DeMarcus and the Rookie/Sophomore game

[IfAt1st]

DMC was dominant in the 1st few minutes, as usual in games.
Then his production and effort tails off. (He wasn't even in the paint the entire 2nd half.)
He had the lead for MVP until Kyrie started bombing away.

But man! What was with that Jimmer-range 3pt Demarcus shot?!
It hurts my head to see him pull that ****, and it actually aggravated me.
I've never had a problem with his attitude, and backed him continually, but if you're in a game with some of the best shooters on the planet and you pull up from 30 ft and almost airball the 3 long, you've got to think you must be God's gift to basketball.

 

[VF21]

DMC was dominant in the 1st few minutes, as usual in games.
Then his production and effort tails off. (He wasn't even in the paint the entire 2nd half.)
He had the lead for MVP until Kyrie started bombing away.

But man! What was with that Jimmer-range 3pt Demarcus shot?!
It hurts my head to see him pull that ****, and it actually aggravated me.
I've never had a problem with his attitude, and backed him continually, but if you're in a game with some of the best shooters on the planet and you pull up from 30 ft and almost airball the 3 long, you've got to think you must be God's gift to basketball.

It's all-star weekend where it's ALL about having fun, showboating, etc. If you're aggravated by anything, I would think you'd be focusing on Monroe, who was pissing in everybody else's Wheaties.

Sorry if you think you're being picked on, but dude... I mean, really.

 

[Tetsujin]

Good old Shaq

 

[Tetsujin]

Hey Dwight, if you love Cuz so much, why don't you come to Sac?

 

[Kingster]

Pretty interesting to hear the interview with Lebron on now. Talking about his off season he said he broke everything down and went back to the fundamentals. Not only worked with Hakeem in Hou, but also sought out Magic, Bird, West, and Isaiah Thomas for advice.

Why I find that interesting is because I'm a strong proponent of Reke ditching his brothers and working with some real top of the line coaches and ex-players. The top current NBA players seek out HOF's to work with in the off season to both work with them and pick their brains.

I know Reke works out in LA with Rose and Westbrook for part of the summers, but I'd really like to hear that he's seeking out advice from the best and working with the best instead of listening to his brothers tell him "you just need to shoot it like you did in high school. It's all confidence".

His brothers and Lamont Peterson don't cut it, and haven't cut it. Seek out GP who trains guys in Vegas and the bay area. Even Lin worked with GP last summer. He has an open invitation to work with Christie. Mark Price works with NBAers to fix their shots and was recently working with Rondo.

I hope next season we're hearing how Reke worked with and sought out some more elite help.

If he doesn't, then maybe the Kings need to go in a different direction. You can't stick with a guy who remains stuck in the mud.

 

[Bricklayer]

If he doesn't, then maybe the Kings need to go in a different direction. You can't stick with a guy who remains stuck in the mud.

When that "mud" is already at a pretty high level sure you can.

 

[bajaden]

DMC was dominant in the 1st few minutes, as usual in games.
Then his production and effort tails off. (He wasn't even in the paint the entire 2nd half.)
He had the lead for MVP until Kyrie started bombing away.

But man! What was with that Jimmer-range 3pt Demarcus shot?!
It hurts my head to see him pull that ****, and it actually aggravated me.
I've never had a problem with his attitude, and backed him continually, but if you're in a game with some of the best shooters on the planet and you pull up from 30 ft and almost airball the 3 long, you've got to think you must be God's gift to basketball.

Are you serious? Man you need to get a life. This is an all star game and they're out there trying to put on a show that has little to do with real basketball. Its all about having fun!

 

[Tetsujin]

DMC was dominant in the 1st few minutes, as usual in games.
Then his production and effort tails off. (He wasn't even in the paint the entire 2nd half.)
He had the lead for MVP until Kyrie started bombing away.

But man! What was with that Jimmer-range 3pt Demarcus shot?!
It hurts my head to see him pull that ****, and it actually aggravated me.
I've never had a problem with his attitude, and backed him continually, but if you're in a game with some of the best shooters on the planet and you pull up from 30 ft and almost airball the 3 long, you've got to think you must be God's gift to basketball.

Yup. At this point it's safe to say that Cuz is the second coming of Raef Lafrentz

 

[IfAt1st]

Are you guys saying you actually think it was a good idea for DMC to dribble the ball up the court and pull up at 30 ft and shoot for no reason whatsoever?

 

[Dr. Spaceman]

Are you guys saying you actually think it was a good idea for DMC to dribble the ball up the court and pull up at 30 ft and shoot for no reason whatsoever?

Is this your first All-Star weekend? 90% of what happens on the court would never happen in a real game. Get a ****ing clue. Or to be more accurate, drop your thin veiled agenda. No one takes you seriously around here anymore.

 

[Glenn]

Are you guys saying you actually think it was a good idea for DMC to dribble the ball up the court and pull up at 30 ft and shoot for no reason whatsoever?

It's an All Star game. There is only one prize anyone would remember and that is being MVP. Cousins was on his way to MVP until Kyrie began to score. As the guards control the ball and seldom pass to big guys, the only chance Cousins had to win the MVP was to get control of the ball and make a three pointer. Add a three pointer to his points and rebounds and he had a chance at winning the prize despite the fact Kyrie was shooting lights out. If he simply jogs down to his position and watches the guards shoot, he has no chance. It was the correct shot at the time. As a matter of fact I told my wife that the only chance that Cousins could be MVP was if he made a three pointer and hopefully two.

