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Newcomer Cook ready to work, be patient with Bulls
3-point sharpshooter an inexpensive addition for Thibodeau & Co.
January 06, 2013|By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune reporter

As Daequan Cook dropped in 3-pointer after 3-pointer after practice, coach Tom Thibodeau addressed the reality of the veteran officially becoming the 14th Bull on Sunday.

"Right now, we're pretty much set with our rotation," Thibodeau said.

The Bulls added Cook, a former 3-Point Shootout champion at All-Star weekend, for numerous reasons, none of them immediate. He'll sit on the bench for Monday's game against the Cavaliers as he learns the system and his teammates.
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Cook signed for the prorated veteran's minimum salary, providing the Bulls insurance should they trade Richard Hamilton and giving Cook an inexpensive look for next season since they'll be adding short-term, low-money deals again this summer.

Cook, 25, is under no illusions. A veteran of the Heat, Thunder and Rockets already in just his sixth season, he knows the business.

"I'm going to work and be patient," Cook said. "If I get the opportunity to play, I'm going to play my heart out. I feel it's a good opportunity for me. It's a very exciting, young team that plays well together. The most important thing is to play my role and do whatever Coach asks."

Cook is a career 37.4 percent shooter from 3-point range and played 11 minutes in the NBA Finals last season, scoring two points in three games for the Thunder. Traded to the Rockets in the James Harden deal, he played in just 16 games with one start before getting waived.

"I wasn't going to get an opportunity to play," Cook said. "We parted ways. I have nothing bad to say about the team. Now it's time to be focused on the Bulls."

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Despite youth, Cook brings experience to Bulls
January 6, 2013

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DEERFIELD, ILL.?Newly-acquired Bulls sharpshooter Daequan Cook is just 25 years old, but he brings to his new team a winning background.

In his lone year of college at Ohio State, the Dayton, Ohio, native played in the NCAA championship game?losing to Joakim Noah?s Florida team?and last season, as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, he played in the NBA Finals alongside Bulls backup center Nazr Mohammed, albeit for spot minutes.

Still, the six-year NBA veteran is confident that his experience, as well as his renowned outside marksmanship?he was the NBA All-Star weekend three-point shootout winner in 2009?can help the Bulls.

?I feel like it?s a good opportunity for me. I?m looking forward to it and today was a great start,? he said after Sunday afternoon?s practice at the Berto Center. ?The biggest part was playing on a team that?s been to the Finals, having that experience as a young player. Coming into this team with a lot of guys that love to play hard and have the opportunity to play in the playoffs. I think that?s one of the biggest roles I have right now.?

?[The Bulls are a] very exciting team, very young team and they play very well together. The most important thing for me is to play my role and do whatever Coach asks me to do,? continued the shooting guard, who noted that ?a few teams? contacted him after he cleared waivers Friday afternoon, following the Rockets waiving him last week.

?Chicago was one of the first ones, but I went with what was the best for for me, give me the best opportunity and Chicago was the team.?

The Bulls will be Cook?s fourth NBA team after beginning in his career in Miami under Pat Riley, being a fringe member of the Thunder?s rotation, then getting traded to Houston in the early-season blockbuster James Harden trade. A 6.9 points-per-game career scorer, he averaged 3.4 points a contest in 16 games for the Rockets this season.

?We?re excited to have the opportunity to pick him up,? Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau said of Cook, a career 36.5 percent three-point shooter. ?He?s another quality shooter, he can shoot the three, so he?s got to come in, learn his teammates, learn the system and just get ready.?
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lnr-nOUA18"]Daequan Cook talks on signing with the Bulls - YouTube[/ame]
 
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Q&A with Chicago Bulls guard Daequan Cook

NBA
January 15, 2013
By: Sherron Shabazz

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Daequan Cook hopes to help improve Chicago?s three-point shooting.
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When the Chicago Bulls claimed guard Daequan Cook off of waivers in early January Bulls fans were pleased. Chicago?s three-point shooting regressed greatly after the team moved three-point threat Kyle Korver to Atlanta in the offseason.

Cook was caught up in a numbers game while a member of the Houston Rockets and wasn?t able to see much court time. Houston waived the former Three-Point Shootout champion allowing him to join Chicago. One man?s trash is another man?s treasure. Daequan Cook is just what the doctor ordered to pump life into Chicago?s anemic offense.

The Bulls are twenty sixth in the league in scoring averaging just 93.5 points per game. Bulls Coach Tom Thibodeau is a bit stubborn when it comes to his rotation so Cook will have a tough time seeing consistent minutes early on. Cook has only played in three games for Chicago, much of it garbage time. That could all change when Derrick Rose returns to the court. Rose?s ability to penetrate will lead to open shots for his Bulls teammates and Cook happens to be the best long-range shooter on Chicago?s roster. Going into the playoffs the acquisition of Daequan Cook could pay dividends for the Bulls.

