David Thorpe weighs in on "red flags" of draftees (Insider)

The relevant portion when it comes to Mr. Cousins (I trimmed this down due to Fair Use concerns, but TZ, etc...if you feel there's too much here, go ahead and delete) :

"Another major red flag is lack of conditioning during the draft process...Teams figure that if a player is not going to take the time and energy to get his body right before the all-important pre-draft process, how will he be able to manage doing it during the far more distracting and busy NBA season?

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The weight/conditioning/strength issue is part of a bigger picture, called attitude and work ethic. When teams see ripped muscles, low body fat and strong lungs in their private workouts, they can take comfort in the idea that the players who exhibit those characteristics are either not afraid of real work or are guys that love to improve their body and game. The opposite suggests a player who will be the type of guy who is "last one in the gym, first one out."

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In this draft, DeMarcus Cousins is flying this particular red flag, thanks to his high body fat percentage in the Chicago pre-draft camp and his less-than solid performances in individual workouts. His conditioning is a major question. And as with other on-court issues, it's enough to make teams think twice before taking him."

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lol… Seriouly, I hope DMC is the Exception to this trend.

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by Shadrack on Jun 15, 2010 10:20 AM PDT reply actions

Actually the point that stood out to me most was this:

In this draft, DeMarcus Cousins is flying this particular red flag, thanks to his high body fat percentage in the Chicago pre-draft camp and his less-than solid performances in individual workouts.

That’s interesting because the common wisdom is that Cousins has shown pretty well in the individuals.

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by otis29 on Jun 15, 2010 10:24 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Sacramento has been his only individual workout so far from my understanding

His next workouts are June 18th for Philadelphia and June 21 for New Jersey, specifically going head to head with Favors on the 21st. Which individual workouts would he be talking about then?

by kingsfan300 on Jun 15, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions

thats a good point

I don’t know what he could be talking about

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by Ellimist on Jun 15, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions

yeah I was wondering about this too

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by wallywagon11 on Jun 15, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions

I am pro-ponent of the Eye Test

and I have not seen any video’s, I wanna see Videos. Damn Agents.

Which leads me to a question. Should a particular player do the individual team workouts… and have inconsistant success, Does that raise a concern, I can see some players just not wanting to play for Minny or even Us… just coming out and Dogging it.

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by Shadrack on Jun 15, 2010 10:38 AM PDT reply actions

I am pro-ponent of the Eye Test (graded)

~~and~~ (Needs capitalization) I have not seen any ~~video’s~~ (superfluous apostrophe) , (End of sentence, use a period) I wanna see ~~Videos~~ (You forgot your apostrophe this time. Yay! Capitalization unnecessary). Damn ~~Agents~~ (No need to capitalize this word. Or respect it.).

~~Which leads me to a question~~ (Sentence fragment.). Should a particular player do the individual team workouts… (Use a comma) and have ~~inconsistant~~ (inconsistent) success, ~~Does~~ (Unnecessary capitalization) that ~~raise a concern~~, (This is the end of your sentence, which was, as you stated a question. Use a question mark.) I can see some players just not wanting to play for Minny or even Us (Unless you’re referring to the gossip magazine, we are not important enough to be capitalized.) … (Using “and” would have been better, although it would remain a rather awkward sentence.) just coming out and ~~Dogging~~ (You are either very religious and very dyslexic, or need a refresher on capitalization.) it.

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by andy sims on Jun 15, 2010 12:33 PM PDT reply actions