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Around the League => Around the NBA => Topic started by: CelticsElite on January 07, 2018, 11:11:21 PM
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This headcase needs to stay far away from our team. He gives up games just because he feels like it
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Wow
And yet Alvin Gentry still let Cousins play 39 minutes.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why the Pelicans are the Pelicans.
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So glad we avoided that. Hope we keep avoiding it.
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Definitely got fouled but that pathetic sulking attitude is not the way to go about your business.
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He's a disgrace.
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Not that this is much of a news since we have seen this type of behavior (menstruation on weekly basis) for what will soon be a decade, but I applaud the OP for posting this as it might help some Celtic fans to clear their perspective about him.
If DMC ever is to be a significant player in the league by the account of deep, meaningful playoff games it will be as a 3rd or 4th big on a team in his 13th+ season. Once all other ships have already sailed for a younger mentally more balanced talent.
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He is such a bum. Classic example of monster stat lines with zero substance.
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Wow
And yet Alvin Gentry still let Cousins play 39 minutes.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why the Pelicans are the Pelicans.
That sends a pretty potent message about how much Gentry values hard work, to the rest of the team. It doesn't matter what he says if he lets Cousins skulk around and still get big minutes.
The opposite of that is the way Brad Stevens treats Marcus Smart. Smarts shooting continues to be terrible but Smart plays the right way with a ton of hustle so everyone sees what they have to do to get playing time.
Obviously there are big differences between an all star like Cousins and a role player like Smart but if Gentry is not able to stand up to his star that means he doesn't have control over his team at all.
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They down 24 have the worst coach in the NBA (how has he kept his job this long?) and while he cried to the ref he still got back. I was expecting to see a video where he legit gave up for 90 seconds what I saw was typical of his play.
I think we as Celtics have become spoiled with guys willing to play hard every single possession. Go to YT watch other teams highlights and you'll see guys doing this almost every single game.
Not a fan of Cousins but his frustration is legit this guy has been on a losing squad every single year he's been in the league. Winning solves a lot of issues and who you play for makes a difference. Cousin is an emotional player like Dramond Green difference is one plays for a winner and one doesn't both still cry to refs a ton.
It's easy to point to Cousin's and say he's the reason any team he's on is a dud but in NO it's very clearly a Gentry problem.
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They down 24 have the worst coach in the NBA (how has he kept his job this long?) and while he cried to the ref he still got back. I was expecting to see a video where he legit gave up for 90 seconds what I saw was typical of his play.
I think we as Celtics have become spoiled with guys willing to play hard every single possession. Go to YT watch other teams highlights and you'll see guys doing this almost every single game.
Not a fan of Cousins but his frustration is legit this guy has been on a losing squad every single year he's been in the league. Winning solves a lot of issues and who you play for makes a difference. Cousin is an emotional player like Dramond Green difference is one plays for a winner and one doesn't both still cry to refs a ton.
It's easy to point to Cousin's and say he's the reason any team he's on is a dud but in NO it's very clearly a Gentry problem.
Yeah, it's never poor Demarcus' fault that the team that he plays on sucks. Cry me a river.
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So much for he is a changed man. This why any team trading for him can't invest too much to bring him in.
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Mentally weak but still talented. I can't imagine how frustrating it is to keep losing.
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Mentally weak but still talented. I can't imagine how frustrating it is to keep losing.
It is either that he gets frustrated easily and then that losing mentality spills over, or they are losing and he gets frustrated.
Either way his team is a losing one with him being frustrated.
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It is amazing how your attitude and demeanor can detract from your otherwise clear basketball talent. I also wonder how much better his overall defensive numbers would be if you minimized these emotional/effort lapses.
I know every player has moments like this but he has them all the time and to an extraordinary extent.
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Only makes it more likely that the 'cans ship him off and not Davis.
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Only makes it more likely that the 'cans ship him off and not Davis.
I think they give him the big deal, if he wants to stay that is.
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Are people seriously surprised? Dude's a cancer and always has been. Only an idiot would willingly introduce cancer into their system.
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Lakers fan think their next BIg three is Lewhine , George and Boogie .
Im not sure , Lewhine wants to take on coaching Boogie .
This sounds like another Laker instant contention bag of triicks .......like Kobe , Howard and Nash and a coach that loves uptempo basketball .....totally not gonna work.
Don't think Lebron will even sign to play with Boogie and Ball .....hey tha would be Boogie Ball ...no?
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They down 24 have the worst coach in the NBA (how has he kept his job this long?) and while he cried to the ref he still got back. I was expecting to see a video where he legit gave up for 90 seconds what I saw was typical of his play.
