I hope you would be correct, but his inconsistent outside shot, and his own acknowledgment that he was dominated at the Chris Paul camp provides some very strong counter truth.  Agree he'll be invited to a camp and will impress.  To be called an NBA player is intoxicating, but Europe provides a very lucrative future for him - much more so than bouncing around the D league and grabbing an occasional 10-day contract. 

I don't know that Cooper will be drafted, but I will argue he should be.  99% of 2nd round picks never do anything. Cooper would shame most of these guys.. I am growing more and more confident a team will take a shot on him in round 2..

I could see a scenario in which Cooper works very hard to develop his game in Europe and ends up getting a look in the NBA later in his career a la Chris Copeland. But as of now, Cooper isn't strong enough, quick enough, or a good enough shooter to play in the NBA. We all saw how Treadwell and Marshall took him out of the game with their length; in the NBA, point guards have to be able to beat big men off the dribble in the pick and roll. If he does end up in the NBA, it'll be as amuch different player than the one we've watched so far.

He should at least get a shot at the summer league.  I hope he catches on with a team here.  I'm not sure Europe would be good for him with a family to support.

I'm sorry to tell you this but you don't know what you're talking about...you just don't. (and yes I know you will be rooting for him just as much as all Bobcats fans will be...you're just selling him short)


Being on an NBA opening roster is pretty much completely the opposite of what the initial posting was about.


I don't mean to single you out because most people who weighed in on this also don't get it.


The comon basketball observer can tell who out runs or out quicks the opposition.  Even still who out leaps or out shoots or out hustles the opposition.


Very very very very few can see who outhinks the opposition(without being told by a commentator/analyst). 

The players that see the game in seemingly 4 dimensions and not just 3. That is the singularly most advantageous attribute to have.  It is what distinguishes a basketball player from someone who plays basketball.

To the others who wish to speak on inconsistent shooting.  Ask Rajon Rondo or Ricky Rubio about inconsistent shooting from the point guard position.


Those two outthink their competition.....they also seem to collect steals and rebounds with only Rondo having excellent leaping ability.


Shooting is by far the easiest area to improve when it comes to skills at a later age.


It also means at least half of his jump shots will be uncontested since teams will invite him to shoot as compared to D.J,'s future teammates.


He needs to get stronger so he can finish in traffic at the basket and to fight through screens.


That's why he won't go straight to the NBA (again barring his landing in a very perfect situation right from the start)


It's also why he will be in the NBA at some point.

You'd be taken a lot more seriously if you didn't act like a know it all.

DJ will have a very good shot more so than an Armon Bassett because yes DJ makes EVERYONE around him better...he can and has hit the open shot and honestly what NBA team needs him to actually score more than that unless its transition? Put him with the Miami Heat coming off the bench even..WOW..

He had a tough time guarding Alex Abreu.  Cannot see him even denying an average guard like Raymond Felton from getting into the paint at will.  He isn't strong or fast enough to defend NBA point guards.  He cannot get by college guards easily.  He has to be a pick and roll player, which he is really,really good at.  It's the defensive side of the game that will  hurt him.

Is it better to be a star overseas or the 13th guy on an NBA team?

Kind of like the "Would you rather lose in the first round of the NCAA tournament or win the NIT?" sort of question.



I'm having this put on my headstone right beside "Active listener, son, lover of cranberry juice...Ocean Spray, not that cheap stuff from Sam's Club"

I'm not really comparing him to those guys either, but they were used as examples for guys who make the league while not being solid shooters.

Seeing both Machado and Cooper play, I'd take Machado slightly over Cooper in a college game, with a more significant gap at the NBA level. His game is much tighter, he's a better shooter and rebounder, passing is probably similar and most importantly (when other things are equal to a degree), he is bigger and stronger.

Even if Cooper wants to put on more weight, I just don't see him being able to.

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