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[QUOTE="STEVEHOLT, post: 1572805, member: 522"]
Cooney is a chucker.  It's in his nature.  It's not going to change.   I do wish he had better shot selection but as a senior it would be hard for him to defer to a frosh, no matter the merits of the proposition.

What I do have a problem with is the number of stupid multi-screen plays we run for him as sets where he runs baseline and then cuts out to the perimeter.

That play not only rarely gets him open (because they know its coming from before the ball is even handed to the in-bounder) but is also detrimental on other levels

-it really forces him to exert a crap ton of energy just to catch the ball 22 feet away from the basket, as he basically sprints in a long arc under defensive pressure.   The dude already never gets to rest on the bench, not a great idea to burn him out running these types of plays.

-Once he's completed his "route" It seems as though players just pass him the ball no matter if he's open or not, since the play calls for it.  A not insignificant amount of the time the ball is deflected or goes out of bounds.

-It sets up jail break turnovers.

I just don't feel the risk / reward on that play result in a good ratio.  He can pretty much get the ball in as good a shooting position in normal flow of the offense without premeditating it as much.

And he's not such a huge talent that we must do whatever it takes to get the ball in his hands.  No sleight on him, there just aren't that many of those types of players period.
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