I think we as Celtics have become spoiled with guys willing to play hard every single possession. Go to YT watch other teams highlights and you'll see guys doing this almost every single game.
Not a fan of Cousins but his frustration is legit this guy has been on a losing squad every single year he's been in the league. Winning solves a lot of issues and who you play for makes a difference. Cousin is an emotional player like Dramond Green difference is one plays for a winner and one doesn't both still cry to refs a ton.
It's easy to point to Cousin's and say he's the reason any team he's on is a dud but in NO it's very clearly a Gentry problem.
No doubt Gentry is out of his league coaching that team. The fact that he didn't call a timeout during that sequence is inexcusable for a team battling for a playoff spot.
But, Cousins is also the worst good player I've ever seen. The fact that he's in his 8th season and he's literally never been on a winning team should tell you everything you need to know.
This is the NBA... one good player can take a team from league-worst to the playoffs in a season.
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This is the NBA... one good player can take a team from league-worst to the playoffs in a season.
No way. Good players don’t do that. Heck, even a lot of great players, probably most of them, don’t do that.
What are some of the examples you were thinking of? Russell, Bird, Duncan, KG with some caveats. Those guys are all top-25 all-time. Lebron, Hakeem, MJ, Magic, etc. are all capable. Who else, outside of pantheon players, do you have?
I give Cousins a pass for Sacramento. New Orleans has a bit more of a realistic shot at the playoffs, although their roster and coach are both a mess.
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This is the NBA... one good player can take a team from league-worst to the playoffs in a season.
No way. Good players don’t do that. Heck, even a lot of great players, probably most of them, don’t do that.
What are some of the examples you were thinking of? Russell, Bird, Duncan, KG with some caveats. Those guys are all top-25 all-time. Lebron, Hakeem, MJ, Magic, etc. are all capable. Who else, outside of pantheon players, do you have?
I give Cousins a pass for Sacramento. New Orleans has a bit more of a realistic shot at the playoffs, although their roster and coach are both a mess.
I hear you. In (presumably) his defense, “league-worst to playoffs” is very different than “league-worst to contenders”
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This is the NBA... one good player can take a team from league-worst to the playoffs in a season.
No way. Good players don’t do that. Heck, even a lot of great players, probably most of them, don’t do that.
What are some of the examples you were thinking of? Russell, Bird, Duncan, KG with some caveats. Those guys are all top-25 all-time. Lebron, Hakeem, MJ, Magic, etc. are all capable. Who else, outside of pantheon players, do you have?
I give Cousins a pass for Sacramento. New Orleans has a bit more of a realistic shot at the playoffs, although their roster and coach are both a mess.
What great player can you name that hasn't made the playoffs? What good player?
In fact, name me another NBA starter that's played 7 seasons or more and never played in a playoff game.
Of course good and great players take teams to the playoffs, that's not even a discussion.
Boogie is the fast food of NBA players, it looks like it should be good but it's all empty calories(stats) and no substance.
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This is the NBA... one good player can take a team from league-worst to the playoffs in a season.
No way. Good players don’t do that. Heck, even a lot of great players, probably most of them, don’t do that.
What are some of the examples you were thinking of? Russell, Bird, Duncan, KG with some caveats. Those guys are all top-25 all-time. Lebron, Hakeem, MJ, Magic, etc. are all capable. Who else, outside of pantheon players, do you have?
I give Cousins a pass for Sacramento. New Orleans has a bit more of a realistic shot at the playoffs, although their roster and coach are both a mess.
Name another NBA star that's played 7 seasons or more and never played in a playoff game.
I believe that’s called “moving the goalposts”.
But, Tom Van Arsdale. 29,000 career minutes, three consecutive all-star appearances, never made a playoff appearance in a 12 year career.
Among current players, Ricky Rubio.
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This is the NBA... one good player can take a team from league-worst to the playoffs in a season.
No way. Good players don’t do that. Heck, even a lot of great players, probably most of them, don’t do that.
What are some of the examples you were thinking of? Russell, Bird, Duncan, KG with some caveats. Those guys are all top-25 all-time. Lebron, Hakeem, MJ, Magic, etc. are all capable. Who else, outside of pantheon players, do you have?
I give Cousins a pass for Sacramento. New Orleans has a bit more of a realistic shot at the playoffs, although their roster and coach are both a mess.
Name another NBA star that's played 7 seasons or more and never played in a playoff game.
I believe that’s called “moving the goalposts”.
But, Tom Van Arsdale. 29,000 career minutes, three consecutive all-star appearances, never made a playoff appearance in a 12 year career.
Among current players, Ricky Rubio.
Van Arsdale is 74 years old and I’ve never heard anyone call Rubio a star.