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Now this is why we like Demarcus Cousins. Two UK and KSR fans were driving down the street next to campus and saw Cousins, Wall and Bledsoe walking. Like any crazy UK fan, they stopped the car and asked for a picture. Before the picture was taken, one said to Cousins, “you should smile.” Cousins said he knew and that he had been reading Kentucky Sports Radio and seeing how people say he doesnt smile. So he took the two pictures below to showcase how much he can smile and how happy he is. Good sense of humor for the big man as Cousins makes his play for KSR favorite player of the year:

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July 13th, 2009 at 10:45 am
I used to go Woodford Co. high school with these two fellas, and Cousins smiling is hilarious.
July 13th, 2009 at 10:46 am
well played D-Cuz, well played ,sir
July 13th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Who do these guys play for again? Are they any good? LOL
July 13th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Are socks with sandals cool again? I can’t keep up …
July 13th, 2009 at 10:48 am
I can’t wait for basketball season…
July 13th, 2009 at 10:49 am
4, if you’d ever stepped foot on a college campus you’d know they are cool. They’re easy to slip on and off when you want to run out and do something.
July 13th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Three future NBA stars.
July 13th, 2009 at 10:50 am
LOL!
July 13th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Very well played. You have to appreciate anyone who can make fun of himself. And by the way, Cousins is a BIG Boy!
July 13th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Demarcus has a great smile….but I gotta admit…I find it hilarious when he’s mean muggin.
July 13th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Ha! That is awesome. The first picture is classic.
Does that guy win an autographed picture from one of your goons, MJ?
July 13th, 2009 at 10:53 am
Fantastic Mr. Cousins, simply fantastic.
July 13th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Good stuff from Cousins.
Impressive walking distance down Euclid as well, ha. Perhaps just taking in the “Avenue of Champions”?
July 13th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Those shorts would be big on Shaq!
July 13th, 2009 at 10:54 am
isnt just awesome to see these guys decked out in blue and white? Also, i wonder if hood ever hangs out with them…seems like they all are together all the time
July 13th, 2009 at 10:55 am
13. thats what i was thinking too..i guess its not too bad from the lodge tho
July 13th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Good to see Bledsoe made Cousins “Get his shit right!”
July 13th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Yet another good photoshop from Briesner.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:01 am
HA I love it! This next decade is just going to be simply amazing. We may be witnessing history ladies and gents…come on CATS!!!
July 13th, 2009 at 11:01 am
this is probably my most favorite post in the history of this site, other than the gillispie tell-all. well done matt & co!
July 13th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Why the frack isn’t Bledsoe wearing UK gear. WHY?!?! This is an abomination.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:03 am
Wow. These kids really do read this site.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:04 am
6) so are sandals without socks.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:06 am
Does cousins have a wad of $50’s in that right sock?
July 13th, 2009 at 11:06 am
BTW, Keith Bogans would not approve of this. He used to drive from the Lodge parking lot across the street to Memorial. Bumper to bumper on Rose St? Didn’t matter, Bogans was still driving to class at Funkhouser.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:09 am
4) No, Socks with Sandals aren’t cool. 23) haha, exactly.
These pics are great though
July 13th, 2009 at 11:10 am
good stuff
July 13th, 2009 at 11:10 am
That first picture is classic. It’s gotta find its way onto some fan signs this year.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:12 am
I LOVE my man Cousins!
July 13th, 2009 at 11:13 am
79cent cherry slurpy Wall the man.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:13 am
Awesome. Bledsoe needs a nap.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:13 am
Great stuff. Cousins is huge!
July 13th, 2009 at 11:14 am
Great smile D you have made my day now.LOL.. Yes thats 3 future NBA stars right there together and National Champions as well!!!
July 13th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Alright D.C. You, JW and EB are quickly becoming some of my favorites…..”The Three Amigos”!!!
July 13th, 2009 at 11:20 am
LOL! I literally laughed out loud, at my desk, by myself, when I saw the first pic; I love it! Cousins has a great sense of humor obviously but the mean mug shots were great too. This is going to be an awesome season; I get goose bumps just thinking about it.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:20 am
lol hes actually got a smile
July 13th, 2009 at 11:23 am
4 - if they werent before this pic they probably are now.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Yes! The 2nd pic is totally a Chandler smile!!! (Friends fans, anyone?)
