Dispatch
OHIO STATE MEN?S BASKETBALL
Cook will weigh NBA option after season
If draft variables aren?t right, he?ll stick around
Friday, February 23, 2007
Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
"One and done" was not a label attached exclusively to Greg Oden when he chose to play his required year of college basketball at Ohio State. It came with Daequan Cook, too.
It took about two days of practice last fall for Cook to realize it didn?t fit.
"In the NBA, you?ve got to play defense sometimes," he said with a smile. "They don?t play defense all the time, but you?ve got to be able to play defense."
Cook has come a long way at that end of the floor, coach Thad Matta said, but he still has a ways to go. Whether that way leads him to the NBA after this season or keeps him at Ohio State for a second one remains uncertain, however, as the second-ranked Buckeyes approach their final home game, Sunday against No. 1 Wisconsin.
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