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SG Daequan Cook (Ironi Hai Motors Nes-Ziona - Israel)

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Morning Journal

Buckeyes haven't needed Cook to stay hot
JASON LLOYD, Morning Journal Writer
03/22/2007



http://www.zwire.com/site/printerFriendly.cfm?brd=1699&dept_id=46370&newsid=18111779

SAN ANTONIO -- Over the last few weeks, as Daequan Cook sinks deeper and deeper into this shooting slump, the coaches have demanded he make 100 3-pointers during every practice. That's make -- not take -- 100.


Typically, it only takes him about 130 attempts to make 100 3-pointers. That's why he is more perplexed than anyone over his current shooting slump. Cook has been so cold for so long, it's not even fair to call it a slump anymore. It's a trend, a half-season of horror.

The Cook has lost his flavor

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Dispatch

Bob Hunter commentary: Ohio State just waiting for Cook to get hot

Thursday, March 22, 2007 3:39 AM
By bob hunter






SAN ANTONIO -- Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl was in the midst of a long, flattering description about how great Ohio State is when he said something that resonated with just about everyone who has seen the Buckeyes play. "They've not broken out yet," Pearl said. "They've not had that breakout game that we all know they're capable of."
That is not entirely true, but there probably aren't five people in North America who wouldn't agree with him. The Buckeyes might be the only 32-3 team in history who always seem as if they can be so much more, even during a 19-game winning streak.

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Cook looking for fire

Buckeyes need slumping freshman to heat up again

By Marla Ridenour

Beacon Journal sportswriter

Editor's note: Thursday night's NCAA Tournament game between Ohio State and Tennessee was not completed in time for this edition. For the result, visit ohio.com.
High school teammates Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr. probably would not be playing for Ohio State if not for the presence of fellow McDonald's All-American Daequan Cook.
``Ohio State wasn't on really our radar until we saw he committed there,'' Conley said. ``We loved playing with him. He's a team-first kind of player and we wanted to be with him.''

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Morning Journal

Cook has ingredients to leave early
JASON LLOYD, Morning Journal Writer
03/23/2007


http://www.zwire.com/site/printerFriendly.cfm?brd=1699&dept_id=46371&newsid=18117689

SAN ANTONIO -- It's widely assumed that Greg Oden could be in his final days with Ohio State, but he's not the only freshman who could bolt early for the NBA.


Daequan Cook, despite his miserable shooting slump, hasn't ruled out the possibility of turning pro, although he doesn't want to talk about it now, either.

''That's something I'll have to talk about at the end of the year,'' he said. ''That's not something that's in my mind right now.''


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DC is really developing his college game. After (by his own admission) never really playing defense in high school, its very challenging to give 110% on the defensive end - and I believe his defensive/rebounding effort has been very good lately - and still be able to convert like he wants to offensively. Another year of weights and real conditioning will get him closer to where he wants to be on both ends.

What's encouraging is that he's sacrificing his offense by really trying to sell out on defense. That shows he's buying into Thad's system.
 
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Someone said in the game thread last night that he was extremely disappointed in Cook. Not to pick on that poster, because I realize passions were running high at the time, and a few people were getting a little carried away. But one point concerning Cook (and maybe the point has been made in this thread before) - my opinion is that the only issue with respect to Daequan is that he hit the famed Freshman Wall about two months ago. At this point in the season, he's getting gassed early in the games, and when you get gassed, the first things to go are your defensive technique and your shooting technique. Daequan's got it worse, but Michael Redd had similar issues throughout his OSU career, and as the cliche's name implies, it's not uncommon for freshmen to go through this. My prediction is that Cook will greatly improve his conditioning this offseason, and that that will be the principal difference between a pretty solid freshman year where he tailed off at the end, and an exceptional sophomore year from start to finish (assuming he returns).
 
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Cook broke two fingers on his shooting hand. It's been stated numerous times in this thread. It would make it tough for anyone. He's a freshman who has alot to learn and all of us can expect big things from him next season. But, can we please stop with the "freshman wall" nonsense? He's averaged about 18 minutes a game since January. I think Conley is the only one who could ever use that as an excuse, but of course, he seems to have more energy every game.
 
