Tyler Cook Starting For Pistons Tonight
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10 points on 5-8 shooting, also 2 boards and 2 assists through 3 quarters. I'm tuned in for the 4th now.
Oh, I imagine some Hawk in the future will start, making Tyler not the last.
Huge kudos to him. Great job by Cook getting to this point.
He is rising in The Association. Good to see he is locked in earning a shot!
Just had a nice drive too and got fouled, but his free throw form still looks bad and he misses both.
It appears so. Marble & Evans both started 7 games in the 2015 season.
I doubted he’d ever play in the league let alone start.
Wow, he’s obviously put in a lot of hard work these last few years.
Congrats to Tyler!
Athleticism is still king in this sport. As was proven in the tourney again this year.
Wow, he’s obviously put in a lot of hard work these last few years.
Congrats to Tyler!
Athleticism is still king in this sport. As was proven in the tourney again this year.
Spoiler alert it is Keegan. I would love to see JW or Garza get some starts too.
That was big. As was a late rebound. 12 points, 6 rebs. As a (mostly dormant) Pistons fan since my youth, I can tell a lot of Pistons fan love him and have been calling for him to get more PT and he’s gotten many more minutes in the last two games. Needs to hit those free throws though.
Pretty sure I heard the commentator say the season high on dunks was 5 in a game. Or something like that. So in his first start, owns that record.
I can't find it right now, but it was a nice defensive play. He got switched onto a guard and jumped the passing lane for a breakaway.
I wasn’t kidding when I said Pistons fans love him. Read the replies...
Lots of Hawkeye fans in there too. Man, he caught hell from some of the people on this board a few years back. Dude is working hard and proving people wrong. Nothing but the best.
I was a big TC fan (still critical of him at times I’m sure), but I remember that my biggest gripe was that Fran tried using him in a LeBron type of role where he would be a primary ballhandler and frequently turned it over. It’s pretty evident now that this wasn’t, and isn’t, Tyler’s game and that he’s a huge pick and roll + transition threat. He took it upon himself to be “the guy” his last year at Iowa, but what he really needed was a quality guard who could get him the ball in pick and roll situations. It’s too bad that Toussaint and Cook’s years at Iowa didn’t line up. That would have been a blast to watch
Glad to see his huge upwards trajectory so far in the league. Hopefully he can put in a good word about Fran and our Hawks back in St. Louis
Can't argue that. He did pickup a lot of turnovers because of what was asked of him. He took the ball up the court a good deal, depending on the scenario. JT and Cook would have been a great combo.
From ESPN:
Detroit's Cook notched his career high against his former team in his first career start.
Undrafted out of Iowa, Cook played 11 games with Cleveland last season.
"It's been a long journey for me," Cook said. "For me to have a team and a front office and GM that believes in me, a coaching staff that believes in me too and all my teammates, means a lot.
"I'm glad I got that opportunity and I'm glad that it resulted in a win for us."
Detroit's Cook notched his career high against his former team in his first career start.
Undrafted out of Iowa, Cook played 11 games with Cleveland last season.
"It's been a long journey for me," Cook said. "For me to have a team and a front office and GM that believes in me, a coaching staff that believes in me too and all my teammates, means a lot.
"I'm glad I got that opportunity and I'm glad that it resulted in a win for us."
Leading scorer tonight shooting 7 for 8. 3 for 4 on free throws. If he could just get some rebounds, it would help. But can definitely compete in the league.
Yep. 17 points and 5 rebounds in 34 minutes. Getting better every game (given the minutes) it seems.
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