This year's Playoffs further prove why keeping Cousins is a must?

[KingMilz]

There's a lot of talk of weather the Kings should keep/move Cousins in the media and around everywhere pretty much, but watching this years playoffs it's pretty much proved for you to have any success in them unless you have Lebron you NEED a super-skilled big man (which Cousins is) to go with a a solid defensive/smart big.

Every single team that failed badly and had high expectations lacked a quailty big in the mold of Cousins

• Denver: Faried/Koufus/Magee are all garbage men who couldn't do anything against Bogut on the offensive end or in general without being spoon feed and could do nothing to contain the likes of Landry on the other end and pretty much had no impact on the game at all.
• Houston: Even when Westbrook went down Houston just couldn't do it, Asik was solid but his terrible hands along with having to bench Greg Smith (for being an awful player) and not having a low post option hurt them badly against a depeleted Thunder team, Houston only had 1/2 of the equation.
• OKC: Who knows where they could have gone with WB but for years they have been held back by Perkins/Ibaka, nethier can do anything on offense on there own (Perkins can't do anything wide open), and really they allow better defensive bigs to roam off them and double the likes of Durrant, on top of them there overrated D which was badly exposed by Memphis was really a massive difference in the series.
• Clippers: DJ is arguably with Perkins the worst starting C in the L, his terrible IQ along with his low confidence just make his a overrated disaster who only throws down amazing dunk when open, but with all the extra pressure put on CP3 this was never going to happend. Blake has improved by his still terrible footwork and reliance on garbage buckets means his game is still not 100% built for the playoffs and he struggled against stronger and far more skilled opposition.
• NYK: No offense from any of there bigs and more overrated D from the likes of Chandler & Martin just a complete lack of talent on the frontline in terms of ability to create

(I did not inlcude GSW/Bulls (still need someone better than Boozer)/Lakers/Boston due to them having massive injuries and the latter 2 being old as hell, the only exception would maybe be Atlanta who had a good PF/C but couldn't do much)

On the other hand every team thats gone deep has very good bigs
Memphis: Z-Bo/Gasol just are a elite combo
Indiana: David West/Hibbert same as the Memphis combo with not as good passing
Spurs: Duncan?Splitter: Any team with Duncan is going to beast and Spliiter is excellent off the ball
Miami: Birdman & Bosh, one's elite shooter and very skilled other is a fearless defender (Lebron/Wade help to lol)

The final 4 all have perfectly paired couples @PF/C who are talented players so your probably wondering whats this got to do with Cousins, there are very few C's in the NBA who have a game built for the playoffs (proven this year), imo DMC happends to be one of them. The playoffs have shown how important Bigmen who can create for themselves really still are even though everyone claims its a guard dominated L.

What the Kings need to do is find Cousins a better partner @PF than JT (he will be great off the bench), with so few really skilled bigmen capable of adapting there games in the playoffs the Kings must hold on and help Cousins on the court far more cause he really can be a massive difference maker. If the Kings long term goal is to have success in the playoffs than you need a player of Cousins skill level to go somewhere (along with other decent players off course).

 

[Gilles]

Well, Pacers also have Tyreke's clone in Stephenson, who seems to be doing ok. I bet Indy would prefer more athletic and scoring version of Stephenson with better shot and handles.

 

[KingMilz]

Well, Pacers also have Tyreke's clone in Stephenson, who seems to be doing ok. I bet Indy would prefer more athletic and scoring version of Stephenson with better shot and handles.

I was saying on another forum that Lance/Reke must have the same dad/mum one or the other they literally move exactly the same and both got that heavy build, really impressed with Lance as of late.

 

[PurpleHaze]

I was saying on another forum that Lance/Reke must have the same dad/mum one or the other they literally move exactly the same and both got that heavy build, really impressed with Lance as of late.

I notice Lance is starting to emphasis how he must be "smart" and even smarter to really push himself and his team to its highest potential. Stephenson's toughness is awesome, his shooting improving, his overall lead guard skills finally busting out but... unless he's smart in that role he knows it doesn't work very well at highest level in NBA. On NYC playgrounds his flash and dash wows the crowd but not nearly as easy in NBA playoffs. Reke hopefully sees it too and is getting exact same "smart" message going forward in his career.

