Why Doesn’t Anyone Talk About DeMarcus Cousins’ Defense?

DeMarcus Cousins is far too often associated with being a purely offensive player. Not to say Cousins isn’t a great offensive weapon–he’s averaged at least 25 points per 36 minutes over the last two seasons. But his offense isn’t the only part of his game that makes him great.

In fact, if you look at the statistics it’s actually not even his greatest asset. That would be his defensive prowess. Don’t believe me? You don’t have to take my word–the numbers back it up.

Season Age G PER TS% AST% STL% BLK% OWS DWS WS WS/48 OBPM DBPM BPM VORP 2010-11 20 81 14.6 .484 14.7 1.9 2.1 -1.9 2.9 1.1 .022 -2.9 1.5 -1.4 0.4 2011-12 21 64 21.7 .499 9.5 2.4 2.8 2.1 2.2 4.2 .104 -0.4 0.0 -0.3 0.8 2012-13 22 75…