Cousins suspended for confronting Elliott

[Nolan]

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2012/11/11/confrontation-costs-cousins-pair-of-games/

LOS ANGELES — DeMarcus Cousins’ decision to confront broadcaster Sean Elliott after Friday’s game in Sacramento, a 97-86 Spurs victory, has cost him a two-game suspension.

Still in uniform, Cousins returned to the court upon learning of critical comments made by the former Spurs All-Star forward. Elliott’s remarks had come after he overheard Cousins’ trash talking about “busting” Spurs captain Tim Duncan during the fourth quarter.

According to eyewitnesses, the Kings center waited for the conclusion of the postgame broadcast with Elliott and play-by-play announcer Bill Land, then confronted Elliott in what an NBA investigation concluded was a hostile manner.

I'm not exactly a huge Elliott fan but Cousins is a moron.

Thoughts?

[mitrandil20]

Well deserved if he truly was hostile, you can have an argument but you should not pass a certain limit, especially if you know that would cost you something.
What was the "critical comment" anyway?

[Black_Jack21]

Wow and here i thought maybe cousins might blossom under a leadership role.

I wonder what he possibly hoped to gain by confronting Elliott? Because I don't see a scenario where it works well for cousins.

On a side note good to see Sean sticking up for his former team mates.
Always love hearing from Elliott even if he is the biggest homer not named Reggie miller

[co_laper]

Cousins got a lot of maturing to do. Not just off the court, but you gotta see his expression during the game. He's clearly way too emotional right now in everything he does.

[King Baller]

Kings fan here. What did Elliot say during the broadcast? My understanding is that the only witnesses to the post game verbal exchange were on the Spurs broadcasting team. What are you guys hearing as Spurs fans?

The Players Association is appealing the suspension. During the Lakers game Sunday the Kings only had two Bigs because Thomas Robinson was also suspended. And those two got in foul trouble. The Lakers had about 20 put backs from offensive rebounds.

During the Spurs game Duncan and Cousins could be seen laughing at what each other said. This all makes no sense. Even Pop told Kings coach Keith Smart that the Kings are very young and will learn. So only Elliot seems to have taken offense here.

There is some speculation that this is at least in part aimed at the Kings owners, the Maloofs.

KB

[co_laper]

The suspension wasn't because of what Elliott said. But if you wanted to know, this is what Elliott said:

“That’s why some humility is in order,” Elliott said on the air. “You think you’re dominating Tim Duncan, you get it stuffed right back in your face. Timmy doesn’t like to talk trash. But if guys start talking mess to him, he’s going to respond. All that trash talking was premature. I’m not about to let these guys off the hook. Young ballclub should learn from this. Don’t start talking and flapping your gums against one of the greatest players ever. He’s going to make you pay. Tell me who got the best of this exchange.”

The NBA suspended Cousins for confronting Elliott in a "hostile manner" after the game was over.

I don't know where you get the idea that this is aimed at the owner. And what Pop said about the Kings being very young and will learn has nothing to do with this either. Pop was talking about the Sacramento Kings, the team. The problem here is between Cousins and Elliott.

Now for me, I'm not saying that Sean Elliott is always right. He's obviously one of the biggest Spurs homers in the league and I personally don't like listening to his broadcasts much, though I don't find it as irritating as some people. But I don't think Elliott said anything that's crossing the line or anything.

As far as the game, the incident Elliott mention about is where Cousins got away with 2 offensive fouls on Duncan where he just lowered his shoulder and push duncan out of the way. Duncan was visibly irritated by the official, and that's when Cousins "supposedly" started trash talking to Duncan. I said "supposedly" because obviously you can't hear the players talk from TV. Elliott and Land being on the sidelines obviously heard it which is why the issue started.

Whether the trashtalking was in good fun or not between Duncan and Cousins, Elliott doesn't feel like it's in Cousin's place to start talking trash to Duncan after successfully scoring on him twice because after that, Duncan dominated and stuffed Cousins on several possessions and we got the Win. I can't imagine it being in good fun since I don't think Cousins and Duncan has any relationship. It's different if this is with Hibbert or Anthony Davis or any bigs who has been reported to spend some time with Duncan during the summer. Atleast then we'd know they're friends.

