It’s no secret that DeMarcus Cousins has not always gotten along with his head coaches. Most recently, the Sacramento Kings’ star butted heads with George Karl, eventually helping lead to Karl’s dismissal this offseason.
So far, there are no signs of that repeating under new leadership. The Kings hired former Memphis Grizzlies head coach Dave Joerger this summer and things are going swimmingly.
In fact, Cousins seems to be pretty ecstatic about the offensive system Joerger wants to run.
Following from Jason Jones of the Sac Bee:
DeMarcus Cousins can sum up his feelings about the Kings’ offense in nine words: “I love it. I love it. I love it.”
“A lot of learning,” Cousins said after Monday’s practice. “It’s a new system, of course, a lot of options, man. The offense is different. I think it’s a good look for our team. I think this will help this team get to the next level. So it’s about us getting the system down pat and getting these options, a lot of options.”
[…] “It’s been tough, honestly,” Cousins said. “To shake off the way we used to play, to a … more traditional way, it’s been tough, but I think guys have been great about it. We’re working hard. We’re taking in as much information as we can in a short period of time. I think we’re growing at a fast pace – still got a lot of growing to do.”
Joerger comes from a team that ran offense through two traditional big men in Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph. It’s no coincidence that he was hired by the Kings and it’s no coincidence that Boogie is pleased, so far.
Of course, it’ll be interesting to see how much DeMarcus Cousins loves the offense the first time the Kings go through a long losing streak. At least for now, everything seems to be peachy.
