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dcastillo Star Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2019 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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waterman40 wrote: | What I saw of Cook last year, he was really good coming in off the bench in 2nd and 4th quarters, and being the kind of guy who get a good shot, and was very effective taking it to the basket. You want guys in the start of the 4th who can give you quality minutes, make some baskets, and maintain the lead before the big dawgs come back in around the six minute mark. |
This. I remember him coming in for them the whole playoffs thinking ‘why doesn’t he get more run.’ Dude was a spark for them when he came in, played confident. |
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Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2019 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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dcastillo wrote: | waterman40 wrote: | What I saw of Cook last year, he was really good coming in off the bench in 2nd and 4th quarters, and being the kind of guy who get a good shot, and was very effective taking it to the basket. You want guys in the start of the 4th who can give you quality minutes, make some baskets, and maintain the lead before the big dawgs come back in around the six minute mark. |
This. I remember him coming in for them the whole playoffs thinking ‘why doesn’t he get more run.’ Dude was a spark for them when he came in, played confident. |
Hoping he can do the same here.
I can see why he couldnt get more run with guys like Steph and Klay starting in front of him |
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Runway8 Franchise Player
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LandsbergerRules Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:19 am Post subject: |
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dcastillo wrote: | waterman40 wrote: | What I saw of Cook last year, he was really good coming in off the bench in 2nd and 4th quarters, and being the kind of guy who get a good shot, and was very effective taking it to the basket. You want guys in the start of the 4th who can give you quality minutes, make some baskets, and maintain the lead before the big dawgs come back in around the six minute mark. |
This. I remember him coming in for them the whole playoffs thinking ‘why doesn’t he get more run.’ Dude was a spark for them when he came in, played confident. |
Defense? I'm very curious how well he'll handle defending the league's elite PGs. _________________ "Chick lived and breathed Lakers basketball…but he was also fair and objective and called every game the way it was played."
-from Chick: His Unpublished Memoirs and the Memories of Those Who Knew Him |
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cal1piggy Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:00 am Post subject: |
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what was the reason warriors let him go again? |
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pio2u Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 5:04 am Post subject: |
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cal1piggy wrote: | what was the reason warriors let him go again? |
So the Lakers could pick-up a sharp-shooter with championship experience to help us get to the "NBA Promised land!" |
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pio2u Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 5:12 am Post subject: |
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Impressive game from QC!
Cook is just what we needed; if he plays at this level consistently we'll be hard to beat.
Cook's stat-line: (14 minutes)
16 Points, (6-9 FG, 4-5 from 3 Point), 2 Rebound, 3 Assists, +6 |
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PayasoLoco Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 5:13 am Post subject: |
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audioaxes wrote: | people must realize he's never shot below 40% on 3s in his career... He is far and away our most reliable 3 point shooter |
dont forget troy daniels |
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hydrohead Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 5:31 am Post subject: |
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A lot of dribbling from Cook, but definitely shows command in the offense as well as a sweet stroke. A Kuzma/Howard/Cook bench looks to be really strong. _________________ Darvin |
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cal1piggy Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 5:45 am Post subject: |
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pio2u wrote: | cal1piggy wrote: | what was the reason warriors let him go again? |
So the Lakers could pick-up a sharp-shooter with championship experience to help us get to the "NBA Promised land!" |
went on a warriors board to check. turns out dlo did us a favor. they had to release him after the trade to keep looney. |
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LandsbergerRules wrote: | dcastillo wrote: | waterman40 wrote: | What I saw of Cook last year, he was really good coming in off the bench in 2nd and 4th quarters, and being the kind of guy who get a good shot, and was very effective taking it to the basket. You want guys in the start of the 4th who can give you quality minutes, make some baskets, and maintain the lead before the big dawgs come back in around the six minute mark. |
This. I remember him coming in for them the whole playoffs thinking ‘why doesn’t he get more run.’ Dude was a spark for them when he came in, played confident. |
Defense? I'm very curious how well he'll handle defending the league's elite PGs. |
Hopefully he's not tasked with that too often coming off the bench. Bradley and Caruso are better equipped on the defensive end. _________________ Under New Management |
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danzag Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 6:19 am Post subject: |
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He had a great game. |
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Baron Von Humongous Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 6:31 am Post subject: |
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Cook and Rondo have both been terrible defenders and are mono-positional - it doesn't make sense to give consistent rotation minutes to both, imo, especially if Bradley remains the starter. And Cook's shooting seems more useful on this team, so... _________________ Under New Management |
