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  1. texanskan

    texanskan Member

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    shocker

    Rockets forward Brian Cook, who could not crack the rotation after moving to the Rockets in a trade-deadline deal, exercised his option on his contract for next season, rather than to become a free agent, Cook’s agent Mark Bartelstein said on Monday.
    Though Cook played in just nine regular-season games with the Rockets, averaging just 2.8 minutes, the final year of his deal is worth $3.5 million, considerably more than he likely would receive as a free agent. In six NBA seasons with the Lakers, Magic and Rockets, Cook, a 6-9 forward noted for his shooting range, averaged six points on 44.9 percent shooting, making 39.4 of his 3-pointers.
    “I think he will have the opportunity to learn the system, get acclimated and earn a lot more minutes,” Bartelstein said.

    www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/6492529.html
     
    #1 texanskan, Jun 22, 2009
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    lol wow...
     
    #2 vstexas09, Jun 22, 2009
  3. studogg

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    I'm actually happy about this. His $5 million dollar contract may be more valuable at trade deadline than not to have it at all.
     
    #3 studogg, Jun 22, 2009
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    I dont see any minutes in his near future here. But thats ok, he can always be an asset in a trade. And this is a bit off topic, but man, how do the Lakers manage to "steal" players? Ariza for Cook?! Then the Gasol trade. Man..
     
    #4 J.R., Jun 22, 2009
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    garbage time comedy relief
     
    #5 TesseracT, Jun 22, 2009
  6. BrooksBall

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    Cook's rapid fire, line drive shots are always fun to watch at the end of blowouts.
     
    #6 BrooksBall, Jun 22, 2009
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    Yep, an extra expiring contract on a team that has to make most of its moves via trades isn't necessarily a bad thing.
     
    #7 AstroRocket, Jun 22, 2009
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    lol at the agent spinning this as a chance for Cook to earn minutes by "learning the system"
     
    #8 texanskan, Jun 22, 2009
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    I think we will have to use Cook's contract like we did with Steve Francis' contract. By trade dealine, if we're in luxury tax, we may have to give up a pick for some other team to absorb Cook's contract.
     
    #9 dexkk, Jun 22, 2009
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    Who gave him this much money? :confused:
     
    #10 bluffkin, Jun 22, 2009
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    Magic or Lakers. It still may be his deal from when he was with the Lakers. I'm not sure.
     
    #11 J.R., Jun 22, 2009
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    Lucky us!! :rolleyes:

    Oh well, it's not like we didn't see that coming.
     
    #12 baller4life315, Jun 22, 2009
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    Well, we certainly knew that would happen. He'd have been foolish to opt out and become a free agent.
     
     
    #13 droxford, Jun 22, 2009
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    haha yep
     
    #14 SouthMJS, Jun 22, 2009
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    This guy just makes me laugh.
     
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    it is a shame that we had actually given his play time.
     
    #16 redao, Jun 22, 2009
  17. bluffkin

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    I know we should have gave James White the time we gave Cook.
     
    #17 bluffkin, Jun 22, 2009
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    That wouldn't have been nearly as hilarious.
     
    #18 AstroRocket, Jun 22, 2009
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    i think he has the ugliest looking shot ive ever seen
     
    #19 mugrakers, Jun 22, 2009
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    I'd say Jokim Noah passes him up
     
    #20 bluffkin, Jun 22, 2009
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