Should Kings org. be appealing to the NBA to protect DMC more?

[kingsboi]

This is something I was thinking about as well. The Kings, as an organization, should compile all questionable non-calls, controversial physicality etc., and send it to the league for further evaluation. I really feel for Boogie. He doesn't deserve getting mugged with absolutely no sympathy from these refs.

Cousins and the fans know now what Shaq had to deal with all his career. I know I know, Cousins is 270 and Shaq was around the 300lb mark so he can take more of a beating but I applaud Cousins for continuing to play and on MOST nights not letting that take him out of his game.

 

[King Baller]

Cousins and the fans know now what Shaq had to deal with all his career. I know I know, Cousins is 270 and Shaq was around the 300lb mark so he can take more of a beating but I applaud Cousins for continuing to play and on MOST nights not letting that take him out of his game.

The Refs let Shaq bump and knock opposing players out of their position pretty much on every play. I watched him play a lot.

 

[dude12]

Well maybe they would if he would stop *****in after every play

You know that a majority of NBA players ***** and complain after every foul right?

 

[kingsboi]

The Refs let Shaq bump and knock opposing players out of their position pretty much on every play. I watched him play a lot.

It's obvious the league has become charmin soft and it's all about looking pretty while shooting the three ball, no more pounding the ball in the paint and abusing you're opponent the good ol' fashioned way. With that said, players adapt and that's what the refs have done too.

 

[miltonap]

You know that a majority of NBA players ***** and complain after every foul right?

Cousins does it after every play, even after blatant fouls on his part.

 

[KingsFanSince85]

Cousins does it after every play, even after blatant fouls on his part.

You mean, like this sure hall of famer? Didn't seem to hurt his career much.

 

[miltonap]

You mean, like this sure hall of famer? Didn't seem to hurt his career much.

That's not the point. My post was in reference to why Cousins might not be getting as many calls as he should have. The constant complaining is a factor, imo.

 

[PBNJ85]

Shaq had the same problem.

 

[mac]

Now the ankle wasn't a consequence from the Grizzlies defense on DMC. Just a couple of very unlucky incidents.
But I agree, that DMC gets pushed, slapped and pulled everytime he gets close to the basket. And the ref's are letting it go more often than not.
No other big man gets treated like this, let alone a wing of guard. For me as a biased Kings fan it certainly looks like the NBA doesn't want someone like DMC around.

Yet his FT attempts suggest otherwise. I really think the issue is his patience in the post. Compare that insane few games he had with how he's been attacking inside the past 3 games. When he is patient to give some pump fakes etc he usually gets the bucket or draws contact when going up. Same with his drives, he should stop and fake or something rather than trying hard running layups/hooks. Of course, its easier for me to sit here and say that when I'm not the one running full speed and having to change directions and stop at 270lbs

 

[Showtime]

With the way Demarcus is being defended (i.e. is smacked around more than anyone I know of in the NBA), it is just a matter of time before he is injured so bad he's out for an extended period of time.

I guess this is as good of place as any to ask the question ;
Does anyone else think the Kings organization should be doing more (either publicly or behind the scenes) to appeal to the NBA to protect Demarcus more?
Demarcus represents one of the last of the big men (with a bully style), and there may be a significant appeal around the NBA to his continued rise.

The NBA works by promoting stars, and there's no way Demarcus is going to have any longevity absorbing the punishment he is currently...

1. Shaq gave and took a bigger beating than anybody I've watched. It comes with the territory with low post bulldozers. He's allowed to bully quite a lot and the refs give his defenders the same in turn on the other side of the ball.
2. DMC already leads the league in FTA, even over a guy like Harden.
3. Stop whining.

 

[mac]

he does, and he made use of it repeatedly during his stretch of dominance through january...

And I guess that's the issue isn't it? How come we didn't see it in the last two games or for the bulk of the season prior to January? It's really not a consistent weapon for him and he seems to prefer going for more typical layups facing the rim. Like Baja said, I think Cousins lacks patience in the post, patience that I haven't seen all season apart from his dominant stretch where I thought his post play was completely different. I also agree that Cousins doesn't have a polished turnaround shot but relies on powering his way under/to the rim, which IMO is a bit of a problem because Cousins is not the most athletic or explosive guy in terms of jumping, which means it's far easier to contest his shots if he doesn't manage to dislodge the defender. Would love to see Cousins' FG% around the rim compared with more typical dominant bigs of old. FWIW, I'm in the camp that thinks that bit on Kaminsky was the correct call. I don't think most superstars would have been called for that in a tight game in 2OT, but if it were in regulation I think it would be the right call.

