Posted by Knixkik:
Another guy i heard the Knicks were scouting is my homestate guy taylor coppenrath of vermont. I played against him one year in high school and played on the same aau team as a couple of his teammates at uvm. I hear a couple people raving about him on other boards. They said on espn he is expected to be drafted in the first round but he won't. There's a slim chance he will even get drafted. He can do it all offensively and is one of the smartest players i've even seen. He wasn't much of a player in high school until his senior year. Was only a 2 year player at a small school with an average team. He's got larry bird like fundamentals, typical of vermont, but his talent level and potential aren't real good despite what they say about him. He's also pretty slow. But still hes big, smart, and can do a little of everything and could easily be a good role player in the nba.
Coppenrath is a solid college player who is carrying his team to the tournament, but I am afraid he is going to end up a poor man's version of dunleavy, who is pretty poor as it is. He could be a solid role player off the bench if he is used right, maybe a harpring type of player (though he is a little slower)