 

[IfAt1st]

Cousins was on his way to MVP until Kyrie began to score.

That's exactly what I posted earlier.

Thanks for actually addressing the question.
The only prize to be had is the MVP - but there's also negatives to be had, and throwing up an almost-airball 30-ftr by a big man doesn't usually impress national audiences or teammates.

I'm shocked that everyone's perfectly fine with Demarcus putting up a universal-"smack-my-head" shot that made him look selfish to the biggest audience of his career so far.

Get a ****ing clue. Or to be more accurate, drop your thin veiled agenda.

I'm curious - what agenda would that be?

I'm one of the bigger Demarcus-jockers on here.

 

[rainmaker]

Dwight Howard just jacked up a 3 in the AS game.

Truly a negative. What the hell is wrong with that guy? Does Dwight think he's God's gift to basketball or something? Just selfish. Especially in front of a national audience.

 

[IfAt1st]

That's my point -
DMC is not Dwight Howard.

He can't get away with the things elite players do.

But that's exactly the kind of mentality I was noticing in DMC's 3ptr - he thinks he can get away with the stuff that he sees the stars getting away with.

I mean, we can have a discussion as to whether that mentality is GOOD for him, or bad for him.
I think it's bad.
If someone wanted to argue that it's good for an elite athlete to be that overconfident in one's abilities I'd be open to the argument.

 

[IfAt1st]

Is this Bizarro World?!

I'm being called an insane troll for thinking that DMC shouldn't throw up 30-footers and that he can't get away with stuff the elite players like Dwight Howard can?!

 

[VF21]

Is this Bizarro World?!

I'm being called an insane troll for thinking that DMC shouldn't throw up 30-footers and that he can't get away with stuff the elite players like Dwight Howard can?!

You're being vehemently disagreed with (the post you're referring to in particular has been deleted) primarily because you don't seem to understand the whole concept of All-Star weekend. Had that occurred in a real game, then there might be validation to your comments. As it is, however, you've continued to make an incredibly big fuss over this when it took place in a exhibition of skills, a strictly for fun matchup with some of the future's best stars.

 

[bajaden]

Is this Bizarro World?!

I'm being called an insane troll for thinking that DMC shouldn't throw up 30-footers and that he can't get away with stuff the elite players like Dwight Howard can?!

Mi amigo, all I can say is that I have no idea what your drinking, or what your thinking. But your probably the only person on the planet thats even remotely concerned with what happens in an all star game. Little or no defense is played, and the guys are just having fun, and at the same time, trying to put on a show. Irving put on a very good show. Cousins was just fine, and even had Shaq, Webb, and Sir Charles praising his skill level and potential. No one, not even the announcers noticed, or cared that Cuz shot a 3 pt shot.

Now you may care, but I can assure you that I don't, and I doubt anyone else on this thread does. So knowing that, and also knowing that your not going to convince any of us that we should care, why don't you just relax and give it a rest.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

But your probably the only person on the planet thats even remotely concerned with what happens in an all star game. ... No one, not even the announcers noticed, or cared that Cuz shot a 3 pt shot.

Or, one could point out that Cousins had something on the order of 6-7 dunks in the game. Not lay-ups, not his common put-it-up-off-the-glass-three-times-until-it-goes-in (though those are wonderful for offensive rebounding numbers) but straight up I'm-not-afraid-of-getting-blocked dunks. He doesn't do that a lot in the real games. And if he decided to make that dunking a habit, I could be convinced to let him take a three for every 6-7 dunks he throws down!

 

[Tyndel]

Looking at it another way Cousins range is much closer to 3 then Howard's is and:
2011 season totals
Cous 3pm-A 1-4
DWade 3pm-A 1-13

At 25% shooting 3s thats right up there with Evans Greene and Salmons on the year....

 

[Tetsujin]

 

[kennadog]

Thanks for actually addressing the question.
The only prize to be had is the MVP - but there's also negatives to be had, and throwing up an almost-airball 30-ftr by a big man doesn't usually impress national audiences or teammates.

I'm shocked that everyone's perfectly fine with Demarcus putting up a universal-"smack-my-head" shot that made him look selfish to the biggest audience of his career so far.

Anyone who takes anything on All-Stars weekend seriously, needs to calm down. I can remember Shaq throwing those up in an actual AS game. He was just having fun, as are all those guys. It's entertainment, not real competition.

I was just mad that it was really a guard's game for the last 3/4ths of the game. It was pretty clear that, after the beginning quarter, the big men just weren't going to get the ball much, if at all, whether they were in the paint or not.

 

[Section 101]

Anyone who takes anything on All-Stars weekend seriously, needs to calm down. I can remember Shaq throwing those up in an actual AS game. He was just having fun, as are all those guys. It's entertainment, not real competition.

I was just mad that it was really a guard's game for the last 3/4ths of the game. It was pretty clear that, after the beginning quarter, the big men just weren't going to get the ball much, if at all, whether they were in the paint or not.

Yep. they feed DMC first then started chucking. Only time he got the ball after that was on breaks.