DeMarcus Cousins feels he was the first Nikola Jokic in the NBA: "They won't give me the credit"

[etrofllenrod504]

Has he ever explained why he turned down the $40m, the pelicans offered after he tore his Achilles?

I was literally when he did this. One of the biggest bag fumbles.

 

[Po pimp]

If they took away the “assists” they give Jokic on a nightly basis he’d probably average 5 to 7 at best.

Why are they padding his stats in Indiana though?

 

[ryderldb]

He was a hella of a player

But Sac Town never moved needles while he was there

I agree with this. Sacramento was and kinda still is a poorly run organization that didn’t put any quality talent around Boogie. With that being said if you’re talking big shyt like this you should at least have made the playoffs as an 8 seed.

 

[Reggie]

I think Shaq can be as heliocentric as Jokic in the half court.

Passes on the fast break, no look dimes when he got the ball, got defenses fooled with his looks, had a flair for fancy, terrific at passing out of double teams, etc. Put Shaq on a team with shooters like today and it’d be a 3 point nukefest and a ton of assists. Not to mention all the fouls he’d stack considering how much offense can bulldoze today.

Not nearly a point center like Jokic but they ran many offenses through him and he distributed effectively. Shaq is 5th all-time assists by a center in the Play-offs and Jokic is 4th.

Yeah it would take some figuring out but Shaq would still be a beast in this era. Might would do more face ups in this era but if Giannis and Zion can score at will in the paint I know damn well Shaq would too. And him hitting cutters and like bruh said with the shooters he's getting 5 to 6 assists a night easily.

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

Why are they padding his stats in Indiana though?

Narrative building

Scorekeeper might have some parlay action involved also

 

[Patrick Kane]

Demarcus Cousins has 9 CAREER triple doubles.

Nikola Jokic has 29 triple doubles THIS season

Not even in the same stratosphere of players. Jokic is easily Top 3 centre of all time as we speak and most likely ends up the GOAT

 

[Po pimp]

Demarcus Cousins has 9 CAREER triple doubles.

Nikola Jokic has 29 triple doubles THIS season

Not even in the same stratosphere of players. Jokic is easily Top 3 centre of all time as we speak and most likely ends up the GOAT

He ain’t a top three center of ALL time

 

[Illuminatos]

Goofy said he was the first big man shooting threes.

 

[darryl]

jokic is evidently the gretaest center to ever live and is the mvp of this season. so i expect him to get to the finals at the bare fukking minium. the nuggets better win the western conference. no exscuses

 

[Flight]

Boogie was a great talent but he wasn’t the passer Joker is

Simple as this.

 

[Flight]

I dunno if a cat from Serbia is watching Demarcus Cousins tape.

Funny part is Jokic’s favorite player is TMac.

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

jokic is evidently the gretaest center to ever live

No he is not. Based in n what? And explain to me what are a center’s responsibilities in the NBA.

 

[darryl]

No he is not. Based in n what? And explain to me what are a center’s responsibilities in the NBA.

nikka i dont believe that shyt im trolling and quoting this dork @Patrick Kane

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

Said this while he was still playing but I knew this would happen and be the discussion around Boog as soon as he retired. Put up good stats but dude was a loser in the sense you weren't going anywhere with him being your #1 option

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

Sabonis in his earlier days would have had the crown