[JNixonParticipant]

Kings:

DeMarcus Cousins has big talent. Showed it once a again with big-time low post moves. Sweet feet. He didn’t make many face-up shots, but he shows the touch and confidence in it so I imagine it will be a weapon in time. He’s a good passer for a big, but he’s not all that unselfish really. Great hands and long arms. Can put the ball on the floor. Defense was OK tonight, but he’s not more than mediocre at best. Very good rebounder. His attitude came out, got into some altercations with Greg Steimsma on occasion. Calls for the ball and is a dog. Hes going to be an immediate impact player and should be a short-list R.O.Y candidate.

Donte Greene made athletic plays in transition and shows good shooting ability, despite his off night. His handle has gotten better, but he’s not likely to pass the ball. Defense was decent.

Omri Casspi made plays on the offensive glass and made a smooth spot-up 3. He’s going to be an energetic wing player again next year. Seems like Thaddeus Young 2.0

Hassan Whiteside has league-leading shot-blocking potential, but he’s very raw offensively. He extremely weak right now, and is incapable of finishing with contact, a problem if you’re 7 feet. Has a nice shooting touch, but his face-up ability is raw. He continues to look poor on D if he doesn’t block your shot. Never passes the ball. Needs polish for at least 1 season. Don’t expect him to play much next year I don’t think.

Devan Downey played good yesterday, but he was terrible running the offense today. Played wild and dominated the ball more than he should’ve.

T’Wolves:

Wayne Ellington has a polished offensive game, as he can made mid-range shots off the dribble and spotting up and possesses a nice 3-ball. He’s a better athlete than I thought. Good leaper with nice quickness and open floor speed.

Lazar Hayward did his thing. Made OPEN 3-point shots and played strong D. He’s probably is not going to play much next year, but he can figure into their (or some teams) rotation as an grinding wing player who makes spot up shots.

[Tyreke JohnsonParticipant]

Like I said before the Draft, Cousins down the line can be a 20-10 guy for a couple seasons, he is just that good, I’ve watched him all year and love his advanced footwork ,incredible post game, toughness and soft hands around the rim, he isn’t a great low post defender but with his size it can be fixed. I like now that he is showing his outside shooting that he used in high school, mixing that with his post game can make him truly dangerous.

[BasketBalAllanParticipant]

Defiantly agree about the way Downy played tonight, he just seemed to be on a different page then everyone else when he was on the floor.

I was impressed a little by how well Rice played at the end of the game for the Kings; He seemed to make some fairly good decisions under pressure.

[llperez]

man, im watching it right now, and with 5 minutes remaining before the half, chris webber and the other guy interviewed david kahn from minnesota and chris looked pissed. Kahn was talking about how chris took awhile to reach his prime and so darko could still do the same, and chris was like "im not gonna talkk about that, im not gonna put darko and me in the same sentence". Kahn then went on about how darko is really smart and he understands plays quickly, many that chris ran in sac, and chris wouldnt even make eye contact then when kahn was about leave, chris in the most sarcastic tone posible says "good luck".

[JNixonParticipant]

LOL, yeah I saw it. He also told the other guy that was asking most of the questions that he was better off asking his 5 or 6 year old son, because the little boy knew more than he did. Damn

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