Both Woody and Tyler look as though they've expanded their games since leaving Iowa. Maybe they won't ever play in the NBA, but at least their making some cash playing the game they love, and that in itself is part of the dream.
Tyler Cook
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I always thought we could have used Woody as more of an offensive threat. We never fed the post to him very well. Really thought we missed on him being a better offensive player while at Iowa.
And to think some fans said Cook wasn't good and are glad he left. Kid has a ton of talent and is clearly working hard on his game.
His senior year he had a great 6 game run where he was 17 and 12 about every game for a stretch.
Good for Tyler. A little bit of surprise for me, although the raw athletic ability was always there. I am surprised that Uthoff never latched on to an NBA team, because I always thought he was a much more complete player.
We need a top three pick in the draft or we lose our first rounder... these boys are tanking!
All the more reason to call up Cook and play him 48 minutes a game!
interesting that the NETS are waiving 3 players and adding Tyler.
the story from USA Today:
Tyler seems to be much better at handling the ball now.
Hopefully he sticks.
Hopefully he sticks.
I was a big Cook fan. Always had a great attitude and loved his explosiveness. I missed him when he left, but I was also interested to see what happened with the offense when he wasn‘t the primary focus down low due to his lack of decent jumper range.
If Cook came back for last season, would Luka have exploded the way he did? Luka certainly would have continued to improve, that’s just who he is, but I’m not sure he’s POY good with Cook eating up one block.
So, why the Brooklyn Nets?
Chris is an NBA writer for the Nets.
Pretty good stuff.
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Chris is an NBA writer for the Nets.
Pretty good stuff.
@Moral @DodgerHawki @VicHawkeye @Hawkeye_Pride @HawkAssassin
Nice! Must tip the chef when he knows how to COOK!
Here are 3 minutes of highlights from that 31 point performance vs the Long Island Nets.
Watch:
Not an expert. But anytime you make the league you have a shot. What is nice is that he isn’t getting called up because of injury. They are cutting guys when bringing him up but the two guards are expected to re-sign on 10 day contracts. Vonleh is a PF that they aren’t keeping so that has to help his chances. The Wolves only have 6 games left, so he isn’t missing much. He needs to just get a shot and hope that he gets some minutes to show what he can do. Question is, is he just an end of the bench body that never makes a game day roster or does he get a shot at some playing time?
The Nets don’t need scoring when they have Kyrie, Harden, and Durant coming back soon. They need a post presence that can block some shots and rebound. Tyler can’t be a black hole on offense, put backs are fine but otherwise keep the ball moving to the elite guys. He’s never been a defensive maven, so he’ll have to really concentrate on that and rebounding to earn minutes.
Wishing for the best for him. He’s really showing to be a good, if not dominant, player in the G League. I hope that translates well.
Good luck,Tyler!
Maybe he sticks and gets a ring!
Maybe he sticks and gets a ring!
Side topic, but setting up rules like that for draft picks that incentivize teams to lose is just bad for the sport. The part of the American pro sports scene that I hate is that professional teams have incentives to lose. It sucks and is against everything that sports are supposed to be about. In English soccer, if you finish last in the league you get relegated to the division below. So the concept of "tanking" doesn't exist. Of course, their player acquisition system is not built on the draft. I would also be in favor of doing away with drafts in the American sports and letting guys sign with who they want to, but that will never fly for various reasons.
But tanking should not ever be rewarded, just my opinion.
I get and agree with your opinion to an extent - nobody wants to watch a game where it benefits a team more to lose than to win. At the same time, if you are near the bottom of the standings in your respective professional sport (as teams like the Jaguars in the NFL were and the Wolves in NBA are), you are a LONG ways from being competitive. And as somebody who has watched Minnesota fail to attract any high level free agent talent for two decades, I know that the draft (whether by trading picks for quality players or by hitting a home run on draft night) is our only chance of contending in the foreseeable future
All Minnesota fans are disappointed by how the season has gone. We traded for D’Angelo Russell last year to come play alongside Towns, got the number 1 overall pick, and brought back a fan favorite seasoned point guard in Ricky Rubio. I thought we had a chance to contend for a playoff spot (and much rather would be than DFL in the league standings), but poor coaching, injuries, and youth have reared their heads to the point where getting that top 3 pick is all there is to look forward to
He's now been part of, by my count, five different NBA organizations. Clearly, the league sees something in him, but he's going to have to find the right situation to stick in. As of this moment, he seems to be the basketball equivalent of a AAAA player, but he's young enough to go further. At least he's getting shots, which means there's still hope.
Man.... He was fun to watch in an Iowa uniform.
Then his selfie video in Jack Trice is legendary
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Money's not bad. 9K+/day. He has great moves below the rim. Hope he sticks. If not, he continues in the G League. Job security.
Good fit they already have 3 great scorers. Tyler could fit in as that Rodman garbage bucket guy, rebounder, and defender. Offensive and defensive rebounds and put-backs could make him. The guy makes everything around the rim.
It’s really amazing how much better he is now. When he tried to face the basket with Iowa, it was almost always a disaster. I’m sure the spacing of the pro game helps, but still, it’s pretty striking to me.
Basically $10k/day. ×365=$3.7 million/year. If only he could get that for a few years.
i hope that dude who posted those #s is right...i took his word for it!!!
Basically thats all the stuff he didn't do at Iowa. All he wanted to do was be a scorer.
Nick Baer blocked more shots every year.
Maybe he's figured it out. Looks like he's more interested in competing on the glass now.
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Hes always been very skilled one on one scoring, he just couldn't deal with double teams and didn't know what to do when he didn't have the ball.
He better learn where to be off the ball now if you want to be on the court with Harden.
I dunno that people said he wasn't good...he always seemed to have great athletic ability. Watching these vids it looks like he's really developed his game and worked hard. He looks like a different player than he did a few years ago. Go get 'em kid!
