I said he made a cowardly move not that he is a coward and that is based off of what I took away from this article. Which may not have the full story of what happened.
There is more than one right and one wrong move he could’ve made here. A cowardly move can also be a right move. I think he is that talented that he had many more right moves on the table than wrong moves.
defense is half of the game
Not stats at SU but Duke. He took 5.7 attempts per game and made 4 of them per game (.698 fg%) last year here. From 2 point range he was .736% and from 3 he was .368. If he stayed here I believe his offense would have developed further. At Duke he’s relied upon for his stellar defense but sadly, he’s become very reluctant offensively. He scored 26 points against Duke last year for SU-wonder if they will scheme him to be more active offensively against us.
Nah. Eph that mentality and eph anyone who gives their tickets to those fans. I got offered to give my tickets away to a Duke fan in CNY and I refused.
I agree, heck he’s playing the 5 at Duke, don’t think the 5 position was an issue. He had 2 bigger much higher recruited young players to beat out for playing time at Duke and has carved out an important role for himself there. Losing teammates including JT, then losing GMac I think was a key factor. Sadly he could have been a key piece to renewing a trajectory for SU‘s program but he opted to join an established higher profile program whose immediate goal was a national championship (and getting more money for joining). Personally I was hoping to watch him develop while here and do miss seeing it because I think he would have had an even bigger role here.
Hell yeah!
Idk Chip, maybe I'm out of line with my comment, but it sure has seemed like Red has struggled to control his players and their camps. That's part of a coach's job. And Copeland wasn't the mass murderer some tried to make him out as. A good kid who probably would have been fine if kept in line better. I don't buy that last year's team was just full of terrible kids.
Maliq’s true impact was never on the offensive end, even here. He impacts the game so much more than “put the ball in the basket”
I would say its different in college than the pros, but now its all the same.Terrible what has become of college athletics.
Not true. It’s a failure for Copeland to decide he didn’t need to go to class. Why do you think he never started?
He wasn't playing the 5 and he wasn't going to play over Donnie.
Dennis Rodman could be on our team and some posters here would ask why he can't shoot a 3.
Offered to give away, or offer to buy from you?
Offered to purchase. Eph no. Glad to see the ticket brokers take a bath this year too.
How is going to Duke not chasing glory and money??? He transferred to freaking Duke! He got a bag! He might get a natty too! Staying with the team who recruited him would be the non-glory and money route! How on earth would staying on this Cuse team be a sign of a kid chasing glory and money??????
I don't know Copeland personally but from a distance, he appeared like a good-natured but rambunctious 19 year old who probably needed to be kept in line by someone he respected. Not saying he's free from responsibility but programs have immature teens and tough personalities and it's on our fully grown men coaches to make it work when possible. He probably wasn't easy to manage, but from my arms' length view it seems like he was manageable. And what aggravated me was people on here made it seem like he was an ax murderer and Red did miracle work with a bunch of malcontents. Never bought that. Ended up bad for both of them. Red's team would have been better with him this year, and if Quad stayed in line and went to class he would either be here or another power conference team instead of Mcnese state.