Exactly ... Cooks ain't NBA but he is the closest thing we had to being able to compete with big wings ... now there is zero zilch nobody (except Jingles ... actually he might be 69 and strong but he is called Slo Joe for a reason... we got nobody)Strength? No, he doesn't.
And I think he should've made the squad.
Genuinely ridiculous call.
If.Goorjian had thought to have some prep matches against New Zealand with the squad that didn't make playoffs - (everyone except Dyson Green Giddey and Exum) he might have figured some of this out instead of choosing Magnay and Kay based on performances against a China Team that is getting smashed by NBA summer league teams ... they lost to the Sacramento Kings SL by 50 FFS ( and he used this series to pick the team????)
Now we go into a match next week against USA with a bunch of slow vets and NBA bench players ... Thybulle is the only player that finished the NBA season as a starter ...
(don't even mention Giddey ... his confidence is shot ... he doesn't shoot or play defence ... and his rebound stats are only high because when his man beats him off the dribble he goes straight to the cup for the rebound rather than defend - how is that going to work with nearly zero shot blocking)