DeMarcus Cousins Was Kicked Out of Practice
DeMarcus Cousins: Just two months into his rookie season with the Kings, DeMarcus Cousins has gone from promising preseason to starter to reserve to kicked out of practice Monday. The rookie from Kentucky is averaging 10 points and 6 rebounds, which is nice (and now the bad: league-leading 4.2 fouls per game), but the attitude still needs work, if you’re reading between the lines on these quotes from coach Paul Westphal. “It was a necessary move in our continued attempt to help him develop. I’m not going to get into details. He was asked to leave early.” Are we thinking he’ll more likely turn out like Zach Randolph, or be a complete waste, like Eddy Curry? [Sac Bee]

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November 30th, 2010 at 2:02 PM
I’m amazed that Paul Westphal is an NBA again, but Paul Westhead is not.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:03 PM
too talented, im going with zach randolph.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:05 PM
GSG is crafting his reply in a bunker with PP.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:05 PM
November 30th, 2010 at 2:06 PM
Favors > Cousins
November 30th, 2010 at 2:06 PM
already fined for cussing out the strength and conditioning coach early in the season. fell in the draft because of his lack of maturity, so this isnt really a surprise
Marcus Fizer? lol
November 30th, 2010 at 2:06 PM
Trade his ass!
/looks up possible trades with Phoenix
November 30th, 2010 at 2:07 PM
Greg Monroe > Favors > Cousins
Just joking. Greg Monroe sucks.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:08 PM
NBA coach again
he was the Kings coach last year
November 30th, 2010 at 2:10 PM
I politely request you not mention that name ever again. Jay Williams, too.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:13 PM
yeah, but he hadn’t coached in the NBA for about 10 years before that.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:14 PM
but the attitude still works work
Does that mean he’s working a package for Zack Randolph?
November 30th, 2010 at 2:15 PM
Give Greg Monroe time, Vlad. He didn’t come out this year because he was ready, it was just the smarter seeming money move. He’ll be much better in the second half
November 30th, 2010 at 2:21 PM
I don’t know, why don’t you tell us what you’re thinking?
November 30th, 2010 at 2:23 PM
Jay Williams, too.
Why did I hear the sound of screeching tires when I read his name.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:26 PM
I took a zombie survival quiz. I scored a 78 percent, as in chance of survival. I should probably learn how to hold and shoot a gun, and go fishing and camping more often.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:27 PM
gary trent
November 30th, 2010 at 2:28 PM
No joke, with all the zombie talk on here and the Walking Dead, I had a zombie dream the other night. It was just me and this 10 year old girl and I was just driving around trying to escape all these zombies. Then there was a zombie squirrel that jumped in the car and tried to bite the girl but I was able to throw it out the window. Scary stuff.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:28 PM
Link NDUB
November 30th, 2010 at 2:30 PM
better than an evil radioactive turkey. gobble gobble motherfucker
November 30th, 2010 at 2:30 PM
You can’t drop shit like that on here and not give a link, NDub. I can’t wait for Geezus to score, like, a 28 while Spencer and I score in the 90′s.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:31 PM
Zombies? Why are we worried about zombies? There are more pressing matters at hand.
It’s fucking SNOWING outside people.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:32 PM
I’ll bet those numbers get flipped.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:33 PM
CJ – That’s quite the creative dream.
Texans – Linkage
November 30th, 2010 at 2:34 PM
Your point?
November 30th, 2010 at 2:35 PM
Being bitten in a dream carries almost the same connotation as biting someone in a dream – only in reverse. If someone is biting you, the dream may be an expression of hostility that you are intuitively picking up on. Is there someone around you who may be threatened by you, jealous of you, or angry at you? As in the dreams of you biting someone else, looking at who is biting you is a big clue in understanding what the dream is trying to communicate.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:36 PM
Gary Trent aka Shaq of the Mac lol
November 30th, 2010 at 2:36 PM
Being bitten in a dream carries almost the same connotation as biting someone in a dream – only in reverse. If someone is biting you, the dream may be an expression of hostility that you are intuitively picking up on. Is there someone around you who may be threatened by you, jealous of you, or angry at you? As in the dreams of you biting someone else, looking at who is biting you is a big clue in understanding what the dream is trying to communicate.
