So recently a couple of my friends brought up the idea that PEAK DeMarcus Cousins was better than PEAK Dwight Howard. I pretty much watched all of DeMarcus Cousins prime in Sacramento and he was my favourite player in the NBA for a couple years, but I still cannot fathom how he compares to a player as dominant defensively and offensively like Howard.
As well, Howard led the Magic to a finals appearance in his prime. I do acknowledge that Cousins is the better passer, shooter, and post player, and that if he didn’t have to carry the offensive load as much as he did in Sacramento he could’ve been way more efficient (we got to see a preview of that in NOLA), but are these abilities enough to take him over Howard?
I was a huge Dwight fan in Houston, but unfortunately I never got to see prime Orlando D12. So could you guys please fill in some context?
NOT CAREER-WISE, STRICTLY PEAK
Can someone explain to me how Demarcus Cousins has become an almost mythic figure in NBA history?
I watched his entire career, and he was always a turnover machine with mediocre efficiency.
Oof then no you didn’t . Except ecting him to shine the turd that was SAC would be impossible for any player in NBA history. Jordan, Bron, Timmy, even Wikt couldn’t get those guys to the playoffs. There was a concerted effort by the owners to tank whole seasons, dishearten the fan see so the team could move.
He had 5 coaches in 7 years and the worst of the worst; minimum wage coaches and George Karl. The one coach who was good they snaked em.
Jimmer, Tyreke, Willie Cauley Stein, all drafted. Best teammates he ever had were Rudy Gay and Rondo for one season together.
They sold a t5 pick for cash. They made commercials about being rich in the hardest hit area of America during 2008 housing crisis. They made the worst picks, traded fan favorites, insulted the fanbase, reneged on arena deals, and even sat Lakers fans in the owners seats at what was supposed to be the Kings last game in SAC.
They were never gonna win and nothing was gonna change that.