Panos wrote:My point is, he's only been around the league once. Like so many other players, he may be a flash in the pan and may not be worth crying in your milk over. I mean they let Lin walk, and he looked brilliant his first year. I have to eat crow about being upset at letting him walk.

No Miami exposed Lin for all of us to see in the playoffs, Copeland did well in the playoffs. Novak stunk in the playoffs.

VCoug wrote:

playa2 wrote:

Panos wrote:My point is, he's only been around the league once. Like so many other players, he may be a flash in the pan and may not be worth crying in your milk over. I mean they let Lin walk, and he looked brilliant his first year. I have to eat crow about being upset at letting him walk.

No Miami exposed Lin for all of us to see in the playoffs, Copeland did well in the playoffs. Novak stunk in the playoffs.

Huh? Lin was hurt for the playoffs and didn't play.

Having a stretch 4/5, especially at such a low salary is great to have on all teams
He has a decent POST up game to go with a good handle for a big and a TEAM CONCEPT that EURO tends to play with
Ryan Anderson gets 10m a year and Copeland is GREAT VALUE that changes his position can change the dynamic of a team for opponents DEFENSE and philosophy on OFFENSE

Barg's is 3 inches taller but I would rather pay Copeland, move Tyson Chandler, and build for 2015 with adding/developing young talent for the future or as future assets while competing for the play offs
More importantly, Copeland proved to me that he was willing to learn and get better, while showing the ability to handle the pressure in NYK, and hitting big shots whenever called upon

Copeland could play many different roles with the team

1- as the #1 option like he did in Germany aka Melo's role but willing to just earn a wide open look for a team mate and play in the "FLOW OF OFFENSE"
He could have easily started or JR could have started but Woodson just refused to do so

2- the facilitating role, he has a very good ball handle but lacks some burst of speed to penetrate, however, when he gets matched up vs a Center, these qualities come out and he can expose 95% Centers in the entire league
He pulls the opponents PF or/and C and that is usually the teams best rebounder, shot blocker, and help defender or gets a wide open shot in which can open things up his team

3- the spread out offense role
Like a Novak/Dunleavy etc
He can play as a role player in those role or as a top 3 option, depending on match ups/players on the floor with him

Panos wrote:

playa2 wrote:

VCoug wrote:

playa2 wrote:

Panos wrote:My point is, he's only been around the league once. Like so many other players, he may be a flash in the pan and may not be worth crying in your milk over. I mean they let Lin walk, and he looked brilliant his first year. I have to eat crow about being upset at letting him walk.

No Miami exposed Lin for all of us to see in the playoffs, Copeland did well in the playoffs. Novak stunk in the playoffs.

Huh? Lin was hurt for the playoffs and didn't play.

I stand corrected, I meant to say when we went to Miami and played, he got exposed that day.

So Lin had a bad game. That after taking the league by storm.
Cope never had a bad game?
No one saw the Knicks letting Lin walk for nothing. No one.

Neither have Melo, JR, Felton, and every other single player in the NBA.

playa2 wrote:

Panos wrote:Is there anyone else around here that won't cry too hard if we lose Copeland?
I mean, he was a happy surprise last year, but Novak was the year before, and we overpayed for him.
Cope is 29 years old, there's not a ton of upside. He doesn't play much defense.
I suspect his second tour around the league, people will have scouted him more, and
he won't be as effective as his first. It would be nice to keep him, but I'd say not at more than $2.5M.
Unfortunately we won't even have that in salary cap to keep him. But fortunately, we don't have $4M,
cause we'd probably give it to him.

Copeland was more creative than Novak, he didn't just shoot the 3. He drove to the basket, he scored in the low post also. I want the guy back he's from the area too!

He actually played pretty damn good defense towards the end of the year and shockingly so. Was an amazing turnaround to see. Those long arms did wonders stripping balls and his length was a problem when he bodied guys up.

I will miss him lots. I would honestly rather have him than Bargs.

Jmpasq wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:I think he's better than Bargnani actually.

He might be by the start of the season he really came along towards the end. The Pacers wanting him is all u need to know