DeMarcus Cousins is being talked about as the best big man in the draft, and one of the reasons is that he has such a polished post game despite only being 19 years old.  Let’s take a look at his post game:

The Seal

The seal might be the most important part of a players post game in my opinion.  You make a good seal, you create a passing lane for your teammate and get the ball in a position to score.  A weak seal, and you don’t get the basketball, or you get it too far to execute your move.

DeMarcus Cousins really uses his body well when he seals off his defender in the post.  The wide base is what makes this a beautiful seal.  With a defender trying to half front him, Cousins gets really wide and puts the defender on his front leg.  If Cousins doesn’t have a wide base, the defender would be able to get his hand in the passing lane.  Instead, there seems to be a clear lane for the passer to get the ball to Cousins when he stretches his hand out.  Now, the pass doesn’t get to him, but that isn’t Cousins fault.

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