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[QUOTE="Waltdods, post: 890915, member: 2932"]
I think it is too early to say anything about Cooney.  We still don't really know what kind of shooter he is - is he going to settle as a 35% shooter? 38%? 45%?  Over a big sample size, those are massive differences.  I tend to think Cooney settles in right around or under 40%, which is excellent but not earth-shattering.

There is often this tendency to point to one or two players in the NBA and say "if he can do it, why can't X?"  When Gerry McNamara was graduating, that player was Chris Quinn, for example.  When Rick Jackson was coming out, it was Dejuan Blair.  When Rautins was angling for a position, that player was Steve Novak.  But there are very few Steve Novaks in the league, for example, and Novak himself is a 43% shooter (from NBA distance) and very tall.  Along the same lines, Reddick was an insanely good college basketball player for four full years.  Like, really, really good.  If Cooney approaches that type of performance (and in fairness the first half of this season has been not too far off) he is going to be a legitimate player of the year candidate.

On Fair, I tend to agree.  I don't really think he's regressed - he's just found his level, which is a superb college player who is at his best as a second option.
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