Chris Porter's Hair wrote:Everyone around here wants a center, but when almost any center is brought up, there is a lot of, "I don't like his attitude", "He's too old", "He's ugly", etc. etc. If you want Olajuwon or David Robinson, you'll wait forever; nobody tends to trade those guys, for all the reasons you want them. Of course I don't like Cousins' attitude, and I'd be scared if we rolled the dice and got him. But the day we finally get a quality center, it is almost certainly going to be because we took a risk on somebody who was flawed in one way or another. I'd definitely be checking out the asking price, and at least considering it.
This is truth. See what it would take, and consider the risk, but don't automatically say "no". He is immensely talented, his poor shooting this year is after just 4 games when he is apparently at odds with the coach. I don't read much into it.
I live outside Sacramento, and part of the problem is that they really don't have much leadership there. The most dominant personality is Tyreke Evans, who has his own issues. Westphal is not a strong personality or leader as a coach, and I don't think the players respect him. If Cousins came to Golden State, he'd have a stronger organization, a more passionate and leader-like coach, and some very high-character teammates in Lee, Curry, Wright, and others. I even think Monta would be good for him, because of the way he has matured. It would be a better environment for Cousins than the mercenary one at Kentucky, or where he is in Sacramento.
I'm making a snap judgment by the way he plays the game in slow motion, and his mediocre shooting percentages in college, but Thompson is looking like a bust to me. A pretty one-dimensional scorer, even a rookie, should be able to squeeze off more than 3 shots in 26 minutes, as he did yesterday. So I'd have no problem dealing Udoh and Thompson for Cousins, and seeing how things developed.