You missed with both hands.
This is PRECISELY what a leader says and does, and he's been acting much more like one this last month. He's setting a tone. Better yet, the coach is setting a tone, and Cousins is seconding it. That's exactly what you are looking for from a coach/leader combo.
During game I caught him grimacing when WCS wussed out vs. Randolph. Comments about keeping guys out of the lane might very well have Collison in mind. But he's kept things at the we level so far, which gives guys cover.