Boogie Cousins is the most overrated "star" in the league... Not even top 15.

I don't know where to go to get the stats confirming this.........but.........I also thought his FG% as a big man was really bad his first couple years. Then, I stumbled across his FG% about half way into one season - I think a couple years ago. It was just under 50%. A lot of bball is played in half a season. Also, he was in the top 4 in blocks while being among the league leaders in charges. He had bought in, and I would say he was in the Top 5 of players by the stats. They fired the coach he liked, and sure enough he had another pitiful FG% for a big man at the end of the year. Wish I could get his stats while he was under Coach Malone to confirm.

I agree though - it's troubling to think a player has to be babied to get the right effort. My point is the question with him is not physical but mental IMO. There is nothing he can't do as well physically as any big man in the league. But mental stuff shouldn't be underestimated.

 

... But why would Cousins play PF and Anderson play C tho?

 

We have to wait to see what he does on a contender before judging him. Kings have been a mess, and I can't rank him against other star players who are in much better situations for the most part.

But if I had to rank him, I think some of those names are a stretch , I'd take Cousins over Lowry, Gasol, Aldridge, Butler and I'd say he and Lilllard are about even.

 

Terrible thread. Learn the game. Boogie Down is one of the last traditional big men who can post, shot long range, rebound and defend. You'd be grateful if he made it to Houston. He wants out, but the salaries are tough.

Study his game.

 

but his percentages from outside aren't anything special. they might be better than most big men, but that still leaves his percentages below what you would expect from people you would want shooting from mid-range or 3.

 

Booger is the trooth

 

Boogie inherited the title of King of Empty Stats from Kevin Love when Love went to Cleveland.

 

He's the best center in the league, but the league is full of weak centers. He averaged 27 and 11 this past year and he can space the floor. To succeed in today's NBA, you don't need an elite center, but there's no denying that he has an incredible impact on the court.

 

klay thompson and draymon green are more overrated too me.

 

give me boogie.

or give me...

Spoiler

BOOGIE

 

Lol! How many playoffs has he lead his team to again?

 

The age of the center as a top option are over to win games. Cousins is 15 years too late and almost 20. In the 90s teams would spoil this kid and give up everything, but now he's a liability. A center as the focal point will have a hard time in this league now to win due to teams stretching the floor. He is not fast enough to keep up with other teams front men out on the perimeter and that will be the teams downfall every time. Not to mention he is not that good of a shooter from the outside and would kill out percentages faster than Josh Smith can hoist a no look 3.

There is a reason why Cousins is still available and nobody is giving Sacramento anything for him (not even trash teams). His attitude was bad from day one (and I'm talking about the combine before his rookie year). Completely disinterested even then and walked off the floor like he was pouting he had to do it. And he still has not grown up and never will.

Cousins as a solid rebounder and defender would be ideal if he did just that. But he wants to get paid and score the 25+ ppg. Just like Howard (who would have been extremely effective off the bench by the way for the 2nd unit). But instead it's about them, not the team. We have one guy in Harden- can't have another ego to tick him off.