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GangstaBoogy:
Small piece of info. NBA.com finally changed Kobe's jersey number on the roster
24 Kobe Bryant G 6-6 220 08/23/1978 Lower Merion HS (PA) 10
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
Cook feels at home in LA
By John Supinie
Copley News Service
Published Saturday, August 12, 2006
CHAMPAIGN — Brian Cook gripped a basketball for the first time in a month late Thursday night, when a group of former and current Illinois players met at the Ubben Basketball Complex.
Cook broke his thumb during a pickup game at a Los Angeles sports club last month. With the pin removed last week, the Lincoln native is back to preparing for his fourth season with the Los Angeles Lakers.
"I'm really glad to be back with the Lakers," said Cook, who was signed to a $1.8 million extension for the upcoming season. "I'm trying to do another extension and prolong my career there."
Cook recently bought a house in Manhattan Beach, Calif., and he would like to find a home in the Lakers' rotation. Last season was Cook's first in coach Phil Jackson's triangle offense.
"I love the triangle offense," Cook said. "It suits my game real well for a passing big guy, a shooting big guy, a team player. It's a great fit for me."
The Lakers signed Vladimir Radmanovic to a five-year, $31.7-million contract, and the power forward's free-agent move from the Clippers to the Lakers could make it tougher for Cook to see playing time.
Cook and former Illini Jerrance Howard, of Peoria Central, directed a camp at Judah Christian High School in Champaign this week. The highlight came Friday, when former Illini, including Deron Williams, Luther Head and Dee Brown played in a game featuring former and current Illini.
Williams earned a spot on the NBA All-Rookie team last spring. The Utah point guard has set higher standards heading into his second season.
"My goal for the rest of my career is to be an all-star every year and win a championship," he said. "(His rookie season) was a learning experience, fighting through adversity of not playing. It was like adjusting from high school to college, except 10 times worse."
Head's job with the Houston Rockets is to play defense "and get the ball to Yao (Ming)," he said.
Brown, who was taken in the second round by the Utah Jazz, wouldn't comment on European reports that he was contemplating an offer to play overseas. "No matter what happens, I'm still going to go out there and play hard," he said.
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
Props 2 PLANT. 8)
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
Doggystylin:
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