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

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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.

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.
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Not all players are the same in how easily they adjust to the greater demands of a college season vs. a high school season. Michael Redd's outside shooting and defense both suffered from inadequate conditioning while he was in college. He adjusted only after he got to the pros. And yes, the NBA poses greater demands still.
 
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Cook going to the NBA after this year has been discussed in the Recruiting forum and I am one of the people who say that he is not ready and would be better off staying for at least one more year.

While he does have the offensive game for the NBA no way is he ready defensively even though they don't play much "defense" in that league. Also, if his offense is going down this year because he has hit the freshman wall how is he going to play professionally. That season is so much more grueling than the college season with all the traveling involved.

I love the kid because even Conley has said that without him we would not have him and Oden.
 
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cooks play on dozier down the stretch was key. while he tallied 9 pts in 15mins of floor time (all 9 in his 10 mins in the second half) i feel that his defense play down the stretch allowed for change which negated the mismatch of the early first half play of memphis. was he there every trip down the floor like youd love to see? no. but once again flashed what we saw in e lansing against morgan. this ability to impact a game on the defensive end.
 
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jimotis4heisman;794174; said:
cooks play on dozier down the stretch was key. while he tallied 9 pts in 15mins of floor time (all 9 in his 10 mins in the second half) i feel that his defense play down the stretch allowed for change which negated the mismatch of the early first half play of memphis. was he there every trip down the floor like youd love to see? no. but once again flashed what we saw in e lansing against morgan. this ability to impact a game on the defensive end.
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Absolutely right. I actually agreed with Packer, don't tell anyone, when he was egging Cook on to drive the basket. He's lethal when he drives but he needs to go strong to the hoop. Someone needs to replay his dunk vs. UNC for him again. The 3 he hit was also huge both during the game and for his confidence.
 
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Dispatch

Cook bounces back when he's needed most

Sunday, March 25, 2007 3:35 AM
By Rob Oller


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

SAN ANTONIO -- Hype is like hunger in that it's hard to satisfy. Even when a young player meets expectations, the pangs of pressure remain as friends and fans want more and more.

Daequan Cook understands the situation. He came into Ohio State as a blue-chip recruit who soon had fans seeing red. He wasn't scoring enough and wasn't playing defense the way coach Thad Matta demanded.
The low point seemed to come during the Buckeyes' 85-84 comeback win against Tennessee on Thursday, when Cook did not play in the second half. Then came yesterday's South Regional final against Memphis, when Cook fired up an airball with 8:09 remaining and the game tied at 64.
A moment later, however, Cook knocked the ball loose on the other end and took a Mike Conley Jr. pass in for a layup and a lead the Buckeyes never surrendered.
"He definitely lifted us up today," Conley said.

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DDN

Cook comes up big in second half

Dayton native scores nine, including several key baskets for OSU down the stretch.


By Mark Gokavi
Staff Writer

Sunday, March 25, 2007

SAN ANTONIO ? Down five points to Memphis, Ohio State got the basketball to someone who had played 13 of the Buckeyes' first 60 minutes in San Antonio.
Dunbar High School graduate Daequan Cook, who saw one minute in the second half against Tennessee on Thursday, scored nine points in 11 second-half minutes during Saturday's 92-76 NCAA tournament South Regional championship game.

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Daquean's got 'em where he wants 'em

Atta way to go Daquean! After your shot was rejected and then an air ball against Memphis, they stopped looking for you to shoot, and doubled up Lewis.

Well, your strategy has worked perfectly. Georgetown has analyzed the tape, and they'll sluff off of you to cheat on Lewis or Jamar to shoot the three. This means you'll get some clear shot, and when you start hitting at your .437 shooting percentage (3-ball range), you're overdue, and will start raining the 3's on first Georgetown and then Florida (I want OSU to exact revenge on these guys, first for the basketball drubbing they gave us, and then for the football drubbing they gave us).

National champs, and maybe MVP of the Final Four. Well planned, and (in advance) well executed. Have a great two games!

:gobucks3: :gobucks4: :banger: Go Bucks, all the way. First since 1960.
 
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Ohio State star Greg Oden will enter the NBA draft, his father told The Indianapolis Star in a story on its Web site Friday night.

The 7-foot center is widely considered a possible No. 1 draft pick, and Greg Oden Sr. said he was he was comfortable with his son's decision.


"He's the kind of kid that, even though he'll have a lot of money, he needs to do more than just basketball," Greg Oden Sr. said. "They had an exciting season, but why take the chance on him getting hurt?"

Oden and Buckeyes point guard Mike Conley Jr. led Lawrence North of Indianapolis to three straight Indiana high school basketball titles. As freshmen, they led Ohio State to a No. 1 ranking and the NCAA championship game.

Oden's mother, Zoe, told the Star, "Greg told me he wasn't ready to talk about it just yet."
The elder Oden said Conley and fellow Ohio State freshman Daequan Cook also were expected to put their names in the draft.

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To be honest, I'm shocked that Cook seems to be headed to the NBA.

His slump down the stretch as the games got bigger show me the kid has a lot of improvement in front of him.

He would really be entering the draft without much momentum after a fairly mediocre freshman season. Sure there were flashes of brilliance and I'm sure he'll be a good NBA player in the near future, that said, he is definitely costing himself money as he is really nothing but a young, talented project at this point....where as, if he were to have a great season with more minutes next year...he could be a lottery pick.

Best of luck, regardless.
 
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