He had a great game. The only real issue I have with Cousins being parked out at the 3 point line is I'm not really sure how it makes the team better. Why is a superstar providing space and being a decoy for lesser players? Cousins is a rare specimen in the NBA. One that teams usually have to suck and sludge through draft after draft to find, he's a player that can draw double teams. Cousins will draw exactly 0 doubles that far away from the basket. In terms of giving him easy set shots and open shots it can be used effectively but as a standard protocol it isn't going to help this team much if Cuz isn't hitting those 3's and essentially trading 2's for 3's.
Another positive is that it will provide pump fake and drive opportunities, but getting to the rim and finishing from the 3 point line is hard for most guards so that's a lot of ground to cover for a big man. He'll have to be the drive and dish guy in that set, but that still doesn't necessitate double teams from the opposition.
Doug Christie brought up a good point in the post game. He said he still wants Cuz to stick in that 15-17 because that means one good step to the rim, and that's been his bread and butter since coming into the league. Adding that extra step or 2, means 1 or 2 more bodies he has to make it through which also means turnover potential or enough time for teams to rotate over at the rim.
Another positive is that it will provide pump fake and drive opportunities, but getting to the rim and finishing from the 3 point line is hard for most guards so that's a lot of ground to cover for a big man. He'll have to be the drive and dish guy in that set, but that still doesn't necessitate double teams from the opposition.
Doug Christie brought up a good point in the post game. He said he still wants Cuz to stick in that 15-17 because that means one good step to the rim, and that's been his bread and butter since coming into the league. Adding that extra step or 2, means 1 or 2 more bodies he has to make it through which also means turnover potential or enough time for teams to rotate over at the rim.