There was bound to be trouble in Sacramento sooner or later with so many volatile personalities on the team, and it appears as though that point has come much sooner than anyone may have expected.
After the Sacramento Kings lost at home to the San Antonio Spurs 106-88, DeMarcus Cousins stated the following to reporters:
Cousins says there are some internal issues going on with the Kings right now that have to be handled.
— James Ham (@James_Ham) November 10, 2015
“We’ve got some issues in-house we need to figure out.” -DeMarcus Cousins — James Ham (@James_Ham) November 10, 2015
“Just to make it clear, I believe in every single person in this room. We’ve just got to stay together.” -DeMarcus Cousins
— James Ham (@James_Ham) November 10, 2015
“I feel like when those issues are fixed, the winning will come.” -DeMarcus Cousins — James Ham (@James_Ham) November 10, 2015
Cousins, who returned from an achilles injury after a four-game absence, was dreadful on Monday, scoring 21 points on 5-of-20 shooting from the field. The Kings were also missing backup point guard Darren Collison due to injury, forcing Rajon Rondo to play all 48 minutes of the game and ending his night with eight points, six rebounds, 12 assists and nine turnovers.
It’s unclear what or who exactly Cousins was referring to, but one thing is crystal clear: all is not well when your record is 1-7. What comes of the in-house issues remain to be seen, but Bill Simmons appears to have seen enough already:
Drake and Vivek should co-write a song about Vivek’s Kings ownership called “Started at the Bottom and I’m Still Here.”
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) November 10, 2015
I don’t understand the team that the Kings have put together. It’s like they auto-drafted a fantasy team and now they are stuck with it.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) November 10, 2015
Jim Park is a blogger and Tweet of the Night author of Sheridan Hoops. Follow him on twitter @SheridanBlog.
Simmons is 100% right. They have a bunch of fun players, but absolutely no chemistry. The only way this team works is if Rondo develops chemistry with Cousins, and Gay can play as a borderline all star. Oh and yea Cauly Stein needs to be Ben Wallace in his prime. That should do it!