Woj Bomb! Wizards sign NBL MVP Xavier Cooks

AussieCeltic · Post #1 » by **AussieCeltic** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 9:12 pm

Great pickup for the Wizards. The guy can ball. He needs to work on his shot but he’s essentially a 6’8 versatile PF. Great defender, rebounder, passer and finisher at the ring.

He’s in the finals series now but is playing injured so I wouldn’t look at his stats. He was finals MVP last season and regular season MVP this season. Wishing him the best!

UcanUwill · Post #2 » by **UcanUwill** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 9:20 pm

RealGM stats :

Xavier Cooks
31 gp.
26.4 mpg.
15.3 ppg. (57.5 FG% : 32.1 3PT% : 54.1 FT% : .59.4 TS%)
7.7 rpg.
3.8 apg.
0.5 spg.
0.6 bpg.
2.7 TO
112.5 Ortg.
102.7 Drtg.
21.5 PER

BadWolf · Post #3 » by **BadWolf** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 9:26 pm

15 ppg gets you the mvp down under?

kobe_vs_jordan · Post #4 » by **kobe_vs_jordan** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 9:34 pm

BadWolf wrote:15 ppg gets you the mvp down under?

Gets you one in euroleage too

UcanUwill · Post #5 » by **UcanUwill** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 9:44 pm

kobe_vs_jordan wrote:
BadWolf wrote:15 ppg gets you the mvp down under?

Gets you one in euroleage too

Luka Doncic - 16 ppg. on his MVP season.

PapaBear53 · Post #6 » by **PapaBear53** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 9:46 pm

Am I the only one that has a different definition of what is a Bomb?

Lockdown504090 · Post #7 » by **Lockdown504090** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 9:48 pm

can someone find that clip? he has one of the rudest bodies in reverse i ever seen in my life.

CIN-C-STAR · Post #8 » by **CIN-C-STAR** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 9:50 pm

54% FT is concerning but there are some damn good ballers coming from down under so wouldn't surprise me at all if this pans out well.

OxAndFox · Post #9 » by **OxAndFox** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 9:54 pm

BadWolf wrote:15 ppg gets you the mvp down under?

40 minute games. He is at 26mpg. X isn't known as a volume scorer, but the league leading scorer is at 23ppg.
Outside of the NBA the courts are smaller and you can still play D so with not as much room and phydical D it's a little harder to score generally.

Xavier will struggle from the outside so I hope the Wizards have a 5 that can shoot the 3 when/if he is in because it won't be pretty.
Excited to see what he can do. Not many 4s will keep up with him in the open court.

OxAndFox · Post #10 » by **OxAndFox** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 10:00 pm

CIN-C-STAR wrote:54% FT is concerning but there are some damn good ballers coming from down under so wouldn't surprise me at all if this pans out well.

He struggles from the FT line and outside. That's the only thing that is holding him back. As soon as the NBL finals series is over he needs to get on the first flight to the US and hire a shooting coach.

He is another version of Ben Simmons. Xavier isn't afraid to shoot though.

AussieCeltic · Post #11 » by **AussieCeltic** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 10:01 pm

Read on Twitter

OxAndFox · Post #12 » by **OxAndFox** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 10:07 pm

Watch on YouTube

Ein Sof · Post #13 » by **Ein Sof** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 10:10 pm

I skimmed and read "NBL... Xavier" and for a split second I thought they signed XRM. Aw.

KnicksNext · Post #14 » by **KnicksNext** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 10:18 pm

Does this really qualify as a Woj Bomb? More like tiny firecracker.

Post #15 » by **cupcakesnake** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 10:21 pm

Interesting pickup. Crazy athlete. I don't know much more about his game than that though.

gmehl1977 · Post #16 » by **gmehl1977** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 10:22 pm

BadWolf wrote:15 ppg gets you the mvp down under?

NBL only play 40 minute games like euroleague

UcanUwill · Post #17 » by **UcanUwill** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 10:26 pm

PapaBear53 wrote:Am I the only one that has a different definition of what is a Bomb?

KnicksNext wrote:Does this really qualify as a Woj Bomb? More like tiny firecracker.

You guys into airline security? Let Aussies have their fun, if they signed Vazenkov or Lessort, as EL fan I would woj bombing too.

Post #18 » by **Harry Garris** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 10:35 pm

BadWolf wrote:15 ppg gets you the mvp down under?

If it's done on high efficiency and you're a great player in other areas of the game too then yeah it can.

Other basketball leagues in the world don't quite have the same obsession with a guy's ability to score out of isolation as we do. There's more appreciation for playmaking and team cohesion.

BadWolf · Post #19 » by **BadWolf** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 10:39 pm

Harry Garris wrote:
BadWolf wrote:15 ppg gets you the mvp down under?

If it's done on high efficiency and you're a great player in other areas of the game too then yeah it can.

Other basketball leagues in the world don't quite have the same obsession with a guy's ability to score out of isolation as we do. There's more appreciation for playmaking and team cohesion.

OK.,ok, I get the memo.
But other then his 2pt fg nothing really stands out. Probably a great defender.

That ts% looks of if we go by other %s.

OxAndFox · Post #20 » by **OxAndFox** » Sun Mar 5, 2023 10:52 pm

UcanUwill wrote:
PapaBear53 wrote:Am I the only one that has a different definition of what is a Bomb?

KnicksNext wrote:Does this really qualify as a Woj Bomb? More like tiny firecracker.

You guys into airline security? Let Aussies have their fun, if they signed Vazenkov or Lessort, as EL fan I would woj bombing too.

Oh and Vazenkov is getting signed! :pray: