Meta Hello: Alex Cook joining the MGoBlog Hoops Staff
According to himself (@alexcook616) on twitter, Alex Cook (no relation to this Brian Cook) is joining the staff this fall as a basketball writer. If you've followed him on Twitter, Alex has lots of good content, including very interesting "player comparison" charts as to what to expect from the new crop of freshmen.
Give him a follow and look forward to even more (He's not replacing Ace, but joining Ace's coverage) quality Hoops coverage going forward.
#BasketballSchool
October 22nd, 2014 at 1:50 PM ^
Well we ARE a basketball school so adding resources to cover the sport only makes sense.
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:35 PM ^
First, welcome Alex!
Second, I think they could have pulled resources away from football. I'm not sure we have really played that sport in 7 or 8 years now.
October 22nd, 2014 at 1:51 PM ^
Oh... so many puns for the podcast.
Cook's Corner
Look what's Cooking
Not to mention naming HTTV to "The Cook Book"
Just to warn you though, Brian. Too many Cooks spoil the broth.
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:00 PM ^
Or is it Cooks' Corner?
October 22nd, 2014 at 3:25 PM ^
October 22nd, 2014 at 4:11 PM ^
Contrary to what many believe (including 80% of the people who write Christmas cards, it seems) plural nouns do not take apostrophes unless you are referring to them possessing something. Here are the answers to your questions:
I saw two Smiths.
The Smiths' beers.
(The -es addition is only for names that already end in -es or -ez, as in the Joneses or the Rodriguezes.)
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:50 PM ^
You also have a mod that happens to bear this last name (guess which one), so there is that as well. Too many Cooks spoil the broth indeed.
On a more general note, congratulations to Alex on this endeavor! Looking forward to this year's hoops coverage.
October 23rd, 2014 at 8:30 AM ^
BiSB Cook?
October 22nd, 2014 at 1:51 PM ^
Welcome! Looking forward to reading his write-ups following many many wins
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:12 PM ^
Hire Brian Gillis from OTE for additional football coverage so the name confusion can be complete!
New MGoUsernames:
Alex Cook - Cook (NTC)
Brian Gillis - Brian (NTB)
Brian Cook - Brian (YTB) Cook (YTC)
EDIT: Alex Cook's brother being Brian Cook we through him in for good measure
Brian Cook - Brian (NTB) Cook (NTC)
October 22nd, 2014 at 1:54 PM ^
October 22nd, 2014 at 1:54 PM ^
Nice add. Glad to hear it.
On another note - Alex, there's still time to change your semi-optimistic outlook for Branden Dawson this year. He's definitely going to struggle to meet even the more realistic expectations out there (read: those that don't have him being 1st Team All-American but still have him All B1G).
October 22nd, 2014 at 3:27 PM ^
I already wrote out my bit on why I'm taking Dawson over Dekker for the first-team. He shot 60% last year, so it's not like an increase in responsibility will make him incredibly inefficient (in all probability). He's gonna rebound and defend with the best of 'em regardless.
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:00 PM ^
To make matters more confusing, I'm his younger brother Brian. You'll be hard-pressed to find a guy that knows his way around hoops statistics and writing better than Alex. Congrats again!
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:08 PM ^
Mind blown...
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:10 PM ^
That's unpossible. How many Brian Cook's can there possibly be?
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:18 PM ^
If I had to guess, I would say at least 7.
October 22nd, 2014 at 3:24 PM ^
NEED MOAR BRIAN COOKZZZ!!!11!
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:06 PM ^
I'm friends with Alex Cook IRL. To make matters more confusing, his brother's name is Brian Cook.
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:15 PM ^
How do we know there is no relation to Brian? Somebody ancestry.com this mother.
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:24 PM ^
See above, he is related to Brian Cook (NTBC)
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:16 PM ^
META: Did someone train him on the Kenpom Rule? We can't have MGoBlog costing us games this year.
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:17 PM ^
Very excited to be collaborating with Alex on hoops stuff. Among other writing ventures, he contributed to my old blog, the long-defunct The Wolverine Blog, and we've kept in touch ever since. Can't wait to see more quality basketball coverage on the site; you all should see the increase in volume and quality on that front pretty soon—already putting our heads together about how best to approach the season preview and in-season content.
Congrats, Alex. This is gonna be fun.
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:26 PM ^
When the Banner switches to Basketball, my suggestion for a tagline is "This is gonna be fun"
October 22nd, 2014 at 6:13 PM ^
Er, um, nevermind.
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:21 PM ^
So happy a basketball writer was added instead of a recruiting "reporter".
Basketball makes us happy.
Now make with the basketball GIFS and appease the masses.
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:39 PM ^
You are my hero.
Since Tom isn't here to hold us, will you be the one to finally fill the job?
October 22nd, 2014 at 4:08 PM ^
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:25 PM ^
yeeee. moar cruitin'
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:26 PM ^
You say there's no relation, but come one man, we can all see through that. Alex and Brian have the same last name. Nepotisim at its finest. I'm pretty sure this is somehow related to Lloyd Carr pulling the strings in the athletic department. Aliens.
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:27 PM ^
i will hear Waylon Jennings saying "what will them Cook boys write about today."
October 22nd, 2014 at 2:28 PM ^
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October 22nd, 2014 at 3:04 PM ^
And thanks to Ben for putting this up while I got an account up and going. MGoBrian and I are unrelated (we think), but - as he says above - my younger brother is named Brian. Which is a little disorienting. Regardless, I'm here. #GoBlue, #WeOn, #FireBrandon and all that.
Oh and LSA? I'd like about a 1,000,000 of your finest MGoPoints (or even just enough so that I can post in the diaries).
October 22nd, 2014 at 3:17 PM ^
I got 10k to you, but I think Brian needs to check the mod checkbox.
October 22nd, 2014 at 3:20 PM ^
That was fast. Well, hate to break everyone the news, but this was just a really elaborate plot to steal a bunch of MGoPoints.
October 22nd, 2014 at 3:24 PM ^
Always hatching schemes to get MGoPoints for his friends...
October 22nd, 2014 at 3:29 PM ^
in my shitty college house in Ann Arbor. He's in good spirits and will be allowed to use the computer soon.
October 22nd, 2014 at 3:38 PM ^
You should let him post your demands to secure his release on the front page. More eyeballs and all that.
October 22nd, 2014 at 3:39 PM ^
I like the way you think
October 22nd, 2014 at 6:44 PM ^
What happened to your old account? Didn't you used to be Hobbes (or just have a Hobbes avatar)?
October 22nd, 2014 at 7:53 PM ^
Fresh starts and all that. I'm quite familiar with the community.
October 22nd, 2014 at 3:22 PM ^
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October 22nd, 2014 at 8:08 PM ^
Cook! Where's my hasenpfeffer?
Welcome aboard.