Jok Injury

PCHawk said:
I think he'll even play more confident (if that's even possible) when he knows he's the man.
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He just seems like someone who is gonna thrive in that circumstance. At the very least he won't back down from it.
 
PCHawk said:
I think he'll even play more confident (if that's even possible) when he knows he's the man.
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Jok still needs to develop his off the dribble game and he will definitely need it next season. To me, he still doesn't look mentally ready to explode with a sudden burst off one foot; he struggles finishing at the rim because he doesn't explode to the rim. He's fine off two feet and we can see that he has really good hops, but off one foot he shies away from contact. He'll get there. And I agree, Jok will flurish as "the man" next season.
 
bcl20 said:
He just seems like someone who is gonna thrive in that circumstance. At the very least he won't back down from it.
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He might lead the conference in scoring next year. When a really good shooter with a scorers mentality becomes pretty much the only scoring option on the team his senior year, it's pretty much the perfect storm for putting up huge numbers
 
ArvadaHawk said:
Jok still needs to develop his off the dribble game and he will definitely need it next season. To me, he still doesn't look mentally ready to explode with a sudden burst off one foot; he struggles finishing at the rim because he doesn't explode to the rim. He's fine off two feet and we can see that he has really good hops, but off one foot he shies away from contact. He'll get there. And I agree, Jok will flurish as "the man" next season.
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His improvement on both dribble drive and exploding to the rim (which I agree still needs work) have both improved a ton from last year. On the journey episode that featured him, he said this is the first year his knee has been 100%. People on here have said it has been 100% for a couple years now. But even if it was 100% medically, it wasn't 100% conditioned for exploding to the rim. If he even improves half as much from this year to next as he did from last year to this, he might be finishing in traffic with some dunks next year.
 
PCHawk said:
His improvement on both dribble drive and exploding to the rim (which I agree still needs work) have both improved a ton from last year. On the journey episode that featured him, he said this is the first year his knee has been 100%. People on here have said it has been 100% for a couple years now. But even if it was 100% medically, it wasn't 100% conditioned for exploding to the rim. If he even improves half as much from this year to next as he did from last year to this, he might be finishing in traffic with some dunks next year.
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Absolutely, PC. I saw the same episode where he stated his knee wasn't physically 100% until after last season. Basketball is such a mental game and I could see where he would be "careful" with his knee and not trusting it. Jok is so close to becoming an elite type player and I agree that he gets there, next season. The fact that his confidence with his jump shot is supreme makes me giddy to think of how much better he'll be when he does trust his knee completely.
 
ArvadaHawk said:
Absolutely, PC. I saw the same episode where he stated his knee wasn't physically 100% until after last season. Basketball is such a mental game and I could see where he would be "careful" with his knee and not trusting it. Jok is so close to becoming an elite type player and I agree that he gets there, next season. The fact that his confidence with his jump shot is supreme makes me giddy to think of how much better he'll be when he does trust his knee completely.
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Not only was he being careful with his knee, while others were spending the last few years working on explosion, he was working on just getting his legs under him. That puts you way behind development wise.
 
WindsorHawk said:
Jok is one of those guys that reacts to every bump and bruise like he's going to die. When he left the floor I turned to my wife and said "He'll be back in the game within 10 minutes."
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Sounds like Ben Roethlisberger.
 
PCHawk said:
I think he'll even play more confident (if that's even possible) when he knows he's the man.
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You pretty confident he is coming back? He puts together a pretty good stretch run here he might flirt with leaving.
 
ArvadaHawk said:
Absolutely, PC. I saw the same episode where he stated his knee wasn't physically 100% until after last season. Basketball is such a mental game and I could see where he would be "careful" with his knee and not trusting it. Jok is so close to becoming an elite type player and I agree that he gets there, next season. The fact that his confidence with his jump shot is supreme makes me giddy to think of how much better he'll be when he does trust his knee completely.
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I feel kinda silly now I was one of those guys questioning his athleticism.
 
trj said:
You pretty confident he is coming back? He puts together a pretty good stretch run here he might flirt with leaving.
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I was positive a few weeks ago. I'm pretty sure now. In a couple weeks I might be doubting it.
 
I have been holding back on this, but I have been thinking about it for awhile. Is it possible that "Pistol Peter" Jok bolts to the NBA after this season? I would hope not as the Hawks could use his skills, but I have this feeling that his stock might not be higher than it is after this season.

GO HAWKS!!!
 
Pete just keeps getting better. If he continues to improve he will not only be our 4th straight 1st team All Big 10 player next year but possibly our 2nd straight All American.
 
By his own admission, his knee is back to 100% for the first time since his injury. He may need one more year to prove it to the NBA scouts.
 
BILLYBOBSTEXAS said:
By his own admission, his knee is back to 100% for the first time since his injury. He may need one more year to prove it to the NBA scouts.
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If Jok is considered a high draft pick I hope he goes for himself. It would mean Iowa and Jok will finish out this year in style. Its kind of fun to see Maryland and Indiana taking the hawkeye basketball team so seriously. I think it will probably translate into better recruiting.
 
BrueCrew3 said:
I have been holding back on this, but I have been thinking about it for awhile. Is it possible that "Pistol Peter" Jok bolts to the NBA after this season? I would hope not as the Hawks could use his skills, but I have this feeling that his stock might not be higher than it is after this season.

GO HAWKS!!!
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Jok will return to Iowa for his Sr. Season and his stock will continue to grow..
 
HawkPrdatr40 said:
Jok will return to Iowa for his Sr. Season and his stock will continue to grow..
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The only reason why I brought it up was because it reminds me of the Dekker situation last year. Before everyone crushes me I realize Dekker and Jok's games are different it just the light bulb came on for Dekker and he had a monster 1 month stretch late in the year. If Jok has one of those 1 month stretches i do not know if he is coming back. He is definitely capable of putting together one of those monster stretches.
 
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