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heisman;792252; said:
Cook broke two fingers on his shooting hand. It's been stated numerous times in this thread. It would make it tough for anyone. He's a freshman who has alot to learn and all of us can expect big things from him next season. But, can we please stop with the "freshman wall" nonsense? He's averaged about 18 minutes a game since January. I think Conley is the only one who could ever use that as an excuse, but of course, he seems to have more energy every game.
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The fact that he's averaged 18 minutes per game since January indicates nothing. When you hit that wall, you don't recover completely between games, so you've got dead legs when you first enter the game. Broken fingers (which I've heard claimed and contradicted) will affect your shot (in practice as well, which from reports hasn't been a problem). They won't affect other aspects of your game the way that conditioning issues will. This isn't an excuse, it's a reality for quite a few young players.
 
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zincfinger;792261; said:
The fact that he's averaged 18 minutes per game since January indicates nothing. When you hit that wall, you don't recover completely between games, so you've got dead legs when you first enter the game. Broken fingers (which I've heard claimed and contradicted) will affect your shot (in practice as well, which from reports hasn't been a problem). They won't affect other aspects of your game the way that conditioning issues will. This isn't an excuse, it's a reality for quite a few young players.
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Exactly. "Freshman Wall" is just a simplified way of saying that 18 yr-old kids fresh out of high school simply do not have the conditioning that sophs-seniors have with 1-3 years of college-level weight training, agilities, etc. Do you think that DC had to train like college kids do to dominate while at DDHS? Of course not. Playing 36 games (36?!?!?!) against older guys as athletic and stronger than you is fatiguing.

In the case of DC, his shot has flattened out and has become sporadic in game situations because he's just not conditioned to play his best basketball on both ends YET. We can all expect him to be in sophomore shape next season (if he stays) and going 100 for 130 from 3 in practice will more clearly translate to the court.

There's no doubting he's a ridiculous talent ? if he sticks around a little longer, we'll all see it and the conversations like this in his thread will look ridiculous down the road.
 
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hes shooting .43 from downtown. and a shade north of .45 from the field. those arent awful numbers.

what you saw last night was very indicative of what we have seen out of cook. he gets beat backdoor standing flat footed. 30 seconds later smith beats him off the dribble. that essentially ended his night. it was a match up issue.

the lack of offensive production can be directly pointed at two things.

1. minutes played. since feb he has played more than 20 mins exactly once. (32 vs ccsu not exactly a ball game) in that same span he has only once put up double digits in shots. (exactly 10 once again against ccsu).

2. defense feeding offense. ive said it before cook is a great defender at times. the issue is consistency. as silly as it sounds to some defense feeds offense. and sometimes its not about outscoring teams, its allowing less points than the other teams. in a lot of big situation everything feeds of the stop.
 
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[quote='BusNative;79238;0]Exactly. "Freshman Wall" is just a simplified way of saying that 18 yr-old kids fresh out of high school simply do not have the conditioning that sophs-seniors have with 1-3 years of college-level weight training, agilities, etc. Do you think that DC had to train like college kids do to dominate while at DDHS? Of course not. Playing 36 games (36?!?!?!) against older guys as athletic and stronger than you is fatiguing.

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Don't forget that Cook is not an 18 year old. He's a month away from 20. NBA rookies hit a real wall, as they play 48 minute games and sometimes over a 100 games a season if their teams make the playoffs. That's a wall! I played D1 and played similar minutes to Cook my first year. It just wasn't that grueling. In fact, with all the trainers around, I actually felt better than I ever had before in my life. Don't forget that guys named Conley, Oden, Durant, Augustin, Lawson, Wright, Budinger, the 2 GT frosh, etc, etc., just kept getting better and stronger throughout the season despite playing twice the minutes Cook has played.

Cook is a young guy with a ton of talent. There's nothing wrong with being a freshman who needs time to develop, and that's what I believe we have in this situation.
 
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heisman;792428; said:
Don't forget that Cook is not an 18 year old. He's a month away from 20. NBA rookies hit a real wall, as they play 48 minute games and sometimes over a 100 games a season if their teams make the playoffs. That's a wall! I played D1 and played similar minutes to Cook my first year. It just wasn't that grueling. In fact, with all the trainers around, I actually felt better than I ever had before in my life. Don't forget that guys named Conley, Oden, Durant, Augustin, Lawson, Wright, Budinger, the 2 GT frosh, etc, etc., just kept getting better and stronger throughout the season despite playing twice the minutes Cook has played.

Cook is a young guy with a ton of talent. There's nothing wrong with being a freshman who needs time to develop, and that's what I believe we have in this situation.
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Great post, I agree (in the true sense , not the BP satirical sense). You can add Lighty into that group with Cook... both will be great players.
 
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