Demarcus Cousins SUSPENDED

[RIPskaterdude]

for all the talk about evans needing to be called out:
http://twitter.com/#!/samickAOL

Key clarification regarding Cousins-Greene fight: Source in the locker room says nothing was said to Tyreke Evans.

This was about Cousins accusing Greene of being too "scared" to make the right play. Greene didn't take kindly and reacted.

I got my quotes directly from Sam as well.

More details from Cousins-Greene situation. Cousins was yelling at Evans 4 last play, from tunnel to the locker room. Greene came in later.

I don't see that tweet anywhere on his twitter, but maybe I'm just missing it?

[lakerhater]

Like I said from day one this fool is a problem child and a born loser who'll never WIN anything. I still don't see what's the big deal over this fool. Guys get all moist in the draws because he scores....boo hoo, what does he do to help his team besides screw'in up every month ?

lmao if you ever watch a kings game you can see that hes the type of big you could potentially run an offense through, his post scoring and passing is almost unmatched and hes only 20. Hes a pretty underrated defender as well.

DMC has a 1.8 to 2.8 assist to TO ratio yet his "passing is almost unmatched"

[dockingsched]

for all the talk about evans needing to be called out:
http://twitter.com/#!/samickAOL

Key clarification regarding Cousins-Greene fight: Source in the locker room says nothing was said to Tyreke Evans.

This was about Cousins accusing Greene of being too "scared" to make the right play. Greene didn't take kindly and reacted.

I got my quotes directly from Sam as well.

More details from Cousins-Greene situation. Cousins was yelling at Evans 4 last play, from tunnel to the locker room. Greene came in later.

I don't see that tweet anywhere on his twitter, but maybe I'm just missing it?

i'm not sure which tweet you're referring too, but they're all there. initial reports had cousins calling out evans (the one you just posted), but its been clarified that he was calling out greene and evans wasn't told anything.

[johnwall]

Like I said from day one this fool is a problem child and a born loser who'll never WIN anything. I still don't see what's the big deal over this fool. Guys get all moist in the draws because he scores....boo hoo, what does he do to help his team besides screw'in up every month ?

lmao if you ever watch a kings game you can see that hes the type of big you could potentially run an offense through, his post scoring and passing is almost unmatched and hes only 20. Hes a pretty underrated defender as well.

DMC has a 1.8 to 2.8 assist to TO ratio yet his "passing is almost unmatched"

and that same guy is shooting 43% from the floor lol

[hourockman]

I just think that LaMarcus Aldridge, DeMarcus Cousins, and JaMarcus Russell of the NFL should be best friends, so it can be stated that:

"LaMarcus, DeMarcus, and JaMarcus are homies."

[Piecake]

I just think that LaMarcus Aldridge, DeMarcus Cousins, and JaMarcus Russell of the NFL should be best friends, so it can be stated that:

"LaMarcus, DeMarcus, and JaMarcus are homies."

Maybe I should name my future kid NeMarcus

[bigbreakfast]

LOL @ the Cousins apologists out in full force talkn bout he wants to win and isn't afraid to call out teammates...

1. criticze yourself before criticizing others
2. do it w/o acting like a spoiled child

Even if you have a good point, throwing a temper tantrum isn't doing anything to help get your point across. It is what it is, Cousins has a LONG way to go in terms of maturity and attitude

[gold_leader64]

1. Cousins isn't suspended...yet. They removed him from the flight to PHX last night, and he's meeting with GP today where he will decide what punishment, if any, will be handed out.

2. Cousins was not picking fights. Words were exchanged by both Donte and Cousins, according to reports, and Donte did plenty to help escalate the conflict which ended up in a physical altercation.

[SacKingZZZ]

A guy goes 5-14 in the game and did this at the end of a game a few weeks ago

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW72wCY9qik[/youtube]

But he throws a punch at a teammate and hes a leader now?

Seems like a pretty weak rationalization to me

Don't hate the player, hate the ga....I mean coach. That was his stupid play call and there have been a TON of those types of calls late made by the staff. PERIOD. With the way Westphal coaches in crunch time I'm surprised Reke took that open 3. It's funny I was hoping they'd just take a 3 rather than try and run some "designed" play, seriously.

[SacKingZZZ]

Like I said from day one this fool is a problem child and a born loser who'll never WIN anything. I still don't see what's the big deal over this fool. Guys get all moist in the draws because he scores....boo hoo, what does he do to help his team besides screw'in up every month ?

lmao if you ever watch a kings game you can see that hes the type of big you could potentially run an offense through, his post scoring and passing is almost unmatched and hes only 20. Hes a pretty underrated defender as well.

DMC has a 1.8 to 2.8 assist to TO ratio yet his "passing is almost unmatched"

And that's a perfect example of why pure numbers without context mean NOTHING. The majority of his turnovers aren't from poor passes, but rather from travel calls or offensive fouls. I've been complaining all year that the Kings need to run more offense through Cousins as a passer. It happens in spurts but the system and foundation isn't there from a system standpoint for it to be utilized like it should.

