Big J wrote:Can you Edey truthers explain how he’s better than Demarcus Cousins at this stage in time? Because Cousins is a better shooter and passer, yet he’s not even in the league anymore due to the same deficiencies that Edey has.
Well first off Cousins had like a 12 year career and made the all star team 4 years in a row so.... Edey doesn't have to be better than cousins to have a solid career. Also as mentioned by a previous poster, Cousins is mainly not in the league anymore as a result of injuries.
but, still.... lets compare
NBA combine athletic testing
Cousins:
lane agility - 11.40
3/4 court sprint - 3.55
standing vert 23.5
max vert 27.5
Edey:
lane agility - 11.37
3/4 court sprint - 3.45
standing vert 26
max vert 29.5
so Edey is slightly more mobile than Cousins was despite being heavier and jumps higher than Cousins despite being much taller.
In terms of the college stats it is hard to compare because Cousins just played one year as a freshman where he averaged 25 min and Edey's freshman year he only played 14 min per game.
But I will put both their Freshman season's on per 40 min just to give a comparison
Cousins 26 pts 17 reb 3 bks on .579 true shooting percentage
Edey 23 pts 12 reb 2.9 blk on .632 true shooting percentage
So one big difference is just in the efficiency department. Cousins was always sort of inefficient for a big man because he liked to mix in some mid range jumpers.