Tekele Cotton is a Shocker

[pinstripers]

How is his first name pronounced?

[Aargh]

He blocked 32 shots in a game?

That was in the first quarter.

In case you're wondering how a team could get 32 attempts in a quarter? They didn't. He blocked some of their shots twice.

I didn't see a stat for TO's, but I did see the ones for 3-pt. shooting and FT's. Those aren't quite what we're used to for a "Marshall PG", whose last name did not start with M.

[calfan]

Here is another article about him:

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=rivals-1133266

[Shocker Rocker]

[quote="Aargh"]

I didn't see a stat for TO's, but I did see the ones for 3-pt. shooting and FT's. Those aren't quite what we're used to for a "Marshall PG", whose last name did not start with M.

Well then, we'll just hope there end up being comparisons to Rajon Rondo by the time he's done. :good:

[rjl]

heres some highlight from his junior year

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zQSLo5NiIw

The first thing that sticks out to me is that a lot of his highlights in this video are defensive. You don't see that often, and it may be a sign that he takes pride in his work on that side of the ball.

[1972Shocker]

Obviously your generally only going to see plus plays from a hightlight tape. That said he seems to have a good frame and good instincts.

His form on his perimeter shot looks good, nice arch and looks like a good touch.

Hopefully, he follows the Shooter' Prayer as a Shocker:

Lord, please let me take only good shots,
Pass on taking any poor shots,
And the BB IQ to know the difference.

Amen.

[tropicalshox]

Congratulations Tekele! You are joining a wonderful basketball program with great fan support. And congratulations to coach Dollar for bringing home your man.

[forevershockerfan]

Hey 1972, this prayer reminds me of the Battle Of New Orleans as the Shocks were playing KU. Mike Jones receives a pass and is 25' away from the hoop. As Mike releases THE shot, FSF is screaming no, no no---yes, yes, yes!!! Shortly thereafter, Mike Jones receives another pass 25' from the basket, he nonchalantly fires up another shot as I again proclaim, "no, no no--yes, yes yes!!!" We won THE game with the help of a streaky shooter, who never seen a shot he did not like. However, when Mike Jones was hot, he was on fire, and the rest is history!!!!!!!

[The Mad Hatter]

Obviously your generally only going to see plus plays from a hightlight tape. That said he seems to have a good frame and good instincts.

His form on his perimeter shot looks good, nice arch and looks like a good touch.

Hopefully, he follows the Shooter' Prayer as a Shocker:

Lord, please let me take only good shots,
Pass on taking any poor shots,
And the BB IQ to know the difference.

Amen.

I agree that his form looked better than his shooting percentages would indicate, so it may be a matter of becoming more consistent or better shot selection.

Otherwise, he shows really nice athleticism and instincts on defense. In my mind, this is a prototypical type of Marshall player. Athletic, aggressive, and defensive first.

[1972Shocker]

Hey 1972, this prayer reminds me of the Battle Of New Orleans as the Shocks were playing KU. Mike Jones receives a pass and is 25' away from the hoop. As Mike releases THE shot, FSF is screaming no, no no---yes, yes, yes!!! Shortly thereafter, Mike Jones receives another pass 25' from the basket, he nonchalantly fires up another shot as I again proclaim, "no, no no--yes, yes yes!!!" We won THE game with the help of a streaky shooter, who never seen a shot he did not like. However, when Mike Jones was hot, he was on fire, and the rest is history!!!!!!!

I don't think you were only one screaming "no, no, no --- yes, yes, yes". I will say that IIRC Mike was pretty open.

Hopefully, Tekele will duplicate that shot before he is through as a Shocker.

[1972Shocker]

How is his first name pronounced?

Good question. Maybe we should have a poll or a contest.

I will go with Ta-Keel (rhymes with Shaquille).

[pinstripers]

I woulda guessd ta-kay'-lay

[tropicalshox]

We need Paula S to help on this.

[shoxlax]

How is his first name pronounced?

Good question. Maybe we should have a poll or a contest.

I will go with Ta-Keel (rhymes with Shaquille).

Correct

[shockerfan]

I hope he is a diamond in the rough cause this sure isn't knocking my socks off. Seems Kenny M esq.

You can look it the other way too. Demetric Williams was recruited by SMU, Pepperdine, UC-Riverside and Texas Southern. He's turning out pretty good thus far.

Plus, we will still have Ragland, Williams, Murry, Kyles....etc next year. So who knows, we could afford a redshirt if it comes to that (granted we are a LONNNNNNNG way from even seriously discussing that). He does seem to have a pretty decent all around game though. I'm excited to see what he can do.