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He mad, he immature, but he right.
By Sam Amick
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Kings rookie forward DeMarcus Cousins was removed from team plane bound for Phoenix after an altercation with teammate Donte Greene, according to two sources close to the organization.
The incident, which was first reported by FanHouse, immediately followed a loss to Oklahoma City on Saturday night. Cousins, who had overcome early-season struggles of the performance and personality variety recently, is expected to be suspended for at least one game. Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie did not immediately return a call for comment.
According to the sources, Cousins (whose postgame interview can be seen here) was furious at the last play in which Tyreke Evans missed a three-pointer in the final seconds of regulation that would have won the game. Cousins, who had been calling for the ball in the post in the final possession, watched angrily as Greene inbounded the ball to Evans for the final shot.
After the buzzer, he ran the length of the court to catch up to Evans and Greene and was letting his opinions be known as he blew by them to enter the locker room. According to the sources, Greene and Cousins began exchanging words inside the locker room. The situation then escalated, with both players taking swings at each other before they were separated.
Petrie, according to the sources, made the decision to remove Cousins from the plane and will decide on Sunday how to proceed. It was a decision that was not popular with at least one member of the team, as one of the sources said veteran swingman Francisco Garcia argued vehemently for Cousins to remain on the plane before relenting when he was told his fight was futile.
There is certainly a bigger picture to consider for the Kings, though, as their volatile 20-year-old who was taken fifth overall in the June draft clearly has no plans to keep quiet about what ails the team. The situation has become nothing short of a power struggle between the rookie and the reigning Rookie of the Year, with Cousins' improved play of late giving him the gumption to question the way in which Evans is so often given carte blanche control of scenarios such as these....
http://nba.fanhouse.com/2011/02/13/d...nto-kings-nba/
He mad, he immature, but he right.
Agreed.
He's an idiot. With his stupid plays he already cost the Kings to lose 5-10 games.
Not surprising, this kid doesn't seem to have any self control. Even though he's kind of right, Evans is like Mr Anti-Clutch, this isn't the way to go about it.
I guess were stuck with the mild mannered Greg Monroe I wanted Cousins but Monroe has been very good without the problems.
Evans just fires away
I think Cousins will be an excellent player in the league. The Kings should hitch their wagon to Cousins before Evans.
Dude needs to grow up. Even if he's right he can't just blow up like that.
If you've seen enough Kings games this season, you already know Cousins has problems upstairs... I don't know if it's just immaturity or what...
Evans just sucks, but Cousins is kind of unprofessional at it.
However, he has all the right to blow off steam for that. I would be pissed too
Dont know why he is mad. Tyreke was a safer pass. Tyreke should have drove a little.
also, looke at around 1:06. Cousins clearly upset Evans didn't diss to him.
Paul Westphal was a coach in Phoenix and he continues his legacy as a coach in Sacramento.
He already had a good seal on Collison and Tyreke still chucked a contested three.
What's funny is that nobody mentions that Durant choked at the line.
I pointed out in another thread, that when Dirk made 1 of 2 FTs the other night and gave the Mavs a lead, that everyone called him a choker only because Afflalo made the game winner.
If Tyreke makes the three, then everyone here would be nailing KD to the tree of woe, but alas he missed it, so no mention of KD's two missed FTs. Interesting
Evans is the most re ed player in the league now. He took Ron Artest's record and took a on it. Dude must have an IQ of 30
What you're hearing is an after effect of KD's 2 missed freethrows. Had he made one, Tyreke's three would have been completely justified. We wouldn't even be talking about it if he made 2
The Evans vs. Cousins feud is also an example of the immature sense of en lement a lot of guys who chose to play for Calipari have.
JR Smith says o.
Cousins is not far behind. Look when somebody blocks him, or plays rough defense on him, he immediately start pushing them and looks like he's going to throw a punch... he got a few techs this season for stuff like that.
I don't even know how he managed to abuse Bynum earlier in the season, tbh... his game is pretty weak and he looks like a stat .
What an idiot
Mafic didnt whine about deferring to Karim
He waited and waited until Riley gave him the green light
I'm not sure if you're agreeing or disagreeing with my point.
I'm just saying that the only thing that separated KD from being a 'choker' in the minds of people on ST was a stupid shot on the part of Evans.
Dirk made 1 of 2 FTs
Durant made 0 of 2 FTs
Yet Dirk was the one who was labeled the choker
@Axe
I think you would have heard all about it if OKC would have lost the game...
Basically Evans bailed him out...
What record are you talking about?
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