Comments on: Film Session: Why I Like Derrick Favors

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Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:29:56 +0000

[...] Nets were deciding between DeMarcus Cousins and Derrick Favors. I like Derrick Favors, because he fits better with the Nets: If you were to think of one word that has been associated with Derrick Favors so far, that word [...]

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:31:41 +0000

I’m also a Cousins fan. Love derrick foot speed on defense. At first i felt i would disappointed if we drafted favors. Now i believe both will be great players. Nice breakdown.

By: NetsAreScorching – New Jersey Nets Blog – Nets News, Rumors, Analysis, Podcasts, Salaries, & Statistics » Blog Archive » June 21st Isn’t The Be All End All

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:01:27 +0000

[...] While a workout against each other will provide some information (for example, how Derrick Favors handles a bigger defender or how DeMarcus Cousins can shoot from the outside), there is only so much you can learn from a situation like this. The main reason, this is simply one on one rather than five on five drills. At some point teams are going to have to trust their scouting of live-game situations, and I think that the Nets’ scouting will tell them that Derrick Favors is the Power Forward the Nets need to draft. [...]

By: Jimmy Johnson

Jimmy Johnson — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:41:04 +0000

The heck with Favors. Do whatever you can to trade this pick for Chris Paul. I’d rather have him than some bust from Georgia Tech.

By: les grossman

les grossman — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:50:12 +0000

freshman forward coming out of GT – long and athletic but looks raw. Bosh or Favors?

By: thailer

thailer — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:04:19 +0000

Anything that makes the Nets tougher. Take the player with the more aggressive attitude. We need a bit more of the Bad Boys around for those nights when we’re 15 down in the 4th quarter and everybody looks dead. Which guys has more passion?

By: Devin Kharpertian

Devin Kharpertian — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:46:01 +0000

@Shea23 I would argue that Cousins is more talented than Brook coming out of the draft, but I also would agree that Brook has done far better with realizing that talent & expanding his game than was expected of him.

By: Shea23

Shea23 — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:48:57 +0000

He’s playing at an all star level. No doubt Cousins is talented but not more so than Brook and he isn’t a lock to realsie. Probably will be a pretty nice player. But at the end of the day I’m higher on Favors as our pick for a lot of reasons having a lot of college fans doesn’t impact anything.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:50:44 +0000

nbryan@thenewsenterprise.com 5/30/10

“DeMarcus Cousins played only one season with the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team, but the projected first round pick in next month’s NBA draft made an impact on Big Blue Nation’s fan base far bigger than his mammoth 6-foot-11, 292-pound frame.

More than 2,000 blue-and-white fans crowded Towne Mall in Elizabethtown on Saturday morning to get a glimpse of the former Wildcat big man. While some event goers were happy with just seeing Cousins in person or taking his photo from afar, many more gladly paid $25 for a limited-edition print for him and fellow former Wildcat Mark Krebs to sign.

“That’s just how UK fans are. They’re the best fans in the world,” said Cousins, who has done four such buy-and-sign stops throughout the state and has more lined up prior to the June 26 draft.

Former Kentucky players Patrick Patterson and Ramon Harris had a joint signing at the same location last month in front of a crowd mall officials estimated to be between 900 and 1,000 fans. Even that crowd couldn’t compare to the one which gathered for Cousins, who autographed everything from posters and basketballs and shirts to shoes and a large cardboard cutout of himself”.

(Now that’s what I’m talking about. True superstar potential on and off the court)

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:48:40 +0000

Brook is a very nice player and still learning. I love him on our team and hope to be watching him for many years to come. Cousins is a talented, dynamic and dominant player. Watch him play. There is a reason he put up mind boggling numbers in college relative to the minutes he played. He has to improve his conditioning and learn how to play defense without fouling but he has a talent for the game that very few men of his size posses. Avery will be a great coach for Cousins. Lopez and Cousins, what a problem to have!