July 13th, 2009 at 11:23 am
FYI…The reason players wear socks and “slides” is so they can take off their court shoes and not wear them outside.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:24 am
wonder how many times those guys told people they hang with them
July 13th, 2009 at 11:24 am
We do love our Cousins in Kentucky.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:30 am
I like that Demarcus seems to have some onry Magloire in him. We need that. Everyone looked nervous and put plenty of arch on their layups when Mags patrolled the lane. We need to get back to having somebody invoke that kind of fear in our opponents. They weren’t necessarily afraid that Magloire was going to block their layup, they were scared he might rip their nostrils off for daring to shoot one.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Love that pic! These guys are going to be fun to watch!
July 13th, 2009 at 11:32 am
One word…Awesome.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:34 am
There are two groups of people who wear socks and sandals Mormons and athletes…
I have a pair of shoes exactly like Wall’s and I wear them with socks all the time going to or from sports.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:47 am
…with those photos, DeMarcus becomes my favorite freshman.
You are the best, big man! hahahahaaaa
July 13th, 2009 at 11:54 am
OK, this is awesome. That first pic is an all time classic.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Move over Purry and Pat, I have a new favorite cat. AWESOME
July 13th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Nice smile Cuz!! Can’t wait to see you guys on the court ripping it up this year!! GO CATS!!
July 13th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Does Big Cuz have a baseball glove on in the second pic?
July 13th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Nice a little Kroger and Speedway walk down Euclid, always nice
July 13th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
What’s Wall hiding in his left hand….?
July 13th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Great photo! You have to like his humor about the smile thing. All three of these guys are fine looking young men, who look to be casual and relaxed. I like their socks and sandles!
July 13th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Eric Bledsoe talked to me on Facebook. Highlight of my day.
July 13th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Funny! Great sense of humor. Good for you Demarcus. Have a great year!
July 13th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Looks like a punk bitch to me, right Marc?
July 13th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
damn D cousins is huge….UK is gonna have one hell of a front line…cant wait to give the fake USC and those Gators a beatdown…
July 13th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
The pic of him pointing to his smile cracked me up.
July 13th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
cousins is huge…look at those hands, they look like bear paws. this season cant start soon enough…
July 13th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I think the question nobody has asked is why are these guys walking that far down Euclid? Can’t someone give a brother a ride to Kroger?
July 13th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
man do i love these guys….
July 13th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
How bout those three against any other trio of freshmen in the country in a 3 on 3 tourney?
Nice smile, DeMarcus. But when Louisville comes to town, I’d rather see the scowl.
July 13th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Bledsoe is ripped, like a mini Micah Johnson!
July 13th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
To smile, or not to smile, that is the question.
July 13th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Man, Cousins is a big size boy. I watched in one of those high school all star games on ESPN and in this pick. He is reall broad and kind of beefy. Sounds like a great low post presence.
July 13th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
good one cousins, trust me thats what the girlies like
July 13th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
I was the one in the bottom picture and demarcus is even bigger in real life, I would say he is damn close to seven feet, and yes bledsoe is ripped. I honestly don’t believe he has 4% of body fat on him
July 13th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
What the hell were they doing that far down Euclid?
July 13th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
68) They’re young guys, hell…maybe they just wanted to see the infamous “Woodland and Euclid”…speaking of which…maybe I’m just gettin’ too damn old…but next Championship, I won’t be going to Woodland and Euclid! Did not go in ‘96, but did walk down there all the way from the then “Radisson” in downtown Lex after defeating Utah in ‘98…and had to dodge beer bottles thrown into the air, dodge Lexington’s riot control SWAT teams with their shields and nightsticks, dodge overhead police helicopters, dodge firecrackers lit and thrown randomly into the crowd, dodge overturned vehicles, dodge street fires, and eventually made my way out of there with broken glass crunching under my feet the whole way down Euclid…and I was soaked head to toe with beer from everyone shaking up their Bud cans up and spraying the crowd…I was fortunate to escape without need a trip to the ER…lol! And still got up at 6 AM to go to Rupp and get in line for tix to the Championship Celebration…my head still humming from the night before…for all who decide to “experience” Woodland and Euclid when Cal brings the next one home, know what you’re getting into!!!
July 13th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
This is cool as hell with DC, is that ok, because I know that little brother used to have a DC, but can big brother now have a DC???
July 13th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Cousin’s looks outof shape. He should be working out with PPatt an Daniel! Yes, he looks huge but most og that looks like fat!! Work harder, Cousin’s…u still have to prove urself and prove that u belong at UKY!