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re: who's the better players:DeMarcus Cousins or Ralph Sampson

Posted on 6/23/26 at 12:03 pm to
Posted by deltadummy
Member since Mar 2025
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Posted on 6/23/26 at 12:03 pm to
Cousins, by a wide margin. RS was a better person, for sure, but Cousins had far better seasons than RS ever had in the NBA, which is where the talent is revealed. Avg a double/double the first nine seasons in the league. He was an immature idiot many times, but he could ball. Had size and bball ability, moreso than RS. There was never any chance he was coming to Bama, but it sure would've been nice for that one season.
Posted by Frac the world
The Centennial State
Member since Oct 2014
21814 posts
Posted on 6/23/26 at 12:25 pm to
Prime Cousins was a 27 and 10 bucket getter.

Sampson lives on in basketball lore more so because of his UVA days than the NBA.

I think Prime Cousins was better
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
56494 posts
Posted on 6/23/26 at 5:54 pm to
Sampson was the first super tall guy (7’4”) who was fairly skilled and could move almost like a guard, sort of a precursor to Wemby but certainly not that whole package that Wemby is. Akeem was better than Ralph from Day 1 with the Rockets, though.
Posted by Itsnotme
Member since Jun 2026
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Posted on 6/23/26 at 10:32 pm to
Not even a debate
Posted by Splackavellie
Bayou
Member since Oct 2017
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Posted on 6/23/26 at 11:34 pm to
quote:

who's the better players:DeMarcus Cousins or Ralph Sampson


Cousins no doubt. Sampson is 65 years old.
Posted by moontigr
Dark Side of the Moon
Member since Nov 2020
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Posted on 6/23/26 at 11:40 pm to
Sampson
This post was edited on 6/23/26 at 11:41 pm
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
71485 posts
Posted on 6/23/26 at 11:55 pm to
That’s a close one but Sampson was the 1A player on a finals run and Cousins couldn’t lead a team out of round 1 so the edge goes to Ralph.
Posted by Pimphand
Member since Sep 2021
5641 posts
Posted on 6/23/26 at 11:57 pm to
And still y'all are missing the greatest frick-up in NBA history

It wasn't Portland drafting Sam Bowie.

It was Houston not taking the trade they were offered for Sampson after they selected Olajuwon

Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
71485 posts
Posted on 6/23/26 at 11:58 pm to
What does that have to do with the thread?
Posted by Pimphand
Member since Sep 2021
5641 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 12:00 am to
quote:

What does that have to do with the thread?


That someone chose to not trade Ralph Sampson (see thread topic) for Michael Jordan.

Dear lord.
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
71485 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 12:07 am to
What does MJ, Dream and Clyde being on the same team in an alternate universe have to do with a comparison between Cousins and Sampson?
This post was edited on 6/24/26 at 12:18 am
Posted by VL Lsutiger
Gonzales
Member since Sep 2006
3416 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 3:29 am to
Man cousins had some monster seasons ...couple seasons he averaged close to 28/11/5
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