SS: What?s your experience as a Bull been like so far?

Daequan Cook: It?s been pretty good. The guys embraced me pretty well. Still learning the system but everything is going pretty good though.

SS: What?s the toughest thing to learn about the system?

Daequan Cook: Just the defensive schemes. The call-outs and different break downs we have on pick-and-rolls. I?m getting a good feel for that right now.

SS: Everybody knows you as a three-point shooter but what else is in your game that you can contribute to this team?

Daequan Cook: Of course like you said, being able to knock down shots, spreading the floor, being a good team defender, and rebounding. I just want to play my role and bring that energy that?ll be needed from time to time if the team is lacking it.

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DC sighting last night...

Bulls beat Nets in game 7 to earn rematch with Heat
By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune reporter

NEW YORK ? It?s happening two years later, one round earlier and without Derrick Rose. But the Bulls earned their rematch with the Heat.

They did so Saturday night when they downed the Nets 99-93 at Barclays Center to win Game 7 of their first-round playoff series, following a familiar script to do so.

One man, Kirk Hinrich, sat again to injury. Another, seldom-used Marquis Teague, stepped up to deliver crucial minutes. Another man, Luol Deng, remained in Chicago and spent part of Saturday in the hospital. So Marco Belinelli scored 24 points and seldom-used Daequan Cook, who had played just 66 seconds all series, joined Teague in a first-half run.

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Daequan Cook is not expected to return to the Bulls next season.
It's hardly a surprise. Cook was largely glued to the bench since he signed with the Bulls and was never going to be there beyond this season. Cook joins Nate Robinson, Richard Hamilton and Marco Belinelli as Bulls players who aren't expected to return next year. Chicago will have to remake its bench again for the second straight offseason. May 21
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Grading the Bulls: Daequan Cook
A look at the player performances of the 2012-13 Chicago Bulls roster
By Bryan Crawford
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

As injuries befell the Chicago Bulls this season, the front office was forced to bring in fresh bodies just to have a complete roster. In January, the team signed Daequan Cook, a 6-5 shooting guard with a reputation for being accurate from long range.

Cook has bounced around the league a little bit and the Bulls would be his fourth team in six years.

His stay in Chicago wasn?t necessarily a memorable one as he appeared in 33 games and averaged 8.4 minutes per outing, and it seemed like his shooting stroke may have gotten lost with his luggage on his initial trip to the Windy City. Cook shot 28 percent from the field and 25 percent from the three-point line.

Of those 33 games with the Bulls, Cook would crack double digits just three times and had a season high of 19 points in a February road loss to the Denver Nuggets. He would score just 25 points in his first 10 games, reminding Bulls fans of the time the team signed Devin Brown to come in and be a shooter and couldn?t make anything.

In the playoffs, Cook wouldn?t fare much better. He appeared in six games ? three against Brooklyn and Miami ? and scored just three points in the postseason. It?s unlikely the Ohio State alum will be back in a Bulls uniform next season, although he didn?t disappoint too much as not a whole lot was expected from him.

He wasn?t a disruption in the locker room, got along great with his teammates and was pleasant to be around from a media standpoint, but if you come to a team with a shooter's rep, the least you can do is make some shots.

Grade: F
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Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/out...lls-Daequan-Cook-208304451.html#ixzz2U149HdJQ
 
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Bulls player review: Daequan Cook
May, 25, 2013
By Nick Friedell | ESPNChicago.com

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As a three-point specialist, Daequan Cook was disappointing from beyond the arc with the Bulls.
Daequan Cook

2012-13 salary: $512,633 | Age: 26 | Season stats: 2.8 ppg, 28.6 3-pointers

Season recap: Signed midway through the season, Cook rarely played for the Bulls and didn't have much of an impact. He shot just 28.6 percent from beyond the arc for the season -- including his time with the Houston Rockets.

Season highlight: In a Feb. 7 loss to the Denver Nuggets, Cook scored 19 points and had four rebounds as the Bulls got crushed in the second half.

Season lowlight: Cook played almost 23 minutes in a Game 2 loss against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals and went 0-for-6 with two turnovers.

Final grades: Regular season: D Postseason: D

Notes: Cook didn't play much in the postseason but he did jump over Richard Hamilton in Tom Thibodeau's rotation for about a week. Thibodeau's decision to play Cook and not Hamilton during that time was questioned throughout the end of the series and will be second-guessed throughout the summer.

Quotes: "I take a lot of pride in being young in this league and being known as one of the best shooters in this league right now; (It's) a good thing," Cook said after signing with the Bulls in early January. ?I can't just settle for that. It's going to be more than my shooting that's going to get me out on the floor to play."

What's next?: Cook will likely be trying to latch on with another team. He did not provide the consistent three point threat the Bulls were looking for. The Bulls would love to sign Kyle Korver to fill that role -- if the price is right.
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