re: SI Top 100 NBA Players Released (Boogie #23, Jrue #60)

The talk about Cousins ranking and how he hasn't lead a winning team makes me think back to Paul Pierce in Boston. No one would have ranked him a top 15 player when they were a mediocre at best team for several years. When they surrounded him with Allen and Garnett and they actually won, he vaulted up to top 15 status and became recognized as a clutch big time player. Not saying Cousins is going to be the equivalent or that this is remotely the same situation as that Celtics team, but let's at least give the guy an offseason to work out and meld with the roster. If we end this year with 35 wins, then yea, we have our answer. If we hit 42+ wins and get a playoff spot, I'd consider that a notable improvement