2020 Prospect Jalen Cook picks up LSU offer

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Here's highlights of Cook from the past weekend's first UAA summer session.

And BillyEmbody just crystal balled him to us. God I love our coach.

Will they both play football next season? They have a young freshman QB Ard that is pretty salty himself.

Their skilled positions should be nasty next season.

Will they stick with football pr basketball or possibly two sport athletes at LSU?

Thomas is absolutely pheonomenal as a freshman.

Thomas is a 5-star talent at receiver. Relay that information.

Kid has athleticism off the charts.

I honestly think Cook has a higher ceiling in football as well. He's a good bball player but his frame is more suited for football in my opinion. It's getting harder than ever before for under 6'3 PGs to make it in the NBA with guys like 6'10 Ben Simmons and 6'6 Lonzo Ball running the point now. I don't think Cook will grow any taller than he is now. On the other hand he is already tall enough to be a pro level WR or CB (he's taller than Odell) and he looks like he's added some bulk to his frame as a 10th grader.

Just another update on Cook. Arizona St offered him one for football a day or so ago. Pretty good list he is racking up in both sports.

Numerous colleges have visited Walker the past couple weeks for several kids

No, Philly fan is right, but it’s nothing new. Jalen Cook is 6’0 tall, and there is only one starting point guard 6’0 tall in the NBA (CP3). PGs are getting taller in the nba, with most being somewhere between 6’3-6’4.

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no, it is not. You don't know anything about the NBA. There are no more tall pgs now than there were 30 years ago. And for freaks sake, Lonzo Ball is your example? Lonzo Ball sucks.

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Lol I never said Lonzo was good. But he is an example of the trend the NBA has taken in recent years regarding the PG position. Just look at all the PGs taken in the lottery last year. Markelle Fultz (6'4) Lonzo (6'6) DeAaron Fox (6'4) Frank Ntilikina (6'5) Dennis Smith (6'3). The PG position is getting bigger and bigger and it's getting harder for smaller PGs to compete. Yes there are guys like CP3 and Kemba who can dominate despite their size but they are the exception not the rule. Hell, even right now people are saying Trae Young might be "too small" at 6'2. This is not a slight at Cook at all. I think he's a great player and I hope he can make it to the NBA. But if I were advising him I would let him know his odds of getting an NFL contract are definitely higher than NBA and that's not due to anything under his control. Every year we see guys trying to make it in basketball when it's clear all along what sport they should really be focusing on (Rico Gathers, Brian Bridgewater, etc). Most guys find this out late in their college careers but Cook has already seen major success on the football field. Again not saying he should quit BBall because I think he's great. But I could see him being the next Jarvis Landry, TreDavious White before I see him as the next Chris Paul.