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[QUOTE="SaveSUHoops, post: 5649613, member: 10892"]
What you and some others seemed to insinuate was that Copeland’s transfer to McNeese State was purely the result of him being a “head case”. To me, a high-quality CBB coach (not person, but coach) did a lot of research on Quadir and was able to maximize his talent after managing to hold him accountable for his actions.

Wade and Copeland did some things wrong to end up at McNeese State, but it’s funny to me that people dismissed that transfer simply because they had never heard of that school, or because it was so beneath SU. Since you requested some research, in '23-24 (Wade's first year at McNeese), they finished #67 in KenPom (up from #335 the year prior) while SU finished #80. Last season with Copeland, McNeese finished #60 in KenPom while SU finished #115. I’m sure they had nowhere near the resources we do.

If the situation between Copeland and our staff devolved to the point you say it did, then it is unfortunate that both him and the staff allowed it to reach those levels. While a lot of people are happy to throw Quadir under the bus, I can't completely absolve our coaches of blame. I’m glad he has been able to become the player some of us thought he could be, and it’s a shame that it didn't happen here.
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