<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > introduction</h1>
Acacia is like the depth of the sea, and the old times are like the sky.
In the NBA, players who are ruined by injuries abound. Whether it is the former Yellow Man Baroy, or the former genius Emperor Auden, injuries are inevitable for every player, but they are also what every player wants to avoid.
Basketball itself is a fully confrontational sport, especially in the best halls of basketball, and as the game progresses, the intensity will only get higher and higher, regular season, playoffs, and finals.
And today I want to talk to you about a center who used to be a big player in the league, but because of injury, he didn't have the ball to play. He is Cousins, affectionately known as cousin by fans.
Cousins
Saramento, a city that nurtures beautiful fairy tales, where the NBA team name is called the Kings, in the 2010 NBA Draft, the Kings selected Cousins from the University of Kentucky with the fifth pick in the first round, the first 7 seasons of his career, Cousins gave everything for the Kings, once he was the hot center in the league, and now because of injury, Cousins has fallen to the point where there is no ball to play now, Cousins' encounter, can't help but make people regret, now follow my pace, we walk into the story of Cousins together.
< h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > college years</h1>
Cousins, who worked at the University of Kentucky in college, also reached a verbal agreement with the University of Alabama before coming to the University of Kentucky, but did not sign an agreement because the head coach may leave. He then moved to the University of Memphis, and once again because of the head coach's problems, Cousins followed the then head coach John F. Kennedy. Kalipari eventually came to the University of Kentucky. (Cousins is really loyal to coaches.) ）
Cousins in college
At the University of Kentucky, Cousins met his first college teammate, John Lennon. Wall. In his freshman year, the University of Kentucky led the team to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship under the leadership of Cousins and John Wall, and Cousins was also elected the best rookie in the SEC Division in his freshman season.
In college, cousins and Wall were very tough, and in the 2009-2010 season, the two of them were selected into the first team of the ncaa at that time, and the two of them were also the 9th pair in the history of the American College League, from the same university, and were selected for the first team together, and Cousins, in the first team, was also the only player who could average double-doubles per game, and he averaged 15.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game.
Finally on April 7, 2010. Cousins made the big decision, he gave up his college career and decided to run in the NBA draft.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" > king period (lonely king</h1>).
In the 2010 draft, Cousins was selected by the Kings with the fifth pick in the first round, the newcomer Cousins, the rookie season has begun to show its sharp edge, height 2.08 meters, arm span 2.28 meters, standing touch height of 2.87 meters Cousins, with a perfect static talent, even he himself may not have thought that in the next 7 years, he will become the new owner of the Kings, now we use specific data to analyze why Cousins is called a top center.
1. Offensive end
In the first 7 seasons of his career, Cousins grew rapidly in the Kings, on the offensive end: Cousins just entered the league in the first season, averaging 14.1 points per game, and in the next 7 years, Cousins improved every year, until the 16-17 season, that is, Cousins' last year in the Kings, Cousins's average points per game has reached 27.8 points, in the Kings' 7 years, Cousins has won many honors, including 3 All-Stars, 2 best team second team and so on. Unfortunately, at that time in the Kings, Cousins did not have many right-hand men, so the Kings did not play very well.
Percentage of shots
Through the data, we can see that Cousins' career basketball shooting rate is as high as 62.4%, accounting for 37.0%, close range two-point shooting rate is 37.4%, accounting for 27.1%, mid-range two-point shooting 34.6%, accounting for 6.6%, long-distance two-point shooting 37.8%, accounting for 18.2%. Looking at Cousins' percentage of shots, you will find that as a center, Cousins, most of the shots are still under the basket, but in other positions, Cousins has a basket, especially a long-distance two-pointer, Cousins is also growing with the development of the times, in the Kings period, he is a full-fledged center in line with the small ball era.
2. Defensive end
Analysis of rebounding, blocking, stealing data during the Cousins Kings era
I counted the 7 seasons of the Cousins Kings, rebounds, blocks and steals data, we can find that in terms of rebounding, Cousins can contribute 10 rebounds per game in 7 seasons, which means that in the Kings' 7 seasons, Cousins can basically achieve the data of contributing two doubles per game, in addition, in the Kings' 7 seasons, Cousins can also contribute nearly 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks.
