It’s a good look into the person that DeMarcus is. He’s very confident, which might be the biggest difference between him and the other big men in this draft. And the fact that he’s easily the most talented big man in the draft and Calipari called him the “most unfinished product” is scary for the rest of the league. Could very easily be back-to-back Rookie of the Year winners in Sacramento.
Webber, Artest, Vernon Maxwell, Bonzi Wells, Scot Pollard’s hair…every “head case” ever has worked out well for the Kings.
Jonathan
of course ever kid has problems early.. if the biggest problem is with his coach and his coach defends him.. then its probably just a media thing.. he has the most potential in the draft so we’ll just have to wait and see.
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Wait…One of the “problems” was that he mocked fans who got his phone number and left him racist messages by dunking and then holding his hand to his head to simulate talking on the phone? For about a second and a half?
If he really did get racist messages, then the reaction that video showed was enormously restrained, especially for a 19 year old, wasn’t it?
From ESPN.com: Look Into Perception Vs Reality With DeMarcus Cousins
5Andy Katz put together this video about the perception of DMC vs what he and John Calipari view as the reality.
It was posted eight days before the draft:
It’s a good look into the person that DeMarcus is. He’s very confident, which might be the biggest difference between him and the other big men in this draft. And the fact that he’s easily the most talented big man in the draft and Calipari called him the “most unfinished product” is scary for the rest of the league. Could very easily be back-to-back Rookie of the Year winners in Sacramento.
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