[some_rand]

Like I said from day one this fool is a problem child and a born loser who'll never WIN anything. I still don't see what's the big deal over this fool. Guys get all moist in the draws because he scores....boo hoo, what does he do to help his team besides screw'in up every month ?

lmao if you ever watch a kings game you can see that hes the type of big you could potentially run an offense through, his post scoring and passing is almost unmatched and hes only 20. Hes a pretty underrated defender as well.

if by unmatched u mean no other center is shooting 43% from the field and averaging 3 turnovers and 2 assist per game then u sound about right. u kings homers are funny

well you have clearly never watched him so theres no point in argueing. sure hes been inconsistent and has struggled at times(which rookie doesn't) but he has one or two passes per game that are incredible for a big man. Passes that most big men simply dont make.

[HartfordWhalers]

So Tyreke is a 28% 3 point shooter, and they were down 2. So roughly that shot gives them a 28% chance of winning outright.

Isn't that better than the alternative of passing it in to Cousins? Even a 50% fg with a 50% chance of winning in overtime would be worse; and I don't think Cousins is near 50%, or that most people would put overtime at 50-50 (Vegas had OKC by 4.5, no foul trouble, etc).

I could see an argument for being made that someone else didn't shoot a 3, or Tyreke didn't drive, but Cousins on the block wouldn't have made more sense in any way. Which is before considering the way that complaint happened.

[RIPskaterdude]

So Tyreke is a 28% 3 point shooter, and they were down 2. So roughly that shot gives them a 28% chance of winning outright.

Isn't that better than the alternative of passing it in to Cousins? Even a 50% fg with a 50% chance of winning in overtime would be worse; and I don't think Cousins is near 50%, or that most people would put overtime at 50-50 (Vegas had OKC by 4.5, no foul trouble, etc).

I could see an argument for being made that someone else didn't shoot a 3, or Tyreke didn't drive, but Cousins on the block wouldn't have made more sense in any way. Which is before considering the way that complaint happened.

[HartfordWhalers]

So Tyreke is a 28% 3 point shooter, and they were down 2. So roughly that shot gives them a 28% chance of winning outright.

Isn't that better than the alternative of passing it in to Cousins? Even a 50% fg with a 50% chance of winning in overtime would be worse; and I don't think Cousins is near 50%, or that most people would put overtime at 50-50 (Vegas had OKC by 4.5, no foul trouble, etc).

I could see an argument for being made that someone else didn't shoot a 3, or Tyreke didn't drive, but Cousins on the block wouldn't have made more sense in any way. Which is before considering the way that complaint happened.

Really I thought that was pretty clear.
Care to help and explain where you got lost, or disagree?

[Vertical Limit]

Is he available for trade? Would love to have him on the Heat. Wade and Lebron will clean up that attitude of his.

[RIPskaterdude]

Is he available for trade? Would love to have him on the Heat. Wade and Lebron will clean up that attitude of his.

They certainly would, but I'm not sure how much help Lebron would be since he'd be playing for the Kings.

[Massimo]

He is one of the worst players I have ever seen in the NBA.

[RIPskaterdude]

So Tyreke is a 28% 3 point shooter, and they were down 2. So roughly that shot gives them a 28% chance of winning outright.

Isn't that better than the alternative of passing it in to Cousins? Even a 50% fg with a 50% chance of winning in overtime would be worse; and I don't think Cousins is near 50%, or that most people would put overtime at 50-50 (Vegas had OKC by 4.5, no foul trouble, etc).

I could see an argument for being made that someone else didn't shoot a 3, or Tyreke didn't drive, but Cousins on the block wouldn't have made more sense in any way. Which is before considering the way that complaint happened.

Really I thought that was pretty clear.
Care to help and explain where you got lost, or disagree?

I'm confused because it sounds like you're saying it was a better chance for Evans, a 28% 3PT shooter, to make it over someone who shooting 43% for 2? If Donte inbounded the ball to Cousins, how do we know that he couldn't have immediately passed to Evans or another wing for a better looking shot?

[HartfordWhalers]

quote="HartfordWhalers"So Tyreke is a 28% 3 point shooter, and they were down 2. So roughly that shot gives them a 28% chance of winning outright.

Isn't that better than the alternative of passing it in to Cousins? Even a 50% fg with a 50% chance of winning in overtime would be worse; and I don't think Cousins is near 50%, or that most people would put overtime at 50-50 (Vegas had OKC by 4.5, no foul trouble, etc).

I could see an argument for being made that someone else didn't shoot a 3, or Tyreke didn't drive, but Cousins on the block wouldn't have made more sense in any way. Which is before considering the way that complaint happened./quote

Really I thought that was pretty clear.
Care to help and explain where you got lost, or disagree?

I'm confused because it sounds like you're saying it was a better chance for Evans, a 28% 3PT shooter, to make it over someone who shooting 43% for 2? If Donte inbounded the ball to Cousins, how do we know that he couldn't have immediately passed to Evans or another wing for a better looking shot?

Sure, it is a better chance to go to overtime. But a worse chance for winning the game.

A 43% chance to go to overtime would require a 65% chance of winning if you get in overtime, just for it to be equal to a 28% chance of winning.
(And I don't think anyone would have Sac favored to win overtime, especially by that wide a percentage)

[RIPskaterdude]

Teams shouldn't be looking at the final shot like "we should go for the win, because won't win in the OT anyways", don't you think?