Tyler Cook Controversy?

[TopHawkeye]

Now that Tom has in his front page story taken issue with the official roster stats by stating that Tyler is 6'8" rather than 6'9", do we have a new controversy? I thought I'd read over a few months ago that he was pushing 6'10". The truth is out there.

 

[2432Hawk]

Tom's an expert at driving traffic.

Good work Tom

I'd put him clearly at 6'9" as has he last Spring.

 

[HoustonHawkeye]

Who cares, who gives a s__t? All we care about is results on the court.

 

[Buffalo43]

He has grown to 7'1 over the summer

 

[Lumas Etima]

We need to have him stand next to Greg Bruner for an accurate measurement.

 

[SDHawkDoc]

Player heights, women's ages, waist sizes. All statistics willfully "fudged" by the parties involved.

 

[SDHawkDoc]

Anyone who played pick up games in the old Fieldhouse when players used to occasionally show up there knows that the heights given for players were often "revised" upward. At least, from personal experience, that was the case in the early 90's.

 

[iabcuda]

I overheard Bruner say last night in a pickup game (cards not bball) that Cook is a freaking giant but we shouldn't "gas him up" just yet.

 

[ScoutRefugee]

I stood next to him a few times and more importantly, I saw h standing next to other players in the PTL. I'd believe 6'9 in shoes. Maybe even 6'10 in shoes

 

[StormHawk42]

Thread title made my stomach drop for a minute

 

[DanL53]

Thread title made my stomach drop for a minute

Me too. But I'll tell you what Cook's not coming to Iowa nearly as ready to start as Woody was.

 

[Auger]

I heard in practice the other day he was measured at 7ft tall and he consumed his opponents with with fireballs from his eyes and bolts of lightning from his arse.

 

[DanL53]

There's one guy not listed on the roster. And he's not in the team picture! Charlie Rose is back, walk-on from 2014/15. He's a guard. Personally I think he's back to start at point guard because no one else is ready.

 

[SSG T]

No disrespect to Tom, as it was probably an oversight, but the official roster lists him at 6'9 253. I'll go with that and not worry. If numbers are fudged, pretty much everyone does it. That means our 6'9 guy may only be 6'8, but he's probably the same height as the other guy's 6'9 guy.

 

[Jim4edwards]

Height? The real question is what is his standing reach???

 

[CanadaHawk]

Me too. But I'll tell you what Cook's not coming to Iowa nearly as ready to start as Woody was.

Maybe on D. Not O.

 

[SSG T]

There's one guy not listed on the roster. And he's not in the team picture! Charlie Rose is back, walk-on from 2014/15. He's a guard. Personally I think he's back to start at point guard because no one else is ready.

?? Rose is on the roster on the official website.

 

[DanL53]

?? Rose is on the roster on the official website.

I have a bad habit of using ESPN. Surprised it was updated on the official website. Anyway, I'm kind of making fun of players not being ready...I'm certain they are all ready, just going to be a little prone to mistakes for awhile.

 

[2432Hawk]

?? Rose is on the roster on the official website.

Saw that too, it was just updated recently to add him. He had walked on as a Freshman at Iowa but was not on team last year.

 

[2432Hawk]

Height? The real question is what is his standing reach???

Never understood why the distance to the top of someone's head was that important. Standing Reach/Wingspan/Weight/Vertical/Shuttle Time Those tell me a lot more than does height.

 

[Bulldogs1974]

Never understood why the distance to the top of someone's head was that important. Standing Reach/Wingspan/Weight/Vertical/Shuttle Time Those tell me a lot more than does height.

Because generally long arms come with a skinny body and there is something to be said for being strong and physical. I'll take a big/strong physical 6'10" player with a 6'10-7' wingspan over a 6'10" skinny post player with a 7'4" wingspan any day.

 

[DanHawkPella]

Tom Davis, IIRC, tended to list his interior guys 1-2" shorter than they actually were.

Street (roster 6'8" but 6'9" or better), Bowen (roster 6'7" but 6'8.75" w/o shoes in draft camp) and others I recall actually being taller than listed.

