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Northside Hawk
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That reunites Luka and Tyler Cook for the time being.
Luka and Joe will get their shot...and that's all one could ask.
trj
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Reunites them or competing for roster spots?
They are likely battling for the 10th, 11th and 12th roster spot on the Piston team.
beavdawg8216
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Great spots for both of them. Both teams are not very good and in rebuild mode that makes a young player have more of a chance.
Northside Hawk
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First thing I thought too... They had 3 draft picks and since Cook was kinda their end of the bench guy he might be the odd man out. Hard telling NBA teams can have a boat load of turnover year to year. Sure would be nice for em to play together for awhile.
There's a pretty good chance Detroit hit on all 3 of their picks. That'd be good for them to have a young core to build up with and follow going forward.
The Spurs seem like they may be trending the other direction. Popovich probably won't be coaching much longer. San Antonio is a great place to land though as far as a city to live in. I bet he'll love that part.
The NBA sure didn't do itself any favors with how they did their draft. Maybe start it sooner or do the 2nd round the next night. It was like after midnight eastern when Garza got picked I think. With 2 rounds & only 60 picks compared to how the NFL has 7 rounds they should try and get as many eye balls to watch it all as possible and having it stretch that late at night I don't think did either themselves as a league any favors or the players sitting on pins and needles waiting to hear their names called. Most folks are finding out reading about it this morning I bet.
Granted competing with the Olympics couldn't have helped them in the ratings department at all so it is what it is there I suppose. But still the players and their families shouldn't have had to wait so dang late to hear their names called but that's just me
Granted competing with the Olympics couldn't have helped them in the ratings department at all so it is what it is there I suppose. But still the players and their families shouldn't have had to wait so dang late to hear their names called but that's just me
NorthKCHawk
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The NBA does a lot of things wrong regarding TV. Its why its domestic viewership is plummeting. Baseball too.
I understand football is a different animal, but the NFL universe revolves around making sure every decision maximizes eyeballs watching their product year round.
I understand football is a different animal, but the NFL universe revolves around making sure every decision maximizes eyeballs watching their product year round.
hawkeyesgonewild
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Congrats to Joe and Luke for getting drafted. Good luck and thanks for memories.
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Ian Pike Hammer
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This is the kind of PR that could do Iowa some nationwide good!
hawkeyesgonewild
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you are right it can only help.when was the last time 2 hawkeyes got draft was it ricky Davis and Ryan bowen
SmokeTownHawk
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Like having an NBA season last until mid July and the World Series not over until November I check out. Even if the Twins were to be back in it I'd still prefer MLB to be done by October at the latest.
RyDogg
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It was also ridiculous to still announce the draft picks as if they were really being drafted by the team announced. It seemed like half the time ESPN was already announcing the pick was traded but the NBA continued to pretend the original team was drafting the player. I know it has something to do with the trades not being official yet, but they really should change that. It looks foolish and made the Knicks fans in attendance look even more foolish than usual. They had no clue the player they were supposedly drafting was already traded somewhere else.
Northside Hawk
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I wouldn't mind the NBA ending in mid July if it started at Christmas. In fact I've proposed that before. Too much of the NBA season overlaps the NFL. If you had playoffs start around Memorial Day and end in mid to late July they would have much of the summer pretty much to themselves, and would finish up in time to not mess with the NFL or with the most meaningful part of the MLB season.
thedukeofearl
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I do believe JoeW is going to be just fine
No Doubt
He is still developing his game, and the Sky is the Limit
JoeW can play D
That is a Fact, Jack
Luka is going to be just fine
He will certainly put points on the scoreboard, and that is perhaps the bottom line in the NBA
In the NBA they cannot dedicate 2 players to stop Luka from scoring
He will certainly score more points than he will allow
Luka will draw defensive attention when he starts nailing threes and subsequently open the paint inside for his teammates to score
He might be a Tim Duncan/Dirk Novitsky hybrid
Simply Idle Speculation from a mind bordering on boredom
It Will All Be Good
No Doubt
He is still developing his game, and the Sky is the Limit
JoeW can play D
That is a Fact, Jack
Luka is going to be just fine
He will certainly put points on the scoreboard, and that is perhaps the bottom line in the NBA
In the NBA they cannot dedicate 2 players to stop Luka from scoring
He will certainly score more points than he will allow
Luka will draw defensive attention when he starts nailing threes and subsequently open the paint inside for his teammates to score
He might be a Tim Duncan/Dirk Novitsky hybrid
Simply Idle Speculation from a mind bordering on boredom
It Will All Be Good
ssckelley
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Not much of a surprise. Tyler might be able to battle back through the D leagues again.
HaydenHawk56
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Tyler's dunking was able to get him 6 figures for a little while.
Nope kinda saw that coming. But damn I just figured they'd have waited to let em play through summer league first and get another look at everyone that they had before having to make any cuts. I'm not sure how NBA roster rules work with having drafted 4 guys at what point do they have to have those spots open. I dunno but that sucks for Cook but that can be Garzas welcome to the NBA moment for sure. It's a business now. Gotta make yourself uncuttable. Hopefully Cook can latch on somewhere and have a good summer league showing.
HawkGold
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Not likely
