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Last edited by Spiritof96; 10-22-2018, 02:42 PM.Originally posted by John Stuart MillRIP: Charlie Munger​Originally posted by Robert “Hoot†Gibson -
Hell, how much time you got?
There've only been about 400 articles written about Cousins various problems the last few years.
His teammates? Maybe you can make a case that he's liked by his teammates (I even think that's a stretch). But his "peers"? No. You could fill Google with the stuff Cousins has done that's irked his peers.
I think the guy has problems. I said that going back to UK. Starting in the days when I watched him screaming at John Calipari for virtually the entire 40 minutes of a game I thought Cousins might have some issues.
I wouldn't say I'm not a fan of Cousins, because I think he's got some things happening in his brain that he can't help. But he has been alternately coddled and vilified by people since he was probably 15 years old; for every "DeMarcus is evil" take you'll find a "DeMarcus is misunderstood" take. It hasn't really helped him, as the avalanche of fines he's had to pay to the NBA--as well as the legal trouble he's been in in three separate incidents stemming from locker room stuff--will attest.Comment
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DeMarcus is loved by almost all the all star peers. There's a select few that don't like him, but for the most part his relationship with fellow players is fine. And has improved exponentially since he left Sacramento. Almost all the stuff you're talking about is stuff on the court earlier in his career.
This is well documented, Will. You're on the losing side of the argument here, I'm afraid.
and this is doubly true in comparison to Rajon Rondo, who is pretty much despised on and off the court, with very few exceptions.Last edited by KCKUKFan; 10-22-2018, 03:40 PM.Comment
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You're right. I'm not a fan, really.
Occasionally I do feel sorry for Cousins. I think he's a brilliant player, but his issues have been gone over for years and years at this point. Many chalk those issues up to "immaturity," but I personally think they run deeper.
It is true that he's never had anything cataclysmic (read: criminal) happen with the exception of the nightclub brawl and maybe the Sean Elliott ordeal. Most of his stuff seems basketball related; he's one of these guys who for some reason just can't keep his fire in check.
But the only reason it's noteworthy is that I think Kentucky fans gloss over their own a lot while laying bare the flaws of other teams' players. I'm not going to go there. My issues with Cousins stem mainly from the fact that I had season tickets when he was here; some of the things I saw him do on the bench are nuts. I'm not going to be okay with that simply because he wore our uniform.
By the same token, I don't think the guy is an irredeemable serial killer either. His issues need to be put in context and he's not the only guy in the NBA with them.Comment
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Chris Paul jumped ship from the Clippers they same way KD and LeBron and countless others have done for a better shot at a title. But I liked him at Wake Forest and he's continued to play the same way throughout his career. Great "lead guard" in that he can run the show but also an excellent scorer/shooter. Not sure what a "career pansy" is, but Paul is a player.
As a Cat fan I am guilty of overlooking flaws of Cats that I would totally vilify in Cardinal or Bluedevil players. But there have definitely been a few I didn't care for.Last edited by Catsrock; 10-22-2018, 04:29 PM.Comment
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Career pansy in that he has a long history of talking trash, taking cheap shots, and then covering it up with his State Farm commercials and likeable, "aw shucks" persona.
Chris Paul is easily one of my least favorite players in the NBA. He's also a career loser every single place he's been.
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Cheap shot. Not funny.
That's why I deleted it.Last edited by Lighthouse; 10-22-2018, 07:38 PM.Comment
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Chris Paul is the worst....literally the biggest phony in all of sports. Dude is a straight up punk.Comment
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Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo was suspended three games by the NBA for spitting and throwing a punch at Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul during a Saturday night matchup between the teams.
Rondo has continued to maintain he didn't intentionally spit on Paul, however, as he told ESPN.com:
"I had a mouthpiece in my mouth and I exasperated because I was about to tell him to 'get the [expletive] out of here.' Look at my body language [in the video]. My hands on my hips. I turn away for a second. Look at Eric [Gordon] and Melo [Carmelo Anthony] in the video. If they saw me spit, they would have turned their face up or something. They had no reaction."
Rondo also suggested Paul only receiving a two-game suspension was due to Paul having a "good guy" image around the NBA:
"Of course, the NBA went with his side because I got three games and he got two. Everyone wants to believe Chris Paul is a good guy. They don't know he's a horrible teammate. They don't know how he treats people. Look at what he did last year when he was in LA; trying to get to the Clippers locker room. They don't want to believe he's capable of taunting and igniting an incident."
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Rondo's explanation is as laughable as Paul' fall.Extremism is so easy. You've got your position, and that's it. It doesn't take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.
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Your wrong about that, Rondo is a math guru and a coach had better know his own playbook before he decides to challenge Rondo. I also don't believe they hated his guts, maybe Ray Allen but not KG and Pierce, they are still close to this day.
I don't agree with the spit in the face but let's also remember this, Chris Paul and Rondo have bad blood for when Paul was picked over Rondo for a spot on a U.S. roster, the two just don't like each other. I also think the fact that Lebron and Paul are such great friends off the court it's Rondo's way of setting the tone for the Lakers to have a killer mentality, things in the NBA are not like they used to be. Back in the days rival teams hated each other, now they go out to dinner after a game...Comment
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With all being said, i am more pissed Rondo is now a LAKER, us Celtics fans hate the Lakers the same way us Kentucky fans hate the Cardinals....Comment
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