So we are already blaming the coach if it does not work? Him and AD should work fine. To me that team defensively has a chance to be beast Solo/AD/Cousins/Moore/Holiday defensively have a chance to be very good.
I'm not blaming anyone. Gentry, like Karl, is a good coach for a very specific brand of basketball. Cousins is a good player for a very specific brand of basketball. That's not blaming and it's also not uncommon. In fact every player in the NBA has a system he has the most success in. There is one player in the history of this league, who I would rule out of this and that's Lebron, because he literally can play any brand of basketball possible and even Lebron might be at his best when in the open court.
Maybe we all should take a step back and let go of the black and white thinking for a while. I'm not trying to find excuses for Cousins.
Offensively Cousins will find a way to fit in. I don't think Gentry will use him to the best of his abilities, but he will find a way to contribute. But within a fast paced offense, defense will be even more of a problem for Boogie. The roster he has now is better than anything he had with the Kings. But he will either trail a lot of plays or he will have trouble to protect the rim, when the Pel's continue to play their current system.