Lenny Cooke: Star to Be Who Never Was (UPDATE)

[antoekneeo]

http://www.nytimes.com/20...;partner=rss&emc=rss

 

[doublejs07]

Gonna read the article right now...but HOLY %++% @ his size now

If everything worked out, Lenny Cooke and Darius Miles were gonna play under Jarvis @ St. John's...that squad would have been interesting to watch w. Omar Cook running the point

 

[hankmoody]

On the topic of ballooning basketball players, has everyone seen what has happened to Michael Sweetney?

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by HankMoody

On the topic of ballooning basketball players, has everyone seen what has happened to Michael Sweetney?

Ballooning b-ball players should almost be a separate thread...

  Saw the pics of Sweet and I was absolutely floored.  Couldn't believe it. 

After arriving with a phalanx of relatives, Cooke’s mother, Alfreda Hendrix, explained that her son had heeded the wrong calling and had mistaken what was given to him as something he had earned.


As far as the article, this was a deep quote from his mom...

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

jesus!

 

[jaysbboy]

Damn was it that long ago i saw a follow up story on him in SLAM magazine. He still looked like a ball player. Now that pic doesn't even look like him

 

[tommykairaa]

zamn

 

[Arthur Shelby]

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

If everything worked out, Lenny Cooke and Darius Miles were gonna play under Jarvis @ St. John's...that squad would have been interesting to watch w. Omar Cook running the point

That was never going to happen 

 DMiles and Cook was in class 2000 they weren't going to stay at St john's for there junior YR 

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by show time 96

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

If everything worked out, Lenny Cooke and Darius Miles were gonna play under Jarvis @ St. John's...that squad would have been interesting to watch w. Omar Cook running the point

That was never going to happen 

 DMiles and Cook was in class 2000 they weren't going to stay at St john's for there junior YR 

 It was an extreme long-shot but there was the possibility that all 3 COULD have played together had everything worked out and they stayed/went to school. 

 

[Arthur Shelby]

crazy how everthing went Left for Lenny especially after that Matchup VS  Lebron at ABCD camp 
to many people was giving him bad advice

 celebrities to make it even worst 

 

[0cks]

Originally Posted by tommykairaa

zamn

 

[scientific method]

Originally Posted by HankMoody

On the topic of ballooning basketball players, has everyone seen what has happened to Michael Sweetney?

 

[yungmatt]

Crazy

 

[mmg]

sad story man

at sweetney

 

[dior paint]

Damn.

 

[M. Fresh]

damn I havent even read the story yet but just by looking at this pic I can tell its been bad. I still remember when espn showed those highlights of bron and cooke at camp. Of course ESPN was trying to hype up a rematch in the league but cooke never was put in the game. Think it was a preseason and he was with the celtics

 

[dman14]

sad story. swear we get one of these articles on lenny cooke every year

 

[illvine]

For whatever reason I remember him being on a little segment on SportsCenter saying "I don't think I'm better than Lebron, I know I am."

 

[airmaxpenny1]

Saddest thing in life is wasted talent

“I mean, look at where he is, how much money he makes and where he came from,

 

[dacomeup]

Wow. That's sad as hell, man.

 

[livemyreality]

Sucks. I even remember he played in the Philippines and was tearing it up there.

 

[json619]

Lenny Cooke and Michael Sweetney makes Oliver Miller look slim..

 

[airjordan jb23]

 

So much potential 

 

[elpablo21]

Daaaaaamn he blew up

 

[based god]

Wow, I remember reading that SLAM article on him not too long ago too.

Damn.