Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
AJ Nyong'o néeHoward @ajhoward09 4m4 minutes ago@hpbasketball DMC saved that game by restraining Malone, preventing a tech. Boogie's maturity caused a win. #dogsandcatslivingtogether
Demarcus F Cousins
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AJ Nyong'o néeHoward @ajhoward09 4m4 minutes ago@hpbasketball DMC saved that game by restraining Malone, preventing a tech. Boogie's maturity caused a win. #dogsandcatslivingtogether
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
could be. There's always a team element to those anyway -- you only get them when the team is winning. Hence we haven't gotten many in the past decade.
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KingMilz
Guest
You know someone is a beast when they have a averaged game and still put up 20 something points and 18 boards with a couple blocks
kingsnation
All-Star
Great quote by our team leader! And a major difference in the team this year!
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
Best big man in the league, hands down. The media can keep sipping on the Anthony Davis Kool-aid but we know the truth.
5-1
5-1
Chubbs
Starter
27 Ppg/12.8 rebounds shooting 57.8% fg 87.2 line in 9.8 attempts per game, 1 steal, 1.5 blocks over the past 7 days. Only 1.8 assists, but that's nitpicking.could be. There's always a team element to those anyway -- you only get them when the team is winning. Hence we haven't gotten many in the past decade.
All In 29 mins. Oh, kings are 4-0 in those games.
It's him or Harden. Harden has been off the charts good as well. I can't imagine anyone else being in contention.
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randymoss1881
Starter
Lebron winning it no matter what it was determined in July.
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
Harden has played some of the worst teams in the league though. 76ers, Lakers, Celtics, Spurs with no Duncan/Splitter/Ginobili/Bellinelli
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA · 8h
I know he fouled out last night, but two weeks in, is DeMarcus Cousins the MVP frontrunner?
I know he fouled out last night, but two weeks in, is DeMarcus Cousins the MVP frontrunner?
Chubbs
Starter
Indeed. You don't need to convince me. With Lowe tweeting out those unreal Boogie on the court vs off stats, I think Boogie has a legitimate shot.
Harden is up against the Warriors tonight. That's real competition.
Root hard against harden tonight. That's what I'm saying. Him and his stupid beard.
captain bill
All-Star
Best big man in the league, hands down. The media can keep sipping on the Anthony Davis Kool-aid but we know the truth.
5-1
The way he's playing, we should be talking ALL-TIME lists, not who's the best today or this week.
The one player he reminds me the most of right now is Shaq - massive, overpowering, with finesse around the rim. Difference is greater emphasis on finesse than raw power for Boogie (although the two have both in spades).
Now that he's playing under control, stepping up on D (he's always been a good defender, just didn't bring it every night), and within a real system, we're seeing Boogie on full display, not just the flashes and potential of the last few years.
The only question now is seeing how far he can take this team, not just this year but the next 10. There are so many variables that we can't really predict it, but I, for one, am excited to witness the birth of the Age of Boogie. It's gonna be a fun ride.
I wonder how those teams who passed on Cousins during that 2010 Draft Night feels now.
I've always wondered how could have those teams been so wrong with Cousins.
#1 John Wall (Wizards)
#2 Evan Turner (76ers)
#3 Derrick Favors (Nets)
#4 Wesley Johnson (Timberwolves)
#5 DeMarcus Cousins (Kings)
upinsmoke
All-Star
I wonder how those teams who passed on Cousins during that 2010 Draft Night feels now.
I've always wondered how could have those teams been so wrong with Cousins.
#1 John Wall (Wizards)
#2 Evan Turner (76ers)
#3 Derrick Favors (Nets)
#4 Wesley Johnson (Timberwolves)
#5 DeMarcus Cousins (Kings)
I'll never forget the first time I saw Cuz play @ Kentucky. That Saturday morning I said to myself we have to get this kid, then on draft night when Minnesota called Wesley Johnson's name I got crazy gitty "he's on the board he's on the board" then when we picked him I went nuts. The morale of the story. Khan!
ShastaKingsFan
All-Star
I wonder how those teams who passed on Cousins during that 2010 Draft Night feels now.
I've always wondered how could have those teams been so wrong with Cousins.
#1 John Wall (Wizards)
#2 Evan Turner (76ers)
#3 Derrick Favors (Nets)
#4 Wesley Johnson (Timberwolves)
#5 DeMarcus Cousins (Kings)
They probably feel about the same as we do, for picking Thomas Robinson instead of Lillard or Drummond
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
They probably feel about the same as we do, for picking Thomas Robinson instead of Lillard or Drummond
Except they probably feel a thousand times worse because Demarcus is bushels full of better than those two players.
captain bill
All-Star
I wonder how those teams who passed on Cousins during that 2010 Draft Night feels now.
I've always wondered how could have those teams been so wrong with Cousins.
#1 John Wall (Wizards)
#2 Evan Turner (76ers)
#3 Derrick Favors (Nets)
#4 Wesley Johnson (Timberwolves)
#5 DeMarcus Cousins (Kings)
Say what you will about how his tenure ended, but Petrie was always head and shoulders above his colleagues in the draft. The story on Boogie was a talented guy but one who would kill coaches, wreck locker rooms, and fall short of his potential. Kudos to Geoff for making a gutsy (and correct) call, when other teams and "experts" had DMC ranked lower.
Jeremy Fraser
G-League
And the "F" is for phenominal *Tunechi laugh*
The Hammer
All-Star
He got dis.
They probably feel about the same as we do, for picking Thomas Robinson instead of Lillard or Drummond
I don't understand.
Something is just not right.
Kingston Jamaica
Bench
I'm continuing to make this comparison of Melo and DMC for myself just to see if my basketball IQ is worth anything. Both have one top of the line player behind them in Gay and Amare (and I still think Amare is a beast). However, both have a number of pretty decent players in their team. I would rate the teams basically equal talent wise. Melo is not able to convert his skills to W's, but DMC does. That is purely an issue of leadership.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Did they bring 2004-2005 Amar'e to the present through a time machine or something I'm not aware of?
Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA · 8h
I know he fouled out last night, but two weeks in, is DeMarcus Cousins the MVP frontrunner?
Not quite, that still goes to Davis, but he's in top 3, if there is such a thing 6 games in. I know it's fun to bag on Davis around here, but the guy has been absolutely bonkers in the early going
http://www.basketball-reference.com...m=0&p1=davisan02&y1=2015&p2=couside01&y2=2015
Seriously, when's the last time we've seen two bigs this dominant in the NBA? I'd bookmark that comparison finder this year; it's going to be fun a match-up to watch.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
I have never seen anyone ever "bag" on Anthony Davis here.