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la4win Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 7:09 am Post subject: |
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Cook is going to be a crucial piece in this team. We needed someone that can break the defense down and get shot for himself and others beside LeBron and AD. He is going to be the reason we blow out teams on many nights with his spark off the bench. Oh he is also going to hit some dagger threes at the end of games. |
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Told folks. Go Quinn go! |
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Dr. Funkbot Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 7:53 am Post subject: |
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dcastillo wrote: | waterman40 wrote: | What I saw of Cook last year, he was really good coming in off the bench in 2nd and 4th quarters, and being the kind of guy who get a good shot, and was very effective taking it to the basket. You want guys in the start of the 4th who can give you quality minutes, make some baskets, and maintain the lead before the big dawgs come back in around the six minute mark. |
This. I remember him coming in for them the whole playoffs thinking ‘why doesn’t he get more run.’ Dude was a spark for them when he came in, played confident. |
Man he looked good last night!! Who needs Lou Williams! _________________ R.I.P. Doc Buss
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Dr. Funkbot Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 7:55 am Post subject: |
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Baron Von Humongous wrote: | Cook and Rondo have both been terrible defenders and are mono-positional - it doesn't make sense to give consistent rotation minutes to both, imo, especially if Bradley remains the starter. And Cook's shooting seems more useful on this team, so... |
BVH- any thoughts that Cook's D could improve? Probably not since he was on a great team with great coaching. But it seems to me that he has some size and some tools to be a decent guard defender. I am wondering what the issue is? _________________ R.I.P. Doc Buss |
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€H£M£$TR¥ Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 8:18 am Post subject: |
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Q > Dlo _________________ DEAR BASKETBALL |
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lakersfever714 Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 8:34 am Post subject: |
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cal1piggy wrote: | what was the reason warriors let him go again? |
They had too many shooters so they wanted to share the wealth with us. Now we beat up on them like there's no tomorrow. _________________ Playoffs is good enough. - Jeanie Buss 2024 |
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lakersfever714 Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 8:38 am Post subject: |
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Was Jerry West still with the Warriors when they rescinded the QO from Cook?
I kinda want Rondo to stay out so Cook would get all of Rondo's minutes. He's definitely earned more playing time. _________________ Playoffs is good enough. - Jeanie Buss 2024 |
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la4win Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 8:47 am Post subject: |
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Dr. Funkbot wrote: | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | Cook and Rondo have both been terrible defenders and are mono-positional - it doesn't make sense to give consistent rotation minutes to both, imo, especially if Bradley remains the starter. And Cook's shooting seems more useful on this team, so... |
BVH- any thoughts that Cook's D could improve? Probably not since he was on a great team with great coaching. But it seems to me that he has some size and some tools to be a decent guard defender. I am wondering what the issue is? |
I don’t expect much from him on defensive side. Just don’t be huge liability. |
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danzag Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 8:52 am Post subject: |
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Just by standing still he's already better than Rondo on D |
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 8:56 am Post subject: |
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la4win wrote: | Cook is going to be a crucial piece in this team. We needed someone that can break the defense down and get shot for himself and others beside LeBron and AD. He is going to be the reason we blow out teams on many nights with his spark off the bench. Oh he is also going to hit some dagger threes at the end of games. |
Cook’s game isn’t breaking the defense down, he isn’t good at it. He is a shooter and we need to put him in good positions to shoot. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023. |
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Baron Von Humongous Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 9:12 am Post subject: |
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la4win wrote: | Dr. Funkbot wrote: | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | Cook and Rondo have both been terrible defenders and are mono-positional - it doesn't make sense to give consistent rotation minutes to both, imo, especially if Bradley remains the starter. And Cook's shooting seems more useful on this team, so... |
BVH- any thoughts that Cook's D could improve? Probably not since he was on a great team with great coaching. But it seems to me that he has some size and some tools to be a decent guard defender. I am wondering what the issue is? |
I don’t expect much from him on defensive side. Just don’t be huge liability. |
I'll focus on his defense to start this season, but from what I recall of him at Duke and snippets of his time in Golden State, he's just not very physical fighting over screens and when boxing out. I also imagine he has issues closing out on shooters with his limited standing reach, which is borne out by his BBall Index grades. I think by the age of 25-26 you have an idea of what's in a guy's basketball DNA and he's unlikely to improve much on things he doesn't already do well.
But he's worth appreciating as a Lou Williams-esque bench microwave scorer that the team can really use. _________________ Under New Management |
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