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"He gets in the game tries to hard to do exactly what Matta wants, because if he doesnt hes on the bench the rest of the game. He seems to be the only player Matta has every coached like this. Matta let Sylvester run wild, and Lewis gets minutes whether he plays great like today or goes 2/10...

Talent wouldnt change regardless. Talent at its very definition is an innate ability. I was specifically replying to a poster who said Cook's game declined when he played with more talented people. Talent doesnt change, thats why a pretty famous expression is "Hard work beats talent when...

First of all if you read my post I clearly state I dont think they would beat OSU's team, but its hard to say that their team wasnt more talented and again i said about 10 times im talking about talent. If all the guys on the Colts playes for OSU in college, on the same team, and except Larry...

OSU may be number 1, but the players on Indy Spiece were as a whole more talented than the players on OSU, its really not debatable since youd pretty much be replacing Butler and Harris with two future lottery picks. I mean have you seen Gordon play? Im not saying they were a better team, but...

Anyone else kind of curious why Cook gets poked in the eye, seems to be alright, and doesnt get to come back in the game. I know every game is important, but it would be nice if Matta gave Cook a chance to get his confidence back before the tourney.

I dont have any exact stats, but from the games I saw he was a 14-18 ppg, 7 rpg, 3 assists type of guy. http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=888&CID=436942 This talks about Spieces game against Greyhounds. What I found most interesting about it is how with the game on the line the ball...

Again thats all well and good, but its not going to happen when you think if you miss a shot youre not playing the rest of the game. You have to play your way out of slumps, he gets 10 minutes a night.

Cook has a scorers mentality, thats a hard thing to change. Yes a lot of players are used to being the star, but not a lot are considered to be locks for the first round of the NBA draft whenever they choose to come out. Hes been told by everyone since his junior year of highschool that...

This is a head thing not a talent or work ethic thing. Just watch him, he got dunked on today and you could just see by his body language and facial expressions that as soon as he got the ball he was going to try to score. Ive watched him play for years now and hes an emotional guy. He hasnt...

They tend to go to players for the top teams, but I think Neitzel for POY is pretty hard to argue against, especially if he has another big game against Wisconsin. Other than that Purdue massacre he has had a great big ten season. He is averaging about 27.5 points per game against OSU and...

First of all yes, 19,000 fans got loud because Lewis held up. Several fans shouted "finally" right afterwards or were screaming "Pass the ball" right when he got the ball. Lewis had the ball for about 5 seconds before the crowd cheered when he passed it to Conley and held up. I dont know if...

Cook's stock hasnt plummetted. He is being projected as the 20th pick. With all the talent thats going to be coming out next year, especially at guard, I dont really see him improving his spot no matter how well he plays. The NBA drafts on potential and late first round pays a ton of money...

At least in the NBA he would be getting paid to sit on the bench if he was benched. I really thought Cook was playing well. He took 6 shots and none seemed bad, he was a bit short today, but I just think that was nerves from not playing. Harris was hot, but Lewis wasnt. Yeah Lewis got the...

This might be a stretch and I dont know if its been mentioned before, but does anyone think Matta might play Cook based somewhat on Cook's plans for next year, even if it a subconcious thing. I really didnt understand why he had Cook on the bench the last 10 minutes of the game, sure he missed...

Cook played incredible defense last night. He hustles like mad on those boards and although he fouled out he played 32 minutes. His shot was a bit off, but he made a lot better decisions than normal and shut down whomever he was on. I liked the lineup Matta ran last night, 9 players playing...

Hunter and Twig have horrible hands. If either could catch theyd be a viable backup for Oden.

that lineup is innefective. No Conley, Cook or Oden is just weak. They are the 3 best offensive players right now and Cook and Oden rebound so well that taking them out mean Twig and Hunter are gonna play volleyball while the rest of the guards watch.

The most surprising thing to me is that no one ever mentions that during the games Cook looks to the sideline all the time. He obviously loves to play and wants to make a big difference and be a star and I doubt this year is going as he planned and I notice he looks to the scorers table all the...