 

[MassachusettsKingsFan]

I don't think we should ever need any extra proof when it comes to Cousins.

He needs to be here for a long time.

 

[kingsnation]

I don't think we should ever need any extra proof when it comes to Cousins.

He needs to be here for a long time.

#wisdom

 

[The Hammer]

If anybody has watched any playoffs EVER, they would have seen proof that we should keep Cousins. And for that matter, Evans too. Very simple: They can get you buckets when the game becomes a grind and team defenses really tighten up.

 

[Mass]

I think we don't need any further prove. We already know keeping Cousins is a must.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

yes and look at how much all the analyst's have been talking about how there are so few quality centers in this league. we have one, and we need to hang on to him, thank god the Maloofs are gone so now its actually pretty plausible

 

[Glenn]

I'd like to now who these people are who think we should get rid of Cousins. The "lot of talk" has missed my household.

 

[Telemachus]

I'd like to now who these people are who think we should get rid of Cousins. The "lot of talk" has missed my household.

I think some of it stems from a 2-3 week stretch during the season where Grant Napier's show seemed to revolve solely around bashing Cousins. It was amazing how he would go the whole week without a single call or text that supported Cousins in any way. If your only source of information about the Kings was his show, you would assume that ALL Kings' fans wanted nothing more than to get rid of Cousins.

 

[sactownfan]

hey remember when we had Sammy Dalembert? too bad paul westFAIL was such a moron he pissed over every single player on this team. but i liked that look when he was paired with Cousins.

although...

Dalembert did try to do too much offensively and made very questionable decisions at times. a SHOT BLOCKER is a MUST going forward Cousins is not a great defender and we need that weak side help

 

[Glenn]

I think some of it stems from a 2-3 week stretch during the season where Grant Napier's show seemed to revolve solely around bashing Cousins. It was amazing how he would go the whole week without a single call or text that supported Cousins in any way. If your only source of information about the Kings was his show, you would assume that ALL Kings' fans wanted nothing more than to get rid of Cousins.

I have never listened to Grant's show. I'll leave it at that.

 

[KingMilz]

I'd like to now who these people are who think we should get rid of Cousins. The "lot of talk" has missed my household.

There were trade rumours all year, and just like 1-2 days ago there was an ESPN article saying we should trade him "to build a winning culture" which is amazingly idiotic thing to say. There's been numerous TV personalities such as Bill Simmonds, Charles Barkley amongst others have also stated he should go elsewhere to progress. There has been plenty of talk in regards to his future during his time in particular this season.

 

[Spike]

There's been numerous TV personalities such as Bill Simmonds, Charles Barkley amongst others have also stated he should go elsewhere to progress. There has been plenty of talk in regards to his future during his time in particular this season.

[sarcasm]
You always want your small market stars to go to a larger market. It's better for business. Ask Kevin Durant.
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[Glenn]

There were trade rumours all year, and just like 1-2 days ago there was an ESPN article saying we should trade him "to build a winning culture" which is amazingly idiotic thing to say. There's been numerous TV personalities such as Bill Simmonds, Charles Barkley amongst others have also stated he should go elsewhere to progress. There has been plenty of talk in regards to his future during his time in particular this season.

There certainly was a time where darn near every basketball player in the league would be better off NOT being in Sacramento. If that's what you mean, sure. I wonder if the same thing will be said now that he is on a team with owners that will fund a front office, fix the toilets, etc. Sacramento has been the end of the world for a person's career for a long time but that's because of the Maloofs. I guess I have moved on and think the same comments will now be quiet. Who were we going to get back in a trade and what team was involved? This is what I missed.

Is this something the Kings wanted? Seems like a rumor is nothing more than that if the team who has him doesn't want to trade.

 

[Mike]

DMC has the potential and ability to go a long way in this league. There will be a lot of teams that would love a player like him starring at center in their team, and for me I hope he remains a King for a very long time. I agree that if we can find a excellent PF to pair with him then we should see him excel even more.