Originally Posted by Smitty10
I said this last year and I'll say it again this year, when Cooke is on offense, he slows down the crisp passing by taking time to decide if he's going to drive, shoot or pass. The rest of the players suffer due to it. We rarely have had this problem where everyone looks bad on offense, when Charles Cooke isn't playing. Not in 2013-2014, not in 2014-2015 and not in games when he's been hurt. Yes, the whole offense looked awful, but that's because of Charles Cooke's me first attitude.
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We all see what you speak of. But the answer, if we are to do anything in the post season, is that the efficient offense and defense of a healthy Charles Cooke comes back. When healthy, he is a game changer on offense and defense. If we were so fortunate to earn a bid, we are one and done without a 100% Charles Cooke. We could say that about any of the other Seniors as well. As an 11 seed, we don't match up with any likely opponent without CC.
It's not so bad that we lost an A10 road game to a 10-5
UMass team, it's that we collectively looked so poor doing it. But that's the stuff upsets are made of.
