Isaiah Thomas thinks DeMarcus Cousins has to be smarter about the decisions he makes on the court, from Jason Jones of The Sacramento Bee: “”It’s hard, he’s his own man,” said guard Isaiah Thomas. “I say things to him, he listens to me a lot. A lot of people say things to him, especially when that thing happened. Everyone said, ‘Just calm down, calm down.’ But he wears his emotions on his sleeve. But that’s the big thing with DeMarcus. He just has to be smarter. He’s got to know when things like that happen they’re going to be looking at you. I didn’t see what happened, whatever he did.”… Thomas on if Cousins will ever figure out how to control his emotions: “I hope. I don’t know what it’s going to take. I hope so. He’s a helluva player, one of the best big men in the league. He has to be smarter in certain situations so one day so I hope it does click or something but I think it’s in his control. It’s in nobody’s control but himself. And I think it will click, hopefully soon.”
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Eric Maynor would be happy to sign with the Portland Trailblazers beyond this season, from Chris Haynes of CSNNW: “Although Maynor has only been part of the organization for a little over two weeks, he says it would be great if the Trail Blazers tendered him. “That would be great for me,” he said. “There’s a bunch of cool dudes that work hard and want to get better. I’m used to that and those are the type of guys I want to be around. This is the type of team that I want to be on.” Trail Blazers General Manger Neil Olshey says he’s happy with the play of Maynor, but he intends on letting the season play out before coming to a verdict on him and others. “We acquired Eric because we felt he could be a long term solution at a position of need,” Olshey told CSNNW.com. “Obviously we are pleased with the impact he has made and how quickly he has fit in. We plan to use the remainder of the season to evaluate how he, and all of our potential free agents, fit into our roster composition.”
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Amare Stoudemire vowed to return from his latest knee injury, from Marc Berman of New York Post: “Amar’e Stoudemire sent a message to his fans last night to not count him out. Ever. On the verge of undergoing right-knee debridement surgery as soon as today, Stoudemire posted on his Twitter account: “To my true fans who understand my heart…This is the life that the most high chose for me. I have to keep my faith in him. I will return again & again & again to help lead the Knicks to fight for a championship.’’ Stoudemire was last seen in the Knicks locker room late Thursday night after their loss to Oklahoma City, wearing a bright red sports jacket, a brooch he bought in Paris, a black fedora, and a long chain with a large Star of David charm. He looked like $100 million and said he felt that way too, despite the added minutes.”
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Josh Smith stated the truth about playing in Atlanta, which is that they have the worst fan base in the league. Stefan Bondy has details: “It is a little difficult (playing in Atlanta),” said Smith, an Atlanta native. “Last year like I was telling everybody, we were ranked No. 1 worst sports town in the United States. It was just the whole city, baseball, football – but football always has a crazy fanbase – it is a little bit difficult. But hopefully we can turn it around sooner than later.” Smith isn’t making this up. Atlanta has the worst fan support in the country, according to Forbes, having supplanted Seattle in last year’s dubious rankings. It seemed fitting that about an hour after our conversation with Smith he played in a half-empty Philips Arena, where the Hawks’ effort matched the atmosphere in a lifeless 93-80 loss to the Nets. Smith wasn’t saying success or popularity was impossible in Atlanta. It’s just “a little bit difficult” when the team isn’t getting support, despite five straight playoff appearances.”
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John Wall had a detailed conversation with Zach Lowe of Grantland about all sorts of good basketball topics. One of them was about how valuable the point guard believes he is worth: “Speaking of those guys: It feels like your name has kind of fallen out of the “elite point guards” conversation a bit, given the time you’ve missed with injuries this season. Do you notice that? Do you care? Nah, I can’t pay attention to that. I don’t think like that. Have you started thinking about your contract extension talks yet? I haven’t started thinking about that. Really? The deadline isn’t that far away. That’s true. Look, I’m just enjoying D.C. This hasn’t been going the way we wanted it to, in terms of winning, but I think we are building something here. Do you feel like you deserve a max contract? That you’re a max guy? I feel like I am. I do, definitely.
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