At what point you will start thinking that the FO is not the only one at fault here?
Here is what a Sac's fan wrote : (you can see the discussion in Sac reddit)
"Cousins isn't a leader. I don't care how much you live the greatest King ever. I love him just as much. He isn't a leader. Leaders motivate their team by more than just stats. They lead by their behavior on and off the court. They lead by passion and controlling their emotions.
Boogie is a naturally talented freak. The **** this guy does at 280+ lbs. is incredible. He has developed a killer shot in 2 years and has worked on passing and his defense. We forget that not every NBA player is gifted in such a way. They need to work. They need to put in that overtime. I hated those kids in college who could party all week long and never study yet could do the tests and ace it. No pride lost by saying that isnt you. Boogie is that kid and our rookies and such look up to him. If he constantly acts this way, it is detrimental to the team. He hurts the team by these actions. No matter how good he is, he ain't giving us **** when he is suspended.
But you know who is a leader? Isaiah Thomas since the day he was drafted. Boogie got a media firestorm when drafted. Isaiah Thomas only had one reporter interview him. I watch IT every game come off the bench first to high five and keep moral going. He worked hard for a team constantly trying to replace him. He has taken a team by himself to the playoffs and become an MVP caliber player. All of which Cousins has never done...
In the last 7 seasons, Cousins has accumulated 104 technicals... he is averaging 14.9 techs a season over 7 seasons. In what ****ing world is that acceptable...? The next highest is Westbrook at 76. IT has 6 this season yet it still hasn't changed the team. Instead, it does what we think Cousins does. It shows passion. But there is a fine line between passion and detrimental...
Why hasn't Cousins taken the team to the playoffs? I know... I know... coaches and FO bs. How did Dwight Howard, Allen Iverson, and Cleveland (pre Miami) Lebron manage to do that and more with less talent than boogie has had? A 3 time all star center who is averaging the second most points in the league should be capable of producing wins... maybe it's everyone else on the team?
Nope tried that. Look at the amount of players we have signed and let go to build around Cousins... why isn't it ****ing working? You can act the way Cousins does and be successful. Kobe did it. Kobe backed it up. Demarcus wants to be seen as a great player but you don't need to **** and moan to prove that point... Duncan proved that.
Watch the TMZ video of a drunk Cousins bragging about assaulting someone and injuring his hand in the process
Here's Cousins brawling in Florida with his brother
Here's Cousins getting ****ed up in the locker room with Barnes
Cousins threatening and intimidating a reporter for writing how he felt
THIS HAS BEEN [dang] NEAR WITHIN THE LAST ****ING YEAR!
I don't see other teams dealing with the this **** and yet you guys vehemently defend his bs actions. Should I post all 16 technicals? I live boogie but I am not gonna sit here and ****ing pretend that this isn't a huge issue and a main obstacle that needs to be overcome before we can win. The problem is that the fans, FO, and Coaches coddle him. The ****ing dude is 26 years old. The older he gets, the harder a habit is to break especially since it gets positive reinforcement from everyone. We use bs euphemisms like passion and emotional. **** out of here. It's called ****ing spoiled. Call it what you want... you all know it's true.
We need to critically think whether this guy has the potential to be like AI, Bron, and Howard or will this ****ing guy be like Michael Beasley, Amare Stoudamire, Josh Smith (higher talent level obviously)
When (if ever) do we start to look at Boogie like we look at Bmac and say "it's been long enough.... blah blah blah..." We do it to bmac but not boogie?
That's absolutely ****ed. You guys brigading my comment without reasoning is ****ed but this is a free sub so do as you please. It just solidifies that you have absolutely no response and refuse to admit the truth. You'd rather make excuses than think of solutions.
This isn't from just tonight's game... this has been since Boogie got drafted. Open your eyes and ask yourself what is the difference between the players I listed and boogie... the answer is clear. He isn't on their level and that is what it takes now. Even then we need 2-6 good and great supporting players.
Cousins isn't a leader. He isn't the leader we are looking for and he never will be."
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