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KingMilz
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The coach and Cousins were having a shouting match at the bench I just seen a 12 second video of it
The coach and Cousins were having a shouting match at the bench I just seen a 12 second video of it
Larry David
Starter
This was all on the table on draft day but the kings drafted Cousis hoping to get him on track and then surrounded him with nothing but disfunction and some other players that take chunks of the game off. Who is to blame is a chicken or egg argument and fairly pointless.
His inability to control his temper is only one issue. His effort at times and shot selection make no sense. Like with Sheed in Portland, the Kings are in a total catch 22. Trade him now and there is a chance he wakes up and makes you look bad. If you keep him, he's probably going to continue his tailspin regarding his conduct and effort until things get toxic.
No easy answer on how they got here or what they do
His inability to control his temper is only one issue. His effort at times and shot selection make no sense. Like with Sheed in Portland, the Kings are in a total catch 22. Trade him now and there is a chance he wakes up and makes you look bad. If you keep him, he's probably going to continue his tailspin regarding his conduct and effort until things get toxic.
No easy answer on how they got here or what they do
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kupman
Starter
I am not sure what troubles me more:
1) the amount of playing time that DMC misses because of a bad attitude and bad behavior, or,
2) the amount of playing time Reke misses because of injury.
What troubles me most is that neither one of these guys can seem to play up to their potential with any consistency.
1) the amount of playing time that DMC misses because of a bad attitude and bad behavior, or,
2) the amount of playing time Reke misses because of injury.
What troubles me most is that neither one of these guys can seem to play up to their potential with any consistency.
UK_King
Starter
Chupacabra
Starter
Whats up with you? You seem so happy and willing to trade our best player. Whats the most important thing to you in a basketball player? I maintain that the problem with the team is the owners and the lack of money that theyre able to spend on the recources needed to improve young players. The coach falls into this category.
Sure Cousins is still immature and doesnt have full control of his emotions. He receives blame for this. If youre the Kings the answer to fixing the problem with your best player that has attitude issues IS NOT trading him. Its a really weird conclusion to come to if you ask me.
I don't know either which situation bothers me most but I do know that the combination bothers me a lot. A season long problem, maybe a career to date problem for each and the team. I don't have to understand why Cousins missed the second half, he did miss the second half.
bajaden
Hall of Famer
There's no doubt that Cousins has emotional problems. I'm sure he has at times, a me against the world attitude, because he thinks that no matter what he does, its looked at in a different light. If he scowls after a call, he's not respecting authority. If Duncan scowls after a call, well thats OK, its Tim Duncan. And while you, I and everyone else knows that a lot of that was brought on by his past behavior, he see's it as unfair. And to a certain extent he's right, but it is what it is.
What I don't understand is that some of the posters on this fourm seem to take it personally. Some just don't like Cousins. Well, I'm not a big fan of IT's either, but I take joy when he plays well because it helps the team. I'm a big fan of Thorntons, but I'll point out the fact that too often, he's a black hole when he gets the ball. last night was an example of that. Yes, he hit a few three's, so it looked OK, but when he got the ball it stopped with him, and if he misses those shots, all of a sudden he doesn't look so good. To his credit, every shot he hit was an open shot. But how many times did he turn the ball over?
It seems everyone wants to criticize players when they make mistakes, but not give them credit when they play well. Cousins was actually playing very well last night in the first half. Obviously he took umbrage with something Smart was doing. In that regard, get in line! Cousins worse enemy is his intelligence, combined with his immaturity. Yes, you can be very immature, and also be very intelligent at the same time, and many times its better to be immature and stupid, because in that instance, you know things aren't going well, but you don't know why. Cousins knows why, but doesn't have the maturity to handle it properly. When you know that 2 and 2 is 4, and you have a coach telling you its 5, its hard to just sit there and nod you head.
There is a time to question authority. Our country was founded on such questioniing. But I do think you have to go through the proper channels before inciting a riot or a revolution. One thing I'm pretty sure of, the Kings will rue the day they traded Cousins over something like this. I haven't read all the posts on last nights game, but I just wanted to give some credit to Jimmer, who played very well. On a night when there were 16 turnovers by the Kings, Jimmer didn't turn the ball over once. He also played the best defense he's played all year, and had three steals in the process. He did lead the Kings in scoring, but thats not the important thing. Whats important is that he's getting better and his confidence is growing. That should bode well for the future
LA King Fan II
Bench
Fitting that Cuz showed his stuff against the Clippers. He reminds me of Benoit Benjamin with a worse attitude. Benoit
kingsnation
All-Star
But the thing is that he yells at everyone.
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LWP777
Guest
Exactly. All everybody does is talk about all the talent he has. It's irrelevant if he never puts it to use.
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jdbraver
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