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From PistonPowered: Prince for 5th Pick Trade Discussion

June 15th, 2010 Leave a comment Go to comments

Friend of the website, Dan Feldman from Piston Powered, decided to kick around the idea of the Kings and Pistons swapping draft picks and veteran small forwards. He asked me to talk about the Kings end of the made-up trade:

“Tayshaun Prince seems to be the perfect mentor for guys like Donté Greene and Omri Casspi. A year under his tutelage could be invaluable. With the strides Donté Greene made between his rookie and sophomore years, being shown the ropes by Prince could help him go from very good role player to 10-year starter. For Omri, Prince could help curb some of the confidence in practice every day and make him learn how to be creative and crafty in the way he attacks the best defenders in the league.”

You can read the entire post here with more of my analysis and Dan’s words on the idea.

Also, here’s video of the Cousins-Favors workout from the Kings:

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  • bking

    Just read through the comments at Pistons Powered. For the record, I am huge fan of this potential deal. Nocioni doesn’t fit with the Kings (doesn’t like it here, provides zero mentoring). Tayshaun is from Cali. Should Cousins fall to 5, the Kings don’t have the personalities or coach to handle him if his attitude reigns supreme. I don’t see Cousins getting lippy Ben Wallace.

    With that said, this deal has draft day written all over it. Certainty is a rare commodity in sports and it makes no sense for either GM to move on this until they know who is available at 5.

  • http://www.cowbellkingdom.com Zach Harper

    @bking
    I completely agree about a potential deal like this happening on draft day. It makes no sense to make a trade prior to the draft day because you don’t know what’s going to happen.

    I’m not so sure about your assessment with the Kings not having the coach to handle Cousins though. Westphal did a pretty good job of commanding the respect of the players this year. I think if they’re behind him then Cousins is more likely to fall in line.

  • http://getmoneymixtapes.ning.com Ronnie Wildee

    If the king pass up on cousin they will lose me as a fan…..
    Cousin is the truth and have the heart to win big games. He is what Tyreke
    need to have his back.
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  • http://getmoneymixtapes.ning.com Ronnie Wildee

    Ronnie Wildee :
    If the king pass up on cousin they will lose me as a fan…..
    Cousin is the truth and have the heart to win big games. He is what Tyreke
    need to have his back.
    TO THE KINGS FANS
    Checkout my new mixtapes social site
    getmoneymixtapes.ning.com
    download your cds, videos & photos
    promote your web site & album.
    show some love be the first to join.
    God Bless!
    Ronnie Wildee

  • bking

    I agree, Westphal did a great job picking up the pieces here, and I have no complaints about his style. For some reason I just don’t see that easy going style working well with Cousins. Nor do I see DeMarcus gelling with Jason, let alone Spencer (not that either one of them are untouchable in my mind).

    I get the sense that Cousins needs somebody to go toe to toe with him rather than coax him into line. Obviously, if you could pair that with veteran to guide him off the court, he could become that 10 year starter.

    One last thing, is the landlord going to get a ring one year after being on the worst team in the league?@Zach Harper

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