Defensive efficiency
Defensive efficiency and defensive WS during the Cousins Kings era
Through the chart we can see: Cousins in the Kings period, the defensive efficiency remained very stable, there was no large fluctuation, basically can be maintained at about 102%-103%, which is also due to Cousins's height arm span, and then look at Cousins' defense WS, has been dedicated to a small range of uphill, but also to prove that Cousins in the King's period, defense is getting better and better.
Summary: Cousins in the Kings period, is lonely, even though he played an All-Star performance, the team's record has never been able to improve, coupled with Cousins can not control his temper, and finally after 7 seasons, Cousins decided to leave Salamento, go to the Pelicans, and Davis to form a super twin tower, compete for the championship.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-center-line" > leave the King and pursue his dreams (Cousins has an accident</h1>).
1. Pelicans period
Leaving Cousins, who played for 7 seasons, to the Pelicans, continue to pursue his dream of a championship, his and Davis' super twin tower combination, at that time was also very optimistic about the league, in the Pelicans' two seasons, Cousins still had a very good performance.
Cousins of the Pelican period
After two seasons with the Pelicans, Cousins still maintained his own level of efficiency, and in the 17th to 18th seasons, Cousins ushered in a comprehensive improvement, averaging 25.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.67 steals and 1.58 blocks per game. Cousins at the time was worth the Pelicans' stay with a top-salary contract.
But the accident still happened, in the Pelicans vs. Rockets game on January 27, 2018, Cousins was injured, yes, the Achilles tendon rupture, which is a very important injury that has greatly affected the player's athletic career, and it is precisely because of this injury that the Pelicans hesitated, they did not offer Cousins the contract they should have, and the disheartened Cousins decided to leave.
2. Warriors period
Cousins, who left, was once unnoticed, but the Warriors, the superpower team in the West at the time, set their sights on Cousins, and they offered Cousins a mid-class contract, and the five-star Warriors officially arrived. At the time, many people thought the Warriors were very excessive, but in other words, only the Warriors were willing to give Cousins another chance. In a season with the Warriors, Cousins, although in a state of decline, still came up with a qualified performance.
Cousins' warrior performance
As I said earlier, Cousins is a center who is very suitable for the small-ball era, and now that he has come to the Warriors of the pioneers of small-ball play, Cousins can be said to be a tiger, although he has experienced injuries and his form has declined, but Cousins still showed a very good performance. At the Warriors Cousins, he averaged 16.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.33 steals and 1.47 blocks per game.
But unfortunately, the Warriors, who were originally only in the championship, suffered an injury frenzy, on the way to the Western Conference Finals, Durant, Thompson and other tough players were injured one by one, and finally lost to the Raptors in the Finals, Cousins also lost the best year to win the championship, after the end of the season, the Warriors did not leave Cousins because of salary problems, and Cousins was injured again because of the field ball off the court. The new season goes to the Lakers.
3. The Lakers period
Cousins, who came to the Lakers, because of the injury again, has not had the opportunity to play, more often, they are waving towels off the court, but this season the Lakers have introduced a number of tough players, the Pelicans' old teammate Davis also came to play the Lakers, and there are Rondo, Howard and others under the bench. Cousins seems to be back in the Pelicans (Davis, Rondo were cousins of the Pelicans)
The Lakers, who are determined to win the championship, did not give Cousins more time to recover, and finally the Lakers chose to cut Cousins in order to introduce other strong players. Once the league's top center, the "cousin" loved by fans, eventually fell to the point where there was no ball to play because of injuries.
< h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > the final message</h1>
You never know tomorrow and other than which one comes first, once the top center, but now want to play, but no one cares, now the Lakers cut Cousins is trying to recover, hope that one day can be in the NBA figure, see Cousins figure again, although suffered an injury, but after the return of Cousins, I believe can still be a good blue-collar center, I hope that the "cousin" returns as soon as possible.