Sharife Cooper - Auburn

[jman3134]

Someone through out the Isaiah Thomas comparison. How was he as a shooter at the collegiate level?

This kid's vision is elite and game changing. He is an NBA talent regardless of size.

Thomas (who's still only 31!) shot 42%FG / 32%3pt / 71%FT.

But Cooper is on another level: 39%FG / 23%3pt / 82%FT.

These numbers are not cut it in the NBA. He has to improve A LOT.

Cooper is talented, maybe even a late lottery pick (just takes 1 team to make it happen), but his shooting (and improvement) will seal his fate, potential-wise.

That said, I like him, seems like he could be a very good backup PG at least.

Thomas shot 29% his freshman year - apples to apples. Cooper is only a freshman and has plenty of time to improve.

[clyde21]

6-3.5 without shoes...huge

doesn't really look this tall on the court for some reason...wow

[God Squad]

Cooper is going to shoot up draft boards if true IMO. If he can show some improvement in his jumper it's warp.

[The-Power]

6-3.5 without shoes...huge

doesn't really look this tall on the court for some reason...wow

I don't believe that measurement for a second.

[nolang1]

6-3.5 without shoes...huge

doesn't really look this tall on the court for some reason...wow

I don't believe that measurement for a second.

Here he is next to 6'7" Bruce Pearl.


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[Hal14]

6-3.5 without shoes...huge

doesn't really look this tall on the court for some reason...wow

I don't believe that measurement for a second.

Here he is next to 6'7" Bruce Pearl.


/s

Are you joking? Pearl is 5'11"

https://playersbio.com/bruce-pearl-wife/#:~:text=However%2C%20there%20is%20some%20information,hubby%20Bruce%20in%20the%20pictures.

[DaddyCool19]

Read on Twitter

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[Roger Murdock]

The height was mistakenly reported. They copy pasted someone else’s measurable there (Bouknights I think)

[clyde21]

6-3.5 without shoes...huge

doesn't really look this tall on the court for some reason...wow

I don't believe that measurement for a second.

yea it doesn't make any sense, there is no way unless they are actually are measuring the hair (which would be dumb af).

[EMG518]

One of my favorite prospects in the draft but he is not 6'3.5" without shoes.

[God Squad]

Love this kid. Just wish he was a little taller and shot the ball better. But he has what you'd want from a PG.

[GSWFan1994]

Me too. I think he has potential to be a starter somewhere down the line.

[Ghost of Kleine]

He'd be ideal to be mentored by Chris Paul! Man do I wish he'd fall to Phoenix at 29. Or otherwise have Phoenix trade up a few spots to secure him. I believe that he even has connections with Paul already. Although I'm not exactly sure what they are yet. But this kid learning from Paul for a couple of years would undoubtedly give him potential all star projection.

[Justwar]

Tyus edney for the older folks. Just a really good college guards in a league where guards are getting bigger and the centers getting smaller

[NotMyKawhi]

considering where he's projected, it's a homerun imo outside the lottery or even the back end of it.


He didn't shoot well in College but still averaged 20+ points, he'll get better. Everything else is exactly what you want in a PG. I bet he shoots a lot less in the NBA with all the Talent around him % will go up


His passing is off the chart, court vision and IQ off the chart. He'll be top 5 in assits for most of his career.

[Marcus]

really wish i would have taken the time to look into his game. Seems to be one of the rather polarizing prospects in the class.

[Charm]

I'm not so sure that Suggs has a higher ceiling than Springer/Cooper/McBride, all of whom are often projected in the 20's or even the 30's. Not that I'm really low on Suggs, but in this draft I think you get better value drafting a wing in the lottery and a guard in the mid-late first, rather than drafting a guard in the lottery and trying to find a wing in the mid-late first.

[The-Power]

really wish i would have taken the time to look into his game. Seems to be one of the rather polarizing prospects in the class.

Watch on YouTube

Have at it.

[nolang1]

Yes, he will be a very good offensive player if his shot comes around. There is already a thread about Cooper here: https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2040594&p=92002988&hilit=sharife+cooper#p92002988

[BostonCouchGM]

yes, 5'11" point guards are all the rage. He is a late 1st talent at best. There isn't a scenario where he becomes a high level starting PG in the NBA.