Napoleonbuck
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LitlBuck;817862; said:I will say this for the last time, the NBA does the care about the defensive ability of a college player. As long as he can ball, and Cook can, he will be fined if he gets drafted. As was stated above his game is more suited to the wide-open offenses of the NBA.
I know the NBA might not care(I think that's what you were trying to say) about the defensive ability of a player at the college player, but if a player doesn't or can't play defense, and he isn't an amazing offensive player(like a Nash or Vince Carter), then he'll ride the bench.
Cook will NEVER get consistent minutes in the NBA unless he plays at least average defense, which he hasn't shown he can do. Now, he has the potential and athletic ability to do so, but we don't know if he will.
Offensive potential isn't the only thing scouts look at. You need to play good team defense in the NBA to win games, and most NBA teams use man-to-man.
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