Recently, with the end of the NBA regular season, the playoffs that fans have been concerned about for a long time have finally begun. However, for some teams, it is still difficult to taste the taste of the playoffs, and even has not been able to reach the playoffs for many years. At the end of the season, the Kings set a very embarrassing record, having failed to make the playoffs for 16 consecutive years since 2006, setting a new record for the league's longest time.
At the same time, as a former pillar of the Kings, Demarcus Cousins, who has been reduced to an ordinary rotation player because of serious injuries, recently launched a attack on his old club in an interview recently, and the words were quite fierce, especially talking about the Kings' past inaction, his position in the history of the Kings and so on. So, let's see if Cousins is objective in what he said, and whether he can be inducted into the Hall of Fame and retire his jersey.
1. Is this really true regarding the Kings' inaction?
First of all, during the interview, the reporter mentioned kaoshen's past time in the Kings, cousins bluntly said: "In addition to the draft, they read my name, what else did they do for me?" Admittedly, Cousins has been an NBA player during his seven seasons with the Kings, but Cousins shouldn't blame his old club so much.
This team has some problems with player development, such as Evans, who averaged 20+5+5 per game compared to James in the rookie season, but was asked to play the No. 2 position, or even the No. 3 position, which is a real tyrannical thing. However, after the team saw the potential of Cousins that year, it was also determined to start a new round of team building around him as the core.
Although it seems that the Kings' draft vision is indeed not very good, but whether it is Fredette, Ben McCollmore, Stauskas on the outside, or Thomas Robinson, Papayannis and Cowley Stan on the inside, they are all favored by many NBA scouts, whether in the NCAA or in Europe, they are outstanding players with outstanding personal ability and numerous awards. Failing to play in the NBA, they themselves have a big problem.
The Kings chose them, either to equip Kaoshen with a shooter on the outside, or to find helpers on the inside, and even to get veterans such as Guy and Rondo through trade, all of whom came to assist Cousins. So Cousins shouldn't have slammed his old club. Of course, the Kings do have certain problems regardless of the draft vision and training method.
2. Should the jersey be retired? The probability is too low.
In addition, when the reporter was interviewed, he also mentioned the retirement of the jersey. Indeed, Cousins played in Sacramento for nearly seven seasons, averaging 21.1 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, both in terms of stats and his performance on the court, which is worthy of recognition. But if you want to retire the jersey, it is unlikely. Before that, we'll talk about the fact that Cousins bluntly said he was the best in kings history. However, it seems that the former All-Star interior lineman is a little too high on himself. The Kings' history is not too glorious, but there is no shortage of stars, "Big O" Oscar Robertson, who averaged a triple-double record per game this season, which was not broken until the appearance of Westbrook.
In the history of the Kings is a completely dominant existence, not to mention that he brought the only regular season MVP trophy in team history for the team. And "Elf" Nate Archibald, in that era of giants, won the scoring and assists of the season, which is still within reach today. Chris Webber at the beginning of the new century, leading the team to play the "Princeton" whirlwind, once formed a rivalry with the Lakers, these legendary stars, dare to ask Cousins which can be suppressed?
Secondly, when it comes to retiring jerseys, it has just been said that it is unlikely, it may be a bit euphemistic, and it should be said that it is completely impossible. Although Cousins has been the only team All-Star in the Kings' past decade and has also been named to the All-Team, it is far from enough for the team's contribution.
As the first veteran team to join the NBA, the Kings have a total of 10 retired jerseys in their history, and none of them are legends who have not contributed a lot to the team, let alone have a close relationship with the team. As a result, Cousins' jersey retirement probability is basically zero.
3. Inducted into the Hall of Fame? There is a high probability that it will still not be selected.
Finally, when Cousins was asked if he could be inducted into the Hall of Fame, he also mentioned the former Kings star, Vlad Divac. Indeed, Divac has very few career honors, only 2 All-Stars and 1 week best. But Divac's identity is very special, he is one of the earliest European players to play in the NBA, his experience in the NBA, for the development of European basketball and the continuous with the NBA has a very great role in promoting, whether during the military, or after retirement, he has always contributed to basketball, which is the biggest reason why Divac can be selected.
Cousins' own ability to lead the team is limited, and the contribution of the stadium is average. And his honors are 2 second-time, 4 All-Star and 6 weekly bests, and the probability is that they will stay here in the future. Even Maddy, who has been questioned by the fans, has 2 first-time and 2-time scoring kings, not to mention other honors that Cousins does not have. As a result, Cousins will hardly enter the Hall of Fame in the future.