/jmorris?
November 30th, 2010 at 2:37 PM
I picture Hernia saying this like Frank the Tank in the debate in Old School.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:37 PM
this.
/76 and sunny here.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:37 PM
Gary Trent aka Shaq of the Mac lol
that guy was about 6’4″. What a great nickname (in college).
November 30th, 2010 at 2:37 PM
Indeed, good sir, indeed.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:38 PM
I just took the quiz as if I were my parents…. yikes.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:38 PM
zombie quiz results = 81.65%
November 30th, 2010 at 2:38 PM
75% chance of survival here.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:39 PM
so CJ’s dream expresses her inner hatred for and desire to bite squirrels?
November 30th, 2010 at 2:40 PM
Sanders confessional dream in your dream.
braaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
November 30th, 2010 at 2:40 PM
You can’t drop shit like that on here and not give a link, NDub. I can’t wait for Geezus to score, like, a 28 while Spencer and I score in the 90’s.
I wrote the quiz SG.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:40 PM
I’d say who the little squirrel represents, but she knows.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:40 PM
Damn I only got a 64%… I’m gonna get zombie’d
November 30th, 2010 at 2:40 PM
What got me – no gun experience, little camping/fishing experience, no knowledge of CPR, suck at driving manual tranmissions
What helped – age, sex, fitness, smarts, bat and knightstick next to my bed, tons of knives in the kitchen
November 30th, 2010 at 2:40 PM
62% — I think having to worry about the significant other drastically hurt my score
November 30th, 2010 at 2:40 PM
I got a 92 only because I’m a disgusting fat body
November 30th, 2010 at 2:41 PM
76% chance of survival
November 30th, 2010 at 2:41 PM
Being bitten in a dream carries almost the same connotation as biting someone in a dream – only in reverse. If someone is biting you, the dream may be an expression of hostility that you are intuitively picking up on. Is there someone around you who may be threatened by you, jealous of you, or angry at you? As in the dreams of you biting someone else, looking at who is biting you is a big clue in understanding what the dream is trying to communicate.
“I’m Dr Frasier Ryan, and I’m listening”
November 30th, 2010 at 2:41 PM
if my dad were healthier, he’d be fine. my mom would go down surrounded by a pile of dismembered zombies tho. she’s not the type to run.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:41 PM
83% bitch! The secret, I dont care about anyone else.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:42 PM
Oh yeah, being on my own helps. No kids or wife to hold me back.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:42 PM
Danny Woodhead?
November 30th, 2010 at 2:42 PM
how did you get 78% without being able to do this?
November 30th, 2010 at 2:43 PM
Because I’m NDub. And I’m fucking awesome.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:44 PM
Oh god damn it. I got a 67. This is bullshit. I know CPR, I have tons of knives in the house, I know how to cook, and I am utterly awesome at driving a manual transmission.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:44 PM
zombie quiz results = 81.65%
82.75% – though I think in the event of an actual zombie outbreak the younguns at home is going to drag that down a lot.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:44 PM
hunting, fishing, camping, weapon use & creativity? How’d you rate on those?
November 30th, 2010 at 2:46 PM
74%. All of the smoking and drinking probably lowered it down.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:47 PM
Oops, I forgot to mark that I can drive both an automatic and manual transmission. That bumped me up to 74%. A little more respectable.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:47 PM
that quiz is stupid. It says I get 54%, but it doesn’t even ask me if I live on a hill with good visibility.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:47 PM
What I should seriously do to help my survival: learn how to shoot a gun, learn CPR, learn how to start a fire. I’d be a-ok after that.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:48 PM
%75.9174311926605
Never handled a gun. I know how to use a blowtorch and chainsaw though.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:49 PM
The quiz doesn’t factor in if you are a zombie and hiding it from everywhere.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:49 PM
What I should seriously do to help my survival: learn how to shoot a gun, learn CPR, learn how to start a fire. I’d be a-ok after that.
shooting a gun is really, really easy.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:49 PM
What I should seriously do to help my survival: learn how to shoot a gun, learn CPR, learn how to start a fire. I’d be a-ok after that.
