DeMarcus Cousins feels Kings playoff vibe alongsid from seestyle's blog

Its early January, and inmost years, a 15-22 record would have a Western Conference team in the lottery running.But not this year.MORE: | The Kings, who have won justfour of their last 10 games, wereninth in the Western Tommy Pham Jersey Conference as of Tuesday afternoon. And superstar big man DeMarcus Cousins seemedto be in a good mood for once,that this Kings team has the best vibe of any Michael Perez Jersey hes played on.Only six teams in the West had records above .500 before Tuesday. Contrast that with the Eastern Conference, where the 19-18 Celtics would be the odd team out if the playoffs started now.For Cousins and the Kings, this hasbeen an interesting season characterized by Cousins' frustration-filled tirades, Rajon Rondo'shomophobic slander towardreferee Bill Kennedy, and lo ses to the likes of the Sixers Trevor Richards Jersey and Timberwolves. Add in a tension-filled relationship between Cousins and coachGeorge Karl, and things could really be a lot worse.MORE: But here we are, nearing midseason,and Cousins is having the best seasonof his career and the Kings have hope. Cousins, who's averaging 25.4 points and 10.8rebounds, says he owes much of his succe sto Rondo."His IQ at the defensive end. And it's not even just on the floor. His mindset coming in is helping mine grow Mike Zunino Jersey as a profe sional," as he cited the reasons."He's helping me in more than just one way."Rondo, who leads the leaguewith 11.6 a sists per game, says the Kings aren't looking to just get into the playoffs. They want to play for seeding as well."Me, I've never said anything about (the) eighth spot," Rondo said. "I'm trying to get to five or six. Mike Brosseau Jersey I'm not setting the bar so low that I just want to get in. Who wants to play Golden State (in the) first round?"