Fantasy Basketball: Don't Go Nuts and Draft DeMarcus Cousins

The Bipolar DeMarcus Cousins

Let's take a magnifying glass to DeMarcus Cousins's 2010 summer league numbers:

DATE	MIN	FG%	FT%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
7/12	26:02	.455	.667	14	10	1	0	0	5	4
7/13	31:23	.400	1.000	19	12	3	2	2	5	6
7/14	34:37	.529	.571	22	12	5	4	1	5	2
7/16	28:18	.278	.857	16	12	2	1	1	6	10
7/17	30:57	.200	1.000	10	7	0	1	2	3	5
7/18	27:08	.083	.571	6	6	0	1	1	5	2
AVG	29:44	.333	.735	14.5	9.8	1.8	1.5	1.2	4.8	4.8

Of course, you never put too much faith into summer league numbers, but it's the way Cousins produced these numbers that should make your finger hesitate over that big "DRAFT" button.

He started off strong, peaked in Game 3, then started to struggle. How did he handle adversity? He pouted like he always does, chucked up more shots, refused to adjust, and closed out the second half of the Vegas summer league with nine shots made on 45 attempts for a .200 FG percentage.

Maybe Cousins figures it out like my personal hero and Slim-Fast spokesman Kevin Durant did in his rookie season, but I don't see that same sense of discipline and humility in him.

DeMarcus Cousins is talented for sure, but if he walks like a bust and talks like a bust...