***Big 10 Thread***

[inCyteful]

13 points and 6 boards in his Hawkeye finale. Not bad, I didn't get to watch so don't know how his defense was though

Well, Cook wasn't really watching either so now you know how his defense was.

 

[1976]

I've only watched about 15 minutes total of the little 10 tournament. The basketball is so bad, and pretty much unwatchable. Big 12 is light years ahead of the Big 10. It has to be embarrassing for the people out east.

 

[Cyclonepride]

This may have already been posted, but why would anyone want to leave a great program with all the talent you could ask for plus a great coach.

No, you are definitely the first lol

 

[CyTwins]

 

[heitclone]

Body.Of.Work.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Yeah but they snapped their B1G tourney losing streak... to one of the worst P5 teams in the country.....

 

[kentkel]

Rutgers has actually been pretty impressive, athletic and fun to watch.

And to think that Maishe Dailey was, at one time, a Rutgers recruit who decommitted and chose Iola instead. I think either 1) Rutgers got the better end of that deal or 2) Fran has done his usual bang-up job of "coaching down" his players.

 

[CyTwins]

And to think that Maishe Dailey was, at one time, a Rutgers recruit who decommitted and chose Iola instead. I think either 1) Rutgers got the better end of that deal or 2) Fran has done his usual bang-up job of "coaching down" his players.

He was and Rutgers got a new coach and they asked him to look other places

 

[Cydkar]

Honestly, it makes no sense for Cook to transfer. Either stay at Iowa or go the Europe.

I think he will be back. I hear things as well.

 

[CyTwins]

I think he will be back. I hear things as well.

Really?

 

[MartinCy]

I'm a little surprised at how naive most Iowa fans are to how JuCo recruiting works. There seems to be a belief that there is a wealth of unsigned talent out there after the season. It's not impossible, but it's very late in the game for worthwhile JuCo transfers.

 

[ca4cy]

I'm a little surprised at how naive most Iowa fans are to how JuCo recruiting works. There seems to be a belief that there is a wealth of unsigned talent out there after the season. It's not impossible, but it's very late in the game for worthwhile JuCo transfers.

 

[Cydkar]

Really?

yes.

 

[LLCoolCY]

I'm a little surprised at how naive most Iowa fans are to how JuCo recruiting works. There seems to be a belief that there is a wealth of unsigned talent out there after the season. It's not impossible, but it's very late in the game for worthwhile JuCo transfers.

Accurate, there are only a handful Impact JuCo players that come into a major conference every year. The top 5ish are usually already committed to programs of need at this point of the season.

It is easy for fans to demand adding an athletic starting PG for next year but actually getting one either by JuCo or Grad-transfer (especially with Fran's lack of history doing that) is more of a pipe dream.

 

[isufbcurt]

yes.

Agree he isn't going anywhere.

 

[ClonesTwentyOne]

Agree he isn't going anywhere.

Fran going to pay him some of his extension money?

 

[CyTwins]

yes.

Interesting. All the smoke seems to be going the other way

 

[isufbcurt]

Fran going to pay him some of his extension money?

Doubtful. But in my opinion he doesn't have any real options but to stay. He isn't going to the NBA and he isn't going to waste a year sitting out because he transferred.

I hate Iowa more than almost anyone, but let's use some common sense here.

 

[ClonesTwentyOne]

Interesting. All the smoke seems to be going the other way

Honestly if I was a teammate and heard what Cook said yesterday, I'd personally tell him to look elsewhere. Cook was so disrespectful to his teammates yesterday.

 

[ClonesTwentyOne]

Doubtful. But in my opinion he doesn't have any real options but to stay. He isn't going to the NBA and he isn't going to waste a year sitting out because he transferred.

I hate Iowa more than almost anyone, but let's use some common sense here.

Waste a year? Sitting out a year would do wonders for Cook. Especially with a solid coaching staff. People that say that he'd waste a year make no sense.