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Re: Anyone Hearing No. 1 for Cousins?
« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2017, 11:02:12 PM »

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All day every day.

I really like Fultz, and I really want him on this team.  But more then anything right now this team needs so freaking balls. 

And as much of a headcase as Cousins may be, he definitely has no shortage of balls.

With the exception of Smart (who is the NBA equivalent of an orc with a big club), Bradley and Brown nobody has shown any sign of fight in this series. 

Nobody looks angry about the fact that they are getting beat on and utterly embarrassed in front of their home crowd.  If anything they look sad and depressed about it - like they're feeling sorry for themselves for having to play Clevleand.

Re: Anyone Hearing No. 1 for Cousins?
« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2017, 11:03:40 PM »

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id trade IT and kO for Cousins in a NY second

Re: Anyone Hearing No. 1 for Cousins?
« Reply #17 on: May 19, 2017, 11:05:50 PM »

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For all we know, Danny didn't even want to trade Rozier for him . No way he trades the #1 pick.

Re: Anyone Hearing No. 1 for Cousins?
« Reply #18 on: May 19, 2017, 11:06:16 PM »

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No player wants to play with cousins. Don't you guys think IT, a former teammate of cousins, had input in Dannys decision to stay away from cousins?

Danny had to have at least asked IT his thoughts on cousins, and Danny would form an opinion from it. IT helps recruit players to this team. He would have recruited cousins if he wanted to play with him. Clearly cousins is a terrible teammate probably selfish

Re: Anyone Hearing No. 1 for Cousins?
« Reply #19 on: May 19, 2017, 11:06:49 PM »

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Buddy Hield is a franchise player?  Although Vivek probably values him more than Fultz (if he knows who Fultz is).
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Re: Anyone Hearing No. 1 for Cousins?
« Reply #20 on: May 20, 2017, 02:36:46 AM »

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No player wants to play with cousins. Don't you guys think IT, a former teammate of cousins, had input in Dannys decision to stay away from cousins?

Danny had to have at least asked IT his thoughts on cousins, and Danny would form an opinion from it. IT helps recruit players to this team. He would have recruited cousins if he wanted to play with him. Clearly cousins is a terrible teammate probably selfish

People have been through this a million times.  Thomas publicly lobbied for Cousins.  He's gone on record numerous times saying he'd love to have him in Boston. 

Can we please stop making up imaginary scenarios and trying to convince the world they are true.

Demarcus Cousins is the best center in the NBA.  Period. 

His game fits Boston's perfectly - he's a 6'11" tank who rebounds, who can stretch the floor, who can handle the ball, who is an elite passer, and who scores at an elite level.

Boston might be scared to bring in guys with troublesome reputations.  It wouldn't surprise me in the least.  But troublesome often goes hand in hand with passionate, and Cousins is exactly that.  He has fire.  He has passion.  He has heart. 

Maybe that pushes him too far sometimes, but I would rather that then a group of guys who are willing to lay down and die without any hint of a fight in the Eastern Conference Finals. 

Rajon Rondo was a troublesome guy too.  He had a problematic personality.  But how many times did his troublesome self lead us deep in the playoffs?  How many times did he put up beastly performances against the very same Lebron James that we just ran and hid away from? 

Maybe he took some suspensions along the way, and maybe the coaches didnt like him, and maybe some players didn't like him - but he got results.  He controlled games.  He dominated against the some of the best players and teams in the league.

That's the type of guy we need.  Somebody who will NEVER EVER believe they aren't good enough.  Confidence.  Cockiness, even. 

Cousins has that.

Re: Anyone Hearing No. 1 for Cousins?
« Reply #21 on: May 20, 2017, 04:07:26 AM »

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I think we still have a chance at landing Cousins. They still missed the playoffs with Cousins and I think Davis needs to play center. I'd actually offer them IT and KO with a couple of picks for Cousins. Say we sign Ilyasova with our room exception and sign a banger.
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Re: Anyone Hearing No. 1 for Cousins?
« Reply #22 on: May 20, 2017, 04:16:04 AM »

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I wanted to trade for Cousins and when NO got him almost for free I was pretty disappointed. But doubt he could have helped this season. He didn't do much for the pelicans I doubt he could be that fast integrated to help now. 

Re: Anyone Hearing No. 1 for Cousins?
« Reply #23 on: May 20, 2017, 05:02:48 AM »

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This won't happen, but especially not now that Cousins can walk in a year.

Re: Anyone Hearing No. 1 for Cousins?
« Reply #24 on: May 20, 2017, 06:45:04 AM »

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Danny could have had Boogie for less. He passed on him, which many of us didn't like, but he's not going to pay more now.

I agree.  It is an ESPN rumor to get a story moving that isn't going to happen.