Originally Posted by Buckleyma
Charles Cooke also took that terrible fall where he hurt his hip and back. I forget what game that was? I didn't understand that play at all. It was almost like Charles forgot when he reached out wildly to push the ball to the basket that there was gravity? He reached out and made no attempt to put his feet underneath himself. He dropped like a belly-slapper in a swimming pool onto the hard wooden floor. When it happened, i winced badly and almost felt the fall in my own body. I think his hip bothered him for the rest of the year.
Note: As a true fan, i am allowed to live my life vicariously through the efforts of the players. When they fall and get hurt, the fan feels it too.
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I was at that game as well and it was not the first time that CC defied gravity! It seemed like Archie gave CC free reign to do whatever possible to score the ball which possibly encouraged Cooke to play recklessly thinking he was helping the team when, in actuality, he was hurting the team.
Now, I would like to get this thread back on topic! Scoochie is one of my all time favorite players and I think Archie did him a disservice, almost to a fault, by encouraging him to pass first (realizing that is what a PG is supposed to do) but not telling him to look for his own shot unless he needed to late in a game to guarantee a win!
I attended the Davidson game since my son lives in
Charlotte and I have never seen anyone take over a game like Scoochie did in the overtime's 5 minutes and I wondered to myself after that game how many points would Scoochie average if he played that type of game for 36 minutes? At least 18, perhaps 20!
Now, if Archie would have given Scoochie the same green light and encouraged him to devote himself to becoming a better defender his stock would be higher for todays NBA draft. I believe at least mid-second round!
When the results are in I'm sure we all hope the future is bright for Scoochie because he gave all Flyer fans their money's worth for four years in a row!
