There seems to be some question from some fans about where Cousins will spend most of his time on the floor. Under the basket or beyond the 3pt arc. I watched him play in the usual highschool players tournaments and over 20 games in college last year. And I'm sure that anyone that watched him play in college, knows that he spent almost all of his time in the post. The number of times I saw him take a jumpshot I could count on both hands. When he arrived at Kentucky he asked Calapari if he could play some shooting guard. Of course that didn't happen, but it does attest to his belief in skills that were seldom seen in college. He did show off his outlet pass, but only on occasion did you see the creative passing that he showed in summer league.
The bottom line is that he's very coachable and does whats asked of him. He knew he could shoot from the outside. He knew he had the ability to handle the ball, put the ball on the floor and take it to the basket. But he didn't do it because he was asked not to. Calapari didn't need him to do those things. He needed a big strong body under the basket and thats what Cousins did. Now I haven't looked up the stats, but I'd bet my life that he didn't take one three point shot in college. I'm sure those that don't like me are looking up those stats right now in hopes of collecting that bet.
I'm not a mind reader, so I have no idea of how the Kings are planning on using Cousins. But logic tells us that if they play Cousins and Dalembert together, which is a distinct possibility, that Cousins will probably be out at the high post. Similar to how Webb used to set up when playing with Vlade. Which means from time to time he'll be taking 15 to 19 foot jumpers when the shot is there. When Dalembert leaves the floor, I would expect Cousins to move to the low post. The point is that he's skilled enough to play either post position and be very effective. To reverse the positions and put Dalembert out on the high post would be insane. He simply has no skills out there. I could see Dalembert getting some easy baskets on assists from Cousins, when Cousins is in the high post.
The bottom line is, don't blame Cousins for where he positions himself on the floor. Blame the coaching staff! Because he has shown he'll do whats asked of him. I envision him becoming someone similar to Tim Duncan as to how he plays the game, but with better passing ability. Duncan can play high or low on offense, and is dangerous either way. Cousins said his favorite player is Pau Gasol as far as skill level goes. You don't see Pau taking many three point shots. I can appreciate the concerns, since we all still have the Hawes image burned into our brains. But Cousins is not Hawes. So lets just wait and see before we start wringing out hands.
