Demarcus Cousin almost had a ''Malice in the palace'' moment in Puerto Rico

[QUOTE=GOBB;15013075]Nick young is childish. Which is why Kmart told him to STFU. Nick doesn’t have the brains to counter Cousins valid argument.[/QUOTE]

GOBB why don't you go treat yourself to a snickers bar. Put it in the freezer for a little bit and enjoy pal. You're extra ornery lately.

[QUOTE=tpols;15013097]GOBB why don't you go treat yourself to a snickers bar. Put it in the freezer for a little bit and enjoy pal. You're extra ornery lately.[/QUOTE]

For saying Nick Young is childish and immature? Great take. You enjoy when he tries to be funny ruining convos. Got it. I don’t eat candy. That’s why some of you are overweight.

[QUOTE=GOBB;15013084]And he will forever be recognized as a better player than Rudy Gobert.

But it’s pretty moronic to pin blame on a cousins for he kings being bad considering the franchise is still a laughing stock. What pick do they have in the lottery? They seem to live there with or without cousins. But blame cousins for them being bad. Got it.[/QUOTE]

Gobert will be in the hall of fame. Cousins was an inefficient, pouting, underachieving loser. If he was yhe great player he was touted to be kings wouldnt have sucked. Jazz sucked until gobert changed that. They still sucked when he wasnt on the floor. Suck again now that hes gone

So.nobody here besides GOBB faults the fans for throwing things at him?:biggums: I think any coward that throws things at performers shoud be collected by security and locked in a room with the person they threw it at for a few minutes and we'd never see a fan throw something else. Ask the guy who threw something at 50 cent years ago and got life altering injuries from his security if his paid ticket was worth that receipt.....

[QUOTE=sdot_thadon;15013112]So.nobody here besides GOBB faults the fans for throwing things at him?:biggums: I think any coward that throws things at performers shoud be collected by security and locked in a room with the person they threw it at for a few minutes and we'd never see a fan throw something else. Ask the guy who threw something at 50 cent years ago and got life altering injuries from his security if his paid ticket was worth that receipt.....[/QUOTE]

You lose sympathy when you start the conflict by making physical contact with a fan, not once but twice. A crying taunt isn't an excuse to do anything, nor is a middle finger. DeMarcus escalated the situation and the fans finished it.

[QUOTE=Im Still Ballin;15013114]You lose sympathy when you start the conflict by making physical contact with a fan, not once but twice. A crying taunt isn't an excuse to do anything, nor is a middle finger. DeMarcus escalated the situation and the fans finished it.[/QUOTE]

I can see that but what does the fans who threw the objects have to do with the previous altercation? If you're at a bar and a fight breaks out on the other side of the venue, do you throw drinks at the guys after its broken up?

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;15013108]Gobert will be in the hall of fame. Cousins was an inefficient, pouting, underachieving loser. If he was yhe great player he was touted to be kings wouldnt have sucked. Jazz sucked until gobert changed that. They still sucked when he wasnt on the floor. Suck again now that hes gone[/QUOTE]

He will get in for his defense. Not for carrying a franchise from losers to winners. Everything you’re bagging on Cousins not to be for the Kings? Those expectations were on a Rudy Gobert. His job was to anchor a defense. Nothing more nothing less. You put Rudy in place of Cousins on the Kings and guess what? They weren’t winners. And you wouldn’t blame Rudy for it. Go figure.

The Jazz being bad is more layered than not having Rudy Gobert.


Why have the kings been so bad in nearly 2 decades? Before they drafted Cousins they stunk for a couple seasons. After cousins left they stunk not factoring in that one season with Mike Brown. Franchise is a joke putting together a winner from developing talent, drafting, trades, coach hiring/firing. I won’t include free agency for obvious reasons.

[QUOTE=Im Still Ballin;15013114]You lose sympathy when you start the conflict by making physical contact with a fan, not once but twice. A crying taunt isn't an excuse to do anything, nor is a middle finger. DeMarcus escalated the situation and the fans finished it.[/QUOTE]

So basically fans can act like savages is what you’re saying. Becuase the ones who threw things were on the OTHER side of the court. Why are fans throwing things to begin with? How are folks really justifying that behavior with “cousins started it, fans finished it”? The malice in the place happened becuase a fan inserted themselves in a situation they had no business. By launching a cup of beer. Fan behavior has been excused too much. Nothing happened to the fans who threw shyt at Cousins.

