Yeah yeah, another TC bashing post, but his play is driving me nuts. Yes, we'll definitely miss his athleticism when he leaves but the opponent has no respect for his shot so can back off and help on everyone else. He has the athleticism to play in the NBA but he's delusional if he thinks he has the skill set to play at that level.
Cook needs to come back to work on his shot
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it’s unlikely his jumper would get much better next season
This needs to be a drinking game.
So each jumper is a shot and missed free throw is a beer??
I know, that's why he needs to work on his shot, dude. Anybody can improve their shot, at least out to 15ft. It just take effort and practice. Not being able to just means he's lazy.
Anytime the NBA and Tyler Cook’s name are mentioned in the same sentence you either chug a beer or do a shot and look around for a stick and a dead horse and just start beating that thing.
Shooting is a skill. Simple hard work isn’t sufficient to make it better. The list of players that were poor shooters for 3 years and then got magically better their senior season is vanishingly small.
I use to think as well. Now I think he needs to come back and work on his strengths. He needs to finish at a much higher % around the basket and learn refine that attack mode.
Fine, even if shooting is a skill, skills get better through practice and repetition which requires effort. Mental effort to put in the work and the desire to get better.
I'd settle for him making shots within 5 feet from the rim. How many has he missed today
Sure seems like we play better with him on the bench. Maybe its just me...
He needs to go sometlwhere else for the good of both parties. He’s not getting better here and I think he holds everyone else hostage.
I think the team worries too much about cook. We would have done cook a favor by making him a sixth man and determined his minutes by effort on the defensive end
I think the team worries too much about cook. We would have done cook a favor by making him a sixth man and determined his minutes by effort on the defensive end
I love Tyler and happy he has played for Iowa but the best thing he could do is get his degree and worry about basketball after that.
He makes them in warmups if you watch him, I feel he just rushes in games and it doesn't come off his hand smoothly.
Potential for alcohol poisoning high-sounds like an Iowa drinking game!
Not gonna knock the guy who’s part of a team that has us in the 2nd round. Having said that, he’s not a NBA player. Or at least right now he’s nowhere near ready.
THIS!
Cook will never be better than a mediocre shooter outside the paint. But he can get better at finishing at the rim, and creating shots, a-la Luka Garza. As it stands now, Cook will be no more than a role player in the D-League. But he could become a solid role player in the NBA if he worked on his finishing and creativity. The difference is millions of dollars.
I counted about 6.....in the FIRST HALF
We force the ball to him and stagnate the offence.
I just want him to be an animal on the glass like he was at the end of the game. I don't think he will ever have a good shot.
He needs to stay in college because next year will be the last year of relevant basketball in his life.
Anyone with a clue can see he has zero chance in the NBA.
Anyone with a clue can see he has zero chance in the NBA.
He needs to come back and work on just about everything.
Especially defense and rebounding.
He doesn't do most of the normal things you need from a guy at his position.
Especially defense and rebounding.
He doesn't do most of the normal things you need from a guy at his position.
Exactly. If being a good shooter was simply a matter of a lot of practice, then everyone would be a good shooter. Yes, hard work is important to being a good shooter, but so is natural ability/skill. It's like telling Bohannon to work on his finishing ability at the rim. Yes, conditioning and strength training make him jump higher, but he will never be a dunker/finisher at the rim.
Hmmm....I one read an article that it is possible to improve things like that. Something about 10,000 attempts-and it has to be specific practice- over a certain amount of time. Some is ability some is practice.
His play fits if he was 4 inches taller. He isn't. The NBA is full of guys his size, his athleticism, but can shoot ... and dribble.
I thank the kid for coming here to be a Hawk. He seems like a good kid and maybe puts too much pressure on himself or outside noise alters his game. I think it's more in his best interest than Iowa's for him to return. Get you degree, improve your game, enjoy the college life for another year.
I wouldn't care if he didn't score a point as long as he rebounds like he did late.
On the contrary, any gains made in college coiuld likely be accelerated in the pros because he probably would have a professional shooting coach and he would be getting up a lot more shots with eyes on him during the day.
When you are 20 years old and have shot thousands and thousands of shots— if you still suck it sin’t going to get better
This. And you often her people talking about it making more sense to further develop your strengths and learn to better utilize them!
Focus too much on playing point guard and shooting jump shots....then he'll spend too much time trying those things!
Get on the block would on your quick post moves and finishing. BOXING OUT! Spend little time on 15ft jumpers and FTs, FTs, FTs!
I would be okay if cook didn’t shoot period, unless it was a dunk. Seems as though his shooting has gotten even worse for some reason.
Agree that he will never be able to shoot, but he should be able to improve finishing around the basket, rebounding, and defense. Today, we were very fortunate that he got in foul trouble, because he was killing us on the court missing bunny after bunny and observing others on the boards. He did get some rebounds in the last couple of minutes and he drew fouls, which is his best skill.
I don't understand how a player like Tyler, who has such power and strength on his dunks, consistently comes up short on the bunnies. It is a puzzlement.
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