[Game] Kings @ Knicks - 3/20/16 - 4:30 PT, 7:30 ET

[Dbeltz24]

So what does the board want? Win or loss?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Man, Cauley-Stein doesn't rebound all that well for his size, but at least he boxes out.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

So what does the board want? Win or loss?

I always root for a Kings win.

 

[HndsmCelt]

I know I'm not the brightest bulb in the tanning bed but I'm thinking that if your defensive scheme ends up with Rondo guarding the Zinger you might want to look into that.

 

[HndsmCelt]

So what does the board want? Win or loss?

I have a hard time respecting anyone who Roots against their team winning a game

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

I'm rooting for a win but won't be extremely frustrated with a loss (if we play well) like I was when we had a realistic shot at the Playoffs.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

So... whose idea was it to guard Lopez in the paint with a point guard?

 

[HndsmCelt]

So... whose idea was it to guard Lopez in the paint with a point guard?

It's become a team tradition. I know it couldn't be the brilliant schemes of a future Hall of Fame coach

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Nice hands, Koufos.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I gotta root for Kyle O'Quinn. Keep reppin' the HBCU's, kid.

Side note, there may not be anyone who looks less like what I'd expect a Kyle O'Quinn to look like than Kyle O'Quinn.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Glad to see Derrick Williams is still Derrick Williams

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Career high 19 rebounds for Robin Lopez. #Kangz

 

[HndsmCelt]

You know if you're having trouble getting to the hoop maybe taking one of our three guards out and putting in a full grown player wouldn't be a bad idea

 

[Dbeltz24]

Nice 20/20 game.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

You know, as good as Cousins is inexplicably making Lopez look, he quietly has a 20/20 game of his own.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Way to break up the play Zinger!

 

[HndsmCelt]

You know, as good as Cousins is inexplicably making Lopez look, he quietly has a 20/20 game of his own.

Blame Collison's defense

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

That was as composed as I've ever seen Cousins on a questionable call.

 

[Sluggah]

Cousins picks up his first foul 46 minutes in. Bizarre.

 

[kingsboi]

well...somebody had to win this game and it wasn't going to be the Knicks, especially without Melo. Wise move to sit Melo out for this one. The tank movement believes in the Mecca. Both teams look disinterested in playing, Cousins is just trolling out there and he has a 20/20 game laugh out loud.

 

[kingsboi]

Cousins picks up his first foul 46 minutes in. Bizarre.

well he hasn't exactly been engaged that much on that side of the ball anyway

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Damn, we almost held a team to under 80 points!

 

[kingsboi]

Damn, we almost held a team to under 80 points!

When's the last time that happened?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

When's the last time that happened?

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201402030SAC.html

 

[bajaden]

Career high 19 rebounds for Robin Lopez. #Kangz

Half of them were put backs off of his own misses.

 

[Sac.Kings]

Pretty awesome experience I must say! We won and actually played some real basketball, played decent defense and I got to rile up some Knicks fans.

 

[bajaden]

I don't want to poop on anyone's defense parade, but the Knicks missed a ton of wide open shots tonight. We did play some decent to good defense at times in the game, but mostly the low score had to do with the Knicks just being terrible tonight. A win is a win and I'll take it, but I'm not going to delude myself into thinking we suddenly figured out how to play defense.

 

[KingsFanGER]

It's interesting how people like Cousins so called "composure" in these games. Yes there is clearly a difference in the way he plays. He most of the time just looks to move the ball, isn't really all that aggressive, doesn't try to punish his defender or to dominate the game. So this is the way some of us want Cousins to play? For me it's kinda disturbing to see him this way, because he looks defeated and disengaged.
The hostility and the anger, that enables Cousins to dominate games like no other big man right now, is gone. Of course there are downsides with his usual demeanor, but I'll take that over this composed Demarcus almost every time.
I fear he finally has given up on this franchise.

 

[VF21]

...I fear he finally has given up on this franchise.

This is what REALLY drives me nuts. Cousins just can't win. If he plays with too much emotion, he's a loose cannon. If he plays a more controlled game he's given up.

 

[KingsFanGER]

This is what REALLY drives me nuts. Cousins just can't win. If he plays with too much emotion, he's a loose cannon. If he plays a more controlled game he's given up.

Well this is what happens to every public person. People will try to judge you based on what they see.
But notice, that I didn't write "he has given up" but only " i fear he has given up", because I'm very well aware, that I don't know anything about the human being Demarcus Cousins.
Nothing new , that this board is divided, when it comes to Cousins behaviour on the court. Just happens, that I'm one of the guys, who likes a little bit of hostility and lots of emotions in the game of basketball.
To me this is what makes Cousins special. He is not out there looking to make friends. He is much closer to a guy like Draymond Green or Matt Barnes eek: on the court ofc), than he is to guys like Curry who laugh and smile all the time.
And I like that. I think a team needs that. And combined with his great talent and physical gifts, it's just makes a really special player.