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Was the subject charming and disarming, like Steve Kerr, a great guy, the subject was sullen, like Bill Belichick? the snippy subject and disdainful, like Gregg Popovich? Way not a good guy.
None of this has anything to do with their current character or humanity, of course, but that's the game that we play – put artificial people situations and use it as a measuring stick for authenticity and decency.Some times we are right, but for the most part we are wrong.
This is doubly and sometimes triple tripled for the players.They order the King's English? they smile, do they look good on TV, are they in your favorite team, they say d Things that you agree with, all that goes into the calculation, and then we spit on a note based on the worst sort of metric – did he or she win the bail?
Which brings us to DeMarcus Cousins on Thursday. The Golden State Warriors have released their new competition bomb for the media glove, an uncomfortable mini-trick of unknowns that Cousins has never shown the slightest hint of pleasure. It is, for him, a painful reminder that judgments about him (and all celebrities, athletic or others) are made and cemented by strangers based on excerpts of this genre.
Thus, his use of the word "goofball" when he described his affinity for Klay Thompson among his new compatriots may have been the most compelling moment, if only because Cousins is at the word "goofball" as Neil deGrbade Tyson is to the expression "flat earth."
Cousins was not brought to Oakland to fill the void left by the departures of JaVale McGee and Nick Young, but he offered a whimsical side on Thursday that crosses the swords with the miniature sketch of his personality provided by the outside world. He even offered to help the story by proposing to fight with Kevin Durant and Draymond Green "just to finish."
"Maybe so," he laughs.
Cousins, however, did not open many doors to the outside world on Thursday, which in some ways is really good because he decided not to bow to the imperatives of the press conference. For example, he declined to offer clarification on the dispute with New Orleans pelicans to find out if he had actually been offered a contract by general manager Dell Demps. "Only Dell Demps and I know the truth about what happened in this phone call," he said "and I'll leave it there."
In other words, he left all the mysteries unresolved, almost certainly because his minimalist approach to nurturing the public's appetite is important to him. He magnified when he wanted, and cut his answers when he wanted, letting people find their own level of satisfaction with his, forgiving the term "performance".
In summary, DeMarcus Cousins was DeMarcus Cousins Thursday, for good, for sick and for a day. He did not win the press conference or did not lose it, and only played with it when the question intrigued him. He was true to what he chose to be faithful, and he left the score to the millions of judges who appreciate the press conference performances more than him.
"data-reactid =" 22 "> We evaluate press conferences, and for that reason alone, there is a special place in hell for all of us.
Was the subject charming and disarming, as Steve Kerr, the great guy, the austere and dreamy subject, like Bill Belichick? The subject was snippy and dismissive, like Gregg Popovich? Way not a good guy.
None of this has anything to do with their current character or humanity, of course, but that's the game we play – put people in Sometimes we're right, but for the most part we're wrong
This is doubly and sometimes triple for the players: do they control the English of the King? Do they smile? Are they good on TV? Are they in your favorite team? hey tell of things that you agree with? All of this goes into the calculation, and then we'll spit a note based on the worst sort of metric – is this what he or she won the bailer?
Which brings us to DeMarcus Cousins on Thursday. The Golden State Warriors have released their new competition bomb for the media glove, an uncomfortable mini-trick of unknowns that Cousins has never shown the slightest hint of pleasure. It is, for him, a painful reminder that judgments about him (and all celebrities, athletic or others) are made and cemented by strangers based on excerpts of this kind.
Thus, his use of the word "goofball" when he described his affinity for Klay Thompson among his new compatriots may have been the most compelling moment, if only because Cousins is at the word "goofball" as Neil deGrbade Tyson is to the expression "flat earth."
Cousins was not brought to Oakland to fill the goofball gap left by the departures of JaVale McGee and Nick Young, but he offered a whimsical side on Thursday that crosses the swords with the sketch miniature of his personality provided by the outside world. He even offered to help the story by proposing to fight with Kevin Durant and Draymond Green "just to finish."
"Maybe so," he laughs.
Cousins, however, did not open many doors to the outside world on Thursday, which in a way is really good because he decided not to bow to the imperatives of the press conference. For example, he declined to offer clarification on the dispute with New Orleans pelicans to find out if he had actually been offered a contract by general manager Dell Demps. "Only Dell Demps and I know the truth of what happened in this phone call," he said "and I'll stick with it there."
In other words, he left all the mysteries unresolved, almost certainly because his minimalist approach to nurturing the public's appetite is important to him. He magnified when he wanted, and cut his answers when he wanted, letting people find their own level of satisfaction with his, forgiving the term "performance".
In summary, DeMarcus Cousins was DeMarcus Cousins Thursday, for good, for sick and for a day. He did not win the press conference or did not lose it, and only played with it when the question intrigued him. He was true to what he chose to be faithful, and he left the score to the millions of judges who appreciate the press conference's performances more than him.
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