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[QUOTE="Ghost, post: 3244520, member: 581"]
This is an intriguing debate.  I guess it depends slightly on the make-up of the team.

For years we've needed a Buddy type player.  In an era of postionless basketball, he's sort of an oddity.  He has no position he can play adequately.  He's a specialist - and just cannot play 40 minutes.  Yet he does.

Cooney was more adept at getting open, but often was so off-balance on his shots that they were worthless.  That first shot Buddy took against VaTech was a shot that Cooney couldn't hit regularly as he would have faded into the first row and short-rimmed it, but I think Buddy can with decent regularity.  It's slightly more Rautins-esque.

Cooney could likely play multiple positions though - in a pinch, he could get the ball up court.  I'm not sure Buddy could get the ball up the court against pressure D.  Ever.  That versatility becomes important when you recruit PGs that may be PGs in the sense that played PG for Jonestown City Smasherz Big Baller AAU, but are not as adept at PG for the college game.   We seem to get a lot of those of late that can't even quite make the transition...

I don't know.  I guess it depends on the team but there are situations where I would take Cooney over Buddy, and that pains me.  He could D up much better as well.  Although, admittedly, he was another guy that benefited tremendously from having players behind him that simply could not practice well enough to play in games.

On most any roster-makeup though, I want Buddy.  His shooting is nice and he plays smart, but as a shooter not a big-minute SG.
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