If you had to choose one, go with being able to start a fire. CPR won’t matter much cause there won’t be much opportunity to use it, hopefully you run into someone that can shoot. Can always use a bat/golf club/crow bar in emergencies.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:49 PM
What is the right answer for that question about what to do if you’re in a basement and zombies are coming down the stairs? I picked the chainsaw only because I think it would be fun to saw off zombie heads.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:50 PM
guns are awesome. you should learn how to shoot em for fun.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:50 PM
everywhere = everyone
November 30th, 2010 at 2:50 PM
I figure I can learn how to shoot a gun once it hits anyway. How hard can it be?
November 30th, 2010 at 2:51 PM
I said pipe. My worry about the chainsaw is if it dies/chain slips/etc.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:51 PM
It’s definitely tough. I didn’t choose the chainsaw one because that means I’m way too close to the zombies. Don’t want to get bit or scratched.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:51 PM
i picked the metal pipe. chainsaw would get you fucked up (they’re not easy to just swing around) and the gun, seeing as it’s old, would likely jam or misfire and would definitely take a long time to reload.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:51 PM
Aim high. That way you won’t hit the hubby on accident.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:52 PM
What is the right answer for that question about what to do if you’re in a basement and zombies are coming down the stairs? I picked the chainsaw only because I think it would be fun to saw off zombie heads.
I went with pipe to the head. Gun is going to destroy your ears (think TWD in the tank) and the chainsaw will just draw more of them.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:52 PM
I almost did but then I realized I would not want to be that close to a group of zombies, so I would shoot them from afar instead. Because I’m a pussy.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:52 PM
How about this question:
What if that person was a close friend or family member?
November 30th, 2010 at 2:53 PM
it’s not the firing that’s hard, it’s the maintenance and reloading that you’d have to worry about. and if it’s a handgun, and you’ve never fired one before, it’s not just as easy as squeezing the trigger.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:53 PM
guns are awesome. you should learn how to shoot em for fun.
This. You don’t even have to own one. Just know someone who does and buy some ammo for them. I can’t see myself ever owning a gun, but I love shooting shit.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:53 PM
Yeah I’m sure the pipe was the right answer. Like I said, I picked the one that sounded the coolest.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:53 PM
What if that person was a close friend or family member?
If they really loved you they’d want you to live.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:53 PM
that’s cold.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:54 PM
As is shooting a basketball but that won’t make you Kobe Bryant.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:55 PM
Only thing I’m saving is the dog.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:56 PM
Based on?
November 30th, 2010 at 2:56 PM
shooting a gun is really, really easy.
Should have one of these just in case.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:56 PM
/holds back tears
November 30th, 2010 at 2:59 PM
Good point. Cleaning and maintenance can be a pain. Especially with a semi-auto handgun (ignoring Glocks, of course). I had a 1006 S&W for a while, and it was enough of a bear with target use.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:59 PM
As is shooting a basketball but that won’t make you Kobe Bryant.
he only shoots 44% for his career.
/nick p’d
Besides, you don’t need to be the empresario of killing zombies, just proficient.
November 30th, 2010 at 2:59 PM
Topics that get lots of comments:
– BBQ
– Workout/eating habits
– Banging fat chicks
– Zombie-pocalypse
November 30th, 2010 at 3:00 PM
The pipe is probably the right answer. You dont know how many there are. If there are 50 of them and stay in the basement you are screwed whatever your weapon. The pipe is the only one which gives you a way out.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:00 PM
I got 64 too. That’s horseshit. I would work the zombies.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Cleaning and maintenance can be a pain. Especially with a semi-auto handgun (ignoring Glocks, of course).
revolvers all the way.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:01 PM
zombie heads don’t sway as much as humans do when they walk, and they’re slow targets. that’d be a pretty easy shot even for a novice marksman.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:01 PM
The sorta-ironic thing is, Cousins wanted to come back for his sophomore year so he could be the overall number 1 in the next draft, but Calipari strongly suggested he go, which I’m fairly certain is tied to Calipari’s ego, coupled with a desire to tell future recruits about his five first-rounders from 2010.
