by sitting in a cubicle somewhere with a keyboard? How about some civil discourse? You don't have to agree with me, just don't be a butthead about it.

 

[mac]

Allowing Cousins to be the "Enforcer" much less encouraging him to be one is a bad idea. Do anyone think Thomas needs "protection" from Chris Paul? The discussion above only has credibility when Cousins starts messing with guys like Dwight Howard. See you next year.

Bajeden,
Back up.

To everyone else on the forum, why is there such a propensity for people to be insulting and sarcastic? Are you empowered by sitting in a cubicle somewhere with a keyboard? How about some civil discourse? You don't have to agree with me, just don't be a butthead about it.

Well let's see... you got your facts wrong but had no problem calling Cuz a bully, saying that he was raised without a dad, as if that somehow makes you a bad person etc. But now you want people not to be buttheads?

 

[Telemachus]

Allowing Cousins to be the "Enforcer" much less encouraging him to be one is a bad idea. Do anyone think Thomas needs "protection" from Chris Paul? The discussion above only has credibility when Cousins starts messing with guys like Dwight Howard. See you next year.

Cousins and Howard go at each other every time they play. Cousins has never been choosy over who he gets rough with, and doesn't seem to care how big or small they are.

 

[rhythmless]

Then cousins goes after the opposing team's All-Star point guard! This is a new low even for him. Hollins tried to stop cousins, but he just pulled away so he could put his shoulder into the smallest guy on the other team. Paul is well-liked and respected throughout the NBA.

Paul is not well liked throughout the league. He is probably the biggest star flopper/jawer. There's numerous instances of him doing extra curricular things in games to gain an edge. He'll elbow you, hip check you and basically try to get away with as much as he can. He's respected for his skill and desire to win, but he's tactless about it. Basically like a mini-KG: you'll love him and make excuses for his crap because of his competitiveness if he's on your team, but you will decry him if he's not.

DMC does the same stuff to an extent, he just isn't as savvy about it.

 

[kingsnation]

You people are very forgiving. Dimarcus cousins played a monster game for 47 1/2 minutes. I was ready to start spelling his name with a capital C. Impressive rebounding, blocked shots, running the floor, going for looses balls and scoring in the paint with a lot of contact. It was a playoff type game called by the officials, a little looser than usual. There was a lot of contact by both teams.

Then cousins goes after the opposing team's All-Star point guard! This is a new low even for him. Hollins tried to stop cousins, but he just pulled away so he could put his shoulder into the smallest guy on the other team. Paul is well-liked and respected throughout the NBA. People will have a long time to think about what happened. I have called cousins mentally weak in the past. He is also a bully. Raised without Dad. He needs a shrink. cousins didn't go after Jordan or Griffin, the guys he mixed it up with all night. He goes after the 5'9" PG. cousins is one step closer to getting whacked by someone on purpose. cousins is now in the same league with Metha Whirrled Peas. The type of player that will go into the stands to fight with fans. The type of player that would clotheline Barbosa,sp? another undersized PG.

Anyone that thinks cousins is "just an emotional player" or "he just wears his emotions on his sleeve" is missing the obvious. He is a punk and that is always a liability. Opposing players will always be able to goad him into a technical. He leads the league in the wrong category. Get him some help or get rid of him.

Alot of people have already discussed other aspects of your post so I see no need to address anything but the bolded text.

Those are some very bold proclamations/assumptions you are making about a person you only see play basketball from afar. So, he's a bully? What's your proof? I work in the public school system and deal with "bullying" and "bullies" on a regular basis. It's become a word that isn't just "thrown around." How would you call Demarcus a bully based on what you know about him? Especially, since what you know - you've only observed from either a bleacher seat or your tv set.

Secondly, is he a bully because he was raised w/o a dad? Or does he need a shrink because he was raised w/o a dad? I'm curious as to why you felt it necessary to throw that little tidbit of info in there.

Thirdly, you've already labeled DMC a bully and have begun to pluck apart his childhood, so it seems to me that you are already trying to play the role of a shrink.

 

[kingsnation]

I'm not a fan of Bill Simmons but what he says here regarding DMC is spot-on. Also true regarding Tyreke. It's a shame some of our own kings fans are blind to this.

It's nearly impossible to find big guys who can run the floor, rebound, pass and score down low. How much can you blame on Cousins, anyway? Here's what Sacramento offered him these past three years: shoddy coaching, an inept front office with no plan, broke/negligent/incompetent owners, a franchise in flux, a Seattle move looming, a never-ending slew of lawsuits and press conferences, and a roster of me-first pickup players and Good Stats/Bad Team guys, none of whom had the chops or the wherewithal to make Cousins better. There's only one way Boogie's situation could have been worse: if the Kings hired a training staff that urged players to eat fried food, smoke cigarettes, quit stretching and switch from coffee to cocaine. And actually, they may have done that and I just missed the story.

Full "NBA Trade Value" article here.

 

[Padrino]

I'm not a fan of Bill Simmons but what he says here regarding DMC is spot-on. Also true regarding Tyreke. It's a shame some of our own kings fans are blind to this.



Full "NBA Trade Value" article here.

geezus. when bill simmons is getting it right, you know your franchise has been getting it terribly wrong...