DeMarcus Cousins ‘visibly shaken’ by news Mason Plumlee may beat him out of spot on USA Bball roster
DeMarcus Cousins is in his third year participating in USA Basketball mini-camps during the summer, but he entered the program with somewhat of a credibility deficit.
Jerry Colangelo and Mike Krzyzewski treat USA Basketball beyond seriously, and they demand an extreme level of commitment and character from the players they allow to eventually be named to one of the rosters.
Cousins has had a consistent series of what we’ll call behavioral issues ever since coming into the league, and he hasn’t really shown any signs that any of it is truly in his permanent past. There are still on-court incidents, and those that extend into the stands; none of that can happen in international competition, and it simply won’t be tolerated on Colangelo’s watch.
By all accounts, Cousins has been nothing but a hard worker at USA camp this year and last, but those in charge are going to want to see a long-term pattern of positive behavior to convince them that adding him to the roster is going to be the right decision.
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