Jack Cooley

Or

Jamalle Haigins to play Kmarts role

Then again, I am one of the few if not only that believes

Darko Milicic

could be a solid rotional Center, especially, in the Triangle
If he stayed in NBA shape like he did before he signed with Celtics, nearly
2 years ago

BigDaddyG wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

callmened wrote:Cooley is not nba talent. I disagree

Thats what a lot of people said about David lee

Everyone acknowledged Lee was NBA athlete. people questioned if he'd ever develop and NBA level skill. Cooley had a lot of work to do physically coming out of the draft. I don't mean to be dismissive, but don't you think there are better prospects out there?

I think hes proven in 2 NBA SL 1 season in Turkey and a 4 year career in the BE that he is a guy who can play basketball. Is there a retread who is better than Cooley--sure but were not paying that kind of money. He's a heady thick 6=9 250 pd 4 with long arms who can run hits 60+% of his shots and was the number 1 rebounder per minute in the toughest NCAA league. He's a decent shot block and defender. Id rather have him than a Kanyon Martin who will last 17 games

I don't really see anyone on the roster at present who is an absolute must keeper into next season.

TripleThreat wrote:

callmened wrote:Cooley is not nba talent. I disagree

Cooley IMHO was born 15-20 years too late. Sort of like how Danny Woodhead was born 50 years too late for the NFL. Cooley would have been an interesting enforcer in a previous era of the NBA. I think Don Nelson and some elements of Nellieball would have loved him.

I see Cooley as a fringe 5th or 6th roster big at best, an energy guy worth six hard fouls. If you are an NBA big and you can't defend the rim and you can't space the floor with a three ball, you need to have some really off the charts type athleticism to make up for it. Watching Cooley play, he clearly knows what he should be doing and where to be, he just can't execute consistently on a physical level and will always be a guy a couple of steps or seconds behind. Ripping up the D League doesn't always translate into the NBA.

He's just not going to get that same kind of usage and those same kind of shots at the NBA level.

That being said, if he was at the Malice In the Palace, he would have killed all those mother ****ers. Jermaine O'Neal, Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson would all be dead. Cooley would have ripped their skulls and spines out, Mortal Kombat style. Hard not to root for this kid, he doesn't take one little bit of anyone's happy horse **** on the court.

Sadly, the old enforcer type, the Oakleys, the Kevin Willis types, even the Danny Fortson's are all gone now, the game has phased them out.

What exactly do the Knicks have to lose by giving Jack Cooley a 20 game trial run? I still think he looks like David Lee 2 years later yet I think he might be able to guard better. You only find out by giving a chance. Who's our PF? Jason Smith and his 4 rebounds and 44% shooting? Jack Cooley will be a guy who finally makes it into a line up starts putting up 14-10 and other team's go huh?