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Second year

14.3 PPG, 10.3 RPG, 1.7 BLKPG, 1.1 SPG

By now, everyone has heard about Demarcus Cousins' dust up with Paul Westphal (which was not a one time occurance, either). I was very surprised to hear about the discipline problems that Cousins was allegedly having since he didn't seem like a behavior problem at all while he was at Kentucky.

While I'm not making excuses for disrespecting one's coach, it seems that Cousins' attitude has improved dramatically since Westphal was dismissed by the Kings. It also seems that some of the stories we are hearing about Cousins are greatly exaggerated or outright lies told for the sake of creating a story.

Whatever the case may be, a player who averages a double-double in his second season is worth some time and patience. Kentucky fans know just how great Cousins can be when he has a good relationship with his coach.