It’s pretty damn clear DeMarcus would be well-served by another year or two in college.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:01 PM
Topics that get lots of comments:
RedWings hockey used to get lots of comments. what happened?
November 30th, 2010 at 3:02 PM
The more I think about this stuff, the more I’m pretty sure I would just cowher into a ball and let the zombies eat me while I piss myself.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:02 PM
RedWings hockey used to get lots of comments. what happened?
Fuck the Red Wings.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:02 PM
You missed the porn discussion that led into the which Food Network star would you most like to bone last night. 500+ comments during a shitty MNF game.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:03 PM
Revolver would be the last thing I’d want
November 30th, 2010 at 3:03 PM
The more I think about this stuff, the more I’m pretty sure I would just cowher into a ball and let the zombies eat me while I piss myself
Maybe they would be distracted by the smell of piss?
November 30th, 2010 at 3:04 PM
there’s more than one answer for this if you’re a guy?
November 30th, 2010 at 3:04 PM
seriously…the beatles sucked. why would we want to preserve THAT?
/that’s what you meant, right?
November 30th, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Revolver would be the last thing I’d want
As mentioned, you need something that’s easy to maintain, but also something for which there will be plenty of ammo.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Tyler Florence!
November 30th, 2010 at 3:05 PM
there’s more than one answer for this if you’re a guy?
/gets in line behind Spencer
//Paula Deen
November 30th, 2010 at 3:05 PM
i went with the crisco ol’ fashioned from paula deen.
but that’s just me.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:05 PM
But that’s bullshit too. How are you going to clear 50 zombies when you are at the bottom of the steps and get a way out? They would all get clogged on the steps if you are at the bottom swinging a pipe.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:06 PM
HAHA! I was just about to say the only answer for girls would probably be Tyler Florence.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:06 PM
he’s one of those assholes who tries to hide the fact he’s fat.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:06 PM
Absolutely. Giada has her detractors. Jersey, Tampa and I were all down with some body clapping with Rachael Ray. Paula Deen was in mole’s wheelhouse. Don’t think you can pigeonhole this commentariat so easily.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:07 PM
I think he is pleasantly plump
November 30th, 2010 at 3:07 PM
you don’t swing the pipe, travolta. you use it as a portable barrier to keep the zombies from getting to your flesh.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:08 PM
Now I’m yearning for Liz Hurley again. I’m flooding TBL’s inbox with photos tonight.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:08 PM
Did anyone answer Marcela the mexican lady? I think she’s the prettiest.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:08 PM
How are you going to clear 50 zombies when you are at the bottom of the steps and get a way out?
They are dumb, try toline up some boxes/furniture and create a little cattle run, it’s your only chance of the three.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:08 PM
This is blasphemous. There is one chick on The Best Thing I ever Ate that’s pretty hot. Can’t pull a name tho.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:08 PM
When would be the worst time for you to be under zombie attack on your residence?
I’d have to say the middle of the night while sleeping would suck. Also, after a grueling cardio session wouldn’t be desirable. I honestly think the worst would be after a big meal, like Thanksgiving or Christmas. Or maybe if I was 2-3 hours into a night at the bar.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:09 PM
Giada has DSLs. I think Rachel Ray couldn’t shut the F up and get down to fucking. She’s so yappy and has a really annoying laugh. I love Paula Deen but I would think more people want to hang with her in a maternal way than in a sexual way. What about that tall blond chick who does that show during the day that includes making your own place settings? I think it’s called Semi-Homemade?
November 30th, 2010 at 3:10 PM
NDub: if you are in mid-shit
November 30th, 2010 at 3:11 PM
NDub: if you are in mid-shit
Bahaha, I had something similar half typed.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:11 PM
DSLs?
November 30th, 2010 at 3:11 PM
Don’t forget about Aarti Sequeira.
Marcela Valladolid is the name you’re looking for, CJ. I don’t think she was brought up. She ranks ahead of several for me.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:11 PM
Not if you are at The Winchester
November 30th, 2010 at 3:11 PM
Damn I’m a little late to every party today. Love zombie movies and zombie scenarios. Way too often I watch zombie stuff before bed and have crazy dreams surviving the zombie-pocalypse.
you don’t swing the pipe, travolta. you use it as a portable barrier to keep the zombies from getting to your flesh.