 

[IfAt1st]

The Refs let Shaq bump and knock opposing players out of their position pretty much on every play. I watched him play a lot.

Yeah, every time anyone brings up the Shaq comparison to Boogie, I wonder if they ever actually watched both of them play.

Shaq can't be compared to ANYONE.
As I've stated before, he was one of the anointed ones the instant he came into the league - if he had not been a star, the league would have suffered viewers.
So they made damn sure Shaq was able to ignore the rulebooks and "dislodge defenders" all he wanted.
Seriously - go watch tape - he plowed through people all the damn time. It didn't matter of the defender was set, and braced completely straight up - he was allowed to push them over and get to the basket THROUGH them. Dude didn't even have a shot from outside of 3 feet for over 5 seasons IIRC. He didn't have to, since he was allowed to push people over, regardless of what position they had, just because he was the biggest and the strongest. He was the worst bully in the history of the NBA.

Now the NBA DID allow defenders to slap, pull, and hit him quite often, but seriously - any comparisons to Shaq are absurdly inapplicable.

Demarcus has never been allowed to dislodge defenders on a regular basis.
I remember a stretch of maybe 5 games last year or so where he pushed defenders back and inexplicably wasn't called for the offensive foul. (I still don't know why it's allowed rarely, but mostly is whistled - and I've asked here multiple times, and noone seems to know).
The vast majority of games during Boogie's career, he has been absolutely ROOKED by the officials, and anyone claiming otherwise obviously hasn't watched his career with any objectivity.
He has regularly had to put up with disproportionate treatment from the officials - he absorbs craptons of contact, but he breathes on anyone and is called the foul.
This year is the first year he has started to be able to go up vertically and not get called the foul on. For four straight years he literally couldn;t challenge any shot because if he even touched a shooter, he'd get a foul.
This year actually has been the best by far as far as official's treatment - it coincides (likely) with his All-Star selection last year, and All-NBA (and the National team success).

But what I'm talking about in the OP is how the defenses this year (and last year) are frequently not even trying to play him straight-up. They are just hacking him and/or flopping (last year was hideous for that).
My point is - if there is a fan desire to see big men dominate,the NBA should really try to protect Boogie more, because he simply will not last absorbing this punishment. I'm shocked he hasn;t had broken wrists and fingers from all the hacking the opponents do at the ball whenever he has it.

 

[Glenn]

Yet his FT attempts suggest otherwise. I really think the issue is his patience in the post. Compare that insane few games he had with how he's been attacking inside the past 3 games. When he is patient to give some pump fakes etc he usually gets the bucket or draws contact when going up. Same with his drives, he should stop and fake or something rather than trying hard running layups/hooks. Of course, its easier for me to sit here and say that when I'm not the one running full speed and having to change directions and stop at 270lbs

I think a major problem is that Rondo is playing for his last big contract and the way to bump his desireabilty up is to lead the league in assists. Therefore he knows the best person to pass the ball to is Boogie. This is a switch in subject but it may have a lot to do with why Rudy gets so few shots, Ben eventually gets ignored, Casspi doesn't get to launch three pointers, etc. Rondo looks for Boogie and Boogie is the best guy to get him an assist. Our offense is incredibly predictable.

I don't know what more any team could want from Boogie. Boogie has to do this, Boogie has to do that, etc. We are talking about a top 5 player in pts and rbds. as if he is letting us down.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Are people still on this bull**** about Cousins not having a "go-to" low post move? Since when is a drop step not a low post move? That is his go-to move. Sometimes, he follows the drop step with a dunk, sometimes he follows it with a layup, sometimes he follows it with a jump hook, but the move is the drop step.

That funky little spin move thing that Cousins does like, eight or nine times a game, where he gets/tries to get by his man and attacks the rim? Well, that funky little spin move thing is preceded by a drop step; that's his go-to move.