In all seriousness, Brian Cook could be the X Factor

i wouldnt be closed minded to this. HOWEVER, its one thing to try it for the first time during the season and another to try it in the playoffs.

 

good post, a lot of people hate on cook because he messes up during garbage time, but most role players do, if surrounded by the right players he can focus on doing his specialty, 3 pt shooting, and could possibly do very well....he also has some nice playoff experience from being with the lakers.

He's also a solid post defender because he's got some weight on him and although only 6-9, he's got very long arms.

 

Maybe.......but do you really want to experiment during the playoffs?

 

yea this isnt the best time to experiment with him....

 

It's worth a try IMO. Cook can spread the floor on the pnr or when Yao runs the pnr. The paint will be wide open for our guards to penetrate. The only problem is on the defensive end.

 

It's not much of an experiment, it's pretty simple with only a few possible outcomes. You can try it one or two times and that's about all you need to see how portland reacts to it. if they leave cook and he' hitting then it works, if he's not take him out...if they leave yao in single coverage then it works too.

 

I don't mind seeing him with the second unit for spot minutes, b/c when Yao goes to the bench, there's not that many options.

 

I like my steaks fat and soft not my Power forwards. You might be able to plug him in for a few minutes and based on the element of surprise hell he might even hit a 3 or two but don't expect much else.

 

If Cook is our X-factor we are doomed!

 

This is a great idea. He can definitely defend Przybilla when they go with the "twin towers" line-up.

He'll be wide open and create terriffic spacing for either Yao/Artest to post up or Brooks to drive.

All he has to do is set picks and nail a couple of 3-pters.

 

not to mention he'll take przybilla away from the rim on def rebounds, which will be needed if we dont have deke

 

The moment I see Cook in any of the games this series, I will turn my tv off and wont turn it back on till the game is over.

Yeah, thats how much I hate him.

 

your april fool's thread is a bit late...

 

if anyone is the X factor this series then it's Von Wafer for sure.

 

The thought occurred to me that since Deke was retiring after this season and Cook has another year on his contract, that Cook maybe a candidate for the backup center spot. He has some size, not sure he ever played backup C. RA is not going to use him in the playoffs, Deke hardly played so he'll go with Chuck/Scola and Landry when Yao is out.

 

If certainly will be an X-Factor. Because if he gets in the game that means we blew Portland out.

 

Or they blew us out.

 

I mentioned this in the thread last week. If rick carisle was as close minded as some on this board, tracy wouldn't be a 2nd rd virgin. Coach hadn't played prince all season, but down 3-1, he put prince in and he shut tracy down. Im not saying cook is going to be great or anything, but he does make the defender travel farther on the front. That's why aldridge can stay so close and basically double yao, but is close enough to scola. If you add 6 ft to that distance, u would be amazed how much of a difference that makes.

 

damn you almost convinced me there.

still thinking...