This, this made me laugh pretttty good. Thanks Spencer.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:11 PM
dick sucking lips.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:11 PM
Ndub- I jump across my wife on the bed and run towards the door if I hear the slightest noise. I would think after a night of drinking, I would be more vulnerable
November 30th, 2010 at 3:12 PM
This is blasphemous. There is one chick on The Best Thing I ever Ate that’s pretty hot. Can’t pull a name tho.
You’re talking about the brunette who likes those brownies right? Can’t recall her name, but she’s in second place after Giada.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:12 PM
you don’t swing the pipe, travolta
travolta is the new strahan
November 30th, 2010 at 3:12 PM
Lollercoaster
November 30th, 2010 at 3:13 PM
Seemed like the question implied using the pipe as a weapon at the bottom of the steps.
“Grab the pipe and position yourself at the foot of the stairs. Hopefully you can stun them as they come down and escape up the steps”
Didn’t see how you could clear the zombies and get up the same set of steps without it being clogged.
/i would still crush zombies. fuck that test.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:15 PM
I think drinking, too. Your balance, awareness and inhibitions are all significantly lowered. Plus, you don’t think straight when you’re on the good shit.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:17 PM
sandra lee? that waspy bitch would be about as exciting as a blow-up fuckdoll.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:17 PM
I think drinking, too. Your balance, awareness and inhibitions are all significantly lowered. Plus, you don’t think straight when you’re on the good shit.
Depends on whether shooting zombies is like playing pool/darts, those skills seem to improve, albeit only to a certain level of intoxication.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:18 PM
If I’m 2-3 hours into a night at the bar, that means I’m on like 7-9 beers. Which means I’m feeling pretty good. Running would not be fun.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:19 PM
post-work b0ng sesh for me.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:20 PM
So it seems many of you will continue to party even in the middle of a zombie-pocalypse. I would be too busy building my impenetrable fort to booze it up.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:23 PM
No way. I’m talking like if shit went down while I’m at the bar. Like it’s a normal night out, them, BAM!, zombies show up. The virus spread like the rage virus in 28 Days Later or something. Or some zombies that were bottled up at a local hospital or government center to keep away from the community, just busted out and are in the streets.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:24 PM
I think ndub meant the worst time for zombies to attack
November 30th, 2010 at 3:24 PM
If I’m 2-3 hours into a night at the bar, that means I’m on like 7-9 beers. Which means I’m feeling pretty good. Running would not be fun.
I willing to bet I be scared sober pretty fucking quick if a pack of Z’s showed up.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:24 PM
I think ndub meant the worst time for zombies to attack
November 30th, 2010 at 3:24 PM
well look who we’re talking to…mr. gonna-die-first and ndub, who apparently doesn’t need usable skills to have a better-than-average chance of surviving.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:25 PM
Would’nt the worst time to be attacked by a zombie be in any kind of sexual act? naked. vulnerable. dead.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:26 PM
not really…what better way to go than during/after fucking?
November 30th, 2010 at 3:27 PM
sandra lee? that waspy bitch would be about as exciting as a blow-up fuckdoll.
That’s the future First Mistress of New York you’re talking about.
/would give it to her good if Mario wasn’t already doing so.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:27 PM
Your chances of surviving the Zombie Apocalypse: %71.33 Not bad for a geezer,albeit a hunting ,gunowning geezer
November 30th, 2010 at 3:27 PM
HA! It’s all about the cardio, baby! Plus I’m smart, resourceful and sneaky. And I watch a lot of zombie movies.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:28 PM
well of course but I meant in a trying to survive sense. So that one day you can live to make it through another girls impenetrable fort.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:29 PM
well look who we’re talking to…mr. gonna-die-first
I assume this is referring to me, send me your mailing address, I’m going to purchase WWZ for you.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:30 PM
lol…i bought it this weekend just reading this book about blackwater first tho.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:32 PM
lol…i bought it this weekend just reading this book about blackwater first tho.
Ha, I pulled it off the bookshelf last week, got sucked into reading it again.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:34 PM
that’s true…zombieland did accentuate the importance of cardio.