So remove them and place them in a room with Cousins. See how that ends. It’s cowardly to throw things. But becuase people don’t like cousins you give it passes. lol

[QUOTE=sdot_thadon;15013117]I can see that but what does the fans who threw the objects have to do with the previous altercation? If you're at a bar and a fight breaks out on the other side of the venue, do you throw drinks at the guys after its broken up?[/QUOTE]

I think it ties into the fan-player dynamic. When Cousins did that to the two fans, he may as well have done it to all of them. He overstepped the line twice, and the fans returned serve the second time. The action isn't justified, there's just less sympathy. Not to mention the home-versus-away factor of playing in an opponent's home stadium.

Gobb was really begging for attention ITT

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[QUOTE=sdot_thadon;15013112]So.nobody here besides GOBB faults the fans for throwing things at him?:biggums: I think any coward that throws things at performers shoud be collected by security and locked in a room with the person they threw it at for a few minutes and we'd never see a fan throw something else. Ask the guy who threw something at 50 cent years ago and got life altering injuries from his security if his paid ticket was worth that receipt.....[/QUOTE]

So if a fan wants to have a bar brawl with a player all they have to do is throw something at them? You'll discourage one type of fan and encourage a whole other type of fan that's totally down for that even if the athlete isn't LOL.

[QUOTE=GOBB;15013120]So basically fans can act like savages is what you’re saying. Becuase the ones who threw things were on the OTHER side of the court. Why are fans throwing things to begin with? How are folks really justifying that behavior with “cousins started it, fans finished it”? The malice in the place happened becuase a fan inserted themselves in a situation they had no business. By launching a cup of beer. Fan behavior has been excused too much. Nothing happened to the fans who threw shyt at Cousins.

So remove them and place them in a room with Cousins. See how that ends. It’s cowardly to throw things. But becuase people don’t like cousins you give it passes. lol[/QUOTE]

I'm not saying it was justified, just that there's less sympathy. True, two wrongs don't make a right. Most people just don't care because they have a solid idea of his character by now.

[QUOTE=GOBB;15013118]He will get in for his defense. Not for carrying a franchise from losers to winners. Everything you’re bagging on Cousins not to be for the Kings? Those expectations were on a Rudy Gobert. His job was to anchor a defense. Nothing more nothing less. You put Rudy in place of Cousins on the Kings and guess what? They weren’t winners. And you wouldn’t blame Rudy for it. Go figure.

The Jazz being bad is more layered than not having Rudy Gobert.


Why have the kings been so bad in nearly 2 decades? Before they drafted Cousins they stunk for a couple seasons. After cousins left they stunk not factoring in that one season with Mike Brown. Franchise is a joke putting together a winner from developing talent, drafting, trades, coach hiring/firing. I won’t include free agency for obvious reasons.[/QUOTE]

Gobert is going in the hof but cousins is better? Doesnt make much sense. Gobert is a team player. He makes his teams better at both ends of the floor. Yes the kings owner sucks. Cant blame cousins being a pos on him. Kings would have been good with gobert as every team with him is. He helps his team. Doesnt pout. Doesnt try to do things hes not strong at. Doesnt rest at one end of the floor. The jazz would have sucked if cousins is there instead of gobert. Just as they sucked with kantner, favors, hayward, burks, snyder etc. Before gobert made them good. Cousins wouldnt have been pouting, taking bad shots, not playing d f he was on another team?

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;15013132]Gobert is going in the hof but cousins is better? Doesnt make much sense. Gobert is a team player. He makes his teams better at both ends of the floor. Yes the kings owner sucks. Cant blame cousins being a pos on him. Kings would have been good with gobert as every team with him is. He helps his team. Doesnt pout. Doesnt try to do things hes not strong at. Doesnt rest at one end of the floor. The jazz would have sucked if cousins is there instead of gobert. Just as they sucked with kantner, favors, hayward, burks, snyder etc. Before gobert made them good. Cousins wouldnt have been pouting, taking bad shots, not playing d f he was on another team?[/QUOTE]

IMO, Cousins was a great NBA player that just got unlucky. He was drafted to a very bad franchise in a strong conference and therefore lost a lot of games. Then, he was traded to the Pelicans but with AD's injuries it didn't work out. And when he finally was in a winning situation in Golden State he got sidelined. He could have had a way better career in other circunstances. And yes, he was a headcase and immature, and it seems that has not changed.

I've been very harsh on DMC in the past, but he was the victim of two things: circumstance & era. A more stable team + coming into the league 7-8 years later, would've empowered his game. He proved to be an effective three-point shooter (35.2% on 4.7 3pa/g over 185 games between 2016-2018). Unfortunately, he got injured right as that league-wide shift occurred.

He played better as a modern-style big playing outside-in shooting threes and slashing to the rim. Occasional post-up, here and there. Improved his shot quality, drew more fouls, and enhanced his playmaking.

In today's NBA, he's KAT with less efficiency but more defense. Stick him on HOU instead of Sengun and he'd get All-Star selections and playoff appearances. Boosted resume and reputation