And Elliott is a commentator/analyst. It's his job to comment and say stuff like this. Like i said, Cousin right now is such an emotional guy. In this case, he's more sensitive than a girl.

[Donald Kaufman]

Elliott really is the worst commentator in the league. Heinsohn at least has senility or alzheimers to blame for his ignorance. I think Cousins' suspension was excessive, considering whoever almost took Jerebko's head off at the start of the season (I'm blanking on who exactly did it) got the same penalty. I think Cousins' reputation along with what he did got him this suspension. He has a rep as a hothead.

[Nolan]

Elliott really is the worst commentator in the league. Heinsohn at least has senility or alzheimers to blame for his ignorance. I think Cousins' suspension was excessive, considering whoever almost took Jerebko's head off at the start of the season (I'm blanking on who exactly did it) got the same penalty. I think Cousins' reputation along with what he did got him this suspension. He has a rep as a hothead.

I don't really think it was all that excessive. You can't just go around physically intimidating commentators because you don't like what they have to say about you, its their job to objective and critical of players and if you're an commentator you can't do you're jobs properly if you have to worry about players lurking around the tunnels waiting for you after the game.

[Donald Kaufman]

Elliott is many things, objective is definitely not one of them.

[Black_Jack21]

True it's why we love him so

Hopefully cousins does some calming down. He has the talent to be massive in the league.

[King Baller]

Elliott really is the worst commentator in the league. Heinsohn at least has senility or alzheimers to blame for his ignorance. I think Cousins' suspension was excessive, considering whoever almost took Jerebko's head off at the start of the season (I'm blanking on who exactly did it) got the same penalty. I think Cousins' reputation along with what he did got him this suspension. He has a rep as a hothead.

While I am a Kings fan I admire the Spurs organization. I have never listened to a Spurs broadcast so I cannot comment on Elliot. I have read the words he spoke about Cousins but as we all know the "TONE" of the words can sometimes make it all sound different.

The Kings own Thomas Robinson elbowed Jerebko in the neck during the recent Kings-Pistons game. Jerebko was defending TRob and was yanking on his arm from behind and the rookie threw the elbow and it went a little high. Jerebko was behind TRob so TRob could not see him. TRob was ejected and got a Flagrant 2, plus a 2 game suspension. TRob was out of line. He has apologized and said it was done during the heat of the moment. That was a very physical game. Earlier in the same game Maxiell was leaping for a rebound. Cousins was next to him and when Maxiell came down he hammered Cousins in the shoulder with all his weight and momentum. Maxiel got a Flagrant 1 and continued to play. When reviewed in slow motion it looked like Maxiell did this on purpose. Cousins is a big stong guy but his shoulder is injured and he went out of the game but came back in with a shoulder brace and continued to play.

Anyway the 2 game suspension of Cousins is past. The Kings lost those two games so we all move on. I hope Cousins realizes he has to be a perfect NBA citizen. He cannot do what other NBA players get by with. I suspect if the roles were reversed in the Maxiell/Cousins incident Cousins would have been ejected and suspended for multiple games.

I wish you Spurs fans a good season. Tim Duncan looks very healthy and is playing great. I only wish the Kings had a David Robinson type player to Mentor Cousins as he did for TD.

Take care,
KB

[Nolan]

Elliott is many things, objective is definitely not one of them.

True enough lol. But I was talking about commentators in general.

[Donald Kaufman]

I think the National televised guys need to be impartial. But the local commentators tend to go full homer, Elliott being the most extreme example of this. I don't defend Boogie's actions, he has no business confronting anyone, especially a non-player, but there have been times when Elliott has said something and I wished a large man would mess him up.

[co_laper]

I agree DK that Elliott has said many stupid things before, but what he said about Cousins isn't even in his top 100 worst things Elliott ever said.

And I think the reason this suspension was for 2 games is because it involves non-player. Elliott, in this case, is no different than a fan, Ernie Johnson, or even myself.