The only coach I can recall doing this. Most others seem to measure their guys in shoes and then round up.

 

[HawkAttackDial911]

Because generally long arms come with a skinny body and there is something to be said for being strong and physical. I'll take a big/strong physical 6'10" player with a 6'10-7' wingspan over a 6'10" skinny post player with a 7'4" wingspan any day.

You'd take Brennan Cougill over Kevin Durant? Let's stop with the generalities.

 

[DanHawkPella]

You'd take Brennan Cougill over Kevin Durant? Let's stop with the generalities.

Clearly the rank order of measurements should be:

1. Chest - if Jared Uthoff can wrap his arms around you, you are too skinny
2. Calves - if Gerry Wright can reach around your calves with both hands, do not want
3. Distance between eyes - pupillary distance should be between 65 and 70mm
4. Length of 2nd toe - if longer than big toe, eliminate. That's just weird.
5. Earlobe - must be able to handle a 100 carat stud w/o being able to be ripped out by Bob Sanders
6. Neck - ideally long enough to handle 3 O-Rings from the Space Shuttle (think Merton Hanks) in a National Geographic style ornamentation
7. Legend Test - should be able to stand 20" away from a Jenga tower and be able to knock it over by simply turning 90 degrees at the waist

If you can't play Big 10 PF with those measurements, you probably aren't qualified for anything.

 

[FranklinHawk]

Where's Herby, he could get to the bottom of this!

 

[SSG T]

Where's Herby, he could get to the bottom of this!

The best combination of height and stars wins.

 

[Bulldogs1974]

You'd take Brennan Cougill over Kevin Durant? Let's stop with the generalities.

dumb post.

 

[ping72]

I don't care if he's 6'5" as long as he can rebound.

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

Listed D1 Basketball player's height = (Actual barefoot height + shoe height + 2 inches)

 

[hexumhawk]

Now that Tom has in his front page story taken issue with the official roster stats by stating that Tyler is 6'8" rather than 6'9", do we have a new controversy? I thought I'd read over a few months ago that he was pushing 6'10". The truth is out there.

I saw Cook the other day delivering a freezer to the unpainted watertower.

 

[2432Hawk]

I don't care if he's 6'5" as long as he can rebound.

That's an area he needs to improve on. has to learn how to do his work early.....before the shot goes up.

 

[vincebrookins]

1. Length of 2nd toe - if longer than big toe, eliminate. That's just weird.

Well, I'm out.

 

[dbleagle1]

Years ago, Kent Hill and Ed Horton were absolute beasts in the paint and were not very tall.......

 

[Ronman]

Years ago, Kent Hill and Ed Horton were absolute beasts in the paint and were not very tall.......

Then, there was Clay Hargrave..

 

[lovedwatchingLester]

The Ronnie and Clay show

 

[CanadaHawk]

I think Cook is 6'8"-6'9". He's been listed elsewhere as tall as 6'10". Uthoff and White actually appeared to be their listed 6'9" because of their lankiness and were found later to be not quite that tall. Cook may appear shorter than he actually is because he's so much thicker in his body.

 

[2432Hawk]

Measured 6’8.5’’ in shoes, with a 6’11.5’’ wingspan and 244 lbs at the 2015 Nike Basketball Academy... that was Spring of 2015! Tyler said he was 6'9.5" and 255lbs last April when measured and I'd say that's accurate.

 

[PhantomFlyer]

Because generally long arms come with a skinny body and there is something to be said for being strong and physical. I'll take a big/strong physical 6'10" player with a 6'10-7' wingspan over a 6'10" skinny post player with a 7'4" wingspan any day.

Rodman and Pippen might disagree with you

 

[amahawk]

Sounds like a legit 6'8.5" barefoot.

 

[ping72]

1. Length of 2nd toe - if longer than big toe, eliminate. That's just weird.

Well, I'm out.

Sorry. I agree with OP...that's freaking disgusting and weird.