Demarcus Cousins

Tetsujin

The Game Thread Dude
#1
A little late but....

Any questions?

BONUS:
For your consideration, Boogie stats in comparison to other "elite" big men in the league
Cousins: 15ppg/11.2rpg/1apg/1.1spg/1.4bpg/29mpg
Howard: 20.4ppg/15.1rpg/2apg/1.5spg/2.2bpg/37.8mpg
Duncan: 13.6ppg/7.8rpg/2.7apg/.6spg/1.1bpg/27.3mpg
P.Gasol: 16.5ppg/10rpg/3apg/.5spg/1.2bpg/37.2mpg
Bynum: 17ppg/12rpg/1.2apg/.5spg/2bpg/34.5mpg

Noah: 8.6ppg/9.2rpg/2.2apg/.7spg/1.2bpg/29mpg
Boozer: 14.7ppg/8.5rpg/1.5apg/1.1spg/.5bpg/30.3mpg

Horford: 12.4ppg/7rpg/2.2apg/.9spg/1.3bpg/31.6mpg
Garnett: 13.2ppg/7.2rpg/2.8apg/.7spg/1bpg/30.5mpg
Varejao: 10.8mpg/11.9rpg/1.7apg/1.3spg/.7bpg/32mpg
Nowitzki:17.2ppg/6rpg/2.3apg/.8spg/.5bpg/31.8mpg
Nene: 13.3ppg/8rpg/2.1apg/1.2spg/.9bpg/30.8mpg
Monroe: 16.3ppg/9.9rpg/2.5apg/1.5spg/.5bpg/32.9mpg
Lee: 18.4ppg/9.9rpg/2.1apg/1spg/.4bpg/36.5mpg
Dalembert: 8.3ppg/8.2rpg/.5apg/.6spg/2.2bpg/24.4mpg
Scola:15ppg/5.8rpg/1.7apg/.3spg/.3bpg/30.3mpg
Hibbert: 13.7ppg/9.7rpg/1.8apg/.5spg/1.8bpg/29.7mpg
Griffin: 21.4ppg/10.9rpg/3.1apg/1spg/1bpg/36.5mpg
Jordan: 8.5ppg/9rpg/.2apg/.6spg/3bpg/31.1mpg
M. Gasol: 15.1ppg/10.5rpg/2.8apg/1.1spg/2.3bpg/38.2mpg
Bosh: 20ppg/7.7rpg/2.1apg/.9spg/.8bpg/36.2mpg
Bogut: 11.3ppg/8.3rpg/2.6apg/1spg/2bbg/30.3mpg
Love: 25ppg/13.7rpg/1.7apg/1spg/.5bpg/39.4mpg
Ex-Kardashian: 13.5ppg/10.5rpg/1.2apg/.8spg/1.2bpg/34.2mpg
Okafor: 9.3ppg/7.9rpg/1apg/.6spg/1.1bpg/28.2mpg
Kaman: 9.2ppg/6.6rpg/1.4apg/.2spg/1.2bpg/22.7mpg
Chandler: 11.5ppg/10rpg/1.1apg/1spg/1.2bpg/34.1mpg
Stoudemire: 18.2ppg/8.1rpg/1.5apg/1.1spg/.8bpg/34.4mpg
Ibaka: 7.4ppg/6.8rpg/.5apg/.4spg/2.7bpg/26.6mpg
Ha-Ha-Hawes: 10.7ppg/8.5rpg/2.6apg/.5spg/1.6bpg/27.2mpg
Gortat: 15.2ppg/10.3rpg/.9apg/.6spg/1.7bpg/31.7mpg
Aldridge: 23.1ppg/8.8rpg/2.8apg/1spg/.8bpg/36.4mpg
Jefferson: 18.5ppg/9.2rpg/1.9apg/.8spg/1.6bpg/33mpg
Millsap:16.8ppg/9.5rpg/1.9apg/1.6spg/.8bpg/31.3mpg
McGee: 10.9ppg/8.8rpg/.5apg/.9spg/3bpg/28.2mpg

Bolded are the players either already declared all-stars or getting a push for a reserve slot for some reason.
 
#2
Aint no questions. Hes just goota keep his head down and keep getting better. I dont think hes getting the credit he deserves nationally yet. Gortat for example whose having a similar year has been talked about all over as a great addition to the suns
 
#3
Cousins is a beast! There is no debate about it! He has mostly eliminated the foul trouble from his game. He just needs to continue to work as hard as he has on his conditioning AND get a couple of go to post moves! When he is on he is unstoppable!

The "Big Three" are starting to gel together and that is a great thing for many years to come.
 
#4
There's no question in my mind that Cousins will become a borderline superstar in this career. This kid got beast written all over him.

One of the few things I actually like about the current Kings squad.
 
#9
Cousins is a beast! There is no debate about it! He has mostly eliminated the foul trouble from his game. He just needs to continue to work as hard as he has on his conditioning AND get a couple of go to post moves! When he is on he is unstoppable!

The "Big Three" are starting to gel together and that is a great thing for many years to come.
I agree what he needs to continue to work on post moves. That's important, because he doesn't get a lot of lift around the basket.

Who's the "Big Three?" Is the third Thornton? I think the system that works best is having a big two and role/complimentary players around that. I think we're well on our way to having a big 2.
 
#10
Cousins is flat out the 4th best center in basketball. What's incredible is how far ahead of the curve he is only in his second year. Bynum and Gasol only started to put it together this season (took Bynum 5 years, Gasol 3), and Cousins' stats look very similar to Dwight's second year numbers (Other than FG%). We're starting to see his effect when he stays on the floor for 33+ minutes a game and it's very exciting to watch unfold
 
#11
actually, I thought it was clear over 10 games ago when it was discussed previously.

However, it took these garish numbers to show others Cousins is a beast?

Actually, I think even with those 20/20 numbers, he was playing better BEFORE (almost a month ago). He's actually been worse in his post play recently, and looks fairly hopeless at driving against his man after the 1st qtr.
Now that he's getting more minutes, he's getting more numbers, but I think he was playing better before. He was basically alone against the entire opposing team - now he's getting a lot more support with production from his teammates.
 
#12
His Per-36s look ridiculous

He's current at a cool 19ppg/14rpg/1.7bpg at 45% shooting. In his second year! Everyone now sees how long it takes bigs to regularly develop because JT is blossoming before our eyes, but Cousins is on track to be among the most productive bigs of all time if he stays on this developmental curve. Just absolutely nasty production.
 
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Kingsguy881

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#15
Cousins is definitely smart enough to figure out that he needs a little jump hook, and even skilled enough to learn one with both hands like JT has. The great thing about DMC is that it wont be hard for him to learn.
 
#16
actually, I thought it was clear over 10 games ago when it was discussed previously.

However, it took these garish numbers to show others Cousins is a beast?
Most of us knew even before draft day he will be a beast. I actually cannot remember anyone not liking him before the draft. It is just amazing how fast this supposedly "headache player" learns things in the NBA despite having had a dumb coach during his rookie year. I hope he continues to develop and eventually becomes the franchise player that he wants himself to be. Awesome and amazing kid.
 
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