Rebounding Monster: Complaining Bitterly!

No technique, just raw talent.

When Chandler and George double-teamed Cousins,

his still-undeveloped skills had little room to shine.

Rather than that,

he might as well rely on his most primal talent and overpower Chandler and George by himself.

Could he do it?

He really did.

After one brutal collision after another, Chandler was the one getting hurt. George, standing in front of Cousins, could not actually apply much defensive pressure at all.

Beep! Beep!

The Knicks immediately called a timeout.

Coach D'Antoni promptly reminded them, "You can't let Cousins get the ball and attack at his own pace. That will only make defense harder.

"You need to stop him from receiving the ball. If you can't stop him from catching it,

then keep reaching in to harass him during his physical battles, even try to steal it.

"His talent is outstanding, and his impact is tremendous. It's difficult for one or two of us to stop him from scoring.

"But he is still a center. His ball-handling is not as good as we imagined.

"Once we put pressure on him with steal attempts, even if we don't actually steal the ball, he'll lose his rhythm. Understand?!

"In short, we need to disrupt his offensive rhythm and make sure he doesn't get too comfortable attacking in the restricted area.

"I know very well

that Cousins has a mid-range shot from the perimeter, but he's still a center, and he's only a second-year player.

"His mid-range game is decent, but on a stage at our level, on Christmas Day Games night, he obviously can't keep taking those shots so frequently.

"If we really let him keep shooting,

then what are Durant, Harden, and Ibaka's shooting abilities for?!

"What I mean is...

"If you can force Cousins out of the restricted area