Game 16: Houston Rockets (9-6) @ Sacramento Kings (6-9) - 10:30 PM ET

[codydaze]

Cousins raining these threes.


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[City of Trees]

Proof: your star center cannot beat a 3pt shooting team by himself.

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[City of Trees]

But seriously guys, Casspi gets 28 minutes the same day news his agent was granted permission to seek a trade?

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[SacKingZZZ]

Ok, my main observations in this one? Well first off, man Joerger sure loves to tinker with his lineups but really? You just started to look like you had a solid rotation down and you change up the starters?! Second, as quick as they are to tweak a starting unit, they are the complete opposite of that when it comes to in game tinkering. They finally started to switch after being down way too far to matter and surprise, it worked. Third, so is this season really just about showcasing? Seriously, Omri Casspi??? He played well, but I just don't get it. I understand that the roster is too deep for everyone to play but even if it wasn't for the showcasing it sure stank like showcasing.

[K I N G S]

Always one step forward followed by two steps back with this team. They won two games in a row and got content and decided to sleepwalk through this one. That loser mentality again. Get ready for another losing streak.

[City of Trees]

Edit: I was wrong

[Sacramento_King]

lol it's like the Kings didn't practice or prepare for this at all. It's what happens when your star player is completely flippant with his leadership.

Lol. You can't be serious. They stink at covering three all year. Has nothing to do with his leadership. Maybe he should be guarding Ariza

Kings players already acknowledged the team hasn't taken shootarounds seriously. Where is the leadership?


I understand that everything falls on Cousins good and bad with this team. Let's not hold Joerger accountable as leader and coach of team. Let's not hold the vets we brought in to provide the leadership that we acknowledge is lacking in our best player in Barnes, Tolliver and Aflallo. Let's blame Cousins that the Rockets are raining threes. Makes sense

[City of Trees]

You're right. It's on Temple to push the guys, not Cousins. My mistake. Let's give Cousins a pass, he's just on this team to follow a bench players lead.

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[Wolfay]

Lol. You can't be serious. They stink at covering three all year. Has nothing to do with his leadership. Maybe he should be guarding Ariza

Kings players already acknowledged the team hasn't taken shootarounds seriously. Where is the leadership?


I understand that everything falls on Cousins good and bad with this team. Let's not hold Joerger accountable as leader and coach of team. Let's not hold the vets we brought in to provide the leadership that we acknowledge is lacking in our best player in Barnes, Tolliver and Aflallo. Let's blame Cousins that the Rockets are raining threes. Makes sense

Is Cousins the best player or not? If he is, it's automatic that you concede that it is HE who is held accountable. Every other star player past, present, and future, has been held to that standard. Why do you not hold Cousins to that standard, unless you think he isn't as good as you say he is? I mean...

How many new coaches do we need?

How many new players do we need?

How many new GM's do we need?

How many new owners do we need?

How many new ARENAS do we need?

Literally everything has changed. Well, actually one thing hasn't. I wonder what it is.

[Sacramento_King]

You're right. It's on Temple to push the guys, not Cousins. My mistake. Let's give Cousins a pass, he's just on this team to follow a bench players lead.

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Not saying give him a pass at all but you're blaming him for a shootaround not taken seriously and no one else on the team. In watching games I see Barnes talking with Cousins all the time especially barking at refs and it seems he's done better in not complain about every call. Some leaders are born and some are created. Cousins may not be a born leader but when I mention the vets it's because they can set a one for shootarounds and have that discussion with DMC about accountability and expectations or did we bring them in because they were uber talented and taking us to next level?

[Sacramento_King]

Is Cousins the best player or not? If he is, it's automatic that you concede that it is HE who is held accountable. Every other star player past, present, and future, has been held to that standard. Why do you not hold Cousins to that standard, unless you think he isn't as good as you say he is? I mean...

How many new coaches do we need?

How many new players do we need?

How many new GM's do we need?

How many new owners do we need?

How many new ARENAS do we need?

Literally everything has changed. Well, actually one thing hasn't. I wonder what it is.

This is such a ridiculous post. The best players we have had are Evans Gay and IT. Evans and Gay are flawed but good players but can you see a team winning a ship with either of those guys as one of the primary options. Thomas was shipped for nothing in some inter franchise pissing match. Let's blame Cousins cause if he could have got 50 and 25 a night we may have had a chance. What we need is a front office that knows how to build a team and can recognize talent. Not take sideshow gimmicks like Jimmer or take guys based on rep like Trob and BMac and go with the players they were interested in based on research an scouting such as Kawahi Giannis Lillard and McCollum (guys we were all interested in but ultimately went a different direction) or is that Cousins fault as well.

You mention players not held to the same standard, one of the most dominant bigs of our generation was notorious for not being serious until he needed to be but he had a guy named Kobe to pick up slack not some iso chucker like Gay.