re: Men's Hoops vs. Utah St. preview (Jamaica Classic): Friday 11/22, 6:00 CST | CBSSN

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I saw Cooper got some minutes last night against UMBC. Does he at least look like he could develop into a 8 or 10 minute guy in the SEC?

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I hate to "bag" on any player but as of so far I just dont see it. The biggest problem is he's basically MIA on offense other than maybe getting an offensive board. It's 4 on 5 when he's out there when we're on offense.

He has looked DECENT on defense as you would expect a 6'8 guy with long arms and a good leap to be, but seemed completely out of position a few time. That could just be due to lack of actual playing time though.

I wouldn't expect him to be part of the main rotation still yet which is why I dont list him there. I hope he improves as the season goes on but I wouldn't expect a guy who looks like he does now 3rd year in college, 2nd at our school to be significantly better than he already is. For instance I dont see an Aaron Epps career path for him really where he just continues to really get noticeably better each year.

Hope I'm wrong but this isn't the roster Wade wanted, that's for sure. I think when you hear him say he's signing 6-7 guys this class he expects to turn the roster over some not just naturally...and not saying Cooper is definitely one of those guys, but just being a bit real overall.