He's actually throwing a shot at me because he was proven wrong in the Noah thread....lol. He (and the OP?) wanted to bait me into this thread.
Regarding Cousins, he's an awesome talent. I wouldn't touch hom with a 10 ft pole, though. He's a serious head case.
I saw that thread ... I agree, no one should deny that Cousins could be great, he's already putting up dbl/dbl's regularly. But trading Noah, and half the team is not the answer first off.
Noah is a warrior, and the Heart of the team, imo. We don't have to trade for Cousins to increase scoring. Noah is a unique C, and hard to replace, imo. I'd much rather add a more traditional C via competent backup.
I'd rather get scoring from the SF spot, which is why I also agree that it could be the perfect storm for Melo to come here. Melo and Noah is way greater than Cousins and any other SF, imo. It would be a great matchup for thibbs as well.
Noah is a leader for our team, and you just don't go trading away your leaders, especially for a players that has some character concerns in the past. However, Cousins seems to be doing well now.