I find it unfair & illogical to condemn/categorize someone for exhibiting qualities (as alarming & disruptive as they may be) based on actions displayed in a singular situation, which is clearly not conducive to that of a winning atmosphere. Especially when he has an (albeit limited) sample size of contributing to a very successful team in college.
This isn't a way of dismissing his behavior/actions buts it's not as if Cousins has had multiple opportunities to turn things around. Also, doing so, ignores the fact that he wouldn't be the first player to turn things around given a fresh start (ie: R.Wallace, D.Rodman, etc- although those were admittedly far different scenarios).
Cousins coming to Utah is not going to happen, but to not even consider the opportunity if it were in fact a possibility is extremely close minded & short-sighted IMO. I understand the concerns regarding fit, chemistry, etc, but this is exactly the type of risk small-market teams such as Utah have to be willing to take if they are ever going to have a chance at legitimately contending as the opportunity to acquire his type of generational talent clearly no longer seems to be a possibility to do so thru the draft as the team appears too good to secure a top 3 draft pick outside of pulling of a blockbuster trade.
Again, it's not happening, but I find it surprising that there are people who wouldn't even consider trading for one of the most talented players in the entire NBA, flaws & all. Cousins isn't the ideal player to build around, but in the right situation, could absolutely contribute to a championship contending team (whi H is the elite type of player that this team currently lacks).